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.

DREW:
I'll still win. Besides, the Shaolin monks never had tapes to study... they did it this way... right?
KWAN:
Not quite – our drills at the temple had meaning. If we had tapes, we would have watched them.
Drew starts to protest, but Kwan doesn't even let him start.
KWAN (CONT'D) "The warrior who knows himself and his opponent will win 100 times in 100 battles." Study the tapes I gave you. All these years of one on one training – you're the best I've ever taught.
DREW:
The best?
KWAN:
Best white boy, maybe. Just fight like a Shaolin warrior – the rest will take care of itself.
(picks up tape) Face reality, before it breaks your jaw!
Drew holds out his hand for the tape, and Kwan slaps it into his hand. Drew smiles a defeated smile and turns toward the VCR, when Drew's stepfather, BOB, walks in. He is a big, overweight man, and he is very angry.
BOB:
(shouting) Are you screwing around with this stuff again?
DREW:
Look, Bob, I'm not bothering you, am I?
BOB:
It's your attitude that bothers me, son.
DREW:
I'm not your son, Bob. Lay off.
It is a threat, one that Bob almost takes up. Kwan feels the tension in the room, and starts to say something.
BOB:
(cutting him off) Don't say a word, yellow man.
REACTION SHOT OF KWAN Closing his already opened mouth.
BOB (CONT'D) You're here because I told your Mom I'd see you were taken care of... after. At least respect my wishes, and make something of yourself... Stop wasting your time!
DREW:
(sarcastic) When I'm the best fighter in the country, I'm not going to let you be part of my entourage...
BOB:
You mean when you're in jail...
DREW:
Just leave me alone, Bob, OK? I NEVER asked for anything from you.
He spins and kicks one of the hanging bags, then walks out of the workout room, leaving Bob and Kwan standing alone.
Kwan looks at Bob, who towers over him, and smiles sheepishly.
KWAN:
Pressure. Big tournament this weekend.
He starts to walk out, but Bob follows him.
BOB:
How would you have liked having to take care of a kid you never really wanted... ?
KWAN:
I wish I had the chance... Kwan exits, and we... EXT. TREVOR ESTATE – DAY ESTABLISHING SHOT OF TREVOR GOTTITALL ESTATE, A HUGE PALATIAL SPREAD.