[CROWD SHOUTING]
COME ON,
KNOCK THAT GUY OUT!
COME ON, SPIDER,
QUIT WRESTLING UP THERE!
THAT-A-BOY, ROCKY!
KEEP YOUR HANDS UP!
HEY, REFEREE!
WHY DON'T YA STOP THE FIGHT!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
BOO!
HIT HIM!
COME ON, HIT HIM! HIT HIM!
THROW IN THE TOWEL!
[BELL RINGS]
YOU'RE WALTZING.
GIVE THE SUCKERS SOME ACTION.
YOU'RE FIGHTING LIKE A BUM.
YOU WANT SOME ADVICE?
WATER.
[VENDOR] COLD BEER HERE!
GET YOUR BEER!
ROCKY, SHOULD I BET THE FIGHT DON'T GO THREE ROUNDS? FEEL STRONG?
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU WANT SOME GOOD ADVICE?
MOUTHPIECE.
KEEP MOVING TO YOUR LEFT.
COME ON, SPIDER!
GET THAT BUM OUTTA THERE!
[BELL RINGS]
COME ON, SPIDER!
AH!
BOO! BOO! BOO!
KILL THE BUM! GET HIM!
[BELL RINGS]
[CHEERING]
WHOO!
BOO! BOO! BOO!
[BELL RINGS]
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT, A SIX-ROUNDER BETWEEN LOCAL LIGHTWEIGHTS
KID BROOKS
AND SUGAR JOHNSON.
[WHISTLING AND CLAPPING]
GOOD FORM, CHAMP!
HEY, YOU GOT A SMOKE?
YEAH. YOU CAN HAVE THIS ONE.
YOU'RE A BUM!
YOU KNOW THAT? YOU'RE A BUM!
HEY.
YOU REALLY GOT LUCKY TONIGHT.
SPIDER GETS LOSER'S SHARE--
$40 LESS $15 LOCKER AND CORNER MAN,
$5.00 SHOWER AND TOWEL, 7% TAX.
COMES TO 17.20.
YOU FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, SPIDER.
BALBOA, YOU GET WINNER'S SHARE--
$65 LESS $15 LOCKER AND CORNER MAN,
$5.00 SHOWER AND TOWEL, AND 7% TAX.
COMES TO 40.55.
WHEN DO I FIGHT AGAIN?
MAYBE TWO WEEKS.
GIVE ME A CALL.
THE DOCTOR SHOULD BE IN IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
[WHISTLING A TUNE]
[WHISTLES]
HERE, BOY.
HERE, BOY
HERE, BOY.
[WHISTLES]
[EL RATTLING PAST]
♪ TAKE ME BACK
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ TAKE ME BACK
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ I SAID, I BEEN TOLD BY ♪
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ SOME PEOPLE, AND THEY ALL ♪
♪ SAID TAKE ME BACK
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ TAKE ME BACK LIKE BEFORE ♪
♪ NOW, I DON'T CALL IT A REASON ♪
♪ I JUST CALL IT BELIEVIN' IN MYSELF ♪
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ DOO DOO DOO
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
YOU GUYS ARE GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR.
YOU KNOW THAT?
YEAH.
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ DOO DOO DOO
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ WHAT I SAW BEFORE
♪ I SQUEEZED YOU, AND I HELD YOU ♪
♪ BUT I COULD NOT TELL YOU I LOVED YOU ♪
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ TAKE ME BACK
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ WELL, YOU PUT ME DOWN ♪
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ YOU PUT ME DOWN REAL NICE ♪
♪ THIS LOVE AFFAIR
♪ DOO-DOO DOO DOO
♪ HAS TAKEN THE LONGEST SLICE ♪
♪ FROM MY LIFE AS I SEE IT... ♪
HEY, YOUR OLD MAN DID PRETTY GOOD TONIGHT.
WHY WEREN'T YOU THERE, HUH?
YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN ME.
YOU GUYS HUNGRY?
HUH?
THERE YOU GO.
[SOUL MUSIC PLAYING]
YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR FRIEND MOBY DICK, HUH?
HOW YOU DOING, MOBY DICK?
YOU MISS ME TODAY, OR WHAT?
HUH?
HERE YOU GO. SAY HI.
IF YOU GUYS COULD SING AND DANCE,
I WOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.
AND, UH, THIS TURTLE FOOD I GOT HERE,
IT'S, UH...
THIS TURTLE FOOD GOT MORE FLIES IN IT.
THERE'S MORE MOTHS IN IT THAN FLIES.
MORE FLI-- MORE MOTHS...
WHO THE HELL CARES?
[SIGH]
[PARAKEETS CHIRPING]
[WHISTLES]
HOW YOU FEELING THIS MORNING,
FULL OF LIFE?
FINE.
HEY, HOW YOU DOING, KILLER?
HOW'S THE TURTLE FOOD THIS WEEK?
FINE.
ME, I'M KIND OF AGGRAVATED.
OH, I'M SORRY.
IT'S YOUR FAULT.
YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT?
HERE'S SOMEBODY WHO DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
THE LAST TURTLE FOOD I GOT HERE
HAD MORE MOTHS IN IT THAN FLIES.
THESE MOTHS GET CAUGHT IN THE TURTLE'S THROAT.
I GOT TO SMACK THEM ON THE SHELL,
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY GET?
AND THEY GET WHAT?
COME ON.
SHELL-SHOCKED.
THEY GET SHELL-SHOCKED.
YOU'RE STARTING WITH BAD JOKES EARLY.
MAKING JOKES AIN'T SO EASY SOMETIMES.
THAT WASN'T A JOKE.
[BARKING]
HOW'S MY BUDDY DOING TODAY?
YO, BUTKUS.
COME ON.
WOOF WOOF WOOF.
[IMITATING TARZAN YELL]
GIVE ME A KISS.
ADRIAN, GO DOWNSTAIRS AND CLEAN THE CAT CAGES.
THEY'RE A MESS.
YOU GOT TO PAY FOR THAT TURTLE FOOD, ROCK HEAD.
HEY, CRIME DON'T PAY.
YOU KNOW THAT, GLORIA. YOU KNOW THAT.
[SMOKESTACKS TOOT]
YO, ROCK.
HOW'S YOUR BOSS?
GOOD.
ROCK, YOU FIGHTING AGAIN?
WE'LL MAKE SOME MONEY REAL SOON, HUH?
YEAH, A MILLION DOLLARS.
HEY, YOU.
WHERE YOU GOING?
WHERE YOU GOING, HUH?
WHERE YOU RUNNING?
HEY! DON'T HIT THE FACE!
SHUT UP!
MR. GAZZO WANTS THE 200 NOW.
I'M BROKE. HONEST TO GOD.
MR. GAZZO SAYS I SHOULD GET THE 200 OR BREAK YOUR THUMB.
PLEASE! DON'T--
WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN?
BOB.
LISTEN, BOB.
YOU WANT TO DANCE,
YOU GOT TO PAY THE BAND.
YOU WANT TO BORROW,
YOU GOT TO PAY THE MAN.
I AIN'T EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED, UNDERSTAND?
GIVE ME SOME MONEY.
COME ON.
THERE'S 130 HERE.
THAT-THAT'S ALL--
I'M BROKE.
HEY, BOB.
HEY, HEY. YOU'RE STILL $70 LIGHT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BREAK NOTHING.
HERE, TAKE MY COAT.
IT'S WORTH 50, $60.
HERE, TAKE THE COAT.
TAKE THE COAT.
YOU SHOULD'VE PLANNED AHEAD.
YOU KNOW THAT?
LOOK, WE'LL FAKE IT.
I'LL TAPE THE HAND LIKE YOU BROKE THE THUMB.
GAZZO DON'T HAVE TO KNOW.
HE WON'T BE WISE TO NOTHING.
KEEP THE COAT.
KEEP...
HE ONLY HAD 130,
BUT I THINK HE'S GOOD FOR THE REST NEXT WEEK.
SURE, ROCKY. BOB'S GOOD FOR IT.
THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.
TOMORROW, COLLECT FROM DEL RIO.
HE'S LATE THREE WEEKS, AND I DON'T LIKE IT.
TOMORROW. THREE WEEKS.
HOW DO YOU SPELL DEL RIO?
HOW'D YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
I DID REAL GOOD.
DID YOU GET THE LICENSE NUMBER?
OF WHAT?
THE TRUCK THAT RUN OVER YOUR FACE.
PULL OVER.
I WANT TO LET ROCKY OUT AND TALK TO HIM.
HOW COME YOU DIDN'T BREAK THIS GUY'S THUMB?
HOW DO YOU KNOW I DIDN'T?
DID I GIVE YOU A JOB, OR DIDN'T I?
SO, WHY DIDN'T YOU BREAK HIS THUMB LIKE I TOLD YOU?
YOU MAKE ME LOOK BAD, ROCK.
I FIGURED IF I BREAK THE GUY'S THUMB,
HE GETS LAID OFF.
HE CAN'T MAKE THE PAY--
LET ME DO THE FIGURING, O.K.?
THESE GUYS THINK WE'RE RUNNING A CHARITY,
THAT THEY CAN GET OFF LIGHT.
FROM HERE ON IN,
DO WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO,
BECAUSE IT'S BAD FOR MY REPUTATION.
YOU GOT IT, ROCK?
I GOT IT.
HEY, HOW DO YOU SPELL DEL RIO?
LOOK IN A DICTIONARY.
AW, COME ON.
I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN NO MORE,
ABOUT THE THUMB.
YOU KNOW.
SO LONG, MEATBAG.
I SHOULD'VE BROKE YOUR THUMBS!
HEY, ROCK. HEARD YOU DID REAL GOOD LAST NIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY. SHOULD'VE SEEN ME.
YOU OUGHT TO TAKE A REST.
MY BACK IS HURT.
YOUR BACK?
MY BACK'S HURT. YOU DEAF?
NO. I'M SHORT.
[WHISTLING]
HEY, YO, MIKE. WHERE'S MY LOCK?
WHOSE STUFF IS THIS IN MY LOCKER?
IT'S DIPPER'S STUFF.
AIN'T YOUR LOCKER NO MORE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IT'S BEEN MY LOCKER FOR SIX YEARS.
WHERE'S MY GEAR?
MICKEY SAID TO BAG IT AND HANG IT.
YOU PUT MY STUFF ON SKID ROW.
I BEEN IN THAT LOCKER SIX YEARS,
AND YOU PUT ME ON SKID ROW?
MICKEY TELLS ME WHAT TO DO.
WHERE IS HE?
HE'S OUTSIDE WORKING WITH DIPPER.
HE'S IN A BAD MOOD.
SO AM I.
PUT YOUR HANDS UP. THAT-A-BOY.
KEEP YOUR HANDS UP. THAT'S RIGHT.
HEY, MICK.
SHUT UP.
TO THE BODY. THAT-A-BOY.
TIME.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
HOW YOU FEELING TODAY?
WHAT?
HOW YOU FEELING?
WHAT ARE YOU, A DOCTOR?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM?
NEVER MIND MY PROBLEM. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
HOW COME I BEEN PUT OUT OF MY LOCKER?
BECAUSE DIPPER NEEDED IT.
DIPPER'S A CONTENDER. HE'S A CLIMBER.
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE?
YOU'RE A TOMATO. FACE IT.
I RUN A BUSINESS HERE, NOT A SOUP KITCHEN.
DID YOU FIGHT LAST NIGHT?
DID YOU WIN?
KO IN THE SECOND.
YEAH? WHO'D YOU FIGHT?
SPIDER RICO.
HA!
HE'S A BUM.
YOU THINK EVERYBODY I FIGHT IS A BUM.
WELL, AIN'T THEY?
