All six films in the Rocky: Ultimate Knockout Collection are now available for audiences to bring home and watch on 4K Ultra HD.

The release comes well over a year after the first four films were released together in a box set. This time around, the release includes the fifth and sixth films in the franchise. In addition to the theatrical releases, the set also includes the director’s cuts for both the fourth and sixth films of the franchise. In addition, the collection also includes a Blu-disc featuring bonus features for the first four films in the franchise. Unfortunately, there is a missed opportunity in not including a 30-minute documentary originally released in 2020. There are no bonus features for the fifth film. The sixth film includes bonus features on its 4K disc. Both Rocky V and Rocky Balboa are also available in steelbook packaging.

Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff are the producers of the first five films in the franchise. Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, and Kevin King took over the producer duties for the sixth installment.

The collection includes a digital copy redeemable on Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu). Unfortunately, the code is having issues and results in an error message, Promotion Not Found. I’ll update if or when this gets fixed after confirming with a colleague that their code has the same error message. Here’s to hoping that a fix will come sooner than later.

As of 2019, there were plans for Sylvester Stallone to reprise his role in another feature film but as of now, it’s unlikely to happen.

Rocky (1976)

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, this 1976 Best Picture Winner inspired a nation. A struggling Philadelphia club fighter (Sylvester Stallone) gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight for love, glory and self-respect. Featuring a legendary musical score and thrilling fight sequences, this rousing crowd-pleaser scores a knockout!

The film received ten Academy Award nominations and won three, including Best Picture. Best Director and Best Film Editing. In 2006, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Bonus Features

• Audio Commentaries
  • John G. Avildsen, Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Talia Shire, and Burt Young
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Lou Duva and boxing commentator Bert Sugar

DIRECTOR: John G. Avilsden
SCREENWRITER: Sylvester Stallone
CAST: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, George Memmoli, Bill Baldwin, Billy Sands, Don Sherman, Shirley O’Hara, Arnold Johnson, Tony Burton, Jodi Letizia, and Burgess Meredith

Rocky II (1979)

After club fighter Rocky Balboa goes the distance with the world heavyweight champion, boxing fans clamor for a rematch. But Rocky, having sustained massive injuries, announces his retirement. Though he tries to make a new life for himself, Rocky realizes that he can’t escape his true calling. The ring beckons once more, and the “Italian Stallion” must prepare for the fight of his life.

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sylvester Stallone
CAST: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith, Tony Burton, Joe Spinell, Leonard Gaines, John Pleshette, Sylvia Meals, Paul J. Micale, Frank McRae, Bill Baldwin, Stu Nahan

Rocky III (1982)

As Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) fights his way into the hearts of millions, life couldn’t be better. But when Clubber Lang (Mr. T) KOs Rocky in a humiliating defeat, it becomes apparent that the “Italian Stallion” has lost his edge. Considering hanging up his gloves, Rocky receives encouragement from an unlikely ally: his old nemesis, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With Creed’s help, Rocky strives to regain the “eye of the tiger” before confronting Lang in a grueling rematch!

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sylvester Stallone
CAST: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith, Tony Burton, introducing Mr. T

Rocky IV (1985)

Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) holds the world heavyweight boxing championship but faces a new challenger: Drago (Dolph Lundgren), a 6’4″, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. Rocky prepares for a powerfully charged fight, in which he must defend not only himself but the honor of his country! Also includes Rocky Vs. Drago: The Ultimate Director’s Cut.

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sylvester Stallone
CAST: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, Tony Burton, Michael Pataki, Dolph Lundgren

Rocky V (1990)

Upon returning home from his latest triumph, Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) learns that his money has been lost and that his fight-related injuries mean retirement. Moving the family back to South Philly, the fighter must resolve the deep-rooted resentment held by his son (Sage Stallone), a bitterness that only grows when Rocky trains Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison), a young boxer who soon rises to national prominence. And when Tommy turns against his mentor, Rocky knows he must fight once more!

DIRECTOR: John G. Avilsden
SCREENWRITER: Sylvester Stallone
CAST: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Richard Gant, Tommy Morrison, Sage Stallone, and Burgess Meredith

Rocky Balboa (2006)

When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon (Antonio Tarver) retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son (Milo Ventimiglia) and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who’s faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history! Includes both theatrical version and director’s cut on 4K Ultra HD.

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sylvester Stallone
CAST: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Antonio Tarver, Geraldine Hughes, Milo Ventimiglia, Tony Burton, A.J. Benza, James Francis Kelly III

Bonus Features

• Commentary by Sylvester Stallone
• Deleted Scenes
• Skills vs. Will: The Making of Rocky Balboa
• Reality in the Ring: Filming Rocky’s Final Fight
• Virtual Champion: Creating the Computer Fight
• Fight Makeup

Bonus Features (I-IV) Blu-ray Disc

• 8mm Home Movies of Rocky with Commentary by Director John G. Avilsden and Pre-Production Supervisor Lloyd Kaufman
• 3 Rounds with Lou Duva
• Steadicam: Then and Now with Garrett Brown
• Make-Up! The Art and Form with Michael Westmore
• Staccato: A Composer’s Notebook with Bill Conti
• The Ring of Truth
• A Tribute to Burgess Meredith
• Stallone Meets Rocky
• The Making of Rocky vs. Drago: Keep Punching
• Trailers

The Rocky Ultimate Knockout Collection is available on 4K Ultra HD.

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