Rush Hour 2 Page #10

Carter starts to leave, and Hu Li trains her gun on him,

freezing him in his tracks. Isabella slowly walks several

feet, ending up behind Lee as she speaks.

ISABELLA:

Hu Li, I think there's someone who will

want to talk to them first.

Hu Li looks at Isabella, nods an acknowledgement. BANG! Lee

falls. Isabella's knocked him out from behind with the butt

of her gun.

BANG! Carter drops to one knee as Hu Li POUNDS him across

the jaw with her fist.

CARTER:

...oh, that's a filling right there.

That's gonna cost you.

Hu Li lunges forward and KICKS Carter, sending him backwards.

HU LI:

Put them in the truck.

The WORKERS pick up Lee, bring him to the back of the truck.

CARTER:

I should kill you right now, but I'm

gonna let you live, 'cause you're fine,

and maybe you can be reformed.

The WORKERS start towards Carter. He holds up his hands.

CARTER (CONT'D)

No more hitting. I'll get in the truck

myself.

As Carter walks towards the truck by Hu Li, they exchange a

look of sheer hatred. As soon as he passes by her, Hu Li

COLDCOCKS Carter with her gun.

EXT. LOADING DOCK PLATFORM - DAY

The eighteen wheeler, the limo and the black Lincoln Town car

pull out of the loading dock, headed for the highway.

EXT. EIGHTEEN WHEELER - DAY

The truck pulls onto a HIGHWAY, the LIMO close behind it.

INT. EIGHTEEN WHEELER - TRUCK BED - DAY

LEE and CARTER are in the back with crates filled with MONEY.

They're both in pain, trying to recover from the head blows.

Carter is flexing his battered body.

LEE:

Are you okay?

CARTER:

What's the first thing I told you --

never trust nobody. How could you fall

for that sh*t? I knew she was dirty.

LEE:

She saved our lives.

CARTER:

For how long? Face it, Lee, she's

playing both sides.

Lee looks disappointed.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Look, man I'm sorry. I know you got a

thing for her.

LEE:

Shhh, my head hurts.

CARTER:

I'm about to be killed and you "Shhh"

me! This wasn't my case, Lee. Ricky

Tan didn't kill my father, the Fu-Cang

Long are not in South Central. I didn't

have to help you.

LEE:

Why did you help me?

CARTER:

It doesn't matter.

Lee thinks about this for a BEAT.

LEE:

I'm not used to having a partner.

CARTER:

We are not partners. Between your

daddy, my daddy, and the beating I just

took, as far as I can tell all partners

get you is dead.

LEE:

Well we're not friends.

CARTER:

You got that right. And we ain't

brothers. Maybe we should just end this

right here.

LEE:

Fine with me.

CARTER:

I won't talk to you, you don't talk to

me. We'll die in peace.

LEE:

See you in the next world.

A BEAT OF SILENCE

CARTER:

I don't believe in reincarnation. So I

won't see you in the next world.

LEE:

Fine.

CARTER:

I believe in heaven. You people believe

in heaven?

LEE:

Yes. We have heaven.

CARTER:

Is it the same heaven, or is it a

Chinese heaven?

LEE:

What's a Chinese heaven?

CARTER:

I thought it might be like those five

foot and under basketball leagues. They

don't let everybody in.

LEE:

I think we should stop talking.

CARTER:

Fine by me.

ANOTHER BEAT OF SILENCE

CARTER (CONT'D)

You thinking about that girl that dumped

you?

LEE:

No.

CARTER:

If she was the right girl, you'd be

thinking about her.

LEE:

Mind your own business.

CARTER:

How was the sex?

LEE:

There was no sex. She was very

traditional. We were waiting until we

were married.

CARTER:

You're kidding. No sex? Nothing? No

mu-shu?

LEE:

No mu-shu.

CARTER:

What about a little king pao chicken?

LEE:

No kung pao chicken. Never.

CARTER:

Steamed dumplings?

LEE:

Once in a while, steamed dumplings. But

only when she was drunk.

CARTER:

That's rough, man. If I don't get

steamed dumplings once a week, I go

crazy.

LEE:

Tell me the truth, Carter. Do you think

I have a good voice?

CARTER:

Are you serious?

LEE:

Forget it. It doesn't matter.

Lee turns away from Carter.

CARTER:

As long as you're asking...I think you

have a pretty good voice.

LEE:

I knew it. What does she know. You

want me to sing something?

CARTER:

That depends. How do the Fu-Cang-Long

usually kill their victims?

LEE:

They'll probably torture us first, shock

our privates, then put two bullets in

our eyes and one in the back of the

head.

CARTER:

Go ahead. Sing your ass off.

Lee clears his voice.

LEE:

Did you happen to see the most beautiful

girl in the world...and if you did, was

she crying, crying...hey!

EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - DAY

The 18-WHEELER drives by followed by the LIMO.

INT. LIMOUSINE - DAY

Hu Li and Isabella sit in the back of one of the limos that

is driving behind the truck. Hu Li is on the car phone.

HU LI:

Don't worry, the plates are safe. Yes,

the dragon's been fed.

She HANGS UP and glances at Isabella, who is doing her best

to appear completely uninterested.

EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY

The LIMO splits off from the 18-WHEELER.

INT. 18-WHEELER - TRUCK BED - CONTINUOUS

Carter works at opening one of the crates. Lee steps up,

takes a deep breath, searches the crate looking for the sweet

spot, and PUNCHES a hole in one of the thick boards. They

start prying the crate open.

CARTER:

Very nice.

LEE:

It's focus. Every opponent has a weak

spot. You ignore everything around you,

and put all your energy into one perfect

strike.

CARTER:

I'll remember that next time I'm

fighting a box.

Carter opens the crate -- it's filled with SUPERBILLS, about

$1,000,000 worth. He tosses a stack to Lee.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Hello, Benjamin.

LEE:

Who's Benjamin?

CARTER:

Benjamin Franklin, he discovered

electricity.

LEE:

A Chinese man discovered electricity.

CARTER:

No Chinese man discovered electricity.

LEE:

Yes he did. He also invented the

bicycle.

CARTER:

Now that I believe.

Carter pockets two stacks of superbills. Lee looks at him.

CARTER (CONT'D)

You never know. Besides, I always

wanted to die rich.

The truck lurches.

LEE:

We're slowing down. This must be it.

CARTER:

End of the line.

LEE:

You've been a good friend, James Carter.

CARTER:

Oh no you don't. Don't you be getting

corny on me, Lee. I'll kick your ass

from here to Compton.

LEE:

You could never kick my ass. You mama's

boy.

CARTER:

Don't you talk about my mama.

(winks at Lee)

That's more like it.

EXT. 18-WHEELER - CONTINUOUS

The truck is parked in the underground loading docks. It's

approached by FOUR TRIAD SOLDIERS. Soldier #1 opens the

TRUCK'S DOUBLE DOORS to find.

Lee and Carter are gone. Except for boxes of money, the

truck bed is EMPTY.

Two soldiers enter the truck bed.

ANGLE UP TO REVEAL

Lee and Carter WEDGED up against the CEILING of the truck

bed. Above the doors and over the soldiers.

Lee and Carter SWING DOWN in unison -- knocking both soldiers

to the ground. In the next instant:

ON LEE:

still holding on to the door frame -- swings and backflips

onto the roof of the truck.

ON CARTER:

who swings onto the ground -- grabbing one of the guards to

use a shield as gunfire erupts.

Lee jumps off the truck, knocking the last guard to the

ground. He then grabs the guard Carter is using as a shield

and together THEY SWING him into the truck -- KNOCKING DOWN

the first two guards.

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