It’s packed with emotional moments, unexpected twists, and the jaw-dropping death of Creed.
Interestingly,Rocky IVbenefited from a completely separate place: an interview Dolph Lundgren recently gave toScreen Rant.
His recollections of creatingRocky IVactually made his fight with Carl Weathers even better.
I was there to rehearse it with him, and he didn’t know me.
He just saw this big fricking blonde guy who looks dangerous.
He heard this guy’s a karate champion, and he’s never acted before.
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I think Carl got a little bit like, Am I really…?
Should I really do this?
Am I going to survive this fight?
Rocky IV sees the return of Sylvester Stallone’s iconic heavyweight champion after his victory over Clubber Lang. When an exhibition match between Carl Weathers' Apollo Creed and Dolph Lundgren’s USSR boxing star Ivan Drago goes wrong, Rocky Balboa puts all his efforts into defeating the Soviet athlete in order to honor his friend’s legacy and exalt America’s patriotic spirit.
I was in character a lot around the ring, so I was always Drago.
I was walking around like him.
In the beginning, we didn’t talk much.
I didn’t really get to know him that well.
Additionally, Lundgren’s story highlights why he and Carl Weathers were so important toRocky IV.
