Rocky V Page #4

- OK, listen. I'll see you later.

Remember, Daddy loves you.

You're number one. Home team!

Just be nice, right? You'll be OK.

And don't mess with nobody's girlfriend.

They don't like that around here.

You know,

I'm really worried about the kid.

He ain't used to livin' like this.

He don't know the streets.

At school, I know what's gonna happen.

Some wise guy's gonna come up to him

cos he's my kid and try to bang him out.

Give him a cheap shot, you know?

I mean, jeez...

- Mr Balboa, my name's Tommy Gunn.

- Yeah? How you doin'?

With that name, you better be tough!

It ain't easy. Anyway, I'm from Oklahoma.

My amateur record is 45 to 1.

- I turned pro at 18 and I had eight fights.

- You're a fighter?

And now that I'm 20,

I'd just like to show you what I got.

- I've saved up to pay for training.

- Mr Rocky Balboa!

Excuse me, I have some business here.

Good to see you again, friend.

- (Rocky) How you doin'?

- My health is fine. What more can I ask?

- Listen, I gotta go to work now.

- What, here? In a sweatbox?

- Can't be good for the image.

- Urban light. What can you do?

What'd you say? It's blight. Urban blight.

George wants you to consider wearing

gloves again. It's a helluva payday.

- I'm officially expired.

- You have marquee value.

You put asses into seats. A businessman

don't retire if he can still pull in the bread.

- Only America gives these opportunities.

- Union Cane's going for the title.

Here's some tickets.

We've a strong feeling about this.

- If he takes it, that's the time to challenge.

- People love comebacks.

There's nothing more commercial

than a long-shot comeback...

...of a down-on-his-luck underdog.

As Mark Twain said: "Virtue has

never been as respectable as money."

- Who's Twain?

- A painter.

You're the Great White Hope.

You mean Great White Dope. No, forget it.

Hold the bullshit. I know the problem.

You think I was born yesterday?

Merlin, show him the paper. This is your

medical report. We can work around it.

- Where'd you get this?

- It doesn't matter.

If you fight Cane, George can

guarantee to get you a license.

- Guaranteed.

- You can do this?

- No problem.

- This comeback's in the bag.

- The time's hot. The deal's hot. Caliente!

- We could use one more payday.

- Adrian, where'd you come from?

- Mrs Balboa just appeared! She's magic!

I don't think you're funny.

Are you talking him into fighting?

Talking business, darlin'.

Do you like feelin' hard up?

Do you like reachin' in your pocket

and only feelin' your leg? I didn't think so.

I'm offering you the opportunity

to dump this loser image.

- Who are you talking to?

- You ain't workin' across...

What the hell are you talkin' about?

This is a tremendous opportunity!

Opportunity for who? For you to make

money? For him to be disabled?

What would you do

if the choices were reversed?

You have to think about that.

Rocky, they don't care about you.

Let's get serious. You represent

the dreams of the long shots.

The little people identify with you.

That is the key to public success.

You a true champion, a true product of

the people. Sell it while they'll still buy.

That ain't gonna last forever.

You say you a fighter, then fight!

And I'll make you so much money you

can swim in it. You can swim, can't you?

Whaddaya say?

Put some hustle behind this muscle.

He's done! He's done fighting!

You a damn fool.

Maybe we oughta sign

Mrs Balboa to fight Cane, huh?

Looks like she's the one

with the cojones in the family.

You don't talk like that in front of my wife.

That ain't no park bench, boy.

- I'll get him.

- Rocky, I'm really sorry. I didn't wanna...

You guys want privacy? I'll be upstairs.

Rocky.

Rocky, I'm sorry. I... I...

But it just takes one bad hit

and you could be an invalid.

I feel like an invalid already. Why'd you

come back? You're too smart for this!

I got nothing to do. Gloria - I called Gloria.

- She said she could use part-time help.

- But why do you wanna do this?

Why go back to where you started?

I gotta do it, but you don't gotta do it!

I wanted to be there

so I could be close to you.

All right, yeah.

You know, it's gettin' cold out here.

Maybe we better get inside, OK?

I understand.

- Are you all right?

- What?

- Are you all right?

- Yeah, I'm all right. I'm fine.

Adrian, it's gettin' cold, OK?

Yo, Adrian! Did we ever leave this place?

I don't know.

Hey, mind if I talk to you now?

My head's a little busy right now.

You won't get him.

Balboa don't think straight.

- None of these bums do. I need an angle.

- I'll fight Balboa right now.

- I'm better than Balboa ever was.

- Hey! Hey!

I own the paper on you.

You will fight who I tell you...

...where I tell you

and how I tell you. You got that?

Don't aggravate

the hand that feeds you, huh?

None of these bums think straight.

All I need is a hook.

Hey! Ain't you Rocky's kid?

- Yeah! You Rocky's kid, right?

- Yeah. How're you doing?

I've seen your picture in the paper.

- You know what? Your old man's a punk.

- What?!

- Get off me!

- What are you wearing my coat for?

- Just leave him alone!

- You wanna beatin' too?

- Gimme my coat! I'm not kiddin' around.

- No way!

- Don't get sick now!

- Hope you don't catch cold, rich boy!

Keep it high. Slip and slide. That's it.

This is the cup Rocky drinks out of

around the house. Ten bucks.

- How I know it's the real thing?

- Look at the lip marks.

- All right. Five bucks. No more.

- You got a deal.

- Excuse me.

- Tommy Gunn!

- Is there some place I can change?

- In there.

Time! Hey, Richard,

good friend, listen to me.

If you wanna survive,

you gotta slip the jab.

Keep it high and hit and not get hit,

you know? OK, take off.

- Rocko, remember Tommy Gunn?

- Oh, yeah. Yeah.

He says he wants to fight.

I tell him to get married.

Why?

- That's gym humour, Rocko.

- Oh? OK.

Let's see what you got there, kid.

Get married. I understand.

- Benson! Wanna move a little?

- Yeah, all right.

Hey, Paulie, what's the cojones?

- Cojones?

- Yeah.

Cojones is Latin for Spanish nuts.

- Yo, Rock, we're ready.

- Wonderful.

Hey, kid. You got the headgear?

Nah, I don't need one.

He's gonna get his cojones knocked out.

OK. Ready, guys?

- Benson, go easy, all right?

- Sure. OK, Rocky.

Time!

All right, just go easy now.

Slip the jab now.

Ooh!

- Hey, kid! What's his name again?

- Tommy Gunn.

Tommy, whoa! It ain't no law to duck.

Go side to side. That's it.

Whoa!

- Hey, man! Take it easy!

- Come on, lighten up. It's called sparring.

Hey! OK! Hey, kid!

Hey, lighten up! Time out!

Smell that, Rocko?

The odour of opportunity.

Hey, that's it!

What did I tell you? Hey! Time!

Hey, that's it! Time!

Hey, back off! That's enough!

What's the matter with you?

- Tommy, are you crazy or somethin'?

- What's the matter with you, man?

- I'm sorry.

- Go cool off, kid. Sorry about this.

He stinks of opportunity, Rocko.

Hey, look,

goin' easy don't mean breakin' bones.

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