Rocky Page #7

41.

Adrian has seen this and is shattered. She runs back into

the bedroom and locks the door.

PAULIE:

!! Ya want the bird, go out in

the alley an' eat the bird --

I want ya outta the house --

Enjoy ya friggin' life... Ya

hungry, Rock?

ROCKY:

Maybe ya better forget it.

PAULIE:

Forget nothin' -- Here, talk

to my sister, tell 'er

somethin' nice.

Rocky walks over to Adrian's bedroom door and begins speaking

to the enclosed girl.

ROCKY:

... Yo, Adrian, it's me,

Rocky... Ah, ah -- Ah, it's

kinda hard for me to think of

somethin' to say, y'know --

'Cause I never talked to a

door before, I mean whatta ya

say to a door.

Rocky turns away and begins to walk off.

ROCKY:

(continuing)

... Maybe I better forget it.

PAULIE:

Try again, c'mon, try again.

Rocky goes over to the door and begins speaking again.

ROCKY:

Ah, Adrian, I know ya ain't

too happy at this moment, but

would ya do me a favor -- I

ain't got nobody to spend

Thanksgivin' with -- How 'bout

you an' me goin' out -- Get

somethin' to eat, maybe laugh

a little, who knows... Would

ya like, I dunno, go out

together?

Adrian opens the door... She already has her winter coat on.

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ROCKY:

(continuing)

We'll have a good time.

Paulie opens the front door and gives Rocky an encouraging

smile...

ROCKY:

(continuing)

What's ya sister like to do?

PAULIE:

Ice skate.

ROCKY:

I didn't want no turkey anyway.

ADRIAN:

It's Thanksgiving.

ROCKY:

To you, to me it's Thursday.

INT. ICE SKATING RINK - NIGHT

Rocky and Adrian enter a deserted skating rink.

ROCKY:

Looks quiet, y'know.

ADRIAN:

I think it's closed.

ROCKY:

I think mebbe we're early or

somethin' --

From across the rink a CLEANING MAN yells at them.

CLEANER:

Hey, whatta ya doin' here --

we're closed... Yo, we're

closed!

ROCKY:

(yells back)

Are ya closed to the General

Public or to just everybody.

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CLEANER:

(starts to walk over)

Hey, the rink is empty 'cause

we're closed -- ya ain't

allowed in here so do me a

favor an' not stay here.

ROCKY:

Wait here, gotta smooth this

guy out.

ADRIAN:

(softly)

We could go somewhere else

an' --

Rocky approaches the Cleaner.

CLEANER:

Yo, pal, what's with you --

The place ain't operatin'.

ROCKY:

Listen, I gotta problem. This

girl ain't feelin' well,

y'know -- The doctor says she

should exercise, y'know once

in awhile an' ice skatin' is

the best thing --

CLEANER:

This a con?

ROCKY:

Look at her, ya can see she

ain't feelin' good -- needs a

few minutes exercise --

CLEANER:

Few minutes?

ROCKY:

... Ten minutes.

CLEANER:

Ten minutes for ten dollars.

ROCKY:

... Yeah, give 'er the Blades.

INT. ICE SKATING RINK - NIGHT

Adrian has on skates. Rocky follows her onto the ice. He

wears street shoes.

44.

ADRIAN:

... Aren't you skating?

ROCKY:

Ain't skated since I was

fifteen -- That's when I

started fightin' -- gotta

watch the ankles. Yeah,

fightin' use to be tops with

me, but no more. All I wanted

to prove was I weren't no

bum -- That I had the stuff to

make a good pro.

ADRIAN:

And you never got the chance?

The Cleaner yells from the sideline.

CLEANER:

Nine minutes!

ROCKY:

Hey, I ain't cryin'... I still

fight. Kinda do it like a

hobby. See I'm a natural

southpaw an' most pugs won't

fight a southpaw 'cause we

mess up their timin' an' look

awkward -- Southpaw means

lefthanded... But I guess in

the long run things probably

worked out for the best, right?

ADRIAN:

But you never had a chance to

prove yourself.

ROCKY:

Absolutely.

CLEANER:

Eight minutes!

Adrian slips and Rocky breaks her fall.

ROCKY:

I just dislocated my finger.

ADRIAN:

Ohh!

CLEANER:

Seven minutes!

45.

ROCKY:

It ain't your fault -- I

originally done it in the Baby

Crenshaw fight.

(opens his wallet)

That's me fightin' Big Baby

Crenshaw -- Big Baby was the

size of an airplane an' I

broke my hands on his head --

I lost, but it's a nice

picture, don't ya think?

CLEANER:

Six!

ROCKY:

How 'bout some Cokes?

CLEANER:

Cost ya a buck.

ROCKY:

This guy is beautiful -- get

the Cokes.

Adrian does a slight turn and Rocky has to speed up and

nearly falls.

ROCKY:

(continuing)

See, I ain't graceful,

y'know -- I don't move good --

Stink as a dancer too -- But I

can really swat, I hit hard,real hard, but I'm a southpaw

an' nobody wants to fight a

southpaw! -- Havin' a good time?

Adrian nods and is very nervous... The Cleaner moves

carefully across the ice.

ROCKY:

(continuing)

Y'know how I got started in

the fight racket?

ADRIAN:

By accident?

CLEANER:

Here -- Three minutes.

46.

ROCKY:

Yeah -- My ol' man who was

never the sharpest told me --

I weren't born with much brain

so I better use my body.

For the first time, Adrian laughs.

ROCKY:

(continuing)

What's funny?

ADRIAN:

My mother told me just the

opposite. She said, 'You

weren't born with much of a

body so you'd better develop

your brain.'

CLEANER:

Time!

The Cleaner walks over as Rocky and Adrian get off the ice.

CLEANER:

(continuing)

That's ten bucks.

ROCKY:

I must be goin' deaf 'cause I

thought ya said, 'ten cents.'

Rocky hands him a dime.

CLEANER:

(weakly)

... How 'bout for the Cokes?

ROCKY:

Charge it.

Rocky and Adrian start to leave. Rocky pauses at the door

and fishes into his pocket and hands over eleven dollars.

ROCKY:

(continuing)

Had ya goin', didn't I, huh?

He grins and leaves.

47.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

ROCKY:

Some people are very shy by

nature.

ADRIAN:

... I suppose.

ROCKY:

I would say you're very shy bu

nature.

ADRIAN:

... I suppose.

ROCKY:

Some people think bein' shy is

a disease, but it don't bother

me.

ADRIAN:

It doesn't bother me either.

ROCKY:

Then why did I bother bringin'

it up? 'Cause I'm dumb,

that's why... Y'know, I think

we make a real sharp coupla

coconuts -- I'm dumb an'

you're shy.

ADRIAN:

... It is just hard for me to

understand why anybody wants

to be a fighter.

ROCKY:

Ya gotta be a little soft to

wanna be a pug... It's a

racket where ya' almost

guaranteed to end up a bum.

ADRIAN:

I don't think you're a bum.

ROCKY:

... I'm at least half a bum.

Yeah, fightin' is a crazy

racket. The roughest part is

the mornin' after.

ADRIAN:

Morning after?

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ROCKY:

After a rough fight, ya'

nothin' but a large wound.

Sometimes I feel like callin'

a taxi to drive me from my bed

to the bathroom... Ya' eyes

hurt, ya' ears hurt, ya' hair

even hurts... But the thing

I'm proud of is I been in over

sixty fights an' never had a

busted nose -- Bent an'

twisted an' bitten but never

broke... That's rare.

ADRIAN:

Why do you do it if it hurts

so bad?

ROCKY:

... Guess.

ADRIAN:

(pause)

'Cause you can't sing or dance?

Rocky smiles.

INT. ROCKY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Rocky and Adrian enter his one-room apartment... She is

nervous and taken aback by the bleakness of the room...

Rocky goes to the icebox.

ROCKY:

Would ya like a glass of water?

ADRIAN:

... No thanks.

Adrian looks at the mirror above Rocky's dresser. She sees

a high school photo of Rocky. He once was handsome and

smooth-faced... Rocky steps up behind her and his face is

reflected in the mirror.

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