Rush Hour 2 Page #11

Carter and Lee slam the back doors SHUT -- bolting them

CLOSED and run like hell - scrambling into what looks like

the closest way out:

A LARGE OPEN PIPE on the side of the tunnel.

INT. SEWER TUNNEL - CONTINUOUS

Lee and Carter run through - it extends out from the

underground loading docks.

LEE:

This way. I see some lights.

Lee and Carter spot a tiny sliver of light coming through a

MANHOLE COVER. They start climbing up the metal stairs that

lead up to the street.

EXT. LAS VEGAS BLVD. - DUSK

The blvd.'s packed with PEOPLE and CARS.

CLOSE ON:

Lee and Carter coming up from the manhole -- standing

together in stunned disbelief as they look out at the LAS

VEGAS STRIP. They cover their eyes, blinded by the greatest

light show in the world.

LEE:

Vegas...

CARTER:

Lee. I just got an idea how someone

could launder a hundred million dollars

in cash.

They both turn around and come FACE TO FACE WITH:

A TEN-STORY DRAGON. Fire shoots from its nostrils every 60

SECONDS.

EXT. RED DRAGON HOTEL AND CASINO - NIGHT

FIRE BALLS BLOW out over the strip as Lee and Carter look up

at the RED DRAGON. The HUGE NEON SIGN READS: GRAND OPENING -

EVERYBODY'S A WINNER!

Lee and Carter come out of the sewer.

LEE:

Red Dragon.

CARTER:

That was the name of Ricky Tan's boat.

Lee and Carter watch as limos pull up to the front of the

hotel -- it's like a HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE. The richest of the

rich are making their way inside.

LEE:

Let's go.

CARTER:

Wait a second. We can't go in like

this. Look at this place, we gotta look

fly. We gotta Mac out.

LEE:

What is Mac out?

CARTER:

Follow me my Asian brother.

Carter and Lee start to walk away.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Just stay down wind, because I think you

stepped in some serious rat sh*t down

there.

EXT. VERSACE BOUTIQUE - NIGHT

Lee and Carter are walking into the upscale clothing store.

INT. VERSACE BOUTIQUE - CONTINUOUS

As they enter, a SALESMAN approaches them.

SALESMAN:

May I help you gentlemen?

Carter flashes his biggest smile as he pulls out a stack of

superbills.

CARTER:

Black. 42-long. Nothing touches this

body but pure silk. And get my partner

something from the children's

department.

Carter puts his hand on Lee's shoulder.

SALESMAN:

Would your partner like silk as well? I

personally like it when a couple

matches.

Carter takes his hand off Lee's shoulder.

CARTER:

Couple? No, you got it wrong, there's

no couple here. Just two single police

officers working a very dangerous case.

LEE:

Yes. We have lots of big men chasing

us.

SALESMAN:

I'm sure all the boys are chasing you

two. Don't worry, I'll make you guys

the bell of the ball.

He WINKS as he walks off, and Carter looks at Lee.

CARTER:

This is the last time I go shopping with

you.

EXT. RED DRAGON - NIGHT

Lee and Carter enter frame, dressed to kill - perfectly

tailored couture Versace suits, gold watches, the whole bit.

Le is awkward in "player" guise.

CARTER:

(whispering)

Remember, Lee, you're a player now. You

own the place.

Carter pulls out his ALTOIDS, and he and Lee each take one as

they walk through the doors.

LEE:

I own the place.

INT. RED DRAGON - CONTINUOUS

Carter STRUTS through the lobby, Lee doing his best to

imitate Carter's pimp and roll. THEY WALK PAST THE GIANT

BUDDHA --

CARTER:

That looks exactly like my Uncle

Darrell.

LEE:

Buddha is the symbol of luck and good

fortune.

CARTER:

Buddha is the symbol for fat and lazy.

The man has the biggest tits in Asia.

They are moving through the MAIN ENTRY HALL lined with TERRA

COTTA CHINESE SOLDIERS - posed and dressed for battle.

RICKSHAWS and BICYCLES take people through the hotel. The

MAIN CASINO is roped off and empty. People crowded around

the perimeter - a sign reads:

SIGN:

$50,000 buy in -- EVERYBODY'S A WINNER!

The LIGHTS DIM - a spotlight comes on and finds STEVEN REIGN

on the balcony overlooking the ENTRANCE.

STEVEN REIGN:

A thousand years ago, a small, wealthy

village in China hired a young Dragon to

guard their treasure in a cave, hoping

to scare off potential bandits. Their

plan worked quite well, until the people

of the village started sneaking the

Dragon extra food -- hoping to make him

bigger and stronger. The Dragon ate so

much and grew so big -- that he

eventually got stuck inside the cave --

and the treasure was stuck behind him

for all eternity.

(beat)

Ladies and gentlemen, I have found that

lost treasure. It is here, inside the

greatest casino in the world! Welcome

to the Red Dragon, where everybody is a

winner!

Reign smiles, flips a switch -- the CASINO COMES TO LIFE.

Fireworks, bright lights, endless rows of tables, dealers

waiting.

A BAND PLAYS on a stage in the casino lounge.

Chinese ACROBATS perform suspended from the ceiling and on

the balconies above.

Applause all around as the FLAME shoots out of the dragon's

nostrils and the acrobats perform. Carter and Lee walk down

the red carpet.

CARTER:

(to waitress)

Bring us some twelve-year old scotch...

(to a cigarette girl)

Get us a box of your finest cigars.

(to a change girl)

Give me ten dollars in nickels.

INT. CASINO - NIGHT

CLOSE ON:

Dice ROLLING on a craps table.

CRAPS DEALER:

Winner! Seven!

We see BLACKJACK DEALERS BUSTING - paying out CUSTOMERS.

Hundred dollar slot machines paying out jackpots.

GAMBLERS winning all over the casino. Then going to the main

cage and exchanging their chips for SUPERBILLS.

CARTER:

Look at this place, Lee. The biggest

front in the world.

As people pour into the casino, Steven Reign is making his

way through the crowd, shaking hands and posing for pictures.

LEE:

Carter...here comes the rich white man.

CARTER:

Wait here. I'll handle this.

As Carter walks off, a WOMAN grabs Lee and pulls him onto the

dance floor.

INT. LOUNGE - CONTINUOUS

The woman spins to face Lee, her face half-hidden under the

dance floor lights.

ISABELLA:

Put your arms around me.

LEE:

Excuse me?

Isabella grabs him around the waist, pulls him close.

ISABELLA:

Hold me close. There's cameras

everywhere.

An ASIAN BAND sings STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT as Lee tries his

best to slow dance. An intimate moment between Isabella and

Lee, her face nestled in the crook of his neck, hiding her

face.

LEE:

What's going on?

ISABELLA:

I need your help.

LEE:

Last time you needed my help I ended up

in the back of a truck.

ISABELLA:

I'm undercover. I had no choice. You

have to trust me.

Lee starts to get into the music, moving his hips in a slow,

sensual rhythm.

ISABELLA (CONT'D)

You move well.

LEE:

Just trying to make it look real.

ISABELLA:

Look over there. That's the eye in the

sky room.

Lee looks over her shoulder.

ISABELLA (CONT'D)

Behind me is the soft count room. We're

pretty sure the plates are back there.

LEE:

Why don't you go get them?

ISABELLA:

If I'm wrong then my cover is blown.

INT. CASINO - NIGHT

As Steven Reign makes his way through the casino, Carter

steps right in front of him, giving him a big hug.

CARTER:

Stevie, how's it going my man? Somebody

get a picture, we can use it for a mug

shot.

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