YOU GOT HEART,
BUT YOU FIGHT LIKE AN APE.
ONLY THING SPECIAL ABOUT YOU--
NEVER GOT YOUR NOSE BUSTED.
LEAVE IT THAT WAY, AND WHAT'S LEFT OF YOUR MIND.
I'M GOING TO GO TAKE A STEAM.
I DID REAL GOOD LAST NIGHT.
YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN ME.
BIG DEAL.
YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN ME, TOO.
HEY, KID. EVER THINK ABOUT RETIRING?
NO.
YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT. TIME.
HEY, HEY, IRON MAN.
WHAT?
I DIG YOUR LOCKER.
[MICKEY] HEH HEH HEH.
HE DIGS HIS LOCKER.
THAT-A-BOY.
[PARAKEETS CHIRPING]
COLD NIGHT.
WHEW. GOOD NIGHT TO CATCH PNEUMONIA,
YOU KNOW?
YOU NEED SOME HELP WITH THAT CAGE?
THERE'S A GOOD GAME DOWN AT THE SPECTRUM TONIGHT.
WANT TO GO TO A BASKETBALL GAME?
[ARF ARF]
HI, BUTKUS.
TOUGH DAY TODAY. THEY TOOK MY LOCKER.
HAD THAT LOCKER SIX YEARS.
IT DON'T BOTHER ME.
LOCKERS ARE BAD ANYWAY.
PEOPLE GET THE COMBINATION.
I MUST'VE HAD 20 BUCKS TAKEN OUT OF THERE IN 6 YEARS.
IT DON'T SOUND LIKE MUCH, BUT IT ADDS UP.
DOESN'T MATTER. WHO CARES?
WHEW. COLD NIGHT, YOU KNOW?
HEY, BIRDS.
HEY, LOOK WHO'S HERE.
LOOK WHO'S HERE-- THE GIANT WORM.
THESE BIRDS...
DON'T THESE BIRDS LOOK LIKE CANDY?
LIKE FLYING CANDY?
HEY, BIRD. WANT TO FLY ME HOME?
NEED SOMEBODY TO WALK YOU HOME?
NO.
IT'S A COLD NIGHT.
IF I WAS YOU, I'D TAKE A CAB.
TOO MANY CREEPS AROUND HERE.
EVERY OTHER BLOCK, THERE'S A CREEP.
YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL A CREEP.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING NOW.
I'LL SEE YOUSE LATER.
NONE OF YOU GUYS GET UP.
YOU HAD A HARD DAY IN THE CAGE.
SO I'LL GO HOME, MAKE UP A JOKE.
GOOD NIGHT, ADRIAN.
GOOD NIGHT, ROCKY.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS...
HEY THERE, LEFTY.
I GOT A FRIEND FOR YOU HERE.
HOW YOU DOING?
YOU SEEN PAULIE?
HE'S IN THE STEAM ROOM.
ROCKY, WHAT'S WITH THE EYE?
BEEN FIGHTIN'.
HOPE YOUSE WON IT.
YEAH. DID REAL GOOD.
[TV ANNOUNCER] THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION--
APOLLO CREED.
HEY, ROCK. WHO'D YOU FIGHT?
SPIDER RICO.
IS HE STILL AROUND?
YEAH. HE'S DOING REAL GOOD.
HE'S DOING BETTER THAN YOU ARE.
PAULIE, WHAT YOU DO, LOCK THE DOOR?
YO, PAULIE.
I'D LIKE TO KILL THE MORON WHO BROKE THE MIRROR.
HEY, YO, PAULIE.
EVERY DAY, EVERY NIGHT I PASS BY.
YOUR SISTER'S GIVING ME THE SHOULDER.
FORGET HER. YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN HER.
EVERY NIGHT I PASS BY, I TELL A JOKE.
EVERY MORNING I PASS BY, I TELL A JOKE.
SHE JUST LOOKS AT ME.
LOOKS, HUH?
LIKE I'M A PLATE OF LEFTOVERS.
I NEED A CADILLAC
TO CONNECT WITH YOUR SISTER?
SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FACE?
SHE'S A FREAKIN' LOSER.
SHE GETS ME SO CRAZY
I COULD SPLIT HER HEAD WITH A RAZOR.
DON'T GET MENTAL, MAN.
YOU CAUGHT ME IN A BAD MOOD.
ADRIAN AIN'T SHARP. ADRIAN'S A LOSER.
SHE'S PUSHING 30.
IF SHE DON'T WATCH OUT,
SHE'LL END UP DYING ALONE.
I'M 30 MYSELF.
AND YOU'LL DIE ALONE.
I DON'T SEE NO CROWD AROUND YOU.
I'D LIKE TO KILL WHOEVER BROKE THE MIRROR.
LET'S GET OUT OF THIS STINK.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
ABOUT WHAT?
YOU STILL WORK FOR GAZZO?
YEAH, SURE.
WHY DON'T YOU TALK TO HIM ABOUT ME?
I JUST DON'T THINK GAZZO'S HIRING RIGHT NOW,
YOU KNOW?
COME ON.
THE GIRL'S DRYING UP.
IF SHE DON'T START LIVING,
HER BODY WILL DRY UP.
TOMORROW'S THANKSGIVING. YOU KNOW THAT?
COME OVER AND TALK TO HER.
SURE. BEER.
TOMORROW YOU COME FOR SOME BIRD, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY. YOU GOT IT.
I GOT TO GO.
IF I'M 10 MINUTES LATE, SHE CALLS THE HOSPITAL.
PAULIE.
I GOT IT.
[TV ANNOUNCER] BICENTENNIAL FIGHT WITH MAC LEE GREEN.
HARRY...
YOU'RE SPEAKING OF YOUR MUCH-PUBLICIZED FIGHT.
RIGHT. THE GREATEST SPORTING EVENT
IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY.
I'LL BEAT GREEN LIKE HE COMMITTED A CRIME.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT GUY.
WHERE ARE THE REAL FIGHTERS,
THE PROS?
ALL WE GOT TODAY ARE JIG CLOWNS.
ON JANUARY 1st.
CLOWN?
THAT'S RIGHT-- CLOWN.
IN KEEPING WITH EVENTS,
APOLLO CREED WILL DUPLICATE
THE CRACKING OF THE LIBERTY BELL
BY CRACKING MAC LEE GREEN.
YOU CALLING APOLLO CREED A CLOWN?
JUST LOOK AT HIM.
STAY IN SCHOOL, USE YOUR BRAIN.
BE A DOCTOR, A LAWYER.
CARRY A LEATHER BRIEFCASE.
FORGET ABOUT SPORTS AS A PROFESSION.
SPORTS MAKE YOU GRUNT AND SMELL.
BE A THINKER, NOT A STINKER.
THIS MAN IS CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.
HE TOOK HIS BEST SHOT AND BECOME CHAMP.
WHAT SHOT DID YOU EVER TAKE?
YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR LIFE, THAT'S NICE.
BUT I GOT A BUSINESS GOING.
I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE NO SHOTS.
NO ONE HAVING GONE MORE THAN 12 ROUNDS WITH HIM.
STICK THAT UP YOUR BUSINESS.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING SO INSULTED ABOUT?
YOU WANT ME TO TAKE A SHOT?
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TAKE A SHOT.
[SIREN]
THERE HE GOES.
ROCKY, HOW ABOUT A BOTTLE?
NO WINE.
JUST A LITTLE.
BUY US A THUNDERBIRD.
HOW ABOUT IT?
MARIE, YOUR BROTHER KNOW YOU'RE HANGING OUT?
SCREW YOU, YO-YO.
THESE GUYS TEACH YOU TO TALK LIKE THAT?
STUFF IT, MAN.
COME HERE.
HEY, YOU STINK UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
SIT ON IT, YOU PUNK!
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO.
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,
ONLY ONE GIRL IN THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD
TALKED LIKE THAT.
JUST ONE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THAT'LL MAKE YOUR TEETH YELLOW.
I LIKE YELLOW TEETH.
IT'LL MAKE YOUR BREATH LIKE GARBAGE.
MAYBE I LIKE GARBAGE.
NOBODY LIKES GARBAGE.
ANYWAY, THIS GIRL WITH THE DIRTY MOUTH WASN'T BAD-LOOKING,
BUT NONE OF THE GUYS TOOK HER SERIOUS.
WHY?
THAT'S HOW GUYS ARE.
THEY LAUGH WHEN YOU TALK DIRTY,
THEY THINK YOU'RE CUTE,
BUT THEN YOU GET A REPUTATION.
I GOT TO USE A BAD WORD.
WHORE. YOU UNDERSTAND?
WHORE. YOU USE DIRTY WORDS
AND MAYBE END UP BECOMING A WHORE.
COME ON, ROCKY, I'M JUST 12.
HEY, THAT DON'T MATTER.
YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO BE ONE.
JUST ACT LIKE ONE, AND THAT'S IT.
YOU GET A BAD REP,
20 YEARS FROM NOW PEOPLE WILL SAY,
DO YOU REMEMBER MARIE?
NO. WHO'S SHE?
THE LITTLE WHORE AT THE HOAGIE SHOP.
OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.
NOW I REMEMBER HER.
SEE, THEY DON'T REMEMBER YOU.
THEY REMEMBER THE REP.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
HEY, YOU GOT A BOYFRIEND?
NO, YOU AIN'T GOT A BOYFRIEND.
WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
'CAUSE YOU HANG OUT WITH THEM COCONUTS ON THE CORNER.
HANG AROUND WITH COCONUTS, YOU'LL GET NOWHERE.
THEY'RE LEMONS.
HANG OUT WITH NICE PEOPLE,
YOU GET NICE FRIENDS. UNDERSTAND?
HANG OUT WITH SMART PEOPLE, YOU GET SMART FRIENDS.
HANG OUT WITH YO-YOS, YOU GET YO-YO FRIENDS.
SEE, IT'S SIMPLE MATHEMATICS.
I HOPE YOU AIN'T--
I WON'T.
WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY?
YOU HOPE I DON'T BECOME A WHORE.
GOOD NIGHT, ROCKY.
GOOD NIGHT.
HEY, ROCKY.
YO.
SCREW YOU, CREEP-O.
YEAH. WHO ARE YOU TO GIVE ADVICE, CREEP-O?
HUH? WHO ARE YOU?
ARE THE DOCTOR'S REPORTS CONFIRMED?
DEFINITELY.
"MAC LEE GREEN HAS SUFFERED
A SEVERELY CRACKED THIRD METACARPAL IN HIS LEFT HAND."
DAMN.
OF COURSE, WE CAN CANCEL THE FIGHT INDEFINITELY
IF YOU'RE SET ON FIGHTING GREEN.
IT AIN'T JUST GREEN.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TIME APOLLO'S INVESTED?
WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION.
SOLUTION NOTHING.
YOU FIND ME ANOTHER RANKED CONTENDER.
DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH MY CLIENT.
APOLLO'S ALREADY DONE $1 MILLION WORTH OF PUBLICITY,
HAS MADE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
WITH 2O DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
I CONTACTED ERNIE ROMAN'S MANAGER.
ERNIE'S FIGHTING THAT SAME WEEK.
THEN GET ME BUDDY SHAW. HE'S RANKED FIFTH.
WENT TO CALIFORNIA AND GAINED 50 POUNDS.
I GOT HOLD OF EVERY WORTHWHILE CONTENDER.
THEY ALL SAY FIVE WEEKS JUST ISN'T ENOUGH TIME TO GET INTO SHAPE.
SHAPE NOTHING. THEY'RE AFRAID.
EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD WILL SEE THIS FIGHT,
AND THEY HAVEN'T GOT A PRAYER.
SO THEY'RE MAKING EXCUSES SO THEY'RE NOT THE CHUMP THAT GETS WHIPPED.
ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M A GOOD PROMOTER.
I'VE PROMOTED FIGHTS
IN EVERY GODDAMN COUNTRY IN THE WORLD,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL ELSE TO DO.
I DO.
WITHOUT A RANKED CONTENDER,
WHAT THIS FIGHT IS GOING TO NEED
IS A NOVELTY.
THIS IS THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY,
SO APOLLO CREED ON JANUARY 1st
GIVES A LOCAL UNDERDOG FIGHTER
AN OPPORTUNITY.
A SNOW-WHITE UNDERDOG,
AND I'LL PUT HIS FACE ON THIS POSTER WITH ME.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY--
BECAUSE I'M SENTIMENTAL.
AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY
ARE JUST AS SENTIMENTAL.
THERE'S NOTHING THEY'D LIKE BETTER
THAN TO SEE APOLLO CREED GIVE A LOCAL BOY
A SHOT AT THE TITLE ON THIS COUNTRY'S BIGGEST BIRTHDAY.
THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT,
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE.
APOLLO, I LIKE IT.
IT'S VERY AMERICAN.
NO, JERGENS.
IT'S VERY SMART.
[LAUGHING]
I'LL SEE YOU LATER, MR. GAZZO.
WHAT? WHAT IS IT?
I JUST WANT TO CHECK.
PICK UP 2 YARDS FROM SNYDER
AND A GRAND FROM CAPPOLI.
NO, NO.
2 YARDS FROM CAPPOLI
AND A GRAND FROM SNYDER.
WRITE IT DOWN, O.K.?
YEAH. I GOT IT.
NOW, WHO'S THIS GIRL YOU'RE GOING OUT WITH TOMORROW NIGHT?
HOW'D YOU KNOW?
I HEAR THINGS.
A LOT OF CANARIES FLYING AROUND THE DOCKS.
I'M GOING OUT WITH PAULIE'S SISTER.
I HEAR SHE'S RETARDED.
SHE AIN'T RETARDED. SHE'S SHY.
TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
TAKE HER TO THE ZOO.
RETARDS LIKE THE ZOO.
THIS BUM GOT TO SAY THAT?
WHO YOU CALLING A BUM?
RELAX. BUDDY'S IN A BAD MOOD.
IT'S HIS PROSTATE.
YOU OUGHT TO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
YOU'RE STILL A HEALTHY PERSON.
I DON'T LIKE YOUR FACE.
I DON'T LIKE YOURS EITHER.
KISS MY ASS.
GET OUT OF THE CAR!
RELAX, RELAX, RELAX.
YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY, BOTH OF YOUSE.
BUDDY DOESN'T LIKE YOU.
YEAH.
SOME GUYS, THEY JUST HATE FOR NO REASON.
COME HERE.
HERE'S 50 BUCKS.
YOU AND YOUR GIRL ADRIAN HAVE A NICE TIME.
THANKS.
HOW'D YOU KNOW HER NAME?
YOU DON'T THINK I HEAR THINGS?
HEY, ROCK, REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU.
TAKE HER TO THE ZOO.
COME OUT OF THAT CAR!
MORE COFFEE, MR. CREED?
NO, THANKS, SHIRLEY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT BILLY SNOW?
FOULS.
HOW ABOUT BIG CHUCK SMITH?
HE'S TOO OLD AND DULL.
THAT BOBBY JUDGE, HE'S A GOOD BOY.
I DON'T FEEL HEAT FROM THAT NAME.
JOE ZACK'S A GOOD PROSPECT.
EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, APOLLO?
THIS IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
THE ITALIAN STALLION.
"ROCKY BALBOA"?
NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
LOOK, IT'S THE NAME, MAN.
THE ITALIAN STALLION.
THE MEDIA WILL EAT IT UP.
NOW, WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA?
AN ITALIAN, RIGHT?
WHAT WOULD BE BETTER THAN GETTING IT ON WITH A DESCENDENT?
HE'S A SOUTHPAW.
I DON'T WANT YOU MESSING WITH SOUTHPAWS.
THEY DO EVERYTHING BACKWARDS.
SOUTHPAW NOTHING.
I'LL DROP HIM IN THREE.
APOLLO CREED MEETS THE ITALIAN STALLION.
SOUNDS LIKE A DAMN MONSTER MOVIE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT BAT, HUH?
I USED TO BE DEADLY AT STICKBALL.
YOU SURE YOUR SISTER KNOWS I'M COMING, RIGHT?
VERY EXCITED.
LOOK AT THESE SWOLLEN HANDS.
THE JOINTS FROM WALKING IN, CARRYING MEAT
IN AND OUT OF THE FREEZER.
PLAYS HELL ON THE JOINTS.
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO SEE A DOCTOR.
I NEED A DIFFERENT JOB.
WHAT KIND OF TURKEY, BIG OR SMALL?
TALK TO GAZZO ABOUT ME.
TELL HIM I'M A GOOD MAN AND NOTHING BOTHERS ME.
I'D MAKE A GREAT COLLECTOR.
BUSTING BONES DON'T BOTHER ME.
DON'T BOTHER YOU. BIG TURKEY, RIGHT?
FORGET GAZZO. IT'S A BAD JOB,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU GOT A MATCH?
GO TO HIM FOR ME, AS A FAVOR.
YEAH. LAST TIME I HAD A TURKEY,
IT WAS WHEN THEY WERE HAVING A $2.00 SPECIAL
AT HORN & HARDART'S ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
YOUR SISTER KNOWS I'M COMING FOR SURE, RIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH. SHE'S VERY EXCITED.
HEY, WILL YOU FORGET ABOUT GAZZO, HUH?
I DON'T ASK NOBODY TWICE.
YOU DON'T ASK NOBODY TWICE.
♪ STAY AWAY, BABY
YOUR SISTER, YOU SURE YOUR SISTER KNOWS I'M COMING?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SHE'S VERY EXCITED.
YEAH?
PAULIE, YOU'RE LATE.
DID YOU CALL THE HOSPITAL?
SHE CALLS THE HOSPITAL IF I'M 10 MINUTES LATE.
YO, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I TOLD YOU SHE'S VERY EXCITED.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE BRINGING HIM HERE?
I'M NOT READY FOR THIS.
WOULD IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF YOU WERE?
HE'S A FRIEND. NOW HE'S TAKING YOU OUT.
I CAN'T.
I WANT YOU OUT OF THE KITCHEN RIGHT NOW.
I WON'T.
HEY.
HEY!
I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE INSTAMATICALLY.
I'M SICK OF SEEING YOU HANG AROUND
LIKE A FREAKIN' SPIDER.
GO OUT AND LIVE. ENJOY LIFE.
PAULIE, I CAN'T GO.
DON'T GET WISE WITH ME.
I'M TIRED OF YOU BEING A LOSER.
DON'T CALL ME THAT, PAULIE.
APOLLO CREED SAYS
HE'LL BE SHOPPING FOR ANOTHER VICTIM
TO FILL GREEN'S VACANCY
FOR THE BICENTENNIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
HOW DO YOU KNOW I DIDN'T?
I'M NOT GOING TO GO, PAULIE.
I WON'T GO.
WHY?
PAULIE, IT'S THANKSGIVING.
I GOT A TURKEY IN THE OVEN.
OH, A TURKEY IN THE OVEN.
OH.
YOU WANT THE BIRD?
GO IN THE ALLEY AND EAT THE BIRD.
OH, PAULIE.
I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE.
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.
GO OUT AND ENJOY YOUR FREAKIN' LIFE.
NO! I WON'T!
YOU HUNGRY, ROCK?
HEY, YO, PAULIE, LISTEN.
MAYBE WE JUST BETTER FORGET ALL THIS, YOU KNOW?
FORGET NOTHING.
GO AHEAD. TELL HER SOMETHING FUNNY.
AIN'T NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
SHE'S IN A BAD MOOD, I'M IN A BAD MOOD.
YOU WANT TO GO OUT WITH MY SISTER?
YEAH.
WELL...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
FUNNY.
YO, ADRIAN, IT'S ME, ROCKY...
ROCKY, YOU KNOW?
LISTEN, UH...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
'CAUSE I AIN'T NEVER TALKED TO NO DOOR BEFORE, YOU KNOW?
WHAT DO I SAY TO A DOOR?
HEY, LISTEN. FORGET IT.
YOU'RE DOING FINE.
I AIN'T DOING FINE. I LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT.
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. FUNNY.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT THESE THINGS.
I FEEL LIKE A JERK.
YO, ADRIAN, IT'S ROCKY AGAIN, YOU KNOW?
LISTEN, UH...
I KNOW YOU AIN'T TOO HAPPY AT THIS MOMENT, YOU KNOW?
BUT COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?
I AIN'T GOT NOBODY TO SPEND THANKSGIVING WITH.
SO HOW ABOUT MAYBE YOU AND I,
MAYBE WE COULD GO OUT TOGETHER,
GET SOMETHING TO EAT,
MAYBE LAUGH A LITTLE BIT, WHO KNOWS?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH...
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAYBE,
YOU AND ME, GO OUT TOGETHER?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? WOULD YOU LIKE TO?
[DOOR UNLOCKS]
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
WE'LL HAVE A REAL GOOD TIME, ADRIAN.
THANKS FOR THE BIRD.
I'M GOING TO TURN THE TV OFF.
I GOT A HEADACHE.
WHAT'S YOUR SISTER LIKE TO DO?
ICE SKATE.
ADRIAN, COME ON. YOU'RE LETTING THE HEAT OUT.
WHO PAYS THE BILLS AROUND HERE?
LISTEN, I DON'T WANT NO TURKEY ANYWAY, YOU KNOW?
BUT IT WAS THANKSGIVING.
IT WAS WHAT?
IT WAS THANKSGIVING.
YEAH, TO YOU,
BUT TO ME, IT'S THURSDAY, RIGHT?
YO, LOOKS KIND OF QUIET, YOU KNOW?
I THINK IT'S CLOSED.
I THINK MAYBE WE'RE JUST EARLY.
YO! WE'RE CLOSED!
WHAT?
I SAID WE'RE CLOSED.
YEAH.
HEY, LISTEN.
I'M GOING TO SMOOTH THIS GUY OUT HERE.
JUST WAIT HERE. I'LL BE BACK.
WE COULD GO SOMEPLACE ELSE.
YOU CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC,
OR YOU CLOSED TO EVERYBODY?
IT'S AFTER 6:00. IT'S THANKSGIVING.
THAT'S WHY THERE'S NOBODY HERE.
BESIDES, YOU AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.
DO ME A FAVOR AND NOT STAY HERE.
COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?
HEY, COME ON, WE'RE NOT OPERATING.
LOOK...THIS GIRL HERE AIN'T FEELING WELL.
DOCTORS SAY SHE SHOULD GO OUT AND EXERCISE.
ICE SKATING IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
I WANT YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.
IF YOU COULD LET HER ON THE ICE, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
10 MINUTES, 10 BUCKS.
10 BUCKS? HOW ABOUT 8 BUCKS?
COME ON, IT'S THANKSGIVING.
ALL RIGHT, 9 BUCKS, YOU GOT A DEAL.
YOU'LL HAVE THE ICE TO YOURSELF. 10 BUCKS.
GIVE ME THE BLADES.
O.K.
AREN'T YOU SKATING?
NO. I AIN'T SKATED SINCE I WAS 15.
THAT'S WHEN I STARTED FIGHTING,
WHEN I WAS 15.
SKATING'S KIND OF BAD FOR THE ANKLES.
YEAH.
YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD SKATER, ARE YOU?
LIKE I WAS SAYING ON THE WAY OVER HERE,
FIGHTING USED TO BE TOPS FOR ME, BUT NO MORE.
