Sylvester Stallone stars as Rocky Balboa in the fourth instalment of the popular boxing franchise. Rocky heads to the Soviet Union following the death of his friend and former adversary Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) at the hands of Russian boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren). As well as settling a personal grudge the bout provides an opportunity for both fighters to prove the dominance of their respective countries as hostilities between the Soviet Union and America continue to intensify