Rocky IV (1985)
| Release Date | 21 November 1985 |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $128,000,000 |
| Tagline | He's facing the ultimate challenge. And fighting for his life. [UK] |
| Genre | Action, Sport, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Grand Teton National Park, Moose, Wyoming, USA |
| Language | English, Russian |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sports Drama, Political Drama |
| Themes | Americans Abroad, In Training, Boxers, Righting the Wronged, Underdogs |
| Tones | Cathartic, Rousing, Earnest, Slick, Tense, Ominous, Visceral |
| Tags | Boxer, Champion, Competition, Death, Fame, Patriotism, Russia, Sports, Training, Traveling, Underdog |
Rocky IV is a 1985 American film written by, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the Rocky franchise. In the film, Rocky Balboa plans to retire from boxing after regaining his title from Clubber Lang in Rocky III. An unknown amateur boxer from the Soviet Union, Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren), makes a bid to enter the U.S. boxing ranks.
Cast and Crew
Michael Pataki
Nicoli Koloff
Al Bandiero
American Commentator #2
Danial Brown
Rocky Jr.'s Friend
Rose Mary Campos
Maid
Mark De Alessandro
Russian Cornerman
Marty Denkin
Russian Referee
Lou Fillipo
Las Vegas Referee
James 'Cannonball' Green
Manuel Vega
Dean Hammond
Interviewer
Sergei Levin
Russian Ring Announcer
Tony Maffatone
KGB Agent
Sylvia Meals
Mrs. Creed
Dwayne McGee
Limo Driver
LeRoy Neiman
Ring Announcer
George Pipasik
Caretaker
George Rogan
Igor Rimsky
Barry Tompkins
American Commentator #1
Warner Wolf
Commentator #2 in Las Vegas
Robert Doornick
Sico the Robot
Richard Blum
Reporter
Gerald Berns
Reporter
Ray Glanzmann
Reporter
Julie Inouye
Reporter
Patrick Pankhurst
Reporter
Jean Thoreau
Reporter
Jim Bullock
Reporter
Frank D'Annibale
Reporter
Rose Dursey
Reporter
Richard Kelley
Reporter
Craig Schaefer
Reporter
Jeff Austin
Reporter
Leslie Morris
Reporter
Bob Giovane
Reporter
Julio Herzer
Reporter
George Spaventa
Reporter
Rolf Williams
Reporter
Jim Hodge
Reporter
David Lloyd Austin
Soviet Leader
Gabriel Campisi
Extra
Bobby Mardis
Reporter
Garth Shaw
Betacam Operator
Director
Producer
James D. Brubaker
executive producer
Robert Chartoff
producer
Arthur Chobanian
executive producer
Original Music
Vince DiCola
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Cinematographer
Bill Butler
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Editor
John W. Wheeler
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Don Zimmerman
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Production Designer
Bill Kenney
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Art Director
William Ladd Skinner
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Costume Designer
Tom Bronson
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Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums
makeup artist
Donna Bis
hair department head
Leonard Engelman
makeup artist
Production Manager
JoAnn May-Pavey
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Duncan Henderson
assistant director
Janet G. Knutsen
second assistant director
Art Department
Gary Clark
head paint foreman
Stan Cockerell
assistant property master
David Fischer
art director: Canada
Rick Gentz
set designer
Bill Iiams
general foreman
Fred Lucky
storyboard illustrator
William S. Maxwell III
lead man
Wayne McLaughlin
property master: Canada
Sound Department
Steve Bartlett
sound
David Behle
sound recordist
Marty Church
adr mixer
David B. Cohn
sound editor
Andrew Patterson
supervising adr editor
Donald C. Rogers
sound
Charles M. Wilborn
sound mixer
Special Effects
Michael Clifford
special effects assistant
Howard Jensen
special effects
Visual Effects
Ron Lambert
optical color timer
Stunts
Mark De Alessandro
stunt coordinator
Gene LeBell
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Colin J. Campbell
gaffer
John J. Connor
camera operator
Roberto W. Contreras D.
assistant camera: Canada
Roberto Contreras
second assistant camera: Canada
Dave Friedman
still photographer
Joseph Lederer
still photographer
Paul Murphey
video assist operator
Peter F. Woeste
assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Haleen K. Holt
costume illustrator
Editorial Department
Tim Board
additional editor
Gregory M. Gerlich
assistant editor
James R. Symons
montage editor
Music Department
Vince DiCola
score produced and arranged by
Ed Fruge
score produced and arranged by
Jeremy Lubbock
conductor, orchestrations arranged by
Terry 'Doc' Mahady
additional orchestrations
Mark Torien
musician
James D. Young
music editor
Other Crew
Howard Blank
production assistant
Mady Manson Burza
first assistant accountant
William Chartoff
assistant location manager
Michael Kehoe
production assistant
Michael Roberts
location auditor
Ken Weikel
production accountant
Gabriel Campisi
production assistant
Production Company
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
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MGM-International Dist.
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United Artists
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Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CBS Fox Video
Chapel Distribution
CBS Television
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
CBS Records
soundtrack
Goldman & Associates
extras casting
Inter Video
24 frame video services
Scotti Bros. Records
soundtrack
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