Rocky IV is the fan favorite of the popular boxing movie series, pitting the heroic Italian Stallion against a formidable Russian foe in the fight of his life. Rocky (Sylvester Stallone, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, Demolition Man) is at the peak of his career and his former opponent, and now good friend Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers, Predator, Action Jackson, Happy Gilmore), wants to recapture some glory as well, and to this end, sets up a match with new kid on the block Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren, I Come in Peace, The Punisher, The Expendables) ' a towering Russian behemoth with murder in his eyes. And murder is what results ' the blond beast kills Apollo Creed dead in the ring, to the anguished Rocky's dismay. Rocky vows to get revenge for his good friend and commits to fight Drago on his own, Mother Russian turf. Armed with Apollo's trainer Duke (Tony Burton, Assault on Precinct 13, The Shining), Rocky gets into the shape of his life and takes on Ivan in a bone crushing match that defined the 80s.moreless