Rocky V
- Sylvester Stallone: Robert " Rocky" Balboa, sr.
- Talia Shire: Adrianna " Adrian " Pennino Balboa
- Burt Young: Paulie Pennino
- Sage Stallone: Robert " Rocky" Balboa, Jr.,
- Tony Burton Tony "Duke" Evers
- Tommy Morrison Tommy " The Machine" Gunn
- Richard Gant: George Washington Duke
Rocky V is an American boxing drama from director John G. Avildsen 's 1990 and a direct continuation of the Rocky film series. The film is a co-production of United Artists, Star Partners II Ltd.. and Chartoff -Winkler Productions and distributed by MGM / UA Entertainment Company and arrived on 16 November 1990 in the U.S. and on 20 December 1990 in the German cinemas.
Action
Rocky has indeed won the hard fight against the overpowering Russians Drago, but serious health issues, drawn and played. Added to this is a tragedy by the financial investments made by Rockys tax advisor bad investments and tax evasion. They force Rocky and his family to start again from scratch and without money. Back in Philadelphia Rocky is now the coach in Mickey's old boxing school. He meets the young Boxtalent Tommy Gunn and befriends with him. He trained him henceforth and even neglected his son for the now increasingly distances itself from Rocky.
Tommy, however, wants to make the great career and lots of money. He then leaves soon his coach Rocky to come up with the Duke faster to the objective world championship match, as this has the current world champion Cane under contract. He won the belt in a world title fight against Cane, but does not find the desired recognition, since the public is of the opinion that Rocky, who has just resigned from the title, still is the champ and Tommy against the " weakling " Cane " managed " only for Champ was.
Rocky fever, despite this disappointment with his former protégé, and when he thanked the man after winning the title, which has made winning the title, Rocky believes in. Also, Tommy would still think of him. When Tommy then George Washington Duke called this man pulls Rocky humiliated back to the " Lucky Seven Tavern ". There heated at Duke, which seeks a boxing match Balboa vs. Gunn, Tommy, Rocky challenge to a fight on the street, a to clarify once and for all who is the better fighter and the true champ. Rocky first want to know anything, but suggests as Tommy Paulie, he provokes Rocky so to the utmost. The matter escalated, and Rocky must now prove that he is the fighter still, he once was but. Rocky and Tommy now deliver directly to the street a tough fight for the honor emerges as the winner at the Rocky.
Background
- Filming began in January 1990 in Philadelphia, ( Pennsylvania, USA) and were completed in April 1990.
- In the U.S. alone played Rocky V on its opening weekend of 14 million U.S. dollars. The total box office earnings amounted to approximately 41 million U.S. dollars worldwide and 120 million U.S. dollars.
- The soundtrack of the film could be heard among other songs of SNAP!, Elton John, Frank Stallone and MC Hammer.
- 2010 said Stallone in an interview that he had Rocky V produced from greed.
Reviews
"The result is a visually unsatisfactory, word -heavy film, in which the author Stallone Stallone wrote the actor a role in the muscle-bound body that it can only fill in a few moments. [ ... ] Since the Boxszenen even have fallen completely unsatisfactory, is to be hoped that, Rocky V ', in fact, marks the end of the series. However, it is to be feared that Stallone will not let the created by him figure disappear into the social irrelevance; perhaps there is but a comeback. "
" From the ashes is ascending by many Rückzugen, Rocky V ' just a sloppy, but good-natured reminder of what Rocky Balboa has held for 14 years on the water."
" Unsatisfactory continuation of the Boxer Saga, dialogue -heavy and wooden staged, full dramaturgical weaknesses, even in the Boxszenen boring. "
" The only good thing you can say about 'Rocky V' is that Stallone at least has the sense to throw in the towel. "