Rocky IV: The American Punch

Name: Rocky IV: The American Punch
Director: Dimitri Kourtchine
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2014-10-11
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Peter Biskind, Robert Chartoff, Franco Columbu, Vince DiCola, Sylvain Dieuaide

Directed by Dimitri Kourtchine

Documentary

History

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Overview

Rocky IV is dually symbolic - it embodies both the victory of the American boxer over the Soviet one and the victory of neo-liberalism over a dwindling socialism. Today, Rocky is held up as a model by some and is a subject of derision for others. An emblem of the 1980s, its culture and its heroes, the film will be the subject of an entertaining analysis of popular culture.