ALL I WANTED TO DO OUT OF FIGHTING
WAS PROVE I WAS NO BUM,
THAT I HAD THE STUFF TO MAKE A GOOD PRO.
YOU NEVER GOT THE CHANCE?
I AIN'T CRYING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I STILL FIGHT.
I DO IT LIKE A HOBBY.
THE TROUBLE IS I'M A SOUTHPAW.
WHAT'S A SOUTHPAW?
IT MEANS YOU'RE LEFT-HANDED.
A SOUTHPAW THROWS YOUR TIMING OFF.
OTHER GUYS, IT THROWS THEIR TIMING OFF,
MAKES THEM LOOK AWKWARD.
NOBODY WANTS TO LOOK AWKWARD.
YOU KNOW WHERE SOUTHPAW CAME FROM?
NINE MINUTES!
A LONG TIME AGO, THERE WAS THIS GUY,
MAYBE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YEARS AGO,
HE WAS FIGHTING AROUND PHILADELPHIA,
HE WAS LEFT-HANDED,
AND HIS ARM WAS FACING TOWARDS NEW JERSEY,
AND THAT'S SOUTH.
SO NATURALLY THEY CALLED HIM SOUTHPAW.
YOU SEE? SOUTHPAW, SOUTH JERSEY,
SOUTH CAMDEN, SOUTHPAW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THINGS PROBABLY WORKED OUT FOR THE BEST,
DON'T YOU THINK?
NEVER GOT A CHANCE BECAUSE YOU'RE LEFT-HANDED?
WELL, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE, YOU KNOW?
WATCH OUT. WATCH OUT.
AAH. AAH.
I JUST DISLOCATED MY FINGER.
AAH. LOOK AT THAT.
OH!
NO! WAIT! HEY! IT AIN'T YOUR FAULT.
LOOK. SEE? IT'S AN OLD WOUND.
YOU SEE THAT? LOOK.
SEE? NOTHING. IT BENDS LIKE THAT.
SEE, I ORIGINALLY DONE IT--
PUSH THE BUTTON. BONG. IT WORKS.
IT AIN'T YOUR FAULT. I'LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
SEVEN MINUTES!
I KEEP PICTURES OF ALL MY FIGHTS.
I ORIGINALLY DONE IT IN THE BABY CRENSHAW FIGHT.
BIG BABY'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF AN AIRPLANE.
I BROKE BOTH MY HANDS.
I LOST THAT FIGHT, BUT THAT'S A NICE PICTURE.
SEE HOW IT WORKS THERE? REAL NICE.
COME ON. YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME?
I'LL TELL YA. YOU CAN SEE I AIN'T TOO GRACEFUL.
I DON'T MOVE WELL.
I CAN REALLY SWAT.
I CAN REALLY HIT HARD.
I'M A SOUTHPAW, AND NOBODY WANTS TO FIGHT NO SOUTHPAW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HUH?
WHOO!
YOU KNOW HOW I GOT STARTED IN FIGHTING?
HUH?
NO.
AM I TALKING TOO LOUD?
THREE MINUTES!
NO.
WELL, MY FATHER, HE'S, UH...
MY OLD MAN.
HE WAS NEVER TOO SMART.
HE SAYS TO ME,
"YOU WEREN'T BORN WITH MUCH OF A BRAIN,
SO YOU BETTER START USING YOUR BODY."
SO I BECOME A FIGHTER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?
MY MOTHER, SHE SAID...
THE OPPOSITE THING.
WHAT DID SHE SAY, THE OPPOSITE?
SHE SAID, "YOU WEREN'T BORN WITH MUCH OF A BODY,
SO YOU BETTER DEVELOP YOUR BRAIN."
YO! TIME!
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
ABSOLUTELY.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO FIGHT?
BECAUSE I CAN'T SING OR DANCE.
HEY. YO.
DON'T FALL! DON'T FALL!
HEY, THAT WAS TERRIFIC. I'M PRETTY GOOD AT THIS.
YOU LIKE THE WAY I SKATE?
LAST FIGHT I HAD,
I HAD WITH THIS GUY NAMED SPIDER RICO.
HE BUSTED MY HEAD UP THERE. YOU SEE THAT SCAR?
THINGS GET PRETTY ROUGH IN THE RING.
YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY SHY BY NATURE, YOU KNOW?
I SUPPOSE.
I SAY YOU'RE VERY SHY BY NATURE, YOU KNOW?
I SUPPOSE.
HEY, HEY.
THE BUM FROM THE DARK.
GET A JOB, YOU BUM.
SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT BEING SHY IS A DISEASE,
BUT IT DON'T BOTHER ME NONE.
DON'T BOTHER ME, EITHER.
WHY DID I BOTHER BRINGING IT UP, HUH?
BECAUSE I'M DUMB, THAT'S WHY.
I THINK WE MAKE A REAL SHARP COUPLE OF COCONUTS.
I'M DUMB, YOU'RE SHY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYBODY
WOULD WANT TO BE A FIGHTER.
YOU GOT TO BE A MORON.
YOU GOT TO BE A MORON
TO WANT TO BE A FIGHTER.
IT'S A RACKET WHERE YOU'RE ALMOST GUARANTEED
TO END UP A BUM.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE A BUM.
WELL, I'M AT LEAST HALF A BUM...
BUT I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WORST THING ABOUT FIGHTING IS THE MORNING AFTER.
MORNING AFTER?
THE MORNING AFTER A FIGHT,
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT LIKE A LARGE WOUND.
SOMETIMES I GOT PAINS ALL OVER ME.
I FEEL LIKE CALLING A TAXI
TO TAKE ME FROM THE BED INTO THE BATHROOM.
YOUR HAIR HURTS, YOUR EYES HURT,
YOUR FACE IS ALL BUSTED UP.
YOUR HANDS ARE SWOLLEN.
LOOK AT THIS FACE-- 64 FIGHTS.
LOOK AT THAT NOSE. SEE THAT NOSE?
THAT NOSE AIN'T NEVER BEEN BROKEN.
I'VE HAD GUYS BUSTING ON IT.
I HAD GUYS CHEWING ON IT, TWISTING IT, PUNCHING IT.
THESE GUYS ARE HITTING MY NOSE ALL THE TIME.
NEVER BROKE. I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.
IT'S NOT WRECKED. THAT'S RARE.
WHY DO YOU DO IT IF IT HURTS?
WHY YOU THINK?
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T SING OR DANCE.
YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HEY, YOU WANT TO COME INSIDE?
NO, I GOT TO GO.
COME ON. I GOT SOME ANIMALS.
I GOT THESE VERY RARE ANIMALS INSIDE.
NO, I GOT TO GO.
I GOT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
COME ON. COME ON.
NO, I GOT TO GO.
LOOK AT THIS FACE.
IS THAT A FACE YOU CAN TRUST?
THEY'RE GOING TO STICK THIS FACE ON A STAMP. HUH?
COME ON. COME ON IN.
YO...COME ON.
CLICK.
YO, ADRIAN, ARE YOU HUNGRY?
NO.
I GOT SOME THINGS IN THERE...
IF YOU LIKE SODA, SOME DOUGHNUTS OR SOMETHING.
I GOT A COUPLE CUPCAKES, HUH?
NO?
I THINK I GOT SOME CHOCOLATE IN THERE. NO?
HOT IN HERE, YOU KNOW?
I COULD GO FOR SOME MUSIC.
YO, ADRIAN...
THESE ARE THE EXOTIC ANIMALS
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.
THESE ARE MY FRIENDS CUFF AND LINK.
I SOLD THEM TO YOU.
SURE. I KNOW YOU SOLD THEM TO ME.
REMEMBER, YOU WERE WORKING AT THAT PET SHOP?
THE FIRST DAY YOU WAS THERE,
AND I BOUGHT BOTH THESE ANIMALS, HUH?
I BOUGHT THIS BOWL,
AND I BOUGHT THE, UH...
BOUGHT THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES,
SOME FOOD, THE MARBLES THAT GO ON THE BOTTOM.
REMEMBER THAT MOUNTAIN?
I HAD TO GET RID OF THAT MOUNTAIN
'CAUSE IT KEPT FALLING OVER.
YO, WHY DON'T YOU COME ON OVER HERE
AND SIT DOWN?
HMM?
IT'S A NICE COUCH.
I DON'T KNOW.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
THERE'S BIG BUGS IN THERE.
IT'S SAFER OVER HERE.
YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN?
♪ YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY... ♪
UH...THESE... THESE YOUR PARENTS?
YEAH, THAT'S BOTH OF THEM THERE.
IS THIS YOU?
THAT'S ME WHEN I WAS 8.
THAT'S THE ITALIAN STALLION
WHEN HE WAS A BABY.
WHY DON'T YOU COME ON OVER
AND MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE, RELAX?
DO YOU HAVE A PHONE?
NO, I AIN'T GOT NO PHONE.
I HAD IT PULLED 'CAUSE PEOPLE CALLING ALL THE TIME,
AND WHO NEEDS THE AGGRAVATION, THE INTERRUPTIONS?
WHO DID YOU WANT TO CALL?
I WANT TO LET MY BROTHER KNOW WHERE I AM.
WHY?
I THINK HE MIGHT BE WORRIED.
WELL, I'LL CALL YOUR BROTHER
IF THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
YO, PAULIE! YOUR SISTER'S WITH ME!
I'LL CALL YOUSE BACK LATER!
SEE YA.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU DON'T LIKE THE ROOM, DO YOU?
IT'S FINE.
WELL, IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY, YOU KNOW.
IT'S NOT THAT.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
YOU DON'T LIKE ME? YOU DON'T LIKE THE TURTLES?
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
I DON'T THINK I BELONG HERE.
IT'S O.K.
I DON'T BELONG HERE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S O.K.
'CAUSE YOU'RE MY GUEST, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T... KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A MAN'S APARTMENT ALONE.
WELL, THEY'RE ALL THE SAME, YOU KNOW?
I'M NOT SURE I KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH.
I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE.
HEY, YO, ADRIAN,
I AIN'T SO COMFORTABLE, EITHER.
I SHOULD GO.
DON'T GO, PLEASE.
DON'T GO. DON'T GO.
DO ME A FAVOR.
WHAT?
TAKE OFF THESE GLASSES.
YOU HAVE NICE EYES, YOU KNOW?
DO ME ANOTHER FAVOR.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OFF THAT HAT?
I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WAS PRETTY.
DON'T TEASE ME.
I'M NOT TEASING YOU.
I AIN'T TEASING YOU.
I JUST... WANT TO KISS YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO KISS ME BACK
IF YOU DON'T WANT...
BUT I WANT TO KISS YOU.
♪ BABY, I
♪ LOVE YOU
♪ I GUESS I NEED YA ♪
♪ I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE ♪
♪ OH, I LOVE
♪ YOU, TOO
♪ MY WHOLE WORLD
♪ IS YOU
♪ I CAN SENSE I NEED YOU
♪ I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY
♪ AWAY
♪ YOU TAKE MY HEART AWAY
♪ AWAY
I HEARD YOU HAD A FIGHT COMING UP.
I'M GOING TO FIGHT NEXT MONTH.
YOU COME ON DOWN TO THE GYM, MAN.
WE'LL SEE YOU GET IN SHAPE.
HOW'S YOUR WEIGHT?
HEY, ROCK, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
MICK WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.
FOR ME? YOU SURE?
YEAH, HE WAS LOOKING FOR YOU, JACK.
GET ON UP THERE AND SEE HIM.
YOUR NAME'S ROCKY, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. GO ON.
YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR ME?
THERE WAS SOME GUY FROM MILES JERGENS LOOKING FOR YOU.
