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'Rocky IV' Is a Cold War Montage with a Robotic Heart » PopMatters
May 15, 2015
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40 years ago TODAY, the Cold War moved into the boxing ring when “Rocky IV” was released in theaters in 1985! Apollo Creed’s flashy exhibition with Soviet powerhouse Ivan Drago ends in tragedy, sending Rocky to the snow to chop wood, lift rocks, and outrun cars. Along the way you get James Brown blasting “Living in America” and a “No Easy Way Out” driving montage burned into every 80s brain. Critics rolled their eyes, but audiences showed up anyway, and “Rocky IV” punched its way to become the h
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