Once Upon a Time in China and America Page #3

Synopsis: The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Director(s): Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
Production: Win's Entertainment Ltd.
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.4
NOT RATED
Year:
1997
102 min
230 Views


Master...

Aunt Yee, Master...

May I ask...

I accept no explanation from you

Aunt Yee...

I ain't here to explain, I just...

I don't want to hear anything

You happen to know someone

called Sol?

Sol?

What about Wong Fai?

Does it ring the bell?

I go ask her then

Master is teasing us, isn't he?

No... Master seems to have lost

his memory

Piss off! Leave me alone, would you?

You are Aunt Yee right?

I am not!

Do you know Wong Fai then?

Wong... what?

Please stop!

Aunt Yee

I don't give allowance just

because you're a woman

What are you doing?

Checking your pulse

Aunt Yee, Master suffers...

...from loss of memory

So...

He has lost his memory?

What should we do?

Let me try

What are you doing?

I want to show you

Wong's super stance,

No Shadow Kick

Who is Wong Fai-hong?

Sure that was you!

You are one of the 10 Canton Tigers,

coach of the local militia

You live in no. 8,

Sing Nam Street, Fu Shan,

you're a doctor

You give free treatment to the poor,

and teach Chinese Kung-fu

You are the Master of Po Chi Lam,

people's hero,

Wong Fai-hong

What is 10 Canton Tigers?

And coaching for what?

Po Chi Lam?

Free treatment to people?

Kung-fu master?

Master of Po Chi Lam,

people's hero

Wong Fai-hong?

He is Wong Fai-hong?

Notice that...

...we both know this post?

Seven, he forgot who he is

Showing him the post has got no use

Are you alright?

Are you alright, Sol?

Yeah, I'm alright

You must help him regain his memory

You!

Wong Fai-hong,

I, Yim Chun-tung,

will see how good you really are

Ha! With my iron cloth martial arts,

you can't beat me!

Come on!

Thicker! Thicker!

Wong Fai-hong,

You should go for my stomach

not my face!

Wong Fai-hong,

do you remember Na Lan Yuan Shu?

Na Lan Yuan Shu

Na Lan Yuan Shu!

Quit fooling around

Seven!

Follow me!

Master,

why are you getting fired up?

Seven, stop fighting with him!

Seven!

Stop fighting!

Fai-hong!

Yee!

Yee, are you alright?

I am fine

Seven...

I am fine!

Seven

How did you fall so badly?

It wasn't from falling

Master, you hit me!

It's okay now, Seven

The Master is back!

This trip to America...

...is just like a dream

I can do with a dream...

...with an Indian beauty

What?

Only you know the story!

I've just cleaned my face

You can give the ring twice,

but you can't wash your face twice?

Sure, sure

I can't remember anything

I don't understand

what you're talking about

Have you thought of that woman?

I don't have time

to think about woman

Do you miss her?

Well, a little bit

You just said

you haven't thought of woman

Thinking and missing are

two different things

If you don't think of her,

how can you miss her?

But it's the truth

The truth is I don't want to

talk to you anymore

But the one I miss is you

You know...

I can never say

these things out loud

The games are about to start. Hurry!

Master Wong

How's everyone?

Master Wong is here, Uncle Lone,

Master Wong is here

So?

Master Wong doesn't like

people gambling

Let's pack it up and gamble later

No way,

I've just won this game

Hurry up

Master is coming!

Have you won?

How much did you bet?

I want in

Let's gamble together

Come on!

Master Wong, you too?

Come, let me be the House

Come on, come on!

Let's have some larger bets

Really?

Sure! Bet more!

Okay, if Master Wong wants us to,

we'll bet a little

Master...

Bets down and hands off

You've got nowhere...

...to spend your money anyway

Why don't you bet it all?

Master Wong, you are our hope,

you gamble like us,

how can we find a role model?

We are not used to seeing

you gambling

Master Wong,

why don't you be your normal self?

We won't gamble anymore...

Today

Get out of here!

We understand now

People,

I thank you all...

...for your concern

I have something to say

You came a long way...

to a foreign place,

Po Chi Lam was opened

for this reason

"When they leave home, goods are

worth more and people are worth less"

And you should know who you are

I don't hope for good business,

that'll require you being ill

Rather I hope Po Chi Lam...

...help you achieve good health,

build up a strong body

Copy the merits of foreigners and

compensate our short-comings

And shine...

...for the Chinese people

Simply put,

you must remember who you are

Today, I would like to stop here,

thank you for listening

Master Wong, that was a great speech

You're too kind...

Let's go...

Sir, take the money,

it was hard-earned

Master Wong, no more speech please

Bye! Bye!

Please excuse me...

Your gold mines dried up

Yeah

There's still a little matter of

the $ 150,000 loan,

I've discreetly left off the books

Your can't even meet the payroll

for your coolies

Damn your smell like a pail of dung

Here, try some of these

Maybe it'll help your breath

Put a $ 100,000 is in the safe

I'll take care of everything else

What? Another $ 100,000

Do as I say

Keep your faces covered,

I want your identities kept secret

I'd mark pretty face

on every post office and board...

besides...

...the Mississippi Hell

I want to be famous

Shut up!

I don't give a damn,

let's just do it

Let's do it,

Master Wong won't come this time

Why?

He is real busy. Come on!

I'll be the House

Bet. Bet. Bet

It's pay day!

Seven,

I'm the 11th child of my family

And I was thinking, if you and

I should open a store together,

we'll call it 7-11

Uncle Han, who is that guy?

He is our foreman,

and always cheat us

So what if you can kick real fast?

Don't forget,

this is a world of guns

You can't be as fast as a bullet

Have you got the money?

Go on and get out of here

I thought we had a...

Adios

Hell, that's too easy,

let's find some real excitement

When they start to shoot,

that would be exciting

Get back, get out

Billy

What are you doing?

What do you mean?

Yeah, you're alright

You alright, Billy?

Half a million dollars?

"HALF A MILLION ROBBED"

What? We only got $ 100,000!

What happened to the rest of it?

Let's go back and pay the Mayor and

his little town a visit

What about Pete?

He isn't gonna to make it

Adios, Pete!

Watch out!

Master

Master Wong

How's everyone?

How are you?

Master Wong, is that a new sign?

Yes

People,

I have something to say today

Master, you have something

to say again?

Why don't you show us...

...some fist dance

instead of a speech?

Yeah, come on! Show us

Show us some fist dance! Come on

You'll get the chance!

Today is the first anniversary of...

the American Po Chi Lam

First of all,

I would like to thank you all

for taking care of my student Sol

Don't mention it,

we are all Chinese!

We should help each other,

right?

People, you've come a long way...

to a foreign place

You should co-operate and

take care of each other

Po Chi Lam was opened...

...for this reason

I don't hope...

...for good business,

that'll require you being ill

This is not what I hope for

Instead, I hope that...

The American Po Chi Lam...

...would become your club house

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