THEY NEED SPARRING PARTNERS FOR APOLLO CREED.
HERE'S THE CARD.
WHEN WAS THEY HERE?
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.
THEY'RE PROBABLY LOOKING FOR SPARRING PARTNERS FOR CREED.
I SAID THAT BEFORE, YOU DUMB DAGO!
I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR SIX YEARS,
AND SIX YEARS YOU'VE BEEN STICKING IT TO ME.
I WANT TO KNOW WHY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
YEAH, I WANT TO KNOW.
YOU WANT TO KNOW? I WANT TO KNOW!
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU.
'CAUSE YOU HAD THE TALENT TO BECOME A GOOD FIGHTER,
AND INSTEAD OF THAT, YOU BECAME A LEG BREAKER
FOR SOME CHEAP, SECOND-RATE LOAN SHARK.
IT'S A LIVING.
IT'S A WASTE OF LIFE.
YES, MAY I HELP YOU?
OH, YOU MUST BE MR. ROCKY BALBOA.
MR. JERGENS IS EXPECTING YOU.
JUST A MOMENT.
MR. ROCKY BALBOA TO SEE YOU, SIR.
FINE.
WILL YOU PLEASE GO IN, MR. BALBOA?
CAN I HAVE THAT?
OH, CERTAINLY.
THANKS.
MR. BALBOA.
HOW ARE YOU? GEORGE JERGENS.
TAKE A CHAIR, PLEASE.
THANKS.
MR. BALBOA.
CALL ME ROCKY. IT'S ROCKY.
ROCKY.
TELL ME, ROCKY,
YOU'VE GOT ANY REPRESENTATION?
YOU HAVE A MANAGER?
UH, NO. JUST ME.
WELL, ROCKY, I'VE GOT A PROPOSITION
I'D LIKE TO MAKE TO YOU ABOUT...
ABOUT SPARRING?
BEG YOUR PARDON?
IT'S JUST THAT I KNOW
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SPARRING PARTNERS,
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M VERY AVAILABLE.
I'M SURE YOU ARE.
SPARRING WITH THE CHAMPION WOULD BE AN HONOR,
AND I WOULDN'T TAKE NO CHEAP SHOTS, EITHER.
I'D REALLY BE A GOOD SPARRING PARTNER.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ME, ROCKY.
MY PROPOSITION'S THIS--
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED
IN FIGHTING APOLLO CREED
FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP?
NO.
LISTEN, ROCKY...
APOLLO'S SEEN YOU FIGHT.
HE LIKES YOU. HE WANTS TO FIGHT YOU.
WELL, IT'S JUST THAT, YOU SEE,
I FIGHT IN CLUBS.
I'M REALLY A HAM AND EGGER.
THIS GUY, HE'S THE BEST,
AND IT WOULDN'T BE SUCH A GOOD FIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
ROCKY, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT AMERICA
IS THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY?
YEAH.
APOLLO CREED DOES,
AND HE'S GOING TO PROVE IT TO THE WHOLE WORLD
BY GIVING AN UNKNOWN A SHOT AT THE TITLE,
AND THAT UNKNOWN IS YOU.
HE PICKED YOU, ROCKY.
ROCKY, IT'S THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME.
YOU CAN'T PASS IT BY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WE WANT TO ASK APOLLO A FEW QUESTIONS.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE?
JUST BEING IN PHILADELPHIA MAKES ME FEEL PATRIOTIC.
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AND BEAUTIFUL CITY,
COMING UP TO ME AND WISHING ME THE BEST.
I LOVE MY PHILADELPHIA BROTHERS.
I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.
APOLLO, WHY DID YOU AGREE TO FIGHT A MAN
WHO HAS VIRTUALLY NO CHANCE OF WINNING?
IF HISTORY PROVES ONE THING,
AMERICAN HISTORY PROVES THAT EVERYBODY'S GOT A CHANCE TO WIN.
DIDN'T YOU GUYS EVER HEAR
OF VALLEY FORGE OR BUNKER HILL?
APOLLO, IT IS A COINCIDENCE
THAT YOU'RE FIGHTING A WHITE MAN
ON THE MOST CELEBRATED DAY IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY?
IS IT A COINCIDENCE
THAT HE'S FIGHTING A BLACK MAN
ON THE MOST CELEBRATED DAY IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY?
APOLLO, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CHALLENGER?
HOW DO I FEEL? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
COME HERE, ROCK.
MY MAIN MAN.
ROCKY, AIN'T YOU ITALIAN?
YEAH, I'M ITALIAN.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THAT MEANS IF HE CAN'T FIGHT,
I BET HE CAN COOK.
DO ME A FAVOR.
HIS LUNGS, PUNCH OUT.
PAULIE.
ROCKY, HOW DO YOU EXPECT
TO FIGHT APOLLO CREED?
OH, JEEZ. CREED'S THE BEST.
I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO DO THE BEST I CAN.
TELL ME, ROCKY, JUST BETWEEN US,
WHERE DID YOU GET THE NAME ITALIAN STALLION?
OH, I INVENTED THAT ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO
WHEN I WAS EATING DINNER.
ROCKY, NOW YOUR PAYDAY WILL BE $150,000.
ANY COMMENT?
YOU GOT NO COMMENT, ROCKY, RIGHT?
NO.
NO COMMENT. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO SAY HI TO MY GIRLFRIEND.
YO, ADRIAN. IT'S ME, ROCKY.
DO YOU BELIEVE ALL THIS?
YOU DIDN'T.
THANK YOU, ROCKY.
QUIT PUSHING, MAN.
THANK YOU, ROCKY.
HE'S MAKING YOU OUT A FOOL.
I'D BREAK HIS LIPS. HE'S TAKING CHEAP SHOTS.
DON'T BOTHER ME NONE.
I GUESS YOU BE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP YOU OUT.
HELP WHAT?
KEEP YOU LIVING THE CLEAN LIFE.
I'LL DO O.K., YOU KNOW.
YOU NEED SOMEONE TO HELP WITH THE EXERCISE
AND SOMEONE STANDING BY WITH A TOWEL
OR RUNNING ERRANDS.
WHO CARED ABOUT ME YESTERDAY? NOBODY.
SO I JUST THINK I'M GOING TO TRAIN MYSELF.
WITHOUT SUCH GOOD PEOPLE AROUND TO HELP,
YOU DON'T HAVE SUCH A GOOD CHANCE.
EINSTEIN FLUNKED OUT OF SCHOOL...TWICE.
THAT SO?
YEAH. BEETHOVEN WAS DEAF.
HELEN KELLER WAS BLIND.
I THINK ROCKY'S GOT A GOOD CHANCE.
WANT ME TO GET YOU A BEER, PAULIE?
HEY, YOU LOOKING TO DO A GOOD DEED?
KEEP OUT OF MY FREAKIN' LIFE.
WHAT DID I DO?
NOTHING.
DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG?
YOU DIDN'T SAY NOTHING.
THAT'S RIGHT! YOU DIDN'T SAY NOTHING!
NOTHING AT ALL!
I GOT TO GO.
OH.
WHERE'S THE FREAKIN' PRETZELS?
I GOT THE PRETZELS.
HEY, WE AIN'T GOT ANY BEER?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PICK UP SOME BEER.
HOW'D YOU LIKE HEARING Y OUR NAME ON TV TONIGHT?
UH...I WAS SHOCKED.
WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
COME ON, YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON, RIGHT?
ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT TIME SHOULD I EXPECT YOU?
OH, ABOUT 7:00.
HEY.
YOU KNOW HOW I SAID THAT STUFF ON TV
DIDN'T BOTHER ME NONE?
YEAH.
IT DID.
LISTEN, THE REASON I BROUGHT YOU HERE
IS BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW
IF YOU GOT ANY MONEY
FOR TRAINING EXPENSES, HUH?
I GOT A FEW DOLLARS.
A FEW BUCKS? PUT THIS IN YOUR GLOVE.
WHAT'S THIS?
500 BUCKS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU AIN'T NEVER HAD ANY LUCK,
BUT I THINK THIS TIME
LADY LUCK MAY BE IN YOUR CORNER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MAYBE. HEY, THANKS FOR THE MONEY, TONY.
IT'S O.K. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
THANKS A LOT.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT?
YOU'RE IN TRAINING, HUH? COME ON.
HEY.
YO, TONY.
WHAT?
YOU GOING TO SHOW UP AT THE FIGHT?
RINGSIDE.
HEY...HEY.
I'LL SEE YA.
YEAH.
HELLO, KID.
I SEEN YOUR LIGHT. CAN I COME IN?
YEAH, SURE.
YEAH, GOOD.
HEY, THIS IS A NICE PLACE HERE.
ALL RIGHT, ANYWAY,
WHAT I COME TO TELL YOU IS, UH...
THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
IS FREAK LUCK.
YEAH, FREAK LUCK.
AIN'T IT TRUE? LOOK AT THE OTHER GUYS.
THEY'RE GOOD FIGHTERS. THEY'RE COLORFUL.
THEY GOT GOOD RECORDS.
THEY FIGHT THEIR GUTS OUT FOR PEANUTS,
BUT YOU...YOU GET A SHOT AT THE TITLE.
YEAH, FREAK LUCK IS A STRANGE THING.
YEAH. SURE, IT IS. CAN I SIT DOWN?
YEAH, SURE.
WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE?
OH, THEY'RE DOMESTIC TURTLES.
THE ONE ON THE TOP IS CUFF
AND THE OTHER GUY IS LINK.
THE REST OF THEM ARE MARBLES.
THEY MAKE GOOD SOUP.
ANYWAY...
LOOK. I'M HERE TO WARN YOU
THAT YOU GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL
ABOUT THIS SHOT YOU GOT AT THE TITLE
BECAUSE, LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS,
YOU AIN'T GOING TO GET A SECOND CHANCE.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
YOU THOUGHT OF THAT, HUH?
WELL, WHAT YOU NEED...
IS A MANAGER.
A MANAGER. LISTEN TO ME.
I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THIS RACKET
FOR 50 YEARS.
50 YEARS, HUH?
50 YEARS. GOD, I'VE SEEN IT ALL. ALL OF IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DONE?
WHAT?
I HAVE DONE IT ALL.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME
WHEN I KNOCKED THAT GUINEA RUSSELL OUT OF THE RING.
THAT'S SEPTEMBER THE 14th, 1923.
AND IT WAS THE SAME NIGHT
THAT FIRPO KNOCKS DEMPSEY OUT OF THE RING.
SO WHO GETS THE PUBLICITY? FIGURE THAT OUT.
DEMPSEY.
THAT'S RIGHT, BUT WHY?
'CAUSE HE WAS CHAMP.
NO! BECAUSE HE HAD A MANAGER.
I HAD NOTHING, MAN.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT MY FACE.
LOOK AT THIS.
I GOT 21 STITCHES OVER THIS LEFT EYE.
I GOT 34 STITCHES OVER THIS EYE.
I HAD MY NOSE BUSTED 17 TIMES.
THE LAST TIME WAS WITH THAT FIGHT
WITH SAILOR MIKE,
AND I GOT THE CLIPPING HERE.
IT WAS A GOOD FIGHT.
WANT TO READ THAT?
WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
ANYWAY, HE PUT THIS VEGETATION ON MY EAR.
AH...ROCKY MARCIANO.
YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF REMIND ME OF THE ROCK,
YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU REALLY THINK SO?
THAT'S RIGHT. YOU MOVE LIKE HIM,
AND YOU GOT HEART LIKE HE DID.
YEAH, I GOT HEART,
BUT I AIN'T NO LOCKER, DO I, MICK?
