, ▁although ▁a ▁minor ity ▁of ▁those ▁specifically ▁relate ▁to ▁the ▁line ▁itself . ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁Mason ▁" The ▁Line " ▁D ixon ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁character ▁in ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁the ▁sixth ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁franch ise , ▁directed ▁by ▁and ▁st arring ▁Syl v ester ▁St all one . ▁Play ed ▁by ▁real - life ▁box er ▁Antonio ▁Tar ver , ▁D ixon ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Box ing ▁Champion ▁who ▁is ▁rid ic u led ▁for ▁having ▁never ▁fought ▁a ▁real ▁cont ender , ▁and ▁who ▁thus ▁agre es ▁to ▁an ▁exhibition ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 - year - old ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa . ▁ ▁In ▁Att ack ▁of ▁the ▁K iller ▁Tomatoes ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁Mason ▁D ixon ▁is ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁government ▁task ▁force ▁dedicated ▁to ▁stopping ▁the ▁world wide ▁crisis ▁when ▁tom atoes ▁turn ▁m align ant . ▁ ▁Cart o ons ▁The ▁line ▁makes ▁several ▁appearances ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁ ▁B ugs ▁Bun ny ▁cart oon ▁" S ou thern ▁Fried ▁Rab bit ". ▁The ▁line ▁separ ates ▁the ▁dr ought ▁affected ▁North ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁" Y an kee " ▁B ugs ▁leaves ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁car ro ts ▁in ▁the ▁green ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁" D ix ie " ▁south , ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁guard ed ▁by ▁Y os em ite ▁Sam . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁In ▁the