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.

KWAN:
I grew up on the stories of the Shaolin, and you can be those stories. You can live my dream for me – at least let me help you. Let an old man make up for the trouble he's caused.
Kwan touches Drew's bruised cheek, fatherly love in his eyes. Drew nods his head, then bows in the traditional Chinese manner.
DREW:
Master... MONTAGE OF DEPARTURE ANGLE ON DREW AND KWAN AS KWAN HANDS HIM A "NORTHWEST AIRLINES" TICKET.
ANGLE ON DREW: As he packs for China.
ANGLE ON KWAN AND DREW As Kwan drops drew off at the AIRPORT. Drew takes his suitcase and walks into the airport.
EXT. CHANG AN LU – DAY ESTABLISHING SHOT OF DREW RUNNING ALONG BEIJING'S CHANG AN LU, A SEA OF BICYCLES AROUND HIM.
Bicycle bells ring loudly as figures dressed in the same drab clothes ride around him, their faces covered with scarves and surgical masks against the northern China dirt.
CAMERA PULLS BACK TO REVEAL TIAN AN MEN SQUARE and the huge photo of CHAIRMAN MAO on the front of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.
Drew continues his run, past a group of western-dressed lyou mang, who watch him run by through dark glasses.
Drew runs through a large city park, stopping to watch a group of older citizens going through Tai Zhi routines under the weeping willow trees there.
Drew runs through an open air food market, picking his way through flipping fish, dead frogs and all kinds of fruits and vegetables. People yell at each other, trying to get the best price. Young man brushing his teeth in the street. A group of toddlers, strung together with rope, walks down the street, their split pants showing glimpses of bare bottoms as they walk.
EXT. TRAIN STATION – SAME DAY ESTABLISHING SHOT OF SERIOUSLY OVERCROWDED TRAIN, PEOPLE PUSHING AND SHOVING TO GET ON.
Drew walks up to it, a huge backpack on his back. He hesitates a moment, then starts forcing his way onto the train like everyone else. He manages to get in through a window.
INT. CROWDED TRAIN – SAME DAY There are no seats. Drew takes his pack off and sits on it.
Next to him is an old man, his teeth red and rotted from betel nut juice. The man smiles at Drew.
EXT. CHINA COUNTRYSIDE – DAY TRAIN RUSHING THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE.
DREW POV EXT. COUNTRYSIDE – DAY Drew watches the countryside go by. Temples, farms and rice paddies slide by, with an occasionally glimpse of the Great Wall.
EXT. GREAT WALL – DAY ESTABLISHING SHOT OF DREW, BACKPACK ON, AS HE WALKS ON THE GREAT WALL.
EXT. CHINA COUNTRYSIDE – NIGHT TRAIN RUSHING THROUGH DARKENED COUNTRYSIDE.
INT. LUOYANG TRAIN STATION – DAY ESTABLISHING SHOT OF DREW GETTING OFF THE TRAIN.
He stops on the platform for a moment, a huge colorful Chinese billboard in the b.g. A transit cop quickly comes up to him and prods him into motion. Drew walks on, passing a sign that reads "Luoyang".
EXT. CHINESE STREETS – DAY ESTABLISHING SHOT OF DREW MAKING HIS WAY TOWARD THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE.
He stops at a drink stand and orders one. As soon as he stops, he is ringed with people watching his every move – he feels almost like a movie star. The woman in the stand hands him a drink, and takes the money out of his hand.
DREW:
Where is the Shaolin Temple? Shaolin?
The woman just smiles and shakes her head, not comprehending.