UH, ANYWAY, YOU KNOW,
WHEN I BEGUN IN THIS BUSINESS, KID--
UH, LOOK, KID, I WANT TO MAKE A SUGGESTION.
DON'T DRINK THAT PISS BEFORE A FIGHT.
IT'S NO GOOD FOR YOU.
IF YOU DON'T MIND MY SAYING.
ANYWAY, WHEN I STARTED THIS RACKET,
PUGS LIKE US WAS TREATED LIKE DOGS.
FOR 10 BUCKS, YOU GOT TO TEAR SOMEBODY'S THROAT OUT,
BUT I NEVER HAD NO MANAGEMENT.
ONE TIME, THIS SON OF A BITCH THAT I FOUGHT
PUT A NAIL RIGHT THERE.
HIS THUMB?
THE THUMB, YEAH. THE GLOVE.
HE PUNCHED SO MANY HOLES IN MY FACE,
I HAD SPIT SHOOTING OUT OF MY CHEEKS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
WHEN I TELL YOU WHAT I LOOKED LIKE IN MY PRIME,
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT SOMETHING. LOOK.
THAT'S THE WAY I LOOKED
BEFORE THESE GUYS GOT AT ME.
THAT'S NICE.
YOU DIDN'T TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE PICTURE.
WELL, I NEVER HAD NO MANAGEMENT.
THAT'S THE TROUBLE.
I GOT ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE UP HERE.
NOW I WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU.
I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE SHIT THAT HAPPENED TO ME
DOESN'T HAPPEN TO YOU.
THE FIGHT'S SET.
LISTEN. I WANT TO BE YOUR MANAGER.
YOU FOLLOW THAT, DO YOU?
THE FIGHT'S SET. I DON'T NEED NO MANAGER.
YOU CAN'T BUY WHAT I'M GONNA GIVE YOU.
I'VE GOT PAIN AND EXPERIENCE.
I GOT PAIN. I GOT EXPERIENCE, TOO.
NOW, LISTEN, KID--
HEY, LOOK. HEY, MICK.
WHAT?
I NEEDED YOUR HELP ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
RIGHT.
YOU NEVER HELPED ME.
YOU DIDN'T CARE.
WELL, IF YOU WANTED HELP--
IF YOU WANTED HELP, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST ASK ME?
I ASKED, BUT YOU NEVER HEARD NOTHING.
WELL, I...
I, UH...
I KNOW I-- I'M 76 YEARS OLD.
[TOILET FLUSHES]
AND, UH...
OHH...
UH...
TOOK HIM LONG ENOUGH TO GET HERE.
TOOK 10 YEARS TO COME TO MY HOUSE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, YOU DON'T LIKE MY HOUSE?
MY HOUSE STINK?
THAT'S RIGHT. IT STINKS!
I DIDN'T ASK NO FAVORS FROM YOU!
DON'T THROW THAT AROUND ME.
TALK ABOUT YOUR PRIME.
WHAT ABOUT MY PRIME, MICK?
AT LEAST YOU HAD A PRIME.
I AIN'T HAD NO PRIME. I AIN'T HAD NOTHING.
LEGS ARE GOING.
NO ONE'S GETTING NO NOTHING.
GUY COMES UP, OFFERS ME A FIGHT.
YEAH. I'LL FIGHT THE BIG FIGHT.
I'M GONNA GO FIGHT THAT BIG FIGHT.
I'M GONNA GET THAT!
AND YOU WANT TO BE RINGSIDE AND SEE IT?
DO YOU? YOU WANT TO HELP ME OUT?
WANT TO SEE ME GET MY FACE KICKED IN?
LEGS AIN'T WORKING. NOTHING'S WORKING.
GO ON, FIGHT THE CHAMP!
YEAH, I'LL FIGHT HIM.
GET MY FACE KICKED IN.
AND YOU COME AROUND HERE.
YOU WANT TO MOVE IN HERE WITH ME?
IT'S A NICE HOUSE.
REAL NICE. COME ON IN AND MOVE.
IT STINKS!
THIS WHOLE PLACE STINKS.
WANT TO HELP ME OUT?
WELL, HELP ME OUT.
YOU WANT TO HELP ME? I'M STANDING HERE.
[RING]
IT'S ONLY ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
WE'LL CHECK THAT FORECAST IN A MINUTE.
I'M FEELING VERY MISCHIEVOUS, VERY WEIRD.
THE THING IS, I GOT VINYL SEATS IN MY CAR.
WHEN I HIT THOSE SEATS THIS MORNING, I WENT WHOO!
I FIGURED IF I'M UP,
EVERYBODY IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY SHOULD BE UP.
DO YOU AGREE WITH ME?
AT 3 MINUTES PAST 4:00 IN THE MORNING, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HELLO?
MRS. KRAMER, THIS IS DON CABOT, WYBG.
HOW ARE YOU?
HUH?
MRS. KRAMER--
YOU HAVE A LOT OF NERVE CALLING ME AT THIS HOUR.
GOODBYE.
♪ W-Y-B-G
♪ PHILADELPHIA
WE GOT MRS. KRAMER UP, AND IT'S A GOOD MORNING.
28 DEGREES, AND IT'S COLD OUT THERE.
WE DESERVE IT. WE'VE BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER.
OUR HIGH TODAY COULD POSSIBLY BE 30.
TONIGHT, WE'RE BACK DOWN IN THE 20-DEGREE RANGE.
TOMORROW, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK, WE MAY HIT 40.
IT'S 28, AND IT'S AWFULLY CHILLY.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT BUNDLED UP.
COME ON.
IT STINKS-- HEY, COME ON.
IT STINKS IN HERE, YOU KNOW?
YEAH, I KNOW.
HEY, DID YOU KILL ALL THESE THINGS?
NO. ACROSS THE STREET.
PLACE IS LIKE AN ANIMAL MORGUE, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A LITTLE COLD IN HERE, ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
WHO KILLED ALL THESE THINGS?
WHAT ARE YOU, CRAZY, PAULIE?
IF YOU DON'T PAY GAZZO, YOU END UP ON THE HOOK.
GAZZO'S A GOOD MAN. YOU KNOW THAT.
HEY, I KNOW THAT.
I WANT YOU TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT ME
AND THE COLLECTING JOB.
GET ME OUT OF THIS FREEZER.
DO YOURSELF A FAVOR.
KEEP THIS JOB BECAUSE YOU EAT BETTER.
MOO.
DOES IT EVER SNOW IN HERE?
UH, YOU AND MY SISTER--
HOW ARE YOU GETTING ALONG TOGETHER?
HOW YOU THINK?
UH, I'M NOT SURE, ROCK.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
ABOUT WHAT?
WHAT'S THE STORY?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
YOU REALLY LIKE HER?
SURE, I LIKE HER.
I DON'T SEE IT. WHAT'S THE ATTRACTION?
I DON'T KNOW.
FILLS GAPS, I GUESS.
WHAT'S GAPS?
I DON'T KNOW. GAPS. SHE'S GOT GAPS. I GOT GAPS.
TOGETHER WE FILL GAPS. I DON'T KNOW.
YOU BALLING HER?
HEY.
HEY, YOU DON'T TALK DIRTY ABOUT YOUR SISTER.
ARE YOU SCREWING MY SISTER?
YOU SEE, THAT'S WHY I CAN'T CONNECT YOU WITH GAZZO
BECAUSE YOU GOT A BIG MOUTH.
YOU JUST TALK TOO MUCH.
IT'S GETTING COLD IN HERE. I'M GOING HOME.
COLD IN HERE?
IT IS COLD IN HERE.
IT STINKS IN HERE, AND YOU STINK.
[GRUNTING]
YOU'RE BREAKING THE RIBS.
YOU DO THAT TO APOLLO CREED,
THEY'LL PUT US IN JAIL FOR MURDER.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING, O.K.?
I TURNED THE HEAT UP.
THANKS.
YOU KNOW, YOUR BROTHER'S A GOOD MAN,
BUT HE'S AWFUL PUSHY, YOU KNOW?
YOU WANT ME TO RUB YOU DOWN?
NO. I'M JUST SORE, O.K.?
I'LL JUST--JUST SIT HERE.
YOU SURE?
YEAH. I'M SURE.
HEY, HEY, COME ON. NO FOOLING AROUND, ALL RIGHT?
I'M TIRED.
HEY, ADRIAN, I'M SERIOUS NOW.
THERE'S NO FOOLING AROUND DURING TRAINING.
I WANT TO STAY STRONG.
YOU'RE NOT KIDDING.
NO, I AIN'T KIDDING.
YOU SURE?
YEAH, I'M SURE.
LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST MAKE THE MEAT?
O.K., I'LL MAKE THE MEAT.
[DISHES RATTLE]
YO.
IT'S O.K.
I'M SORRY.
HEY.
UNDERNEATH. UNDERNEATH. UNDERNEATH.
COME ON. COME ON.
HOLD IT. HOLD IT.
HOLD IT, ROCK!
YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY!
YOU'RE SO SLOPPY BECAUSE YOU'RE OFF-BALANCE.
NOW TAKE THIS STRING.
TIE IT TO BOTH ANKLES.
LEAVE ABOUT 2 FEET OF SLACK.
I AIN'T NEVER HAD GOOD FOOTWORK.
NEVER MIND FOOTWORK. YOU'RE OFF-BALANCE.
MARCIANO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM,
AND THIS STRING CURED IT.
THE IDEA IS THAT IF YOU CAN MOVE AND YOU CAN HIT
WITHOUT BREAKING THE STRING,
YOU GOT BALANCE.
YOU BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS PERSON.
YOU FOLLOW ME?
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, ROCK.
THANKS.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
HEY, ROCK.
WHAT?
HOW ABOUT YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
GET OUT OF HERE!
DON'T INTERRUPT ME WHILE I'M CONDUCTING BUSINESS.
MOVE YOUR CHICKEN ASSES OUT.
LISTEN, KID.
YOU--YOU LAY OFF THAT PET SHOP DAME.
WOMEN WEAKEN LEGS.
YEAH, BUT I REALLY LIKE THIS GIRL, YOU KNOW?
THEN LET HER TRAIN YOU!
O.K., NO MORE FOOLING AROUND.
O.K. NOW HIT IT.
WOMEN WEAKEN LEGS, HUH?
YO, ROCK.
YO, ROCKY!
YO!
YO, YOU LOOK GREAT.
REALLY?
OH, YEAH.
TERRIFIC. YOU COULD BE A HEARTBREAK.
YOU'LL WALK DOWN THE STREET BREAKING HEARTS.
VERY SHARP.
I GOT--I GOT ANOTHER SURPRISE FOR YOU.
WHAT?
HEY, BUTKUS!
COME HERE, KID.
COME HERE.
TO KEEP YOU COMPANY WHEN YOU RUN.
[IMITATING DOG]
[WOOF WOOF]
COME IN AND MEET THE FAMILY.
THE OWNER NEVER COME BACK?
HE'S YOURS IF YOU WANT HIM.
DO I WANT HIM? WHAT'S HE EAT?
HE EATS LITTLE TURTLES.
YO, BUTKUS!
[WOOF WOOF]
WHAT'S THAT, BUTKUS, HUH?
WHOSE TRUCK IS THIS?
COME ON.
ONE CALL FROM ME, YOU'RE A CELEBRITY.
YOU GOT--NEED EXPOSURE.
COME ON. DON'T BREATHE ON ME, PAULIE.
DON'T I KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS?
YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT NOTHING.
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
TO WATCH YOU TRAIN.
WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU, PAULIE?
I'M DOING YOU A FAVOR.
YOU AIN'T DOING ME NO FAVORS.
YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME IN FRONT OF YOUR SISTER.
SEE THIS CIGAR? STICK IT IN YOUR EAR.
