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 (Stallone) proudly holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago (Dolph Lundgren), a six-foot six-inch, 240-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to icy Siberia, where he prepares for a globally-televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face - a powerfully charged fight to the finish in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
| Stu Nahan | Commentator #1 |
| Sylvester Stallone | Rocky Balboa |
| Talia Shire | Adrian |
| Burt Young | Paulie |
| Carl Weathers | Apollo Creed |
| Brigitte Nielsen | Ludmilla |
| Tony Burton | Duke |
| Michael Pataki | Nicoli Koloff |
| Dolph Lundgren | Drago |
| R. J. Adams | Sports Announcer |
| Al Bandiero | American Commentator #2 |
| Dominic Barto | Russian Government Official |
| Danial Brown | Rocky Jr.'s Friend |
| James Brown | The Godfather of Soul |
| Rose Mary Campos | Maid |
| Jack Carpenter | KGB Driver |
| Mark De Alessandro | Russian Cornerman |
| Marty Denkin | Russian Referee |
| Lou Fillipo | Las Vegas Referee |
| James Green | Manuel Vega |
| Dean Hammond | Interviewer |
| Rocky Krakoff | Rocky Jr. |
| Sergei Levin | Russian Ring Announcer |
| Anthony Maffatone | KGB Agent |
| Sylvia Meals | Mrs. Creed |
| Dwayne McGee | Limo Driver |
| LeRoy Neiman | Ring Announcer |
| George Pipasik | Caretaker |
| George Rogan | Igor Rimsky |
| Barry Tompkins | American Commentator #1 |
| Warner Wolf | Commentator #2 in Las Vegas |
| Robert Doornick | Sico the Robot |
| Richard Blum | |
| Gerald Berns | |
| Ray Glanzmann | |
| Julie Inouye | |
| Patrick Pankhurst | |
| Jean Thoreau | |
| Jim Bullock | |
| Frank D'Annibale | |
| Rose Dursey | |
| Rick Kelley | |
| Craig Schaefer | |
| Jeff Austin | |
| Leslie Morris | |
| Bob Giovane | |
| Julio Herzer | |
| George Spaventa | |
| Rolf Williams | |
| Jim Hodge | |
| James D. Brubaker | Executive Producer |
| Arthur Chobanian | Executive Producer |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Don Zimmerman | Film Editor |
| John W. Wheeler | Film Editor |
| Vince DiCola | Composer |
| Bill Conti | Composer |
| Charles Wilborn | production sound mixer |
| Frank Warner | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Michael J. Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Aaron Rochin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jay M. Harding | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ray O'Reilly | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom Bronson | Costume Designer |
| Bill Kenney | Production Designer |
| Leonard Engelman | Make-Up Artist |
| Steve Abrums | Make-Up Artist |
| Howard Jensen | Visual Effects |
