Sylvester Stallone 'ROCKY IV' Director's Cut Interview

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By Sean O'Connell, Gabriel Kovacs
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Watch our exclusive interview with Sylvester Stallone for 'Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director’s Cut'

Sylvester Stallone joins CinemaBlend to chat about his new cut of "Rocky IV." "Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director’s Cut" features never-before-seen footage, and Mr. Balboa himself dives into some of the creative choices he made with this updated version, how his original Rocky masters are destroyed, and how audiences originally reacted to the film in 1985.

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00:00 - Intro

00:13 - The Original 'Rocky' Masters Are Destroyed

01:33 - The Scenes And Moments Sylvester Stallone Was Most Interested In Restoring

03:07 - How Audiences Reacted To 'Rocky IV' In 1985 And Why Stallone Wanted To Avoid Drama

Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Managing Editor

Sean O’Connell is a journalist and CinemaBlend’s Managing Editor. Having been with the site since 2011, Sean interviewed myriad directors, actors and producers, and created ReelBlend, which he proudly cohosts with Jake Hamilton and Kevin McCarthy. And he's the author of RELEASE THE SNYDER CUT, the Spider-Man history book WITH GREAT POWER, and an upcoming book about Bruce Willis.