Underdog Kids Page #4

Synopsis: Jimmy "The Lightning Bolt" Lee is a former mixed martial arts champion who returns home and is asked by his father figure, Charlie, to teach a group of inner city kids martial arts in preparation for a tournament. The reigning junior national champions, the Beverly Hills Scorpions, are coached by the very cocky and arrogant Ted Barret, who is a former rival of Jimmy's. With help from local food truck vendor Big Mama, Jimmy's team becomes the Underdogs. As the Underdogs prepare for the big tournament, both the kids and Jimmy learn some lessons from each other that will make their bond stronger as they prepare for a showdown with the Scorpions.
Genre: Action, Family
Director(s): Phillip Rhee
Production: Starz Media
 
IMDB:
4.4
PG
Year:
2015
94 min
Website
93 Views


? Big Mama's hot dogs, yeah,

come and get it?

? Big Mama's hot dogs,

ooh, ooh, hot dogs?

? Big Mama's hot dogs, yeah,

come and get it?

? Big Mama's hot dogs,

ooh, ooh, hot dogs?

? Big Mama's hot dogs, yeah,

come and get it?

? Big Mama's hot dogs,

ooh, ooh, hot dogs?

? Big Mama's hot dogs, yeah...?

Hey, isn't that your coach?

I've never seen him in my life.

- Nope.

- No way.

I could've won that match.

How could he do that to us?

It was so embarrassing.

Yeah, it was so embarrassing.

Will you stop repeating

everything I say?

Will you stop

repeating everything I say?

Does this mean we get

free hot dogs?

Shut up!

Okay, kids...

I can explain.

But first, I want you

to close your eyes.

What, another surprise?

Yeah, maybe he'll turn

into a hamburger this time.

Come on, guys.

Just close your eyes.

Open your eyes.

This is for you,

this is for you,

this is for you,

this is for you.

Sweet!

I'm Darth Vader.

Uh, Sean, I don't think

that goes there.

You guys, meet your

new sponsor... Big Mama.

Hello, kids.

My name is Alice,

but you can call me Big Mama.

And it is my pleasure

meeting you all.

Hi, Big Mama.

I knew it.

- You gotta be kidding me.

- Coach, really?

- Coach, we can't wear this.

- Yeah, we can't wear this.

Why?

Yeah, Alex, why not?

Dude, don't you get it?

- They're gonna call us weenies.

- Not me.

- What's a weenie?

- Wyatt...

how many times

do I have to tell you?

It's not the uniform that's

gonna make us win or lose.

This is messed up.

Look, this is

what's handed to us.

Either we compete with uniforms

or we don't.

Now, I know you kids don't think this

is the coolest thing in the world,

but we have to make the best

with what we've got.

And that's why

we're the Underdogs.

From now on, we take everything

that is negative in our lives

and let's do something

positive with it.

Are you with me or not?

Not.

Shut up, Wyatt. Dang!

Excuse me, Jimmy,

but may I speak?

By all means.

Privately?

You kids listen up.

What you just did to Jimmy

was not only unfair,

but mighty disrespectful.

Come on, think about it.

Do you think

a professional champ like him

dressing up like a hot dog

was easy?

All these people

laughing at him?

Hmm?

He went to hundreds of companies

when he didn't have to.

I know I wouldn't,

but he still did.

And do you know why?

Because no one wanted

to sponsor you.

Everybody turned you guys down.

And if it wasn't for Jimmy,

I wouldn't sponsor you either.

So you kids either shape up or

we can just go home right now.

You hear what I'm saying?

Yeah, Big Mama.

Darth Vader, can you please go

and get Jimmy back for me now?

Well?

I'm in.

Me, too.

I'm with you, Coach.

I'm not quitting, Coach.

Only if we get free hot dogs.

I think I can manage that.

Yes!

Anybody else?

I guess so.

All right.

This is good.

From now on, what are we?

Weenies!

See, I told you.

- It's Underdog, you dummy.

- Aw, pickles.

Once again, who are we?

- Underdogs.

- Who are we?

- Underdogs.

- Who are we?

Underdogs!

