Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Page #5

- he stole mine.

- come on, get in. we're late.

- okay.

what? linda. hey.

-l--

-you do the clutch, I'll work the stick.

bruce! linda!

- so glad you guys could make it.

go on in. we'll be right down.

- okay.

this way, please.

excuse me, mr. krieger,

there's a phone call.

excuse me.

did I ever tell you I was

the cha-cha champion of hong kong?

about 15,000 times.

- did I ever tell you I was pregnant?

- once.

make that twice.

hold it, everybody!

hold it!

hold it!

I know the timing

is lousy, but, uh...

I wanted you to hear it

first from me personally.

the show's been cancelled.

- what?

- oh, no.

I know it's a bummer, but we'll

finish out the last episodes...

and, uh, that'll be that.

I'm sorry.

enjoy the rest of the party.

bill and I will just roll

into kung fu!

and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4.

uh-huh. uh-huh.

so what are they saying at

the network about kung fu?

right.

and when do you think

they'll know?

oh, bill, bill, bill.

what about dinner?

call me back.

they still haven't made

any decisions on the show.

- still looks good.

- good.

don't worry.

who else are they gonna get,

mickey rooney?

I'm not worried.

I'm not worried.

hello?

- really?

- as quickly as you can...

snatch the pebble

from my hand.

all right.

- okay.

- when you can take

the pebble from my hand...

it will be time

for you to leave.

what's wrong, honey?

my father's dead.

- It comes, it goes.

- In your dream?

no, I'm always awake.

It's not a dream, sifu.

when your father first brought

you here, he told me everything.

he wanted you to learn

wing chun...

to protect yourself

against man...

- and other forces.

- I thought that was all superstition.

superstition is a name the ignorant

give to their ignorance.

you were special then,

and you're special now.

that's why the demon

wants you.

we have spent a lot of time together,

preparing you for this.

good. good.

very good.

what if I won't fight him?

you have no choice.

-you're fighting for more than yourself.

-what are you saying, sifu?

as I told you, this demon

is your inner fear.

It doesn't matter

how many men you defeat.

If you don't conquer

your own fears...

you will pass your demons

on to your children...

as your father passed his

on to you.

no.

you will fight him.

when you are

at your absolute peak...

he will come to you.

when the monsoon blow,

be prepared.

mr. lee! mr. lee!

I've been chasing you

all over hong kong.

you should buy a car.

- just a joke.

- I'm philip tan.

I'm a producer. I want to

make a picture with you.

- talk is cheap. pictures are expensive.

- I'm on the level.

you're kato,

and over here...

kato has a small

but loyal following.

something we can build on.

they don't call your show the green

hornet. It's called the kato show.

did you know that?

well, it's true.

when I hear kato is in town,

I consider it a good omen.

- I've got to get back to my family.

- leave tomorrow. give us time.

-I've been away for so long.

-I'll buy you a new ticket, first class.

I'll take care of everything.

one more day, please.

you can't lose.

what's the movie?

action! action!

action!

my brother can't talk right.

he can't walk right.

you have dishonored

my family.

- I have sworn to kill you.

- swearing is easy.

I read your book.

I know all your tricks.

let's see how well you've

learned your lesson.

It's so hot in here, I like

to put my dolly in the refrigerator.

yeah, that was fun!

- we missed you!

- I missed you too!

- I missed you.

- I missed you!

hurry up! over there!

listen, cheng, give up.

cheng!

ohh!

It's okay, mei.

let's get out of here

before they lynch us.

yeah! hey!

bruce!

bruce!

linda!

bruce!

bruce!

daddy's taking me

to the circus!

oh, my.

- okay, brandon, go change.

don't keep daddy waiting.

- okay!

okay, back! back!

number two. number two.

It's okay.

come on, big boy.

come on.

your bed is so much more cozy.

come on.

we'll go up to your bed with

the covers and everything.

somewhere there's gotta be

a series in all this.

three minutes.

It's like doing 200 pushups.

- wanna try?

- uh, no thanks.

- you might turn it up

and try to electrocute me.

- the thought crossed my mind.

justifiable homicide,

some might say.

what do you want, bill?

- you didn't come here

to discuss old times.

- I came to discuss new times.

there's somebody I want you to meet.

his name is freddie weintraub.

we've got a project for you.

what's the matter,

david carradine turn you down?

no, fred's got a script.

It's called enter the dragon.

we're gonna shoot it here,

but it's your ticket back to america.

It's a feature.

a hollywood feature.

with all the trimmings.

hmm?

hey!

ohh.

It's okay.

I'm awake.

I was working

on game of death.

lost track of time.

the kids okay?

don't you ever get tired

of asking that question?

linda, we've been

through this before.

I don't have a choice.

you might not...

but I do.

I'm taking the kids

and going home for a while.

- home's here for now.

- no. here is where we watch you work.

- what do you want me to do?

- I want you to come with us.

forget it.

I worked in america for ten years

and what did it get me?

- It got me nothing.

- It got you me.

oh, man.

they got such

a good line of bullshit.

"come and get it!"

"america, the mountain of gold!"

"It's for everybody!!"

yeah, it's for everybody white!

but they don't tell you that!

you gotta read the small print!

If you can read.

I am not america.

your kids are not america.

don't push us away.

we're going.

I want you

to come with us.

I want the kids

to have a father again.

don't lay any

guilt trips on me!

- I'm not taking any guilt trips!

- this place is eating us up!

- can't you see that, bruce?

- this place has given us a life!

I'm somebody here!

I'm special!

back there,

I'm just another gook!

just another wetback, charlie chan,

slopehead, coolie dishwasher...

in a stinking chinkie

restaurant!

mom!

wash your shirt, mister white man?

please?

no tickee, no shirtee!

- order one from column "a"

and one from column "b!"

- mommy!

me happy to build

the railroads...

to dig the mines for you,

mister white man!

- mommy, I'm scared! what's happening?

- Is that who I am?

Is it? tell me!

tell me that's who I am!

I don't know who the hell

you are anymore!

- do you?

- mommy, what's happening?

weintraub's script is called enter

the dragon. I read it. It's really good.

- I thought we were partners.

I made you my partner!

- we are partners!

I told him without you,

no deal.

"a co-production In association

with philip tan"?

- that's an insult!

- you could get more.

- It's not about getting more.

we don't need them!

- yes, we do.

It's warner brothers,

big budget, in english, with

international distribution!

don't sell me, bruce!

don't sell a salesman!

do you have an aspirin?

I don't know, man. I don't know

how much longer I can keep this up.

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