Rocky IV, 1985

About this episode

Dion Baia and J. Blake discuss the 1985 film Rocky IV, exploring its themes, history, and impact.

Welcome back to Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake are ringing in the new year with a cold, wintry classic — a film about perseverance, change, honoring the fallen, and synth-rock-fueled montages. That's right, the boys are covering Sylvester Stallone's 80s masterpiece, ROCKY IV (1985). Dion and Blake settle in for an all-nighter as they discuss their personal histories with the film (and franchise), and dive deep into the making of the film, the more recent "Director's Cut," the Vince DiCola score, the Cold War, and much, much, more. So, throw another log on the fire, top off your hot cocoa, and make sure you work your core with a few sets of Dragon Flag exercises, because it's Rocky Time on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

People in this episode

Hosts: Dion Baia, J. Blake

Topics covered

• perseverance
• film history
• 80s cinema
• Rocky franchise
• Cold War
• synth music

Keywords

• Rocky IV
• Sylvester Stallone
• 1985 film
• Cold War
• Vince DiCola
• synth-rock
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: ROCKY IV

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