Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... meat factory worker who makes a meal of being grumpy. Paulie drinks too much, complains too often, and is frequently a pain in the neck to be around. He hectors his poor sister Adrian and likes to belittle his supposed best friend, Rocky Balboa. Paulie isn’t too happy with how his life is going, and he takes it out on the people around him rather than looking within. But while he might insult his friends and family, he definitely doesn’t want anyone else to do so. If they do, it arouses Paulie’s primary positive trait: loyalty.
Personality... belligerent, badgering, and insecure, but with a (well-hidden) sentimental side. Really, Paulie just needs some love; there’s a good person buried in there somewhere. Like a porcupine, however, Paulie’s defense mechanisms – his rudeness and even meanness – keep most people away. But not Rocky, who keeps reaching out with a helping hand no matter how many times Paulie knocks it away.
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When world heavyweight boxing champ Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers pick palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark.
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When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Itallian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior.
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After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.
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Now the world champion, Rocky Balboa is living in luxury and only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring. His lifestyle of wealth and idleness is shaken when a powerful young fighter known as Clubber Lang challenges him to a bout. After taking a pounding from Lang, the humbled champ turns to former bitter rival Apollo Creed to help him regain his form for a rematch with Lang.
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Rocky must come out of retirement to battle a gargantuan Soviet fighter named Drago, who brutally punished Rocky's friend and former rival, Apollo Creed. Seeking revenge in the name of his fallen comrade and his country, Rocky agrees to fight Drago in Moscow on Christmas, and the bout changes both fighters -- and the world.
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A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
