Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Language
- Finnish
- Country
- Finland
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Finnish — subtitles on.
The story
Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is actually meant as a parody of the late Cold War-era Rocky IV, which saw Stallone's character taking on a juiced-up Russian fighter played by Dolph Lundgren. In this 1986 send-up, Rock'y, played by Silu Seppala, goes head to head with Soviet Igor (Sakari Kuosmanen) and loses.
- parody
- spoof
- black and white
- boxing
The bill
- Juuso Hirvikangas — Sparring Partner
- Matti Pellonpää — Aljosa, Igor's Coach
- Jaakko Talaskivi — Dimitri
- Sakke Järvenpää — Miliisi
- Neka Haapanen — Boxing Judge
- Heimo Holopainen — Radio Announcer
- Asmo Hurula — Referee
- Jussi Kersch — Chief Boxing Judge
- Marjaana Mykkänen — Ring Girl
- Aki Kaurismäki — Magazine Photographer
- Tiina Tiikeri
- Directed
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Written
- Mato Valtonen, Aki Kaurismäki, Sakke Järvenpää
Production
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 · 91 ratings
- Studio
- Villealfa Filmproductions, Megamania
If this stayed with you
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