Rocky vs. Drago: The Ultimate Director's Cut

Rocky vs. Drago: The Ultimate Director's Cut is an extended edition of the 1985 film Rocky IV. It contains over 40 minutes of deleted scenes never released before and according to Sylvester Stallone this is how the movie was originally coinceved.

List of extended scenes
There are a few major changes in Rocky vs. Drago: The Ultimate Director's Cut, including (but not limited to) story and added content.


 * The intro shows Ivan Drago knocking out several opponents before the main title is shown.
 * Ivan Drago responds to the journalists answers in his first conference.
 * Ivan Drago speaks with the reporters while showing his personal gym and personally denies the use of steroids which is asked to him only once.
 * During the Creed vs Drago conference, Ivan responds that he has not come to lose and that Apollo shouldn't fight him as he is both too old and too arrogant and not a worthy opponent. He also accuses Rocky of cowardice as he sends his friend to cover him instead of fight.
 * After Apollo's death, Rocky immediatly challange Ivan to a fight after the later accused Balboa to be the real responsable for Creed's death as he should have accept his challange instead of sending his friend to fight. Rocky renounces the world championship title in order to fight Drago in an unofficial match. Adrian trys to warn him that he can't win and the two have an argument but Rocky can't renounce avenging Apollo.
 * A first match take place between Rocky and Drago in Philadelphia. Despite Rocky's determination and the public support, he is no match for Drago's unparalleled and superhuman-like strenght and he is easily knocked out in a single round by the Russian Giant. Drago even sends Rocky flying off the ring with a punch and Rocky lands on the commentators' table smashing it.
 * Rocky awakens in an hospital to find out he has been in a coma for two weeks after the fight.
 * Upon returning home, Rocky finds out his former fans now laughing at him and accuse him of bringin shame upon America by losing to a Soviet Communist. Even his statue from the previous movie has been vandalized.
 * Depressed, Rocky gets drunk that night and has a fight with Adrian after which he starts smashing things around the house yelling like a madman, scaring Adrian who runs away from the house with their son. Too late Rocky realizes what he has done and calls for Adrian to forgive him but no one responds. He falls on his knees and crys.
 * A musical sequence shows us that Rocky has come back to the slums and his old job as a loan collector, while Ivan Drago easily defeats every opponent that the USA throw at him in a desperate attempt to stop his fame (most of those opponents are played by real life wrestlers and boxers of the time, including some WWF stars). Drago is also shown in a parade in Moscow cheered by the Russian people and receiving a medal from the Soviet leadership for his sport achievements.
 * Rocky has a spiritual meeting with the ghost of Mickey (similar to Rocky V) that encourages him to never give up.
 * Rocky has a conversation with Apollo's former trainer Tony "Duke" Evers similar to the movie and the two agrees to work together one last time.
 * A rematch is set between Rocky and Drago, this time in Moscow.
 * Adrian arrives in Siberia later and she and Rocky finally reconcile.
 * The final fight is longer than the theatrical cut: the first four rounds are completely dominated by Ivan Drago who appears invulnerable to Rocky's punches during all the first four rounds. Meanwhile, Rocky is severely injured and bleeding already and Drago ends the fourth round by literally throwing Rocky out of the ring effortlessly while the Russian audience chants at his champion. Ivan even tants Rocky while speaking to his manager Nikolai at the corner "I was hoping for at least a challange" "Only in America could such a buffoon become a champion". The final round is initially once again dominated by Drago as he beats up Rocky again and even breaks his mouthguard with a final punch that sends Rocky to the ground one last time. Balboa appears defeated but he miraculously step up upon hearing the voices of Mickey and Apollo calling for him.