YOU SHOULD'VE CALLED ME UP OR SOMETHING.
DON'T DO THAT.
MY SISTER REALLY LIKES YOU.
I'M GONNA KILL YOU ONE OF THESE DAYS.
I SWEAR TO GOD.
PRETTY!
BABY.
HERE'S THE NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD,
ROCKY BALBOA.
ROCKY BALBOA, WE WANT TO GET A BRIEF INTERVIEW.
WHAT ABOUT ME?
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I'M IN CHARGE OF THE MEAT.
FINE. STAND BEHIND IT.
RELAX. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR UNIQUE TRAINING METHOD.
FOLKS WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU GOT INTO THIS.
THIS ISN'T AN EVERYDAY THING.
JIMMY, YOU READY? ROCKY, TURN AROUND HERE.
JUST DON'T TAKE NO CHEAP SHOTS.
NO, I WON'T.
TODAY WE'RE HERE WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER ROCKY BALBOA.
THE REASON WE'RE STANDING--
HEY, THE MEAT GUY'S STICKING HIS FACE IN.
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN, ROCKY.
TODAY WE'RE HERE WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER ROCKY BALBOA.
THE REASON WE'RE STANDING IN THIS REFRIGERATED BOX
IS THAT MR. BALBOA HAS AN UNUSUAL METHOD OF TRAINING.
IN A MOMENT, HE'S GOING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT,
BUT FIRST, ROCKY, HOW DID YOU COME TO TRAIN IN AN ICEBOX?
UH, WELL, MY FRIEND OVER THERE--
HE LET ME IN ONE DAY.
I HIT THE BEEF, AND I KIND OF LIKED IT.
THE OWNER DON'T MIND NEITHER.
IS THIS A COMMON TRAINING METHOD?
DO OTHER FIGHTERS POUND RAW MEAT?
NAH. I THINK I INVENTED IT.
WOULD YOU GIVE US A DEMONSTRATION?
[CREED] BE SURE TO FLY MY BARBER TO PHILLY.
HOW MUCH IS BEING CHANNELED
INTO CLOSED-CIRCUIT ADVERTISING?
300,000.
SEND THE MAYOR'S WIFE 200 ROSES FROM ME,
AND MAKE SURE WE GET A PICTURE OF IT.
DO YOU WANT TO RUN THE RADIO SPOTS IN THE MIDWEST?
YOU COULD SPEND YOUR MONEY BETTER IN CANADIAN PUBLICITY.
APOLLO, I'VE GOT FRIENDS IN TORONTO
WHO COULD GET GOOD TAX BREAKS.
GEORGE, I LIKE YOUR FRIENDS.
[ROCKY GRUNTS]
HEY, CHAMP, YOU OUGHT TO COME LOOK AT THIS BOY YOU'RE GONNA FIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE HE MEANS BUSINESS.
[CREED] YEAH. I MEAN BUSINESS, TOO.
HEY, SHIRLEY, WE GOT ANY MORE COFFEE OUT THERE?
I'LL GET YOU SOME RIGHT AWAY.
AFTER THE FIGHT, I MAY JUST RETIRE.
THE PROGRAM CONCESSION GROSS RUN WOULD BE BASED ON...
DIANA LEWIS IN THE MEAT HOUSE
WITH SOUTHPAW ROCKY BALBOA.
[HUMMING THE FIRST NOEL]
[JINGLE BELLS PLAYS]
AND HE CALLED THE REPORTERS?
YEAH. THREW MY WHOLE TRAINING SCHEDULE OFF.
DON'T BE MAD AT HIM. HE'S TRYING TO HELP.
ADRIAN, I AIN'T MAD.
IT'S JUST THAT WHEN REPORTERS ARE AROUND,
I GET OUT OF JOINT 'CAUSE THEY TAKE CHEAP SHOTS.
PAULIE KEEPS ASKING ME FOR A JOB ALL THE TIME,
BUT HE DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FIGHTING.
ARE YOU GONNA SAY ANYTHING TO HIM?
WHAT'S TO SAY? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS FROM ME.
I DON'T WANT NOTHING FROM YOU.
THIS AIN'T NO CHARITY CASE.
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.
IT'S NOT JUST YOUR HOUSE.
YOU'RE NO FRIEND NO MORE.
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, I JUST SAYS.
DON'T TALK TO HIM LIKE THAT.
BOTH OF YOU GET OUT!
YO.
IT'S COLD OUTSIDE, PAULIE.
I DON'T WANT YOU MESSING HER,
AND I DON'T RAISE YOU
TO GO WITH THIS SCUM BUM.
YEAH, COME ON!
WANT TO HIT ON ME?
I'LL BREAK BOTH YOUR ARMS SO THEY DON'T WORK.
AAH!
I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR GAZZO.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK OF GAZZO.
YOU'RE A BIG-SHOT FIGHTER,
YOU DON'T THROW A CRUMB TO YOUR FRIEND PAULIE
WHEN I GET YOU MEAT EVERY MORNING.
I EVEN GIVE YOU MY SISTER.
ONLY A PIG WOULD SAY THAT.
I'M A PIG?
A PIG GETS YOU THE BEST?
I'M A LOSER!
I DON'T GET MARRIED BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU CAN'T LIVE BY YOURSELF.
I PUT YOU TWO TOGETHER AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT.
YOU OWE ME!
WHAT DO I OWE YOU?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD TO ME.
WHAT DO I OWE YOU, PAULIE?
I TREAT YOU GOOD!
I COOK FOR YOU!
I PICK UP YOUR DIRTY CLOTHES!
I TAKE CARE OF YOU, PAULIE.
I DON'T OWE YOU NOTHING,
AND YOU MADE ME FEEL LIKE A LOSER.
I'M NOT A LOSER!
YOU'RE BUSTED.
WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT A VIRGIN!
YOU LET HIM TAKE DOWN YOUR PANTS.
SHE'S BUSTED!
AAH!
OHH.
I CAN'T HELP IT NO MORE.
[DECK THE HALLS PLAYS]
YOU WANT A ROOMMATE?
ABSOLUTELY.
O.K., NOW WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE RING
WITH THE NUMBER ONE HEAVYWEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
YOU'LL BE READY, WON'T YOU?
WHY? BECAUSE I WAITED FOR 50 YEARS
TO MAKE YOU READY.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPIT NAILS, KID.
LIKE THE GUY SAYS, YOU'RE GONNA EAT LIGHTNING,
AND YOU'RE GONNA CRAP THUNDER.
YOU'RE GONNA BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS PERSON.
YO, MICKEY!
HEY! HOW ARE YOU?
ROCK, I WANT YOU TO MEET OUR CUT MAN AL SAVANI.
TAKE A LOOK AT HIS EYE.
HOW YOU DOING, AL?
I'VE SEEN WORSE.
COVER UP. THINGS'LL BE O.K.
COVER UP. YOU COVER UP.
GO AND TAKE A SHOWER, WILL YOU?
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
HEY, YOU COVERED THAT WHITMORE FIGHT, DIDN'T YOU?
THAT'S WHY YOU WANTED ME.
LISTEN, WE GOT A WINNER HERE.
HE GOES TO THE BODY LIKE NOBODY YOU'VE SEEN.
YOU JUST STAND BY. WE'RE GONNA WIN.
HEY, ROCK.
IT'S O.K. I TALK TO YOU?
O.K. YOU TALK TO ME? SURE.
I FIGURED SOME ANGLE TO MAKE SOME MONEY OFF YOUR NAME.
MY NAME?
HOW'S THAT?
ADVERTISING.
I KNOW ABOUT THAT STUFF.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ADVERTISING?
HUH?
HEY, YOU CAN MAKE MONEY OFF MY NAME, MAKE IT.
I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER.
HEY, WANT TO HELP ME OFF WITH THESE?
SURE.
♪ TRYIN' HARD NOW
♪ IT'S SO HARD NOW
♪ TRYIN' HARD NOW
YOU'RE GONNA KILL HIM.
♪ FEELING STRONG NOW
♪ WON'T BE LONG NOW
♪ GETTIN' STRONG NOW
♪ GONNA FLY NOW
♪ FLYIN' HIGH NOW
♪ GONNA FLY
♪ FLY
[TRAIN PASSING]
[FOOTSTEPS]
ROCKY.
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TONIGHT?
MR. JERGENS, THE POSTER'S WRONG.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I'M WEARING WHITE PANTS WITH A RED STRIPE.
IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, DOES IT?
I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US A GREAT SHOW.
TRY TO GET SOME REST, KID.
GOOD NIGHT.
I CAN'T DO IT.
WHAT?
I CAN'T BEAT HIM.
APOLLO?
YEAH.
I'VE BEEN OUT THERE WALKING AROUND, THINKING.
I MEAN, WHO AM I KIDDING?
I AIN'T EVEN IN THE GUY'S LEAGUE.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU WORKED SO HARD.
YEAH. IT DON'T MATTER
'CAUSE I WAS NOBODY BEFORE.
DON'T SAY THAT.
OH, COME ON, ADRIAN. IT'S TRUE.
I WAS NOBODY.
THAT DON'T MATTER EITHER, YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE I WAS THINKING,
IT REALLY DON'T MATTER IF I LOSE THIS FIGHT.
IT REALLY DON'T MATTER IF THIS GUY OPENS MY HEAD EITHER.
'CAUSE ALL I WANT TO DO IS GO THE DISTANCE.
NOBODY'S EVER GONE THE DISTANCE WITH CREED.
AND IF I CAN GO THAT DISTANCE, SEE,
AND THAT BELL RINGS AND I'M STILL STANDING...
I'M GONNA KNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, SEE...
THAT I WEREN'T JUST ANOTHER BUM FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
[TAPE UNROLLING]
TIME, KID.
LET'S GO.
I'LL WAIT FOR YOU HERE?
HOW ABOUT I WAIT HERE AND YOU FIGHT, HUH?
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING VERY GREAT TODAY,
YOU KNOW THAT? HMM?
I GOTTA GO NOW,
BUT DON'T YOU LEAVE TOWN, HUH?
WISH ME LUCK. I'M GONNA NEED IT.
GOOD LUCK.
ADRIAN, YOU DON'T THINK THIS ROBE IS TOO BAGGY?
GOOD LUCK.
DON'T LEAVE TOWN.
MEET MY COLLEAGUE TONIGHT.
WORKING THE FIGHT WITH ME, STU NAHAN.
THANK YOU, BILL BALDWIN.
THE ELECTRICITY IS EVERYWHERE AS ROCKY BALBOA...
HEY, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
YOU'RE A FIGHTER, NOT A BILLBOARD.
I'M DOING IT FOR A FRIEND.
WHAT DO YOU GET?
PAULIE GETS 3 GRAND, I GET THE ROBE.
SHREWD.
THE STORY ABOUT TONIGHT'S FIGHT,
YOU CAN QUOTE A RECENT SPORTS MAGAZINE WHICH SAID,
"COULD BE THE CAVE MAN AGAINST THE CAVALIER."
NOTICE THAT BACKGROUND BUZZING.
COULD BE THE CHALLENGER GETTING READY TO ENTER THE RING...
MY DATE COST ME $200.
250.
I GOTTA WORK.
HOW'S THE ROBE?
A LITTLE BAGGY.
A 50-TO-1 UNDERDOG LIVING A CINDERELLA STORY,
HE'S CAPTURED PEOPLE'S IMAGINATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE LOVE YOU, ROCKY!
GOOD LUCK, CHAMP.
HEY, THANKS FOR SHOWING UP.
[NAHAN] HIS RECORD, 44 VICTORIES.
HE'S HAD 38 BY KNOCKOUT,
AND HE'S LOST 20 FIGHTS.
SO DOES HE HAVE THE STAMINA TO LAST THREE ROUNDS?
