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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Action
Director(s): Lucas Lowe
Production: Academy Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.9
PG-13
Year:
1991
106 min
435 Views


ANGLE ON DREW AND KWAN

Walk into the area – Drew is dressed in the ill-fitting handmade suit by Mrs. Rodriguez. People recognize him as he walks past.

ANGLE ON TREVOR:

Making his entrance. He is in a perfectly laundered and pressed suit, and his assistant is carrying another suit pressed and ready to go.

COMPETITOR:

Hey, Trevor! What's the 2nd uniform for?

TREVOR:

The finals.

COMPETITOR:

(after he's gone)

Cocky bastard...

ANGLE ON TREVOR:

As he wins a fight.

ANGLE ON DREW:

As he wins.

ANGLE ON TREVOR:

Drew watching, as he wins again.

DREW AGAIN:

Winning. The stage is set for the finals.

ANGLE ON THE RING

Drew and Trevor are already inside, waiting. Drew fights in a mish mosh of gear (different colors, different makes), while Trevor is decked out in designer, personalized gear.

ANNOUNCER:

Fighting for the Grand Championship: Trevor Gottitall and Drew Carson. 3 rounds, max point. Gentlemen, bow to the ref, to each other...

The referee gives them a signal and the fight begins. Drew is holding his own, but Trevor is scoring. After several flashy moves, the round is over.

Score:
6 - 1. We see Trevor's cheerleaders cheering.

ANGLE ON TREVOR'S CORNER

Where he is given mineral water to drink, his shoulders are massaged, etc.

ANGLE ON DREW'S CORNER

Kwan sheepishly offers him a sip of water from a battered paper cup.

2nd round:
Drew's getting beaten worse than the first round. Nothing he tries works. The score at the end of the round is 15 - 4, in favor of Trevor.

ROUNDBREAK:

Drew is exhausted, frustrated and worried. Trevor is pumped and ready to go on forever.

KWAN:

You only lose if you give up.

ANGLE ON TREVOR'S CORNER

The psychologist is exhorting him to destroy Drew. Trevor leans back on his padded stool, smiling.

The 3rd round starts. In this round, Trevor is destroying Drew, making him look ridiculous. A clinch comes, and

(INSERT HERE) before they can break, Trevor grabs the drawstring around Drew's waist and pulls.

They face off ("20 seconds" comes the call), and Trevor charges. As Drew blocks, his pants begin to sag. Trevor, not trying to score, just trying to keep Drew's hands busy, keeps coming.

Drew's pants drop lower and lower.

When they get around his knees, he finally notices them, and reaches down to get them. Trevor drives and picks him up in a throw, effectively showing Drew's bare ass to the world.

CUT AWAY to crowd laughing, girls shocked, cameras poised and recording, one mom puts her hands over her daughter's eyes, etc.

Trevor dumps Drew and scores the final point, just as time runs out. A buzzer goes off, signaling the end of the round.

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Keith W. Strandberg

Keith W. Strandberg is a writer and producer, known for No Retreat, No Surrender (1986), The King of the Kickboxers (1990) and American Shaolin (1991). He has been married to Sophie Furley-Strandberg since July 21, 2007. They have five children. more…

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