Another controversial selection to the Hot Bad List, Dolph Lundgren's
portrayal of the monosyllabic Ivan Drago in
Rocky IV is one for
the ages. Is someone who uses steroids necessarily Evil? Misguided,
perhaps, especially considering the long-term effects of most steroids
on male genitalia, but that alone wouldn't be enough to get him on
the Hot Bad List. No, it is his cool, calculating destruction of
Apollo Creed (played by Carl
Weathers) that elevated his Badness to new levels. His response
to Rocky's obvious distress concerning Apollo's ultimately fatal
injuries? "If he dies, he dies." Now that's the kind of
viciousness we're looking for in a Hot Bad Guy.
Like most Cold War Era Villains, Mr. Drago is a soulless, brainless, killing machine. What else could you expect from a Communist? However, his steroid cocktails and high-tech training equipment are no match for the smaller, older Rocky's Good Ole American Determination. And that speech of Rocky's at the end? Classic. We give thanks for all cheesy movies, though, because they are the breeding ground for cheesy movie villains like Ivan Drago, who has a grand total of four English lines of dialogue in the entire film. You guys make the world a better place.
Big, Buff, Boxer Body with a twist of steroids
well, he does kill a guy in the ring, but the real meanie in that relationship is Brigitte Nielsen
it doesn't get much more manly than someone who hits people for a living
Princess
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