Stallone then shows Apollo finding Rocky at Mickey Goldmill's (Burgess Meredith) gym and telling him he needs to get back the "eye of the tiger." Rocky vs. Beginning with Rocky losing to Clubber, Stallone inserts footage of a depressed Rocky riding his motorcycle and throwing his helmet at the Rocky Balboa statue erected to honor him.
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Drago's Rocky III scenes that open the film last a full six minutes. Drago opens with a recap of Rocky III and Balboa's victory over Clubber Lang (Mr. Like the 1985 version, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago Opens With Extended Rocky III Scenes Here are all of the major new scenes in Sylvester Stallone's Rocky IV director's cut and how they change the movie. Drago emphasized the brotherhood between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed in ways that are clearer than it was in the original film. More impactfully, Stallone restored entire scenes that were previously left on the cutting room floor, and he also altered the unforgettable ending of Rocky IV so that the film ends on a slightly different note and feel than the 1985 theatrical version. The director also added new footage to many scenes, inserting dialogue or previously cut moments to reveal more dimensions to characters like Rocky's wife, Adrian (Talia Shire). Stallone excised scenes he never liked, such as when Paulie (Burt Young) got a robot for his birthday (and all of the robot-related scenes). Related: How Rocky (& Creed) Would Be Different If Stallone Didn't Kill Apolloīut Sylvester Stallone did make numerous changes to Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Thankfully, Stallone wisely kept the most important and beloved moments of Rocky IV: James Brown singing "Living in America," Apollo's fatal fight with Drago, Rocky's training montage in Russia, and the climactic Rocky versus Drago fight intact in his director's cut. And yet, it's Apollo's death that spurs Rocky on to fight Drago in what's arguably the most thrilling of all of Rocky Balboa's boxing matches. But in recent years, Stallone revealed his dissatisfaction with Rocky IV and specifically, his decision to kill off the popular Apollo Creed, which he now regrets doing. Indeed, Rocky IV goes even farther than Rocky III did with its hyper-kinetic boxing action and MTV-style training montages set to the pulse-pounding song "Hearts on Fire" by John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band. Rocky IV is the favorite film of many longtime Rocky fans because of its straightforward, almost superheroic story of Balboa avenging his fallen best friend. Stallone's new version heightens Apollo's importance to Rocky and to the film. In this sequel, Rocky Balboa faced the greatest challenge of his career when he fought Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), a towering Russian monster who murdered Rocky's best friend, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) in the ring. Stallone originally wrote, directed, and starred in Rocky IV back in 1985. Drago and here's every new scene he added to his iconic film. Sylvester Stallone has released the much-anticipated Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Warning: SPOILERS for Rocky IV: Rocky vs.
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