LAS VEGAS ODDS SAY NO.
ROCKY BALBOA CLIMBING INTO THE RING NOW.
THE ITALIAN STALLION.
SOME MEAT SIGN ON THE BACK OF HIS ROBE.
DID YOU SEE THAT?
A LOT OF NOISE COMING FROM THE BACKGROUND.
THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE.
THERE'S THE SPOTLIGHT.
[LAUGHTER]
IS THAT THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION APOLLO CREED?
HE'S IN A BOAT...
RIDING IN A BOAT.
IS HE SUPPOSED TO BE GEORGE WASHINGTON? OBVIOUSLY SO.
WELL, IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED.
THE WORLD CHAMPION APOLLO CREED
IS DOING AN IMITATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.
HE'S THROWING MONEY.
REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON
THROWING A DOLLAR?
IF YOU THREW A DOLLAR IN THOSE DAYS, IT WENT A LOT FARTHER.
NOW HE'S TAKING OFF HIS BLOND WIG THERE,
THE HAT'S COMING OFF.
THE CROWD IS LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
HERE IS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION...
APOLLO CREED. FOR YOU AROUND THE WORLD,
HE WAS DRESSED AS GEORGE WASHINGTON,
THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY.
OH! UNCLE SAM HIMSELF RIGHT THERE.
I WANT YOU!
ALL OF YOU!
ALL OF YOU, HE SAYS.
HE LOOKS LIKE A BIG FLAG.
YOU! YOU!
IS HE TALKING TO ME?
HE'S TALKING TO YOU.
LET HIM TALK WHILE HE CAN.
I WANT THE STALLION! OH, YEAH.
"I WANT THE STALLION."
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES DURING WORLD WAR I,
THERE WAS A PICTURE OF UNCLE SAM
WITH HIS FINGER POINTED LIKE THAT,
A RECRUITING POSTER FOR OUR FELLOWS IN THE SERVICE.
"I WANT YOU."
THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING THE TAKE ON.
CREED IN THREE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT OUTFIT COST?
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
GOOD EVENING.
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA.
EVERYBODY WHO'S ANYBODY IS HERE TONIGHT.
TIME...
TIME DOES NOT PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE
THE MANY LUMINARIES OF POLITICS,
SHOW BUSINESS, AND THE SPORTING WORLD
WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT
ONE OF THE IMMORTALS OF PUGILISM,
A CHAMPION IN AND OUT OF THE RING,
PHILADELPHIA'S OWN SMOKING JOE,
THE BELOVED MR. JOE FRAZIER!
[CROWD CHEERS]
HOW YA DOING?
HOW ARE YOU, O.K.?
I'M FINE.
HE'S BEEN IN HIS CAREER AS A FIGHTER.
NOW HE'S COMING TO TALK TO THE CHAMP.
HEY, JOE.
YOU BEEN DUMPING ME LONG TIME...
NO, JOE. YOU NEXT, JOE.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
THEY MUST BE FRIENDS.
GO, FRAZIER!
GET SET FOR THE FUN BECAUSE IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.
[BELL CLANGS]
AND NOW...
FOR THE MAIN EVENT.
[BELL CLANGING]
THE CHALLENGER IN WHITE TRUNKS,
WEIGHING 190 POUNDS,
PHILADELPHIA'S FAVORITE SON,
THE ITALIAN STALLION,
ROCKY BALBOA.
[BOOING AND CHEERING]
[BELL CLANGS]
AND ON MY RIGHT,
WEARING RED, WHITE, AND BLUE,
WEIGHING 210 POUNDS,
UNDEFEATED IN 46 FIGHTS,
THE MASTER OF DISASTER,
THE UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD,
APOLLO CREED!
[CROWD CHEERS]
YOU! YOU! YOU!
YOU!
YOU, CHUMP!
I WANT YOU!
NO LOW BLOWS. WATCH YOUR HEADS. NO BUTTING.
SHAKE HANDS, COME OUT FIGHTING.
PUT YOUR HANDS UP THERE, CHUMP.
COME OUT FIGHTING.
ROCKY'S JUST GOING OVER AND BEING CALM.
THERE GOES THE BIG HAT.
NEVER SEEN A FIGHTER THAT CONCERNED ABOUT HIS HAIR.
[LAUGHING]
AND THERE'S THE BELL FOR ROUND ONE.
FIGHTERS COME OUT INTO THE CENTER OF THE RING,
ROCKY JUST LOOKING.
CREED THE CHAMPION JABS,
A LEFT-HANDED JAB, RIGHT IN THE FACE.
THE CHAMP SWINGING, THE SLOWER CHALLENGER JABS AT WILL.
IT JUST LOOKS LIKE
ROCKY IS BLOCKING THE BLOWS WITH HIS FACE.
THE CHAMPION DOESN'T LOOK THE BEST HE'S EVER BEEN,
BUT HE'S MOVING.
THE CHAMPION IS SMILING.
HE'S TOYING WITH US NOW,
GIVING THE FANS THEIR MONEY'S WORTH.
HE'S MAKING A SHOW OF IT.
ROCKY LOOKS READY TO CHALLENGE HIM NOW.
HE'S TRYING TO MAKE THIS MAN MAKE THE FIRST--
SEE? MAKE HIM MISS LIKE THAT.
THE CHAMP IS JUST TAUNTING HIM NOW.
HE'S DANCING AROUND.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
THE CHAMP IS DOWN. YES, HE IS.
CREED IS DOWN!
WHAT A SURPRISE THIS IS!
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
THE CHAMPION HAS EVER BEEN KNOCKED DOWN.
HOLY TOLEDO. HE'S GIVING HIM THE COUNT!
6...7...
8...
HE APPEARS TO BE ALL RIGHT.
[MICKEY] LET'S GO TO WORK RIGHT NOW, ROCK!
COME ON!
NOW ROCKY COMING BACK OUT.
HE'S LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA CLOSET.
HE REALLY WANTS IT.
APOLLO LEFT TO THE HEAD.
AND OUR CHAMPION'S COMING BACK.
HE'S COMING OFF THE FLOOR
WITH ANOTHER RIGHT, A COMBINATION
INTO THE FACE.
THAT'S THE APOLLO WE KNOW.
NOW HE'S TAUNTING HIM.
THE CHAMP IS TAUNTING ROCKY
TO COME IN FOR MORE.
LEFT. ANOTHER.
ANOTHER LEFT. BALBOA DROPS BACK.
ROCKY'S COMING BACK NOW.
LEFT AND RIGHT. ROCKY'S GOT HIM ON THE ROPE!
THERE'S NO WAY HE EXPECTED
THIS KIND OF HITTING POWER.
NO WAY. IT'S THE CHAMPION'S AGILITY...
DO YOUR BEST. DO YOUR BEST!
APOLLO IS REALLY DRIVING HIM UP AGAINST THE ROPES.
[BELL DINGS]
LEADING HIM BACK INTO HIS CORNER.
ROCKY CAN HARDLY FIND HIS WAY.
I TOLD YA! I TOLD YA!
YOUR NOSE IS BROKE.
HOW DOES IT LOOK?
IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT.
QUIT SHUCKING AND JIVING.
STICK AND MOVE.
GO FOR THE RIBS. DON'T LET THAT BASTARD BREATHE.
THE GUY IS GREAT.
[BUZZER]
HE DOESN'T KNOW IT'S A DAMN SHOW.
HE THINKS IT'S A DAMN FIGHT.
FINISH THIS BUM AND LET'S GO.
STAY TO THE BODY. THE BODY!
HERE WE GO. ROUND TWO.
CREED PREDICTED HE'D WIN IN THREE.
CREED GOT KNOCKED DOWN IN THE FIRST.
HE CAME BACK STRONG AT THE END OF THE FIRST.
HE'S WORKING NOW.
AGAIN. A HARD RIGHT.
APOLLO'S GOT HIM BACKED IN THE CORNER AGAIN.
THE CHAMPION'S GOT HIM BACKED IN THE CORNER.
THROWING A LEFT, A RIGHT.
OH, BALBOA'S TAKING A TREMENDOUS BEATING HERE.
HIS FACE IS LIKE A PUNCHING BAG.
WHAT'S KEEPING HIM UP?
COME ON. YOU WANT TO FIGHT?
STOP PLAYING AROUND.
HE SAYS HE WANTS MORE! HE WANTS MORE.
YOU FOLKS WITH TELEVISION,
YOU'RE WATCHING A BATTLE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
BALBOA TRYING TO FIGHT BACK.
HE CAME BACK WITH A TREMENDOUS HOOK.
THE CHAMPION IS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THERE,
BUT HE CAN'T.
ALL THE LEFTS AND RIGHT JABS TO THE BODY.
BALBOA IS SMACKING THE CHAMPION
RIGHT ON THE KISSER.
[BELL DINGS]
THE REFEREE STEPS IN.
THEY'RE READY TO KEEP GOING.
BACK TO YOUR CORNERS.
COME ON, CREED. COME ON, CREED.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE.
HARD LEFT AND A RIGHT COMBINATION.
WHAT IS KEEPING HIM UP, BILL?
I DON'T KNOW.
CAN'T EVEN GET HIS GLOVES UP TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
DOWN!
DOWN! STAY DOWN!
APOLLO WITH HIS ARMS IN THE AIR.
5...
6...
7...
8...9...
COME ON.
APOLLO CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
THE CHAMPION GOT A LEFT TO THE RIBS.
HIS RIGHT RIB.
THIS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS...
YOU O.K., CHAMP?
I'M O.K. I'M O.K.
I CAN'T SEE NOTHING. YOU GOTTA OPEN MY EYE.
CUT ME, MICK.
DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
CUT ME. CUT ME.
TRY IT. CUT IT.
MY GOD.
YOU'RE BLEEDING INSIDE, CHAMP.
I'M GONNA STOP THE FIGHT.
YOU AIN'T STOPPING NOTHING, MAN.
I'M GOING.
IF YOU WANNA GO.
[BUZZER]
[CROWD] ROCKY, ROCKY.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'VE BEEN IN A WAR.
OH, THE CHAMPION REALLY TAGGED HIM.
APOLLO CLEARLY PROTECTING HIS RIGHT SIDE, HIS RIBS.
LOOK AT THE BLOOD COMING OUT.
HE'S SPITTING UP BLOOD NOW.
GO FOR IT, ROCK!
LISTEN TO THIS CROWD.
OH, ANOTHER TO THE RIBS.
THAT LEFT HAND AGAIN. THAT LEFT HAND--
A RIGHT TO THE CHIN.
HE'S GOT HIM UP AGAINST THE ROPE.
APOLLO THE CHAMPION--
[CLANGING]
AIN'T GONNA BE NO REMATCH.
DON'T WANT ONE.
ROCKY, YOU WENT THE 15 ROUNDS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT...
ADRIAN!
WHEN THE 15th ROUND...
ADRIAN!
ROCKY.
ROCKY!
YOU'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WITNESSING
THE GREATEST EXHIBITION
OF GUTS AND STAMINA
IN THE HISTORY OF THE RING.
ADRIAN!
ROCKY.
ADRIAN.
ROCKY!
WE HAVE A SPLIT DECISION...
ADRIAN!
ROCKY!
APOLLO CREED!
[CROWD CHEERS]
ADRIAN!
THERE WON'T BE A REMATCH.
COME ON! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS FOR ONE DAY.
YOU HEARD HIM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
ROCKO!
THAT'S MY FRIEND. ROCKO!
HEY, YOU'RE RIPPING THE JACKET.
COME ON.
PAULIE?
ADRIAN. ADRIAN!
ROCKY!
ADRIAN! WHERE'S YOUR HAT?
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, ROCKY.
I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU.