Creed Page #14

ADONIS:

You don’t do the treatment, this

will kill you. You fine with that?

ROCKY:

It’s alright!

ADONIS:

What? How is it alright? Why would

anybody say that?

ROCKY:

Cause dying is easy; Cause living

the way I do, is very hard.

ADONIS:

What do you mean, living the way

you do?

ROCKY:

Look around. Anybody who every

loved me, anybody who ever knew me,

is gone. Mickey, Apollo, Adrian,

Paulie, I got my son, who I haven’t

seen in years. It’s like I was

listening to some good song and it

ended before it was suppose to. And

I’m still dancin. I got nothing to

hang around for.

ADONIS:

I’m still here...

ROCKY:

So what? You just showed up! You

don’t know me! You’re just some

fighter, you’re not family to me.

This cuts Adonis deep. He takes off brushing past Rocky, who

watches him leave, then puts his face in his hands for a

beat. He then pushes the locker, open handed- HARD. Again,

and again.

103 EXT. JOE HAND BOXING GYM- DUSK 103

Adonis walks out of the gym, distraught. He puts his hands to

his head not knowing what to do, so he takes off jogging out

of frame. We hold for a few beats, and Rocky comes out

looking for him. He’s nowhere to be found.

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104 EXT. ROCKY’S HOUSE- NIGHT 104

Rocky walks out of the front door looking for Adonis. He

opens the door and sticks his head in.

ROCKY:

Kid?

A UPS LADY walks up behind Rocky, with a package for him. He

turns and takes it, looking at it with suspicion.

105 EXT. PHILADELPHIA- NIGHT 105

Series of shots

Adonis jogs the familiar route. Several miles through the

city of Philadelphia. Tears in his eyes.

He arrives at the museum steps and sprints up them without

hesitation. He gets to the top, lays down on his back, and

passes out.

106 INT. BACKSTAGE PHILLY SOUL CONCERT- NIGHT 106

Bianca, wearing leggins and a beautiful top, paces behind the

stage, getting ready to perform. She peeks out at the crowd,

looking to see everyone getting seated.

107 INT. BATHROOM STALL 107

On Bianca- having a panic attack. She pukes into the toilet,

wipes her mouth, takes some deep breaths, and pulls out her

cellphone and calls a number.

108 INT. ROCKY’S HOUSE- ADONIS’ BEDROOM- NIGHT 108

Adonis’ cellphone buzzes on his bed. “BIANCA CALLING” flashes

on the screen.

109 INT. BATHROOM STALL- CONTINUOUS 109

Bianca talks into the phone, leaving a message.

BIANCA:

Hey, you here yet? I’m freaking out

over here... I gotta see you before

I go on. I guess I’ll keep trying

you.

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Bianca hangs up. She starts dialing again.

110 EXT. MUSEUM STEPS- NIGHT 110

Adonis, still asleep on his back. A SECURITY GUARD wakes him

up. Adonis takes a deep breath in, and looks around. Slowly

realizing where he is. He looks down at his phone and fear

flashes over his face.

ADONIS:

Sh*t! Sh*t!

He takes off running down the steps and hails a cab.

111 EXT. PHILLY SOUL FESTIVAL 111

We open close on Bianca’s face. She’s looking off into the

crowd, where Adonis is nowhere to be found. The music starts,

and she starts singing, and she struggles... She looks into

the crowd for a beat, then starts again.

112 EXT. PHILLY SOUL MUSIC FESTIVAL- ENTRANCE- NIGHT 112

A cab pulls up on the street corner of the club, and Adonis

hops out.

113 EXT. PHILLY SOUL MUSIC FESTIVAL-VIP SECTION 113

Rihanna plays on stage as Adonis cuts through the sizeable

crowd towards the VIP section where we see Bianca and a few

other musicians standing by the large metal fold up chairs

behind metal fencing.

ADONIS:

(screaming over the music)

Bianca! Bianca!

Bianca sees him, and looks at him for a beat, before turning

her back and disappearing deeper into the crowd. Two Security

Guards head over to the Adonis.

ADONIS (CONT’D)

Say bro, my girl is back there.

SECURITY GUARD:

No standing over here bro...

The Security Guard firmly pushes Adonis against his chest.

Adonis knocks his hand away. And looks towards where Bianca

disappeared to.

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He rushes the gate, in an attempt to get past the guards, and

one of them bear hugs Adonis across the neck. Adonis slips

out, and punches him in the nose, dropping him.

The Security Guard, his nose bleeding, picks up a folding

chair. More guards run over to Adonis, grabbing him and

punching him SMASH! One brings the folding chair right to the

side of Adonis’ face. Adonis falls as a guard pulls out

handcuffs.

114 INT. ROCKY’S HOUSE- ROCKY’S BEDROOM- NIGHT 114

Moonlight streams into the bedroom, where Rocky lies atop the

bed, half awake, half sleep. The house phone RINGS on his

night stand, and he rolls over to answer it.

ROCKY:

Yeah...

Rocky listens to the other end of the phone. He sighs deeply.

115 INT. PHILADELPHIA CITY JAIL- HOLDING CELL- NIGHT 115

Adonis sits in a solitary holding cell looking through pale

bars. His face shows the signs of picking a fight with 2,000

lbs of security and a metal folding chair.

COP (O.S.)

Right over here...

He looks up towards the door as we hear the door buzz.

We cut to the reverse to see Rocky standing outside the bars,

with a COP (40’s, Italian American) who keys open the holding

cell. Rocky walks in and closes the door behind him.

Rocky walks over and sits down next to Adonis on the bench.

The two are silent for a beat. Rocky looks around at the

room.

ROCKY:

They fixed this place up; use to be

just one big cell. Very crappy.

Maybe twenty upset guys in there at

the same time. It got tense in a

sense.

ADONIS:

What are you doing here?

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ROCKY:

I know a few people, they say your

friend’s downtown.

ADONIS:

I’m not your friend. You’re just a

trainer to me, remember?

This stings Rocky a bit.

ADONIS (CONT’D)

You need to stay away from me man.

ROCKY:

What are you talking about?

ADONIS:

Something about me. I f***

everything up.

ROCKY:

Kid, that’s crazy talk.

ADONIS:

It’s true. My mom don’t talk to my

grandma because of me. My dad got

locked up soon as I was born...

anybody who I ever get involved

with, I f***ed their lives up.

Thought it’d be different out here.

Thought it’d be me you, and Bianca,

for years. Make our own family.

(beat)

It was never about one fight for

me. It was about 20 fights, 20

years, day in day out. Us living,

making memories. I never had that.

Rocky reaches out to pat Adonis on the shoulder.

ADONIS (CONT’D)

Don’t touch me.

He knocks Rocky’s hand away.

ADONIS (CONT’D)

Just leave, man.

ROCKY:

Kid...

ADONIS:

Get outta here!

(standing up)

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