Rocky IV Page #3

old to think you can win over Drago.

- Is that a fact?

- Yes! And it could be a painful one!

Put that heavy bag with eyeballs

in the ring with me and you'll see pain!

- Why do you insult us?

- Now you just hold on here.

I'm not the bad guy. I came to talk

about a friendly exhibition bout...

...till Comrade Bigmouth started up!

- It is you who are the aggressor.

I wish to say to the press, in all fairness...

...Drago should not even fight this man,

because he is a has-been.

You get that big chump

in the ring right now...

- Stop this before you get hurt.

- I don't wanna hear! Let that chump go!

All right, all right. I've said what I feel.

- We'll finish this in the ring!

- Wherever you like.

You shut up, and all these puppets you

brought with you! You're history, chump!

- How did I do?

- A little loud for me.

- But good?

- Oh, yeah. Very good.

(announcer) Welcome to

the City of Lights - Las Vegas -

and to one of the most unusual

events in years:
East meets West.

Age versus youth in

a goodwill exhibition match...

... as the former champion Apollo Creed

takes on a mountain of muscle...

... from the Soviet Union: Lvan Drago.

- Come on.

- Patience is a virtue.

- (Apollo) I'm ready to rock 'n' roll.

- (Rocky) You gotta get your equipment.

- Now you look like a mummy.

- I feel like a mummy.

- How does it feel? OK?

- Feels great. I feel like I could eat nails.

- I never tried them snails.

- What are you talkin' about?

Snails. I never had 'em. I see 'em in

the garden, but I never want to eat 'em.

I didn't say anythin' about snails.

I said nails. N-N-Nails, Stallion!

You look pretty good, but, you know...

...just do me a favour

when you go up there.

- Try not to wear yourself out, OK?

- Yeah, wear myself out. Sure.

Well, it's just that you ain't

been in the ring for five years.

- I just want you to... maintain a little bit.

- I'm in the best shape of my life.

- I'm stronger, I'm quicker...

- Hey, I'm not sayin' you're not ready...

...but personally, if it were me...

...I wouldn't mind postponin'

a couple of weeks.

Postpone?

Come on, Apollo. We don't know anythin'

about this guy you're fightin', really.

Let's say I postpone. I pull out, somebody

else steps in and whips this chump.

- Then where does that leave me?

- This is just some kind of exhibition fight.

- This thing don't mean nothin'.

- No, man. That's where you're wrong.

This is not just an exhibition fight

that doesn't mean anything.

This is us against them.

What are you talkin' about? Come on!

Stallion...

Maybe you don't know what I'm talkin'

about now, but you will when it's over.

Believe me, you will when it's over.

(speaks in Russian)

Lvan!

Good luck. I hope after we can be friends.

- I hope so.

- Of course. They're sportsmen...

...not soldiers.

Enjoy the fight.

(# "Living in America" by James Brown)

# Ow! Get up!

# Knock it out! Dig!

# Hit it!

# Hit it!

# Superhighways

# Coast to coast

# Easy to get anywhere

# On the transcontinental overload

# Just slide behind the wheel

- # How does it feel?

- # When there's no destination

# That's too far

# And somewhere on the way

you might find out who you are, wow!

# Livin' in America

# Eye to eye

# Station to station

# Livin' in America

# Hand to hand, across the nation

# Livin' in America

# Got to have a celebration

# You may not be lookin'

for the Promised Land

# But you might find it anyway

# Under one of those old familiar names

- # Like New Orleans

- # New Orleans!

- # Detroit City

- # Detroit City!

- # Dallas

- # Dallas!

- # Pittsburgh PA

- # Pittsburgh PA!

- # New York City

- # New York City!

- # Kansas City

- # Kansas City!

- # Atlanta, yeah!

- # Atlanta!

# Chicago and LA

# I live in America

# Head to head

# Toe to toe

# I live in America

# Say it loud

# lt'll make you proud

# I live in America

# Hey, I know what it means

# Livin' in America

# Got it made! I said now,

eye to eye, tooth to tooth

# This is undisputed truth

- # Livin' in America

- # Yeah!

# All the way with your bad self

- # Livin' in America

- # Yeah!

# I feel good!

Good evening.

Along with Warner Wolf, I am Stu Nahan.

We welcome you to an unusual

event:
For the first time ever...

...West against East in professional sports.

Thanks for gettin' me here. I owe you one.

- Oh, no, no. We're even.

- God, I feel born again.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome!

I would like to announce the presence

of a true fighting champion...

...that defines the word "courage".

The Italian Stallion: Rocky Balboa!

- Excuse me, would you?

- Certainly.

Rocky!

(bell rings)

Tonight's special event

features two great athletes.

In the blue corner,

weighing 221 pounds...

...a former heavyweight

champion of the world...

...the Dancing Destroyer...

...the King of Sting...

...the Count of Monte Fisto...

- Think you got enough names?

- Be patient. Almost done.

The Master of Disaster,

the one and only Apollo Creed!

(Stu) The crowd anticipating a great

fight now as Apollo plays to the crowd.

In the red corner,

weighing an even 261 pounds...

...gold medallist and undefeated

world amateur champion...

...from the Soviet Union...

...the Siberian Bull...

...lvan Drago!

(booing)

I want you! I want you! I want you!

(Stu) The two fighters come to the centre

for instructions from referee Lou Filippo.

You know the rules. Watch the low blows,

kidney punches and rabbit punches.

In case of a knockdown, go to the corner

and stay there until I tell you to come out.

- Shake hands. Let's have a good fight.

- It's time to go to school, son.

Get your hands up! Do you need an

interpreter? It's time to go to school!

You will lose.

All right!

(Stu) The bad blood between these two

can be felt all over this arena.

I can't get over the size of this Russian!

- Apollo! Apollo!

- Get ready, cos it's showtime! Showtime!

- It's showtime!

- Excuse me. Didn't you forget somethin'?

Apollo seems to be in great spirits.

He's really putting on a show

for this capacity crowd.

Be back in a minute, all right?

(Stu) Round one.

Creed's dancing around.

Creed back-pedalling now.

He's been away five years.

Neither fighter ready to throw a punch.

A left jab there... and once again.

- A slip by Creed.

- (Warner) This is bizarre.

Creed is over the hill, and, uh...

the Russian hasn't fought anybody.

- Keep movin'. Stick him!

- (Stu) Drago's moving in again.

A left hand by Creed. Another left hand

by Creed, and Drago moves away.

Another left hand by Creed. Drago

waiting, waiting, cocking that right hand.

(shouts in Russian)

(Warner) Ooh! A punishing right

by the Russian.

Get outta there! Get outta there!

(Stu) A left. He's taking some punishment

now. Drago moves him against the ropes.

Tie him up now!

(Stu) The Russian ties him up

and throws Creed across the ring!

Move!

(Stu) It is Drago with the upper hand now.

Get outta that corner!

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