East meets West when Rocky takes on a vicious Soviet fighter who literally killed his last opponent! Sylvester Stallone writes, directs and stars in this war between nations in which the only battle is fought in a boxing ring. Rocky Balboa (Stallone) proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago (Dolph Lundgren), a six-foot-four-inch, ...
This movie has a checkered history, having been chopped from its original 227-minute director's cut to 139 minutes for its U.S. release. This longer edition benefits from having the complete story (the short version has huge gaps) about turn-of-the-century Jewish immigrants in America finding their way into lives of crime, as told in flashback by an aging Jewish gangster named Noodles (Robert De ...
Alby Sherman is a man with a deli and a dream. He's looking to sell his greasy spoon in Brooklyn and buy a swanky Manhattan restaurant. His Uncle Benjamin will lend him the money, but only on the condition that Alby dump Elizabeth, his non-Jewish girlfriend, and marry one of the faith. Now Alby has to choose between his business and a dish who's definitely not on the menu.
Set in Alaska at the turn of the century, "North Star" tells of a half-Indian, half-Caucasian trapper and hunter (Christopher Lambert) who owns the rights to a rich gold lode that he refuses to mine because it is on sacred land. When a corrupt miner (James Caan) attempts to take over the rights to the hunter's mine and those of many other hard-working miners, the two men are drawn into a violent ...
Rocky battles his most powerful adversary yetthe ferocious Clubber Lang (Mr. T)in this hard-hitting actioner that comes out swinging with adventure, humor and emotionally charged human drama. For what may be the most exciting and fast-paced film in the series, Sylvester Stallone writes, directs and stars with explosive passion and intensity. As Rocky Balboa (Stallone) fights his way into the ...