Corrected entry: When 'team Rocky' arrives in Russia to train for the Drago fight, Pauly starts to complain about the Spartan conditions. One of the complaints he makes is that he will be missing college football's Rose Bowl game. The Drago/Balboa fight took place on December 25. Prior to the forming of the BSC in the late 1990s, the Rose Bowl always took place on January 1. Hence, he would have been home in plenty of time to catch the game. (00:50:15)
K.C. Sierra
5th Mar 2003
Correction: First and foremost, Paulie is an idiot and a drunk. The idea that he could make such a silly mistake is completely in character. Secondly, he's seen Rocky II and presumably knows that sometimes, after a fight with a particularly tough opponent, Rocky needs a little hospital attention. Paulie's being pessimistic and not too bright. In other words, he's being Paulie. Not a movie mistake.
K.C. Sierra