Just for Kicks: The Making of 'The Karate Kid' Page #4

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Dre, what happened?

We moved to China!

That's what happened!

Okay, stop.

Don't be like that, Dre.

What do you want me to do?

We've been here less than a week

- and I feel...

- I feel like it's a year!

I hate it here!

Dre, please let me help you.

I can't help you if you don't tell me

what's wrong, so please...

You don't care what's wrong!

All you care about is "how happy I am"

and "how great the ice cream is"!

Well, I'm not happy!

I hate it here!

I wanna go home!

Dre, we can't go home. Okay?

There is nothing left for us in Detroit.

This is what we got.

This is home.

Okay?

Hi, guys. Gather around here.

As the emperor was considered to be divine,

no mere mortal was permitted access.

Hence the name

the Forbidden City.

You touch them for good luck.

- I wish someone would just...

- Yeah, me too.

- Just tell someone.

- Yeah, I got it.

Thanks a lot.

The floors of the palace were reinforced

with brick 15 layers deep

to prevent anyone from tunneling in.

Even if an outsider managed to get in...

- Mr. Parker?

- Yes?

Is everything okay?

Yes, thank you.

You're fast.

Not fast enough.

He's had enough.

Don't you remember what we learned?

No weakness! No pain!

No mercy!

Cheng, stop!

Go home.

Come on.

What's up with the light bulbs, Mr. Han?

I thought you were just a maintenance man.

You think only with your eyes,

so you are easy to fool.

It doesn't hurt.

Ancient Chinese healing.

How'd you do that out there?

You, like, didn't even punch them.

They beat each other up.

When fighting angry, blind men,

best to just stay out of the way.

So where'd you learn kung fu?

From father.

Have you ever taught anybody?

No.

Would you?

- Depends.

- On what?

Reason.

What about to kick somebody's ass?

Best fights are the ones we avoid.

What if I wanna avoid

getting my ass kicked?

Stop saying "ass."

Sorry.

Kung fu is for knowledge, defense.

Not to make war, but create peace.

That's definitely not what they're taught.

No such thing as bad students,

only bad teacher.

Oh, that's great.

Well, I guess we'll just stroll in their school

and talk to their teacher.

- Good idea.

- No, bad idea.

If I go in there, I'll get my ass kick...

I'll get beat up.

You'll get beat up anyway.

Will you go with me?

No, sorry.

But you said it was a good idea.

For you. Bad idea for me.

Come on, it's not like you're super busy

or anything, and I don't even speak Chinese.

Very sorry.

Okay.

All right, whatever.

Wait.

What are you doing?

Why did you stop?

Finish!

Come here!

Okay, Mr. Han, let's get outta here.

We do not stop when our enemy is down.

No mercy...

No mercy in the studio...

No mercy in competition...

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