During the filming of Rocky IV (1985), Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone so hard that the action star was in critical condition and had to be in the intensive care room.

According to the New York Post on November 11, Sylvester Stallone recently shared about the filming process of the famous movie of his life.

The 75-year-old action star confided that he was afraid he would die after performing the boxing scene in Rocky IV with the character Ivan Drago played by actor Dolph Lundgren.

In part 4 of the once famous Rocky movie series , they are two boxers facing each other.

Sylvester Stallone had to perform many dangerous boxing scenes in Rocky IV

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Sly recalls: “The first scene we shot was my appearance, then his and the introductions. After that, I was seriously injured in the match and was taken straight to the emergency room by plane from Canada to California (USA). The veteran actor continued to share: “He crushed me to pieces.

At that time I didn’t feel anything, but late that night my heart started having problems, my blood pressure went up to 260 and it seemed like I was about to talk to angels. The next thing I knew, I was on an emergency flight.”

Sylvester Stallone explained he was in the ICU for four days before returning to set and completing the rest of the final boxing scene.

He added that Dolph Lundgren’s heavy punch to his chest was what was in the original script and expressed: “How could you leave that out?”.

Recalling the moment when he stood between the boundary of life and death, the star of the movie The Expendables said he was in the special care room and was surrounded by nuns praying. Luckily, he finally escaped the scythe. death.

The expensive action star fortunately overcame his critical condition and continued to complete the role of a lifetime

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Rocky IV was written by Sylvester Stallone, who also plays the role of director and main character.

The film debuted at the box office in 1985 and grossed more than $300 million, becoming the highest-grossing sports film for 24 years before being overtaken by The Blind Side (2009).

New York Pots revealed that to commemorate the film, a recut version of Rocky IV was released in theaters on exactly one day, November 11 (local time). In addition, Sylvester Stallone’s memorabilia related to Rocky will be auctioned next December.

They include Stallone’s signature red boxing gloves in Rocky III and nearly 500 other props he used in famous films. These items are expected to earn up to 1.5 million USD.

Sylvester Stallone devoted a lot of enthusiasm to his role as Rocky as well as the popular film series of the same name

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Sylvester Stallone is famous for his role as Rocky Balboa in the Rocky film series and he is very dedicated to his long-term role. The actor born in 1946 is satisfied because this iconic character has given him a unique voice.

The famous filmmaker said: “It’s the only voice where I can say what I want without being ridiculed, without being considered stupid, without being considered colorful or sentimental because that’s exactly what I want.” is Rocky’s person”