Rocky V
Reluctantly retired from boxing and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him; As the champ’s son must adjust to his family’s new life after bankruptcy.
- Director: John G. Avildsen
- Genre:Action / Sport
- Runtime:100 minutes
Cast
Sylvester Stallone : Rocky Balboa
Talia Shire : Adrian
Burt Young .: Paulie
Sage Stallone : Rocky Balboa Jr.
Burgess Meredith : Mickey Goldmill
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Rocky V begins with Rocky and his trainer Tony “Duke” Evers in their dressing room after the Drago fight. Tony praises Rocky for his victory, but Rocky, seen to be in some form of physical discomfort, asks Tony to summon his wife, Adrian. His hands are shaking, and he can’t make them stop due to the trauma, pain and fear caused by Drago. In addition to that, he keeps calling for “Mick”, the name of his deceased former trainer.
Rocky returns home from the Soviet Union and is greeted by his son, Robert. At the following press conference, a crooked promoter named George Washington Duke (a parody of boxing promoter Don King) tries to goad Rocky into fighting the new #1 contender to his championship, Union Cane, in Tokyo. Duke sees this as a great opportunity with both Rocky’s managers Mickey Goldmill and Apollo Creed dead. With Adrian insisting on her husband’s retirement, Rocky decides, at least for the time being, not to take the fight with Cane.
Rocky, Adrian, and Adrian’s brother Paulie return to their lavish Philadelphia home to find out that Paulie had unknowingly signed ‘power of attorney’ over to Balboa’s accountant, who had, in turn, squandered all of Rocky’s money on bad business deals and disappeared (it is also revealed the accountant had not paid Rocky’s income taxes in 6 years). Now bankrupt, Rocky is forced to sell his house and auction all of his cars and belongings: the only thing Rocky does not lose is Mickey’s gym, which Mickey had willed to Rocky’s son (making it untouchable to the IRS). Rocky immediately decides to take the fight against Cane to earn money. However, years of fighting, especially the last one with Drago, have taken a toll on him and after a physical evaluation, it is determined that Rocky has suffered significant brain damage, and that he can no longer fight without further risking his health. Rocky is forced to vacate the championship (which Cane subsequently wins) and move back into his old working-class Philadelphia neighborhood, where he and the family must try to start their lives over again. Rocky begins training boxers at Mickey’s gym, Adrian gets her old job back at the pet store across the street and Paulie goes back to the meat packing plant. Read more
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