ROCKY IV (Sylvester Stallone, 1985)

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East Van Grahn
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@Dolph_Lundgren I had this film printed today (30 years late) and inter alia, this appeared! Best wishes for #EX3

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A documentary (52 mins) called ROCKY IV: LE COUP DE POING AMERICAIN (Dir: Dimitri Kourtchine) to air October 11 on French/German channel Arte
https://www.facebook.com/RockyDocu
http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/048622-000/ ... rte-header

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Clips (in French):
http://vimeo.com/106952209
http://vimeo.com/107048109

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Clips (in French):
http://vimeo.com/107048109

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http://www.capturemag.net/quoi-de-neuf- ... americain/ (French)

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I really liked it. Not as much Dolph as I had hoped but a very good analysis and many interesting facts and interviews. It is already on arte+7 (seven days for free streaming). So hurry and watch it if you understand French or German. Many parts, especially the old original scenes, are English with subtitles. So it might be interesting even for people who understand English but not French or German. Give it a try.

Here's the German version:
http://www.arte.tv/guide/de/048622-000/rocky-vs-ivan-propagandaschlacht-im-ring?autoplay=1?autoplay=1

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It can also be rented and bought on VOD (€2.99 to rent, €6.99 to buy) or DVD (€6.99 to buy+€6 burning fee):
http://boutique.arte.tv/f9601-rocky_cou ... _americain

It was good, I had read lots of stuff about it but there's some good insights, notably from the Russians point of view, and great archive footage, including rare Dolph interview clips from 1986 I guess, and a moving Ronald Reagan candidly talking about the movie to someone at Camp David (and vintage footage of theaters etc etc).

P.S.
They should have mentioned RED SCORPION by the way...

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I just noticed the German title is like "Rocky vs Ivan: Propaganda Battle in the Ring" whereas the French one is: "Rocky IV: the American Fist"...

Interesting how they almost imply given the timeline, that ROCKY IV pushed Reagan to have more discussions with Gorbachev and kinda speeded up (or "started the engine") the fall of the Berlin wall.

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For 7 days only if you can't watch it on the other link:


The Rocky IV robot’s secret connection to autism treatment
https://triviahappy.com/articles/the-ro ... -treatment

How autism brought a robot to Rocky IV

“It was a very interesting story,” Robert Doornick says. He’s the founder of International Robotics, a firm that made the robot in Rocky IV (named Sico) and continues making similar robots today.

The story begins in the 1980s, when Doornick appeared on a talk show to promote his robot and discuss the work he’d done with autistic children. At that time, the disorder was even more enigmatic than it is today, and the idea of robotic treatment was literally years before its time. Still, Doornick believed, and still believes, that robots could communicate with autistic children more easily than people, in some circumstances. After the show aired, Doornick received an unexpected call.

“We got a call from the Stallone family,” he recalled in an interview with Trivia Happy. “They were very interested in how the robot could work with his son. One thing led to another and Stallone completely became enamored with Sico, that particular character.”

It wasn’t until 1985 when it became public knowledge that Stallone’s son, Seargeoh, was autistic. After an introduction, it was only a few steps for Doornick’s robot to become an icon in Rocky IV. Stallone offered to write Doornick’s robot into the film so he could work with his son. Doornick says the meeting between Sico and Seargeoh was “very successful” and that he and Stallone had a friendly rapport.

Without that talk show appearance and Doornick’s work with autistic children, Sico the robot may not have appeared in Rocky IV at all.

A robot captures Rocky’s heart

But make no mistake—the robot character became a quick favorite of Sylvester Stallone’s, and not just because he helped Seargeoh. Stallone loved the robot in the movie and even wrote in additional scenes. Stallone gave Doornick new lines and new scenes every couple of days, many of which were cut because they completely changed the tone of the movie.

Doornick recalls one particularly comic scene between the robot and Rocky’s brother-in-law, Paulie, that wound up on the cutting room floor. In the scene, Paulie and the robot had developed an odd couple relationship, with the robot complaining that Paulie always slept in the same t-shirt and made too much cigar smoke. The robot “found it offensive to [his] sensors.” So Paulie responded.

“Paulie shuts the robot down,” Doornick remembers, “opens the back panel, and changes the circuits to turn the robot completely female. Which is why in another scene, when the robot brings Paulie a beer, that’s my voice being synthesized into a woman’s voice. Most people in the movie don’t understand why the robot switched from a normal voice to a female voice. That’s why.”

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archive footage, including rare Dolph interview clips from 1986 I guess,

Only for you:

(saying the editors had instructions to cut any kind of Drago's smiles so that he doesn't get any sympathy)

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Midnight screening of ROCKY I-III-IV in Paris at the infamous Max Linder Panorama theater on January 10th
http://www.maxlinder.com/evenements/nui ... x-rocky-22

samedi 10 janvier 23h30

La saga Rocky comprend six films mais lors d'une Nuit au Max nous ne pouvons passer que trois films... le plus simple aurait été de faire les trois premiers dans l'ordre chronologique mais nous avions très envie de revoir l'extrèmement énergique Rocky IV qui a rendu célèbre l'acteur suédois Dolph Lundgren. Rocky I est un véritable chef d'œuvre au même titre que le premier Rambo. C'est un film qui va bien au delà de son sujet et dont le style a marqué toute une génération. C'est aussi le moment où Sylvester Stallone est devenu une star. La force du personnage et la performance de Stallone font de Rocky un film culte que vous devez voir sur grand écran. Pour le troisième et le quatrième opus, c’est le personnage d’Apollo Creed, interprété par Carl Weathers, qui crée une liaison indélébile entre les deux films, c’est pourquoi nous avons décidé de les projeter ensemble. Gardons Rocky II, V et Rocky Balboa pour une prochaine Nuit.

Booking:
https://www.weezevent.com/nuit-rocky

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Exclusive: Bad-Ass ‘Rocky IV’ Poster By Jason Edmiston Available on Boxing Day
http://www.slashfilm.com/exclusive-rock ... oxing-day/

Rocky IV has gotten some poster love in the past but Jason Edmiston‘s newest gem takes the cake. It perfectly represents the film’s over-the-top tone while also being just a damn good looking poster. Skuzzles will release the poster on Boxing Day, December 26, and SlashFilm is proud to exclusively give you a glimpse at the gorgeous Rocky IV poster by Jason Edmiston.

Here’s the Rocky IV poster by Jason Edmiston, which is officially licensed.

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The English writing is the regular. It’s a 24 x 36 inch, 9 color screenprint in an edition of 150. It’ll cost $50. The Russian variant is the same, but in an edition of 75 and will cost $60.

The poster will go on sale at 3 p.m. EST on Boxing Day, which is Friday Dec. 26th at www.skuzzles.com.