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[MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
ANNOUNCER 1: Referee in there, wiping off the gloves.
Left and right combination!
ANNOUNCER 2: What is keeping him up, Bill, I don't know.
ANNOUNCER 1: He can't even get his gloves up...
ANNOUNCER 2: Why, he's defenseless now, Bill.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
Down! Down! Stay down!
ANNOUNCER 1: Apollo dancing around with his arms in the air.
Five.
Six.
Seven. Eight. Nine.
Okay. Okay. Come on.
ANNOUNCER 1: Apollo can't believe it.
[BELL RINGING]
ANNOUNCER 1: Oh, he tagged him!
ANNOUNCER 2: The Champ got a left to the ribs!
His right ribs.
Okay, Champ? Yeah, I'm okay. I'm okay.
I can't see nothing. You gotta open my eye. Cut me, Mick.
I don't want to do it. Go ahead, cut me. Cut me.
Okay, try it. Cut it.
You're bleeding inside.
I'm gonna stop the fight.
You ain't stopping nothing, man You ain't stopping nothing.
You stop this fight, I'll kill you. All right.
I'm going. If you want to go, go.
You gotta do it. You gotta give it your all. Give it all!
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
ANNOUNCER 1: The crowd is going bananas.
ANNOUNCER 2: The 15th and final round.
You better start fighting instead of doing nothing.
ANNOUNCER 1: They look like they've been in a war, these two.
ANNOUNCER 2: Oh, the champion really tagged him.
ANNOUNCER 1: And Apollo clearly protecting his right side, his ribs.
Oh, look at that!
ANNOUNCER 2: Hard left and right.
Oh, look at the blood coming out of him.
ANNOUNCER 1: Oh, he's spitting up blood now.
A tremendous right hand by Rocky.
Go for it. Go for it, Rock!
ANNOUNCER 1: Listen to this crowd. They're going...
Oh, another to the ribs! That left hand again. Right to the chin.
Oh, he's got him up against the ropes! Apollo the champion...
[BELL RINGING]
APOLLO: Ain't gonna be no rematch. Ain't gonna be no rematch.
ROCKY: Don't want one.
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[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
It's chaos. Rocky, you went the distance. You went the 15 rounds.
How do you feel? ROCKY: All right.
What were you thinking about when the buzzer sounded...
Adrian! What did you think about...
Adrian!
Rocky. Rocky!
Rocky!
You've had the privilege of witnessing the greatest exhibition
of guts and stamina in the history of the ring.
Adrian!
Rocky.
MAN: Ladies and gentlemen... Rocky!
We have a split decision.
Judge Walker...
Adrian!
MAN: 8-7 for Creed.
Your fans call for a rematch...
There won't be a rematch! Why not?
Come on! I've had enough things in my face today!
REPORTER: You heard him...
Rocko! You can't go...
That's my friend. Rocko! He's everybody's...
You're breaking the jacket. Let's go, buddy.
Paulie.
ROCKY: Adrian. Adrian!
Adrian! Rocky!
Hey, where's your hat? I love you!
I love you.
MAN: - new champion of the world, Apollo Creed!
I love you, I love you, I love you. I love you, I love you.
[SIRENS WAILING]
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[CHATTERING]
MAN 1: Hey, Rock! Rocky Balboa!
MICKEY: Get them out of here. Let him breathe, will you?
Give him air!
REPORTER 1: Did you think you had won?
I don't know.
REPORTER 2: How about a statement?
Actually, I don't know. I'm at a loss for words.
REPORTER 3: Rocky, did you think you had it won?
I don't know. REPORTER 4: Rocky, a statement.
Where's the doctor?
How's my nose look? As bad as Mickey's?
It ain't that horrible. Now give him a break, will you?
Rocky, is that your worst beating you ever took?
You're gonna get worse if you don't get out of here.
REPORTER 1: Rocky, what did you think going into the last round?
I don't know. That I should've stayed in school or something.
Rocky, do you think you have brain damage?
I don't see any. APOLLO: Where is he?
REPORTER 1: Apollo, how about a statement?
Get away from me!
Hey, Stallion! Stallion!
You got the gold star, Stallion. You're lucky, so lucky.
What you did was a miracle. You're the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
I want you to know that, Stallion. Do I look lucky?
Look, nobody goes the distance with me.
Get up out of that chair, chump, and let's finish this fight right now.
Apollo, don't, please! Sit down. Is he serious?
Were you going down? Did the bell save you, Apollo?
Bell, nothing, man. I can beat that chump. I'll fight him anyplace, anytime.
Does that mean there'll be a rematch?
I said anyplace, anytime, man. Can you hear?
Hey, Apollo. You said there weren't gonna be no rematch.
Look, chump, anyplace, anytime.
REPORTER 2: Rocky, a rematch could be worth millions.
Well, I'm officially retired now.
APOLLO: Don't you run out on me. Don't you run out on me, Stallion.
I gave you a shot the first time. Now I'm ready to give you a second shot.
He sure has a lot of energy. You know, you got nothing to prove.
I don't care what the hell them judges said.
This is the man that won the fight!
I'm gonna show you how lucky you are.
You're gonna fight me again, chump!
Come back here! Don't run out on me.
Come back here!
Adrian? Yeah?
