''Rocky VI'' is a 1986 nine-minute

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parody of ''

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'' by

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director Aki Kaurismäki. The film stars Antti Juhani "Silu" Seppälä (

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) as Rocky and

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as Igor, his Soviet opponent. In the film, the two boxers fight at

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. The much bigger Igor quickly knocks out Rocky and wins the match. ''Rocky VI'' is still shown at many

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s. In 2004, the film was screened at Finále Plzeň in

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and at Xèntric at the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona in

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. In 2007, the film was screened at

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as part of a Kaurismäki retrospective. In the title, the letter VI does not actually represent number six, but an inverted IV, of ''

'', the specific film parodied. The fifth film in the Rocky series, ''

Rocky V ''Rocky V'' is a 1990 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen (the first time since the first film of the franchise), written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to ''Rocky IV'' (1985) and is the fifth install ...

'', was released almost four years after this parody. The sixth ''Rocky'' film, '' Rocky Balboa'', was released 20 years after ''Rocky VI''.

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