Rocky II Page #5

- That's good.

- I told you. It's OK.

- Now, wait. Now we'll try the other lamp.

Now, look here, will ya? Now, tell me...

- I see it.

- No, you see nothin'.

Creed would have caved in the whole

side of your face. Now, forget it, kid.

You got the heart, but you ain't got

the tooth no more. Now, forget it!

- Is that right?

- That is right.

Yeah? Well, maybe it's you who ain't

got it no more, you know that? Huh?

Yeah. That's it.

Now, look, you didn't even

see that comin', did ya? No.

Well, that was from

a broken-down pug like me.

What do you think

the champ would do to ya?

- I don't know. Hurt me bad.

- No. He'd hurt you permanent.

Permanent.

You know, Mick, if...

If I can't fight no more... maybe

I can help out around here, you know.

Here? Well, sure, but...

You know, you're like royalty here, kid.

You want those guys to see you

carryin' towels and buckets around?

Where's your dignity?

I don't know how to say this,

you know. I just...

I gotta be around it.

I just g...

All right, kid.

Will you come back tomorrow, huh?

Thanks a lot, Mick.

Look, as long as I'm gonna be

promoting this fight myself...

...I want more pressure 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 that think he won.

There's people accusin' me of havin'

the fight fixed, of bein' a fake...

...and insultin' my kids at school.

- You wanna hear the truth?

- Yeah.

The truth is that last time

he was damn lucky.

Now he's all finished. He's been hangin'

around doin' nothin' for six months.

Any trainer worth anything

wouldn't have nothin' to do with him.

Now, I say let's go after some new meat.

Forget this bum.

Do you think I beat him the last time?

Do you? Hm?

- 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.

We don't need that kind of man in our life.

I know what you're feelin'.

Let it go.

Let it go.

You're the champ.

Thank you. You're in charge of my public

relations. I want a new campaign started.

I want somethin' done publicly to bring

this man out, to jar this man's pride...

...to get the people around him talkin'.

If we use this humiliation tactic,

you're setting yourself up as the bad guy.

Whatever gets him in the ring.

- What's happenin'?

- Hey.

- What?

- Where's your heart?

- What are you talkin' about?

- You heard me.

Well, what's this?

It's kinda 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 somethin'.

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 a minute. 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 flowin' over.

- I'll do it.

- Let him do it.

- I got it, Rock.

- Hey, Rock...

Hey, wait a minute.

Now you can take it.

- Whoops.

- Hey!

Can't you think of anything

tougher to say than "whoops"?

Come on, hit that right. Bang!

(Mickey) Wait a minute,

wait a minute. Hold it.

All right. Come on, come on, come on.

Yo, Rock.

Yo, Tony. How you doin'?

How am I doin'? How are you doin'?

I heard you was workin' in this dump.

What are you doin'?

I'm sweepin' up,

makin' a few bucks here and there.

You ain't no janitor. You don't need

a job like this. Besides, you're Italian.

- You come back and work for me.

- Well, what would I be doing?

You mean, like, uh...

you know, like, collectin' or somethin'?

What else? Come back, work on

the docks, you get some fresh air.

- It stinks in here.

- I appreciate the offer, but, uh...

...I can't do that stuff no more.

- It's healthy, huh?

Now, 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?

- Oh, fine. How'd your day go?

- A million laughs. It was great.

- You need some help with that?

- Yes.

Hey, maybe you oughta stay home

and rest your stomach.

- It's just part time. We need the money.

- Yeah, well, maybe you're right.

There we go.

That ain't my brand. I like oatmeal.

Listen, why don't we forget all this work?

You wanna come home with me now?

Maybe I'll tell you a few jokes...

...and maybe you'll laugh, you know. Huh?

We need a few laughs in our life.

What do you think? Maybe?

- Yes.

- Maybe?

- Maybe.

- Maybe? OK. Let's get outta here, OK?

- OK.

- Here we go.

Hey, listen, Adrian. Listen to this one.

Why do cows wear bells?

- Why?

- Cos their horns don't work.

Is that killin' ya? No? Huh?

They really used to like it in third grade.

I used to break everyone up with that one.

(man) Yo!

- You really sweep good, man!

- (laughter)

Is he talking to you?

Nah, he probably has me mixed up

with somebody else. Come on.

Italian chicken.

Boy, you guys got the easy life.

Hey, how you guys doin'?

Did anybody move today, you know, huh?

How's life in the bowl?

You gotta exercise once in a while.

Would you like a little snack

or somethin'? Here you go.

Come on, Cuff. Hey, Link, what,

are you drowning down there? Huh?

Hey, wanna hear some TV?

Huh? Wanna hear some TV?

... the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams

defeated the Buccaneers in overtime...

... 13 to 10 on Frank Corell's 45-yard...

Hey, Butkus.

Come here, Butkus. Come on, boy.

What'd you do today, huh?

Did you bark at anybody today?

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 when I look inside there.

(TV) Earlier today I was down

at Apollo Creed's palatial gym...

... and, as usual, the champion was not

at a loss for words about Rocky Balboa.

I know a lot of people

wanna see me in a rematch...

... with a timid fellow

called the Italian Stallion.

But this man does not have the honour

to meet me in the ring. Or is it Scallion?

- What is your name?

- Balboa did officially retire.

The bum's hidin'.

He doesn't wanna face me.

- He's scared.

- There's more here than meets the eye.

You've been under scrutiny

since that split-decision victory.

A lot of reporters, Apollo, including me,

thought it was an even draw.

(Apollo) That's your opinion,

but now I'm ready to have a rematch...

... to prove that this lucky club fighter

does not have the skill...

... to last five minutes in the ring

with a superior athlete.

The man's runnin', he's hidin'.

He doesn't wanna face me.

So I say to you, Rocky Balboa, that

I want the American people to know...

... I want the world to know that

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