Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Rocky IV (1985), Thursday, May 6, 9 PM ET

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:20 pm

I like the "all Europeans are basically Russians" casting.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:21 pm

The robot not being used for sex would be more surprising than the alternative with everything else that has happened to this point.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:21 pm

That maid definitely has at least one kid who looks suspiciously like Rocky.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:22 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:20 pm How much of a horrible actor does Lundgren have to be for him to only get like three or four lines, even in Russian?

I thought he wasn't an actor and Stallone saw him someplace and wanted to cast him.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:22 pm

I hated sports talk radio growing up in Detroit, but the only bit I ever liked was anytime Aaron Ward (former Red Wing in the 90s) was mentioned they played this clip of the scientist saying:

"Whatever he hits, he destroys."

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:23 pm

The robot playing music enabled them to put out a soundtrack album.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:23 pm

I really feel like they could have fleshed out Drago's backstory a little bit and it would make more sense if he was some unbeatable superman if he was like 31 and had never been able to fight in the West. It really wouldn't have been that hard to service the story like that.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:24 pm

Adrian constantly telling Apollo and Rocky how much they suck is a nice subplot.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:24 pm

A guy with Paulie's lifestyle weighs at least 100 pounds more today, right?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:24 pm

Apollo, always the gentlemen, stands when a lady leaves the table.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:25 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:24 pm A guy with Paulie's lifestyle weighs at least 100 pounds more today, right?

100? More like 250 more.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:25 pm

Ah, flippant brain damage jokes.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:25 pm

Rocky correctly psychoanalyzing Apollo is bizarre.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:27 pm

Apollo is the old school coach who convinces high school kids to get painkilling shots to win a football game that will make the team 3-6.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:27 pm

So Apollo looks in incredible shape for this fight coming up, which implies he didn't shortcut training, so how was he exposed so badly by Drago? Only hubris?

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:29 pm

Is this why Drago kills him?

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:30 pm

When Wayne Newton was still at the top of a marquee.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:31 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:27 pm So Apollo looks in incredible shape for this fight coming up, which implies he didn't shortcut training, so how was he exposed so badly by Drago? Only hubris?

I'm not Larry Merchant, but I think he's smaller, older, and catches punches with his face.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:31 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:31 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:27 pm So Apollo looks in incredible shape for this fight coming up, which implies he didn't shortcut training, so how was he exposed so badly by Drago? Only hubris?
I'm not Larry Merchant, but I think he's smaller, older, and catches punches with his face.

[+] spoiler: (And Rocky neglects to throw in the towel. (Though Drago keeps going even after the ref tries to stop the fight.)

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:32 pm

It is pretty shitty to bring Drago into the ring this way and from all appearances -- not telling him about it.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:32 pm

Time to get funky!

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:32 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:31 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:31 pm
brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:27 pm So Apollo looks in incredible shape for this fight coming up, which implies he didn't shortcut training, so how was he exposed so badly by Drago? Only hubris?
I'm not Larry Merchant, but I think he's smaller, older, and catches punches with his face.

[+] spoiler
(And Rocky neglects to throw in the towel. (Though Drago keeps going even after the ref tries to stop the fight.)

Right, but you could also say this is also the same as one of the central themes of "The Wrestler".

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:33 pm

Bridgette Nielsen never did it for me. Not even the hottest Nielsen in Hollywood. (That would be Connie Nielsen.)

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:34 pm

This James Brown thing is fucking legit. I really wish I would have been able to catch him play a show before he died. Legend.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:34 pm

Over/under on how much Hugo Boss paid in product placement?

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm

If you didn't know is was coming, the James Brown cameo must have kicked ass.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm

Brian, I trust you don't count this music video as one of the "montages" in your "shortest script ever" theory.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:33 pm Bridgette Nielsen never did it for me. Not even the hottest Nielsen in Hollywood. (That would be Connie Nielsen.)

Was preparing to make the same post.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm

The US is absolutely not the "good guy" in this movie yet, by the way.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm Brian, I trust you don't count this music video as one of the "montages" in your "shortest script ever" theory.

Honestly, no. I had forgotten about it.

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:36 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm The US is absolutely not the "good guy" in this movie yet, by the way.

Apollo is the personification of "ugly american"

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:36 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm
DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:35 pm Brian, I trust you don't count this music video as one of the "montages" in your "shortest script ever" theory.
Honestly, no. I had forgotten about it.

You can't, but imagine if you removed the announcer's dialogue from the movie. It's probably about a quarter of the script.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:36 pm

That shot of Rocky with his head cocked, then rubbing his eye is an excellent GIF one of my cousins dropped on me when we were discussing something I would generally classify as "can you believe this dumb shit"?

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:37 pm

Pretty sure I have seen Stu Nahan announce more fake sports events than real ones.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:37 pm

"The Count of Monte Fisto"

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:37 pm

"The Siberian Bull".

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:38 pm

Leroy Nieman, the Thomas Kinkade for liberals.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:38 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:37 pm Pretty sure I have seen Stu Nahan announce more fake sports events than real ones.

Especially if you count his post-surfing competition interview with Jeff Spicoli.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:38 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:38 pm Leroy Nieman, the Thomas Kinkade for liberals.

The first sports bar I ever went to in LA had a Nieman 80's Celtics-Lakers print hanging on the wall.

Post by **brian** » Thu May 07, 2020 8:38 pm

"You will lose" is still an intimidating line.