Maybe you'd better go home because I'm gonna be busy healing here for a while, you know.
No, I wanna be here.
Now, maybe you'd better go home with Paulie and get some sleep...
Wait a minute... Get some sleep, you know.
I love you. I love you.
See you later. See you.
See you, Mick.
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Can you fix my nose? I'm a little depressed about my nose.
DOCTOR: We'll fix that, all right. It's the eye that concerns me.
The eye is great, you know.
I ain't never really felt this good.
You know, you guys should've seen us tonight.
We did good.
I always wanted to be... You should've seen it.
PAULIE: You had him in the 10th, and in the 15th he was gone.
You think so?
Trust me, I was there.
How's your face, Rock? I don't know. How's it look?
Well, I wouldn't want it.
Rocky, I got a little favor I'd like to ask you.
You know your friend Gazzo? He admires you a lot.
Tell him to give me your old job with him.
You mean collecting? Yeah, I'm good with numbers.
Yeah.
Okay, as soon as I get finished, you know, healing here,
I'll tell him to give you my old job.
PAULIE: Okay, I'd appreciate that.
What are you doing here?
Visiting hours are over.
I have to ask you to leave.
Now. Okay, I'll see you later, Paulie.
Okay. Everybody's proud of you, Rock.
Yeah? Yeah.
I feel good tonight. Yeah, you look good.
NURSE: Let's go.
[PAULIE WHISTLING]
How are we feeling tonight? Oh, very handsome.
That tastes good.
My kid would die for your autograph. Sure.
Would you sign it please, "To my good friend, Charlie Flynn."
My hands are so sore. That's okay.
It's my first autograph. Thank you.
You're welcome.
"To my good friend, Charlie Flynn," who I don't even know.
[###]
Yo, Apollo?
Who is it? It's just me, Rocky.
Listen, could you answer me one question?
Yeah, sure. Did you give me your best?
Yeah.
Thank you.
PAULIE: This coming year... How you feel? You all right?
Yeah, I feel great being outside.
This coming year, you're gonna make $300,000.
Yeah? This fiscal year.
Hey, Rock! Rocky. How you doing, Pete?
Hey, could you sign my head? Yeah, sure.
I hope it don't go to your brain.
I bet that's heavy. A little bit.
Yeah, well, just think how fast you'll be when you get it off.
Just a minute. Can I borrow this pen?
Let me use your head for a minute, kid.
No... Just sign, Rocky.
I want to talk you a little bit about this here.
It's a standard deal.
Just for talking about shaving stuff?
That's all you're gonna do. Sledgehammers, whatever. Batteries...
We got all kinds of calls.
All kinds off... Likes balls and baseballs?
Yeah. You're gonna make $300,000. You gotta strike now while the iron's hot, you know.
Twenty minutes, it's all over.
Yeah, people kind of forget, you know. The time is now
if you wanna make a dollar. Right now.
Here. Sign it here. It takes two seconds to sign. It's a standard deal.
Okay, I tell you what. I'll sign it, but I gotta go somewhere now.
Where you going? What can be more important than this?
ROCKY: I just gotta do some things, you know.
But I'll be back. I'll talk to you.
Give me a call... Where do we call you?
ROCKY: I'll give you a call. I'll call you. You got a number?
I'll just call you. I'll go, "Hey, yo!"
All right. Yeah, you call me. I'll call you.
The guy's got brain damage.
You know, it's great being out of the hospital
and not having to take all those pills and everything.
My legs were getting so sore and all that, you know.
From just laying there, I was kind of shrinking and all that.
It's great to be outside, you know.
What are we doing here at the zoo?
Well, you know, I kind of like this zoo a lot.
You know, it's a special place. Especially when it snows.
You know, it kind of smells clean and everything like that, you know.
Don't you like the zoo? Huh?
I like the zoo. Yeah, me too.
You know, I was wondering, like...
what do you think you're doing for, like, the next 40 or 50 years?
What do you mean?
I was wondering if, uh...
you wouldn't mind marrying me very much.
What'd you say?
If you wouldn't mind marrying me too much?
Yes, I'd like to marry you.
Yeah? Yes.
I'll be a good guy, I promise. I ain't gonna do nothing wrong.
I ain't gonna leave no hair in the sink or nothing like that.
Things are gonna be great, you know that.
Hey, we're getting married, you know! You wanna come?
Can you get out for the weekend? I'll send an invitation, Mr. Tiger.
That's fantastic, ain't it?
[HOWLING]
[CLOCK CHIMING]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
Yeah, absolutely. Yes.
I do. Thanks.
You may kiss the bride now.
Here, I gotta take this off.
Go in peace, and God bless you.
Oh, thanks, Father. You done real good.
I'm proud of you. Okay.
Things are gonna be great. You did it, Rocky. Congratulations.
Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot. Thanks, Tony.
I'm not gonna need any luck. Everything's gonna be okay.
WOMAN: You want to buy into the pet shop?
Thanks, but I want to do commercials instead.
Commercials? What for, concussions?
Yeah, concussions.
Rocky. Yeah.
Isn't that Father something?
Good luck to both of you. ADRIAN: Thank you very much.
ROCKY: Thanks. I gotta go back to the gym.
I got a couple of good prospects.
Are they really good? Yeah, they're pretty good.
See you around, Mick.
