Synopsis:

After the fight of his life against Russia's seemingly unstoppable Ivan Drago, Rocky Balboa finds himself returning home to America with not only the realisation that he's suffering from brain damage, but also that he's suddenly facing bankruptcy due to illicit dealings from his accountant. Unable to step back into ring, one last opportunity presents itself in the unlikely form of boxer, Tommy Gunn, a fan of Rocky's who asks the Italian Stallion to manage him and teach him everything he knows. As one victory follows another, it isn't long before Tommy is eyeing up the heavyweight championship of the world. Along the way however, Rocky becomes so obsessed with tasting success again that he doesn't realise that he faces losing the most important aspect of his life - his family.

Intentions:

The intention with this “80’s Cut”, is to try and trim some of Stallone’s over the top performance, remove all of the hip-hop music and replace it with 80’s tunes bringing it more in line with Rocky III and IV, address the issue of Rocky Junior aging about 3 years overnight and present a substantially shortened version of the street fight to make it more realistic.

Change List:

- Opening sequence re-scored - Removed scene where Rocky arrives back in the States to a fanfare and press conference. - Cut scenes when Rocky and family return to the Balboa mansion, also removing scenes with Rocky and his son, plus when Adrian confronts Paulie and tells Rocky about the fact that all their money has suddenly gone. We now go straight from Adrian comforting Rocky in Russia after the fight with Drago to the office meeting with Rocky and his lawyers about the fact that they have suddenly become bankrupt. - Removed all scenes with Robert (Rocky jnr) when the house is being sold - After Rocky visits the old gym and remembers his time with Mickey, have trimmed the following scene to remove the shots of Rocky and family moving back to the old neighborhood. Instead, have added “1 year later” caption and we cut to Adrian talking to Duke on the phone. - Cut Rocky walking his son to school - Duke talking to Union Cane in his limo, cut. - Cut Jewel's line to Rocky Jnr, "You know, for an Italian kid you ain't got a bad butt" - Tommy’s first training sequence re-scored, and trimmed slightly, sound effects rebuilt - Training sequence 2, re-scored and trimmed slightly, sound effects rebuilt - Slightly trimmed Duke’s talk at the Christmas party with Tommy, changed background song - Trimmed scene where Paulie impersonates Santa Clause due to obvious overacting on Stallone’s part - Re-scored and heavily re-edited street fight to improve continuity and also to shorten the fight in an effort to make it slightly more realistic. - New End credits with Rocky artwork added, re-scored.

Additional Notes:

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Other Sources:

Added Music... Fire Makes Steel - Survivor All Fired Up - Pat Benatar Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way - John Farnham Eye of The Tiger (orchestral version) - London Symphony Orchestra Grand Illusion - Eric Clapton Behind The Mask - Eric Clapton Sound Effects from The Freesound Project.

Special Thanks:

Sophie Payne, Bionic Bob, DwightFry, tylerdurden.