Higher.

Concentrate.

Strength.

Rasheed has a bad temper,

but he loves this stuff.

I mean, he watches every kung

fu movie that comes out.

So my husband and I just thought

this could be a good place

for him to learn

some discipline.

Mrs. Shabazz, you've brought him

to the right place.

That's good news.

Thank you.

Rasheed, you're gonna get

started tomorrow morning, okay?

All right, well,

we'll be going now.

Thank you.

Nice talking to you, Rasheed.

Hooh-ah.

That boy doesn't need karate,

he needs therapy.

Hey, Charlie,

I was that kid, remember?

And I've always been thankful

that you never gave up on me.

That means you're staying

for good, right?

I didn't say that.

What I said was I was thankful.

Charlie, I've gotta get you

some hearing aids

because you're beginning

to hear things.

I'll talk to you later, Charlie.

When you were born,

you did not have a choice

to be black, brown,

white, or yellow.

You also didn't have a choice

to be born rich or poor.

And you certainly

don't have a choice

in what people think of you.

But that's okay

because the most important

choice you have

is what you think of yourselves.

And that's something

no one can take away from you.

So if you had a choice between

being a winner or a loser,

then choose to be a winner.

- Hey.

- Hi.

You look very nice.

Um, I hope

I'm not bothering you.

No, not at all. What's up?

I wanna thank you for everything

you've done for Alex and Sean.

You know, they've really taken

a liking to you.

They're great kids.

And anybody would have

done the same.

Well, I doubt that.

Anyway, um, listen,

I was wrong about you.

I just wanted to apologize.

Hey, look, it's okay.

If I was in your shoes,

I wouldn't pay 40 bucks

to a guy who calls himself

the Lightning Bolt.

I'd better be going.

Hey, Valerie.

- Yeah?

- Would you like to, uh...

um, never mind.

I'd love to.

Strong eyes.

Concentrate, Raymond.

Strong eyes.

Do it.

Raymond...

not with your mouth.

You're supposed to punch it.

Okay, you guys, go wash up.

And don't forget to practice

strong eyes.

What, who am I?

I'm your worst nightmare.

I'm Farticus Maximus

and you're going down.

And fight!

Yeah, that's it! That's it!

Oh, did you see that?

- Whoo! Whoo!

- White, winner.

Good afternoon,

parents and children.

I'm Master Marc Zuko.

And now we have the results to

the All-City Junior Nationals.

The winner of this event will

have a chance to go up against

our reigning champions, the

Beverly Hills Scorpions team.

And now, the winner is...

the Mid-City Underdogs?

The Mid-City Underdogs!

Congratulations!

Mid-City Underdogs!

We're gonna celebrate! Yeah!

Well, congratulations, Jimmy.

Your weenies made it in.

- Barret, you mean the Underdogs.

- Whatever.

They don't stand a chance

against my Scorpions.

They don't have what it takes.

Hmm, you think so, huh?

Huh, one could say

they can't cut the mustard.

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

You were really good.

I wanna go.

Aren't you happy for them?

I am.

But you know what?

They needed so much energy.

They... they just lacked, um...

- Charlie, what's that word?

- Chutzpah.

Chutzpah! That's what we need.

And their musical form

was totally off.

And, um, you know, in order

for us to beat Barret's team,

we're gonna need

new choreography.

I think I can help you

with that.

If you're interested, that is.

Why are we here?

- To learn?

- Learn to be what? A wuss?

Bonjour.

Bienvenidos.

Welcome.

I know what you boys

are thinking.

But dance, like martial arts...

is all about rhythm.

Everything from ballet

to hip-hop

has a different rhythm.

- Just kill me now.

- Everyone ready?

- Dude, that workout today was insane.

- Hey, guys,

- you're not gonna believe this.

- What?

My little sister's in this ballet

class and guess who else is in it.

- Who?

- The weenies.

The weenies?

- Let's get them.

- I have a plan.

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Phillip Rhee

Phillip Rhee (born September 7, 1960) is a Korean American actor, director, martial artist, and film producer, most famous for his role in the Best of the Best movie series. more…

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