Thanks for coming. MAN: Can we go drink now?
TONY: Excuse me, can I borrow the bridegroom for one minute?
You look beautiful, Adrian.
Yeah, she's really turned out pretty.
Now, listen. How much money did you make from your last fight?
I mean, how much money did you clear?
About 37 grand. I know. Taxes will kill you.
What do you want to do with your money now?
Tony, I just got married in here. I know, and I'm happy for you.
How's about investing in condominiums? It's safe.
Condominiums? Yeah, condominiums.
I never use them.
[MEN SINGING]
Hey, yo, what are youse doing?
Hey, Rock, what's happening, man?
You know, I just got a little married.
Hey, Rock, congratulations.
Are you guys getting some wine in? Man, we're doing it.
Keep singing some more. I like that stuff.
Give him something for him and his bride.
# There are two kinds of love That you ought to know #
# There are two kinds of love ##
Who are they?
They're like the neighborhood jukebox.
You know, those guys are singing all the time.
You know, I never knew you were so light.
Never?
No, if I did, I would've carried you everywhere.
Are you getting tired?
No, this is great for the arms. I think it is.
I can't believe we're married. We are. I got proof in my pocket.
Everything happened so fast.
Yeah, but I knew what was gonna happen from the start.
What did you know? Well,
the first time I seen you, I says to myself, I says...
even though this girl is suffering from the disease of being shy,
underneath them sweaters and hat... And what'd you have on, about twenty sweaters, was it?
No, uh, three.
Yeah. "Three Sweaters" is the best girl in Philly, you know?
Yeah, I said that. I said that.
Really? Oh, yeah.
Here we are, safe and sound.
Hey, yo, Butkus! Could you get down? Go on.
Go find another seat, will you?
You want me to help you with this?
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Hey, can I take this off?
That's the way I like you.
You know...
you're the best thing to ever come into my crazy life.
You know that, huh?
Really.
You're the best thing that ever come into my life.
You think it'll always be like this?
Yeah.
I hope you... What?
You never get tired of me.
Oh, no.
You ain't never getting rid of me.
I hope nothing changes.
I ain't changing. I sure ain't never changing nothing about you.
I love you. I love you too.
It's a nice car, Rock. It's a great car.
Here's the paperwork. Thanks a lot.
Congratulations. Good luck.
Same to you. Same to you. Isn't that nice?
We really don't need a car.
Come on, Adrian. You know, I'm gonna be doing commercials.
Now I can afford this, you know. No problem.
Well, do you know how to drive? Do I know how to drive?
Do you know how to drive?
I'm one of the greats. Are you kidding? Come on, I'll drive you.
Let me put you inside the car.
This will just be like Cinderella and the pumpkin, you know...
Do you know how to drive? Do I know how to drive?
I drive airplanes and bulldozers.
I drive you crazy if you give me a chance, you know what I mean.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Oh, yo, Adrian. Look at this here!
Tell me that wouldn't look great on you. This coat here, huh?
What about that one? This coat is okay.
Isn't that great? Look at this black thing here with the tiger on the back.
You like animals? I love animals.
Black, I like black. Black's kind of my favorite color. You want to buy them?
I say we get them before someone else buys them. What do you say?
Come on, Adrian.
WOMAN: I think that would be perfect for her.
ROCKY: Yeah, I think that's perfect too.
Don't you think it's kind of expensive?
Hey, do you like having a good time?
Then you need a good watch.
I tell you what. I want to get one for Paulie too.
We'll take these. What about one for yourself?
One for me? One for you.
I can't tell time very good, but all right.
I'll take one too. Very good.
Hey, you got something nice for Butkus, you know?
Sure thing, Rock-head. You like that?
Look at that. Hey, Butkus, look at that. Your neck looks great.
Is that not... Hey, you got something a little smaller?
Yeah? That's the best.
Oh, yeah. Look at that.
You see? Now that's what I call class, huh?
WOMAN: Very tough. Yeah.
[DOG BARKING]
You okay, Butkus?
Nice house. I'd say that's a nice house in general, wouldn't you?
Huh?
Look at these bricks, Adrian.
My husband's an expert on bricks. Are these new bricks?
Yeah. Oh, this is a solid neighborhood. You'll like it.
I like these bricks. They're very nicely done.
They look very solid.
Nice mailbox. I like this mailbox.
You know, these numbers almost add up to nine.
I like that. That's a good omen.
Oh, wow.
Nice house. Really... Hey, Adrian,
that's a great spot for the bag. I can teach you how to work that bag someday, you know.
Does it have copper plumbing? Upstairs and down.
This whole house is supported with steel.
The whole thing.
All these floors are solid oak. Solid.
Mrs. Balboa, can I show you the kitchen? I think you're gonna really like it.
Solid.
That's good to know.
Hey, Adrian, there's a great spot for a radio right over there, you know.
Look at these steps. Nice steps.
Nice kitchen. Nice. Nice kitchen, yes.
What are taxes every year?
1500. 1500?
Adrian, I like it. I know a pretty good deal when I see one.
Excuse me... I want to talk to my husband for one second. Can I talk to you for a second?
Can I talk to you? Sure, I'm available.
I got no appointments.
Rock, you're making this man's job very easy.
The bank said it will give us a $16,000 first mortgage at 9 and a half percent.
Hey, that don't matter. I say we get the house now.
Yeah, but we didn't go upstairs.
That don't matter, it's just details. I'm sure it's nice.
Details.
Are you sure? Absolutely. Okay?
All right. We'll take the house, and it better not leak or else.
I want to tell you something. Could you stand over there?
I gotta talk secretly with my wife. Okay?
MAN: Sure, sure. I understand.
You know, I kind of feel stupid talking like this with the lights on and everything, but...
the house here, the solid oak floors and all that stuff,
the plumbing wouldn't mean nothing without you here because...
I don't know. Without you being here, I probably...
I wouldn't be here either, you know?
You don't have to speak. No?
[HUMMING "WEDDING MARCH"]
Okay, let's go celebrate here.
[KIDS CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
Hey, you guys. Slow down.
Mary Anne, Mary Anne. Listen to this.
"You didn't beat nobody and anybody who knows boxing knows the fight was fixed."
This one came from London.
"You call yourself the champ. You're a fake.
The fight was a fake. Go kill yourself."
Wouldn't you rather play with the children than read hate mail?
"How much did you get to carry that bum for 15 rounds? You're a disgrace to your people."
Why can't you ignore it?
Are you serious?
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Come on, let me get you in focus.
All right. I'm ready.
KID 1: Yes! Are you blind, Rock?
Hey, what, are you getting wise with me? Come on, throw the ball, Swifty.
Let me see your best here. I'm waiting for you.
[KIDS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
Hey, come on. I'm ready now. I'm just warming up.
Are you ready?
You better keep your mouth closed. I'm going in that direction.
KID 2: What a shot! KID 3: Over the roof!
Now I know the day weren't no waste. Come on, Swifty.
[###]
Yeah? Yes.
Yo, Adrian. You did it!
Oh, yeah. I knew you had it in you. You woke up this morning with a smile on your face.
I knew something special was gonna happen today. I wasn't sure what.
But I knew it was gonna be different.
I was thinking, if this kid has your good looks, you know, and your good brains
and my good left hook
he's really gonna be something.
Oh, no, a girl. What if it's a girl?
Oh, I didn't think about that.
She'll be everything I'm not. She won't have to be shy.
We could give her singing and dancing lessons.
Yeah, how about a new dress every day? Would you like that?
Have to hire a bodyguard when she starts going to school to keep all the boys away.
You know how boys can be. Real pests in general, can't they?
And if it's a boy, I'd like him to be just like the father.
[LAUGHING]
Don't you think one dumbbell in the family's enough, huh?
I'll tell you one thing. This kid ain't gonna get no tattoos.
He ain't gonna be hanging around no corner and ain't gonna dress like no wise guy like me. I'll tell you that.
He's gonna be a good somebody like you.
Like you. No, no, no. Like you.
Like you. No, no. Like you.
Like you.
Yo, Adrian! We did it, didn't we?
LEONARD: How do you feel? Pretty good.
Listen, the reason we didn't call you a couple months ago
was we wanted to wait till the swelling down.
Oh, I see.
But you look terrific now.
Yeah? We're gonna make a buck together.
Don't worry about it. That's good.
As a matter of fact, I got a deal today from Smart Deal Toy Company.
Ever hear of them? No.
Maybe Mrs. Rocky did. You ever hear of a Smart Deal toy?
No. No?
Big. They're number one.
They want to make a Rocky doll.
Understand? You can kick it, you can beat it. It's for kids.
You can kick it, you can beat it. It does everything.
Smart, yeah. That's right. It takes a terrific beating.
I think it's a great idea. We're gonna make a lot of money with it. Okay?
Is he ready, dear?
[SPEAKS ITALIAN]
How do I look?
The best. Fabulous.
Adrian, how do I look? Different.
LEONARD: Sensational. Come on, let's get it on, huh?
Okay.
LEONARD: He's gonna be great.
Don't be nervous. Yeah. How do I look?
I look stupid, don't I?
Yes.
Got any deodorant?
No. Uh, excuse me.
All right, we're ready. Let's go, Arthur.
In the cage, Rock. Just the way we rehearsed.
DIRECTOR: Come on, Rock. We're running late.
Girls, come on. Look alive here.
Girls, how about a little higher?
Try that. That's it.
Magic time. Look alive.
DIRECTOR: Roll, please. Speed.
Beast After-shave, take one. DIRECTOR: Action.
Go now? Action.
"In the morning I splash it on, and it makes me smeel mainly."
"Smeel mainly"? Cut.
Isn't that "smell manly"? Can you read that, Rock?
Yeah.
So let's go again.
Excuse me. MAN: Once again, fellas.
You know, I know said it wrong,
but it really don't smell manly. I mean, do you think this stuff smells like a man?
I say absolutely no.
Are you finished? I'm sorry.
Okay, rolling again. MAN: Nice and quiet.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Beast After-shave, take two.
Action. "In the morning,
I splash it on, and it surrounds my face with class."
Cut.
[CREW LAUGHING]
DIRECTOR: Action.
"And Beast After-shave will turn the women into beast."
Cut.
DIRECTOR: Action.
"If you want to be the king of the beast,
and smell like a jungle rat..."
"Cat." It look a little like...
DIRECTOR: Action.
"In the afternoon, when I put it on
to go out with the guys and have a rendezvous..."
Cut!
Cut! We're cutting this set. We're going to the alternate set.
MAN: The new deal. I can get it. You know, it's...
DIRECTOR: I'm sure you can.
Will you get out of the cage. The word "rendezvous" is...
DIRECTOR: Yes, rendezvous over to the other set, Rocky, if you don't mind.
Sure.
DIRECTOR: We've only wasted four hours.
Arthur, let's reorganize here. Go to the alternate set.
It sounded great inside before it come out like that.
DIRECTOR: Take the club away, and get the girls into their other outfits.
Where's the wardrobe people? Where are the prop people?
All right, wet him down.
Arthur, step out, please. Speed.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Beast After-shave, "The Contender," take seven.
Try to get it right. Action!
Hi, my name is Rocky Balboa, the Italian Stallion.
They say I'm the American dream,
but not because...
Can I do it over again?
Christ! Cut. No, just keep it rolling.
Just read it off the dummy cards.
Dummy cards?
DIRECTOR: Please, go on.
Wait a minute. I'd like to explain something.
You know, I ain't punchy. I got what you call, like,
I don't know, a relaxed brain, but I ain't punchy.
It's just the way I talk here.
What's the difference? Can you just do it the way it's written.
Well, that ain't right. This whole thing ain't right.
What isn't right?
You're a rude guy. I'm trying very hard, and you're being rude.
That's bad manners, ain't it, Adrian? Yes.
But I tell you, I gotta be almost punchy to be doing this in front of my wife.
You want to quit?
Then quit! Leave!
Get out of here! I didn't want you for this setup in the first place.
You have wasted our time, sir.
This is a complete bust, the whole afternoon!
Leonard, where are you going? I want you to take him with you, Leonard.
Take this man with you. He is not a professional. I only work with professionals.
You cost us thousands of dollars because you can't read!
"'It's no time to cuss me,' snarled the robber.
By God! Fellas, grab your rifles and take color." Cover.
How's that sound? It's good.
Yeah? Being a good reader is gonna help me get a good office job.
Want to hear some more? I can't wait.
Okay.
"'There ain't no cover, Smokey,' said Brad Lincoln.
We better head for the canyon." You read nice.
Thank you. You lie nice. Thank you.
How far did you go in high school, Mr. Balboa?
Ninth.
And one last question. Do you have a criminal record?
Nothing worth bragging about.
Would you be interested in some sort of manual labor?
Well, I got nothing against honest manual labor.
But I'd like to see if I could make a living
sitting down like you're doing over there.
Can I be honest?
No one's going to offer you an office job. There's too much competition.
Why don't you fight?
I read somewhere you're a very good fighter.
Yeah, well...
Was you ever punched in the face 500 times a night?
Stings after a while, you know.
Well, thank you very much for your time. I appreciate it.
Mr. Balboa? Yeah.
I'm very sorry. We have nothing.
Are you sure?
Next.
Hey, look, pal. You gotta be realistic.
You got no high school diploma, with no qualifications.
Wouldn't you be more content with a good-paying, menial labor job?
Thanks.
Way I see it is, I can get another job if I want to.
But do I wanna? I mean, do I want to be doing something
I ain't gonna be happy doing?
Plus, you know, we need the money now, Butkus.
Dogs don't want to hear my problems.
Come on.
Yeah, I wish I was a canine sometimes. Give me a kiss.
The only job I got's lugging beef.
You have nothing better for Rocky than hauling beef?
Hey, that's all I got, and we're cutting back too,
so, Rocky, if you want to work,
it'll be from week to week, okay? Well, that's okay with me,
but when can I start?
How about tomorrow?
Well, how about today?
Okay, we got a load coming in. Great.
Paulie, you look kind of skinny. Yeah, he's losing weight, ain't he?
Don't bother to thank me.
Thanks a lot, Paulie.
And you don't have to thank me for the watch either.
[MACHINES BUZZING]
[CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
MAN: Hey, Friedman, wait up.
Quitting time.
Hey, there's the best-looking thing I seen all day.
You look tired.
No, my face is tired. I feel okay.
Do you want to take a hot bath? No, come on,
I feel dynamic, honest.
Hey, listen...
tomorrow, I was thinking, maybe after work I'll take you out.
You want to do something nice? You want to do that?
I'd like to. How's your stomach? Fine.
You all right?
You look great, you know that?
You look tired. No.
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Hey, Rock, they just like old friends.
Old friends never tasted this good. I heard that.
Yo!
Yo, Rock!
MAN: Hey, Jim.
You wanted me, Frank?
I gotta let you go.
How come? I'm working hard. I'm doing good.
Yeah, real good, but we gotta cut back on manpower,
and you ain't got enough time in, you know.
Seniority.
Wait a minute. How about if I take a cut in pay, all right?
Can't do it. Union rules.
Rules, rules.
Can I finish out the day? Sure.
Rocky, I'm sorry.
Yeah, me too.
PAULIE: You got more stories than a book. You know that?
There's my brother-in-law, Rocky. Give me the five.
My brother-in-law come to visit me.
How are you doing? How's everything down here?
How's business? Okay?
Yeah. Looking over your old stomping ground?
Yeah. Listen, Paulie, you want to buy this car?
I thought you liked it. It's okay, but I don't need it no more.
I have a hard time making these right turns with my bad eye.
I keep hitting trash cans and things like that.
You got problems at home? You need bread?
No, no. Everything's okay.
You know, this car would look great wrapped around you. You know, wouldn't it?
Look, you need a handout, I give you a handout.
No, I don't need no handout, Paulie.
Look, you wanna buy the car? Sure.
Why don't you be smart and fight again?
That's okay. I don't need to fight no more. Listen, you want to buy the car?
You want to pick up the payments? Okay.
My sister giving you a hard time? If she is, you break her teeth.
I appreciate the advice, Paulie, but I kind of like her teeth, you know, where they are.
Here you go. You bought yourself a car.
Good car, you know.
You gotta buckle up for safety and all that.
Where you going? Need a lift?
No.
See you around.
PAULIE: Hey, say hi to my sister for me!
Hey, listen, if you two need the car, just ask!
When did you get home? I thought you were at work.
No, I...
I ain't at work no more. I got...
I got canned today.
What happened? I don't know. I was...
It was nobody's fault. They were just cutting back. You know, it was economics.
What are you gonna do? I don't know. I was...
thinking about fighting.
What about your eye? You know, the doctor said you shouldn't fight anymore.
No, he recommended I don't fight, and I recommend that I do.
You'll go blind. Nobody's going blind.
Honest, I see great. I see like a beagle or something like that.
You could be whatever you want to be. You don't have to fight anymore.
Well, you know, I am a fighter. Not too good, but that's what I do.
Rocky, you gave me your word you wouldn't fight anymore.
I mean, if we need money, I could get a job.
You don't have to do that.
Oh, sure, I...
I can get my job back, you know, part-time at the pet shop.
But I'm the one who's supposed to support.
It's just for a little while.
Listen, what if you catch some pet shop disease or something?
There are no pet shop diseases, Rocky. I mean, really, I want to work.
You really want to do it?
Yeah, we need the money.
Come in handy.
Well, maybe you're right.
You know what's best.
Could you start dinner? I'm starting to get a little hungry.
I want to finish my workout here, okay?
Sure.
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Shit.
Who the hell is that?!
Avon lady.
Who's that? Rocky?!
Hey! I don't remember giving you no key.
Come on up here. What, a prodigal son returns.
You don't look so bad, do you, kid?
What's that outer space monster you brought me?
That's Butkus, my large dog. What's that in your ear there?
What this? With this...
I hear stupid things better.
Well, now, did you come here to show me that dog?
No. Mickey, can I have my locker back?
Yeah. What's on your mind?
Fighting. Fighting?
What? You want to go blind?
Nobody's going blind. Now you heard what I said?
Yeah, and the eye's great. No problem.
Every pug thinks he has one good one left.
Now, forget it, because your fighting career is over, kid.
Is that right? Yeah, that's right.
You know, I spend my whole life getting a career, I get one.
And you tell me it's over.
What's the matter? You shook the hell out of
the champion of the whole wide world. You'd be happy with that.
Maybe we can do better this time. Or worse. What about that?
Hey, yo, Mick, I done you a favor last time. You know?
Can you do me one this time?
I don't know. You don't understand me.
Now, look, I want to show you something now, test you.
You look right there at the end of my nose.
Okay.
I want to test you. Look at your nose.
You look at my nose. Now, when I bring my finger in here,
tell me when you see it. Okay.
There's the little thing, I see it. That's good.
I told you it was okay. Now, wait.
Now we try the other lamp.
Now, look here, will you? Now, tell me.
I see it. No, you see nothing.
Creed would've caved in the whole side of your face. Now, forget it.
You got the heart, but you ain't got the tools no more. Now, forget it.
Is that right? That is right.
Yeah? Yeah.
Well, maybe it's you who ain't got it no more, you know that?
Yeah, yeah, that's it.
Now, look...
you didn't even see that coming, did you? No.
Well, that was from a broken-down pug like me.
What do you think the champ would do to you?
I don't know, hurt me bad.
No, he'd hurt you permanent. Permanent.
You know, Mick...
if I can't fight no more...
then maybe I can help out around here, you know.
Here? Well, sure, but...
you're like royalty here, kid. You want those guys to see you
carrying towels and buckets around? Where's your dignity?
I don't know how to say this. It's just...
I gotta be around it.
I just gotta.
All right, kid.
Will you come back tomorrow?
Okay. Thanks a lot, Mick.
Look, I don't know about anybody else, but as long as I'm gonna be promoting this fight myself,
I want a lot more pressure put on for a rematch.
Hey, we can get the same money for the two top contenders.
Why go after Balboa? Why?
Because there's still a lot of people out there that think he won.
There's a lot of people out there accusing me
of having the fight fixed,
accusing me of being a fake and insulting my kids at school. That's why.
You want to hear the truth? Yeah, I wanna hear the truth.
The truth is that last time he was damn lucky.
Now he's finished. He's been hanging around doing nothing for six months.
Any trainer worth anything wouldn't have nothing to do with him. I say,
let's go after some new meat. Forget this bum.
You think I beat him the last time? Do you?
You got the decision. Man, I won, but I didn't beat him!
What are you afraid of, Tony?
Honest? Yeah, honest.
He's all wrong for us, baby.
I saw you beat that man
like I never saw no man get beat before,
and the man kept coming after you.
Now, we don't need that kind of man in our life.
I know what you're feeling.
Let it go.
You're the champ.
Thank you.
Look, you're in charge of my public relations, right?
I want a whole new campaign started.
I want something done publicly to bring this man out.
I want something done to jar this man's pride.
I want something done to get the people around him talking. All right?
You realize if we use this humiliation tactic,
you're setting yourself up as the bad guy.
Look, man, whatever gets him in the ring.
ROCKY: What's happening? Hey?
What? Where's your heart?
What are you talking about? You heard me.
Well, what's this?
It's kind of funny, don't you think?
MICKEY: Hey, Chico, listen.
Hey, listen.
What's with the grin?
How'd you get so happy with yourself?
Let me tell you something. Snarl more, you see.
Now, a good snarl can give you what the Bible calls a psychological edge
because you snarl on your punches.
Wait a minute. Hey, Rock!
Rock, come here.
Show this Latin lamebrain how to snarl and punch. Show him that.
That's it, you see! That's ugly. That's a snarl.
Hey, John, will you empty them buckets?
They're falling over Will you do that?
Hey, Johnny, I'll do it. No, let him do it.
ROCKY: Come on, I don't mind. Hey, Rock!
Hey, wait a minute.
Now you can take it.
Whoops. Hey!
Can't you think of anything tougher to say than "oops"?
[LAUGHING]
Come on, hit that right. Bang!
All right, come on, come on, come on.
Yo, Rock.
Yo, Tony.
How you doing? How am I doing?
How are you doing?
Look, I heard you was working in this dump. What are you doing? Give it to me straight, Rock.
You know, I was sweeping up, making a few bucks here and there.
You ain't no janitor, Rock.
You don't need a job like this. Besides, you're Italian.
You come back and work for me, Rock.
Yeah, well, what would I be doing?
You mean like...
collecting or something? What else?
Look, you come back, you work on the docks,
get some fresh air. It stinks in here.
You know, Tony, I appreciate the offer, but...
I can't do that stuff no more.
It's healthy, huh?
Well, look, I gotta go.
Take it easy, huh, champ? Yeah. See you around.
Remember that guy, Rock?
Yo! How's everybody in the clubhouse tonight?
Fine. How'd your day go? A million laughs. It was great.
You need some help with that? Yes.
Yes, okay.
You know, I was thinking maybe you ought to stay home and rest your stomach.
Come on, Rock. It's just part-time. We need the money.
Yeah, well, maybe you're right.
Here we go.
That ain't my brand. I like oatmeal.
Hey, listen, why don't we forget all this work? Listen, you wanna come home with me now
and maybe I'll tell you a few jokes on the way home, and maybe you'll laugh. Huh?
We need a few laughs in our life. What do you think? Maybe?
Yes. Maybe?
Okay, let's get out of here. Okay? Okay.
Here we go. Listen, Adrian? Yeah.
Listen to this one. Why do cows wear bells?
Why? Because their horns don't work.
Is that killing you?
No?
Oh, God.
They really used like it in third grade.
I used to break everybody up with that one.
MAN: Yo!
You really sweep good, man.
[LAUGHING]
Is he talking to you?
No, he probably has me mixed up with somebody else. Come on.
Now you're chicken. I tell you.
ROCKY: Boy, you guys got the easy life.
How you guys doing?
Did anybody move today, you know?
How's life in the bowl? You gotta exercise once in a while.
Would you like a little snack, a little something? Here you go.
Come on, Cuff. Link, what, are you drowning down there?
Hey, you want to hear some TV? You want to hear some TV?
MAN [ON TV]: - the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams defeated the Buccaneers in overtime
13 to 10 on Frank Corell's...
Hey, Butkie. Come here, Butkus.
Come here, boy.
Come here. What'd you do today? Did you bark at anybody today?
Yo, Adrian, sometimes I look at Butkus,
and I don't think he's a normal canine.
What do you think he is?
I don't know. He just don't look like a regular dog to me sometimes, you know.
MAN [ON TV]: - earlier today, I was down at Apollo Creed's palatial gym.
And as usual, the world champion was not at a loss for words about Rocky Balboa.
APOLLO: Look, I know a lot of people want to see me in a rematch
with a timid fellow who calls himself "The Italian Stallion."
But this man does not have the honor to meet me in the ring. Or is it "Scallion"?
MAN [ON TV]: In fairness, Apollo, Rocky Balboa did officially retire.
APOLLO: Yeah, the bum's hiding. The bum's running.
He doesn't want to face me. He's scared. You know it.
MAN: Apollo, I think there's more here than meets the eye.
You've been under close scrutiny ever since that split decision victory.
A lot of reporters, Apollo, including me, thought it was an even draw.
APOLLO: That's your opinion, and you're entitled to it.
But now I'm ready to have a rematch
to prove that this lucky club fighter... And that's what he was, lucky.
- does not have the skill to last five minutes in the ring with a superior athlete like me.
The man's running. The man's hiding. The man doesn't want to face me.
So I say to you, Rocky Balboa, or whatever your name is, that I want the American people to know,
I want the whole world to know that I'm ready, willing and able to meet you anyplace, anytime.
I will meet and defeat this so-called fighter who calls himself "The Italian Stallion."
If the man has the guts to call me.
And you can call me collect. Call me, Balboa.
MAN: This would be a legitimate rematch.
The boxer against the puncher, and I think everyone wants to see them back in the ring together.
But there's only one problem:
Where is Rocky Balboa?
Lousy bum!
You know, I was thinking that...
I ain't supposed to do no commercials
and I ain't supposed to work in no meat house.
I'm supposed to be a fighter.
But you gave that up.
Mm.
Yeah, I think I'm becoming a nobody again too.
In whose eyes? Not mine.
In mine.
In here.
We'll get by.
That's just it.
I don't want just to get by the hard way, you know?
I want you to have good things.
I want the kid to have good things.
We'll have them.
I just think we need them now, don't you?
Rocky, please.
You don't have to prove anything.
Adrian, it's all I know.
I don't want you to do it.
It's all I know.
Adrian.
You know...
I never asked you to stop being a woman, you know.
Please, I'm asking you, please
don't ask me to stop being a man.
Please.
[KNOCKING]
I think we ought to knock his block off.
Absolutely. ADRIAN: Rocky.
I'm sorry.
Well... Let's do it.
REPORTER: Apollo, has a site been chosen for the rematch?
APOLLO: This fight will be held in the Philadelphia Spectrum.
I want this man's hometown to see this.
I want all of Philadelphia,
I want all of America, I want the whole world
to see me destroy this man after two short rounds.
Because after this fight, he's gonna have to donate what's left of his body to science.
But there won't be much, that I can guarantee.
Rocky, what do you think about the fight taking place in the Spectrum?
I'm very happy about that.
REPORTER: Why?
Well, it's only about ten minutes from my house, the Spectrum.
REPORTER: Apollo, a lot of people say that you lost the first fight a victim of the southpaw jinx.
Did fighting a left-hander throw you off?
Southpaw jinx, nothing.
Last time I took the fight too lightly, and this man was just plain lucky.
But this time... This time you all will see the real Apollo Creed.
The whole world's gonna see the real Apollo Creed. Lightning fast and hard to catch.
No playing, no jiving, just business.
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
REPORTER: Rocky, do you think you have a chance this time against Apollo?
I don't know. He looks pretty mad.
[REPORTERS LAUGHING]
Me and Mick, we're gonna try our best.
His lungs, he's gonna punch out.
Now who's that, Al Capone?
I don't sweat you.
Look here.
A lot of people may not like me, and that's okay,
but come November, Apollo Creed will provide the ultimate gala spectacle.
On Thanksgiving in front of this man's home crowd,
I'm gonna drop him like a bad habit.
Rocky, your pay for the fight is very substantial. What are you gonna do with the money?
Well, the first thing I gotta do is I gotta pay the rent, you know.
And then, well, I made this list on the way over. I was just thinking of things to do.
I'd like to get a couple of hats and a motorcycle
and a couple quarts of perfume for Adrian. She likes to smell good.
And some Muppet toys, you know, Ernie and Big Bird
and that frog, what's his name, Kermit?
I don't know. And, uh...
I thought maybe a statue for the church.
And I think a snow cone machine for you, Paulie.
You like snow cones, don't you? Yeah.
FEMALE REPORTER: Rocky, got anything derogatory to say about the champ?
Derogatory? Yeah, he's great.
REPORTER: How about some clowning shots, Apollo?
Does this look like a circus to you, man?
Come November, you're mine.
He's very upset. Oh, well.
See how smooth he moves there?
See how he bumps that jab into your eye?
Yeah.
You got guts to go back in the ring with him, kid.
Thanks a lot, Mick.
You do. Your style's too easy to figure out.
Left-handed fighters, they're the worst.
They lead with their face mostly.
Trying to throw that big left, right's no damn good.
They ought to outlaw southpaws.
Why didn't you tell me this before?
I didn't want to hurt your feelings. Now, look.
To pull this miracle off, you gotta change everything.
You gotta learn to be a right-handed fighter.
Now, this'll confuse Apollo, and it'll protect that bad eye.
I can't learn how to fight right-handed no more.
What's "can't"? There ain't no "can'ts."
There's no "can'ts."
Now, he will beat you uglier than you are now.
Now, listen, you start fighting right-handed,
and then you change sudden, and it'll make history.
But first, we gotta get speed, demon speed.
Speed's what we need.
We need greasy, fast speed!
Now, I'll show you a trick how to get some speed in them legs.
You have to wear that stinking shirt? It brings me luck, you know.
You know what it brings? It brings flies.
Now, listen. I want you to try... Listen to me.
I want you to try to chase this little chicken.
Why do I gotta chase a chicken for? It's embarrassing.
First, because I said so.
And second, because chicken-chasing is how we always used to train in the old days.
You catch this thing, you can catch greased lightning.
Ready? Well, I'd rather eat it than chase it.
It ain't mature, but if you say so. Neither are you very mature!
Now, listen, get this thing.
I'm a fighter, I ain't a farmer. Come on! Go on and get him!
Get him, get him.
Come on, what's the matter with you?
Get him!
Pick him up. Pick him up, pick him up. Put him down!
What's the matter?
Are you standing still or something? Speed, speed!
Can't you catch a little chicken? Huh?