Rocky IV

Rocky 4 poster for sale.

Featured here is a rare original Hollywood movie poster of the blockbuster 1985 sports drama written, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone in the lead role as boxer “Rocky Balboa.”

The fourth installment in the Rocky film series, Rocky IV (1985) also starred Dolph Lundgren, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Brigitte Nielsen in supporting roles.

The film marked Dolph Lundgren’s Hollywood film debut and Sylvester Stallone’s last film as director until he returned to filmmaking again in 2006. It had a strong Cold War theme and was ahead of it’s time in it’s use of special effects and sporting equipment.

Rocky IV (1985) is considered a classic and was one of the highest grossing films in the Rocky franchise, making this original Rocky 4 poster, highly collectible!

Printed and circulated in India during the local release run of the film (somewhere in the late 1980s), this Sylvester Stallone poster was originally intended for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

Sylvester Stallone, who stars as “Rocky Balboa” in the film, is seen in a large photographic still at the top. He is seen celebrating his boxing victory, draped with an American flag.

A face off between the two boxers, Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren (who plays Soviet boxer “Ivan Drago”) is seen in a photographic still at the bottom of this Rocky 4 poster.

The title of the film appears in white with an outline of yellow giving it a 3D feel at the bottom of this original Rocky IV movie poster. An announcement at the top reads, “Stallone.”

Rocky IV (1985) is part of a highly successful franchise comprising three prequels and two sequels: Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006).

One of the dialogues from the film, “Adrian!” has become instantly relatable to Sylvester Stallone.

As per media reports, Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren exchanged real punches in the iconic boxing match scene in the film, which led to Stallone being admitted to intensive care during the filming of Rocky IV (1985). Theme songs from the film, i.e. “Burning Heart” and “Living in America” became very popular at the time of the release of Rocky IV.

In 2021, a director’s cut of the film was released, titled Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago.