花旗小和尚 American Shaolin (1992) Movie Script

杰瑞发布于2024-02-07

在香港国际散打争霸赛上，美国青年卡森惨败于特里弗之手，并被当众羞辱，为报仇雪恨，卡森萌发了去少林寺出家习武的念头。他来到嵩山脚下，结识一个叫阿诗玛的姑娘。阿诗玛带他到少林寺山门。卡森好奇心胜，误闯经堂，被赶出山门，心灰意冷◇经阿诗玛爷爷的指点，他不畏烈日风雨，在山门前打坐，终于打动少林寺主持三德和尚，破例收卡森为少林弟子。卡森入寺后，先是随师兄弟劳作，时日一久，卡森露出烦闷，听起了摇滚音乐。三德法师原谅了他的过失◇来又在练武时逞强好胜，不慎打碎神像，三德法师又原谅了他，并借机教以少林武… After being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may learn the Shaolin form of fighting. The film then veers into "Karate Kid" territory where the novice humiliates himself at every turn, is tolerated as a foreigner, and still comes out a champion. The monastery teaches non-violence, but everyone knows that sooner or later the student will catch up with the bad guy.

One of the students, before he can leave, clears his throat.
STUDENT 2 What do you want us to do?
KWAN:
When the blind follow the blind, they both fall over the cliff. Understand?
STUDENT 2 No.
The others mutter "No" and shake their heads, confused.
KWAN:
No matter.
He exits, leaving his students staring vacantly after him.
They look at each other, honestly not knowing what to do.
EXT. DREW GARAGE – SAME NIGHT ESTABLISHING SHOT OF OLD GARAGE.
It is kind of spooky, and there are no lights on outside. There is candlelight inside, and it is moving around – an effect not unlike a ghost carrying a candelabra.
INT. DREW GARAGE – SAME NIGHT ESTABLISHING SHOT OF INTERIOR.
The area is dilapidated, but very clean, with all kinds of kung fu and Chinese paraphenalia lying around. Around the corner comes the spooky light, and (with music building to a crescendo), we see DREW CARSON, a muscular 16/17 year old, bowls of flaming wax on his bare shoulders, moving through the garage, practicing his kung fu maneuvers. He is kicking, punching, etc., occasionally spilling hot wax on his skin (INSERT).
In the background is a TV, and on it is showing a martial arts movie.
ANGLE ON KWAN: Who is quietly settling into a shadowy corner of the garage, watching Drew.
ANGLE ON DREW: As he continues to move around the workout area, his arms and body moving as he tries to match the movements on the TV.
Suddenly, Kwan jumps out of the shadows, attacking. Drew reacts instantly, evading the attack, the wax sloshing around in the bowls but not spilling (INSERT SHOT HERE). Kwan continues the attack, and Drew evades, their movements matching the movements on the TV almost move for move. It is a beautiful ballet, and Drew ends it by sweeping Kwan down to the ground. When Kwan hits the ground, hard, his face is lit by the TV screen.
ANGLE ON DREW: Who, for the first time, sees that it is Kwan.
DREW:
MASTER KWAN!
He hurries over to his master, a concerned look on his face.
He leans down to help Kwan up, forgetting about the bowls of hot wax. It pours down on Kwan, scalding him, as well as running down Drew's chest. Kwan struggles to get up, while at the same time trying to wipe the hot wax off.
DREW (CONT'D) Master Kwan! I'm sorry, very sorry!
KWAN:
(blustering) I'm OK, never mind! What are you doing anyway?
DREW:
Is taking the glued-on cups of wax off his shoulders, while peeling the already hard wax off his chest.
DREW:
Practicing. I saw it in this movie... Kwan shakes his head and walks over to Drew, standing in front of him.
KWAN:
Why didn't you come to class? Why waste time with this... Should study tapes of opponent.