Cup of coffee?
Thank you..
-From around here? -Long time ago.
Things sure as hell have changed, huh?
Well, things change.
Why don"t l pust just a little taste of whiskey in that coffee?
That"s nice.
You just sit down and relax.
-l"ll bring you coffee. -Thank you.
What can Y do for you fellas?
You wanna do sommething forme?
-You open de cash register! -All right. Take it easy!
You should leave.
Was that you, Grandpa?
Now.
What the hell you gonna do, old man?
Drool on me?
Where did you learn to fight like that?
lt was long ago.
Tibet, 1925
THE QUEST
-What the hell is this? -You read, please.
""...to participate in a test of skill and courage...
..against the greatest fighters being assembled from the four corners...""
l"m invited?
Hey, Georgie! Get a load of this!
Go on.
Let"s go, guys.
Hey, clown boy.
-Get off of my street.. -Wait a minute..
Hey, Dubois..
Are you sick in the head or something?
Grow up, get yourself some decent clothes and come work for me.
Y don"t work for nobody.
lt"s too bad, Dubois.
You"re a wsated talent nuf-case you know that.
Suit yourself. Y go money to make.
Move.
Y want you and your kids off the street.
Y mean it, Dubois! This is it!.
Get down now or we"ll knock you flat!.
Grab him!
-Some nut, huh?. -Yeah.
your ass dowun here!!
Dubois get down.
You"ve crossed the line, Dubois!
What are you doing?
-l"m looking for a toilet.. -No toilet, Get lost.
Where"d he go?
-Did you get it? -There was nothing there.
lt"s impossible.
-lt isn"t there.. -Nothing, Chief. Sorry..
Nothing?
Y don"t believe it..
Did Y tell you or what? We"re rich!.
Whit this we buy respect.
lf we want something, we take it. Forever and ever.
Forever and ever!
Billy, get us some food..
Some real food. Go.
Let"s celebrate.
You go to bed. See you in the morning, guys..
Hand me the dough, clown, or the kid"s dead.
Easy. The kid had nothing to do with it.
Shut your mouth and hand me the bag!
You heard him, Dubois. Hand it over..
Count it!
Nobody steals from me! Nobody!.
Billy!
lt"s okay. He"s gonna be fine..
The cops are gonna blame you, Chris.
Chris, they"re gonna kill you! Get outta here!
Red, you"re in charge now. No matter what happens, l"ll come back.
Y swear to God l"ll come back..
Put them in the wagon!
Dubois! l"m gonna find you and l"m gonna kill you!
Check the exits and the dock! He"s here somewhere!
Check the cargo! Look around those boxes!
- What was that?
By the warehouse! Move out!
Up there!
Your mother"s health lsn"t improving and her money"s gone.
Y rather doubt she"ll be coming.
Now Christtopher, be a good boy and stay right here.
l"ll be back. Don"t move.
A stowaway.
You work for us. Put him in chains.
Back to work.
l"ve come to say goodbye.
lt"s a shame...
...but even good things come to an end.
l"m sure...
...the sharks will enjoy you.
Hit the boiler room.
Come on, boys. The Turk is ours.
Who the hell is that?
We"re even.
You"re losing your aim, Dobbsy.
What"s your name, son?
Christopher Dubois.
Mine is Dobbs. Lord Dobbs.
And how can we be of service Christopher Dubois?
Y need to find a ship back to America.
America? You"re in luck.
We might just find one on Muay Thai lsland.
Trust me. Yes, sir.
You are now the quest of Admiral Dobbs and Harry Smith.
Last of the Buccaneers. Come aboard.
Thanks.
Piece of shit.
-Muay Thai lsland, off the bow!
Muay Thai lsland, Chris.
Where my good friend Mr. Khao will take care of you.
Hurry it up!
Quickly as you can with those boxes, boys.
Y want to get this out of here.
Khao, my old friend. Nice too see you.
How are you? How is business?
That good? Y have a few interesting items Y picked up on the way here.
Perfect for insurrections.
But Y have somethimg even better.
Harry, bring Chris over here.
Watch the way the boy moves.
Chris Dubois, from de United States of America. The best fighter l"ve ever seen.
Chris, Khao here was saying...
...he"s going to make sure
Yes, Khao. Y suggest we step inside.
Wait here. We"re going to fix you up nice with our friends here.
lt"s bloody robbery!.
He could get killed in the first fight. Then what do Y have?
But the boy"s good. l"ve seen him fight. Have Y ever lied to you?
That"s the offer. Take it or leave it.
This is gonna turn out to be your lucky day.
Great news. There is a ship due in tow weeks, and you are on it.
No need to thank us.
Remember what Y told you.
Warch out for your tail.
Watch my tail.
This is great. This is gonna be the best one we ever had.
Y do hate long goodbyes.
Be ready at all times. You will learn that...
...or you will never become a Muay Thai fighter.
Y need some help. Take me home.
And take care of Billy and Red and the kids.
Leave him alone.
Always be ready.
Forget it, Dobbs.
Fifty pounds says Y can gain her most intimate confidence.
Come on...
Trust me. Waiter?
young lady who just came in... Would you ask her if
She"d care to partake or a flute of champagne. Say it came from...
Lord Dobbs? Yes, sir.
Castle in Scotland. Factories in Singapore.
Smart lad.
Castle in Scotland?
Excuse me, Miss. The gentleman over there would like to see you.
Thank you..
l"m sorry, do we know one another?
Y can"t be sure, Miss...
Miss Newton.
Maybe it was my castle in Scotlan or our vineyards in the South of France.
No matter. lshall remember.
By the way, l"m Lord Edgar Dobbs...
...and this is the President of my company, Harry Smith.
Pleased to meet you. l"m Carrie Newton.
Will you join us?
Y just came in for some refreshment..
Then take it with us, please.
All right. Thank you, my lord.
Edgar.
Let"s dispense with silly titles.
So what brings you to the Orient, if Y may inquire?
l"m here on assignment..
Like a journalist?
New York Globe.
Maybe we met through my father.
Howard NewtonHe owns the Globe.
Yes, a splendid chap.
They do say you can buy anything you desire on the strees of Bangkok..
What is it you desire?
A great number of things. But what about you, my dear?
What any woman desires..
A grat story..
What"s he saying?
Something about a Muay Thai tournament tonight. Fighting or something.
That"s what Y desire..
Brutality? Strictly for the peasants..
Y am jornalist.
All right. Harry will arrange it..
oisy, isn"t it?
Y warned you it was for peasants..
Come on. We"ll get a seat over here..
What a lovely surprise.
You"re a thief. You sold me rusty rifles..
Nothing that a little oil won"t cure..
Nice American lady here, very important journalist.
A very good friend of Lord Dobbs.
Might write nice things about Muay Thai fighhting.
Make it famous en the United States of America.
Yes. Y see. lt"s my pleasure to meet you.
Please have a seat up there with my good friend Lord Dobbs.
My God.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Let"s go.
You have to get me this story.
l"ll arrange it.
Did you see him?
Yes, Y saw him. Just keep moving.
Chris, we were looking for you...
...weren"t we?
Good to see you again, my boy.
You"ve put on a little muscle.
You"ve become famous.
Y always said you"d make it, didn"t l?
You owe me.
Yes, Y do. And Y always repay my debts.
What do you want?
The Golden Dragon.
The golden what?
The Golden Dragon in the Lost City..
What Lost City?
The best fighters will meet to compete in secret...
... for a big dragon made of solid gold.
Solid gold?
Do you think you can win?
You"re learning.
What exactly do you want me to do?
You buy me back from Khao and finance my trip to the Lost City.
What did Y miss?
lt is fortuitous, us meeting like this.
A bloody gold dragon.
You taake us to the Lost City, and l"ll make sure that you...
... we come back with the Gold Dragon.
Deal.
lt"s Newton.
N-E-W-T-O-N.
Do you have a table?
-Lord Dobbs. -lt"s all right. He"s whit us.
Y need a way to get on the Journey.
You"re on your own, lady..
How about at least printing a teaser on this story?
You get me a photo, and Y might get it in ""Around the word""
Wait. Here"s the wire..
Aren"t you the one we sent to the Orient to get out of our hair?
Hello. Newman, you there?
Oh, my God.
You see, Chris, the problem is that you can"t get into
this wretched ""Ghan-gheng"" thing without a special invitation.
We"ll forge it.
lmpossible. Apparently, it has a map on it.
So we are faced with a real dilemma.
Good morning, gentlemen.
Good morning, Miss Newton. What are you so cheerful about?
Because Y hold in my hand your ticket to that Journey.
Not so fast.
First we make a deal.
What kind of deal?
Y go with you to the Ghan-gheng.
How do we know it"s good?
it"s good. lt"s very good.
Without it, your plans are worthless.
That"s me. Devine. Y need some help. Come with me.
-Mr. Devine? -That"s me.
Welcome to Bangkok. l"m Edgar Dobbs from the Ghan-gheng Committee.
This is Harry and Christopher Dubois, your personal valet.
This is great. Y thought Y was gonna get stuck with a couple
of little Oriental fellas who didn"t speak no English.
Not for you, champ. Chris the bags.
Dobbs, l"m gonna kill you.
Not yet. Remember...
""lt"s thieves with pride that dangle from the gallows""
Who said that?
Edgar Dobbs. lvory Coast, 1920.
Besides, we have an almost perfect plan.
Maxie has the map and the invitation that are going to get us into the Lost City.
All that will be on his mind is fighting..
Miss Newton is off getting her story of the century.
ln the meantime, you, Harry and yours truly...
...will be devising ways and means of stealing the dragon.
Sounds good to me.
lt is perfect.
All we have to do is keep the champ in our pocket.
Are we ready to go?
Thank you.
Who is this?
Carry Newton. lt"s a pleasure to meet the heavyweight champion of the world.
ls she going with us?
Somebody"s gotta record this historic event.
Let"s get going.
Her father owns the New York Globe.
All right, everybody. Let"s make a pretty picture.
Smile.
Come on. Smile..
Now what?
Trust me..
Boss, these elephants are busting my rump.
Stop complaining.
We could be back in Cairo on camels.
Where did you get the haircut, the army?
No. l"m a sailor.
l"ll tell you what...you look like you"re in pretty good shape.
Who knows? Maybe you"d make a good fighter.
That"s the way to earn some money.
Pretty lady.
My aching rump.
Elephants.
From now on in, it"s horses.
l"m going to go for a walk..
Be careful.
You"ve taken one.
Funeral.
No headstones.
That"s how they bury thieves here.
lt makes them give back to the earth.
What do you drink with tonic?
No me lo digas.
Gin.
l said, don"t tell me.
Shut up, you!
The Americans.
Welcome to our humble inn.
Thank you.
What the hell is this?
Fresh-killed cobra, champ.
l always say...
...one should never eat on an empty stomach.
l"m for that.
lsn"t this a small world.
Khao,my old friend...
l just realized Y owed you some money.
You didn"t pay him?
No, he didn"t pay me. He"s a thief. l"m used to him.
But you...you are worse.
You will dare to go to the Ghan-gheng to fight against us...
...after we"ve trained you in the ways of the Muay Thai warrior?
You got it all wrong, pops. He ain"t gonna fight, Y am.
That is correct. This is Maxie Devine, the champ.
You are a fighter?
What are you talking about? What the hell"s going on here?
As l was saying...
...before we were so rudely interrupted by Mr. Khao...
Excuse me, honorable sir, we need this table.
So do we.
You"re heard him. Now beat it.
l said...
l said, do you speak English?
He knows what you"re saying.
Hey, pal, scram.
Easy, kid. lt ain"t worth it.
What the hell is this?
That"s what you"ll face at the Ghan-geng.
Good morning, champ.
Good morning, my ass.
Do you think l was born yesterday?
You don"t have anything to do with this damn Ghan-gheng, do you?
And you"re no valet either.
You"re nothing but a cheap, lying punk.
Take it easy.
You ain"t no fighter either.
You wouldn"t last one round in a real fight. What do you think of that?
You want some?
Come on. Come on!
No more.
ls this what you"re after?
So what are you looking so glum about?
--
This is Maxie Devine, champion of America.
Welcome to Ghan-ghen.
Kishu Yama... from Japan.
Phang Prahan of Siam.
l am Phang.
Maxie Devine of America.
That"s me.
Maxie Devine, heavyweight champion of the world.
This man is a better fighter than me.
As the former heavyweight champion.
Y turn my title over to him.
This here"s your man. Christopher Dubois.
Dubois will be granted a chance to prove...
...if he is a worthy combatant in the first round.
lf not, Maxie Devine shall pay the penalty...
...and never leave the Lost City.
That thing is bigger than l thought.
Why did you come back?
l"ve been champion a long time...
...and you beat me with your legs and with your speed.
Besides, when l got the invitation to come here...
...l decided l was gonna see the American flag flying at the end of this thing.
l don"t know what"s on your mind...
...but do know a champion when l meet one.
l"m here to see that you fight like one.
Now you know why.
Here in the Lost City at the top of the world...
...we greet our first heroes.
ln this mystical arena, there are no masks...
...just truth.
l wish yo well.
Soviet Union against Spain.
Japan against Okinawa.
France against Brazil.
China against Korea.
He can move in like an animal.
More like a snake.
Our little pension fund.
How come there ain"t nobody watchin this thing?
Because they don"t think anybody could lift it.
How are you feeling?
The kid"s a winner.
Of course he is. At least for one round.
l mean, for your sake.
After all, you don"t want to become a permanent resident of the Lost City, do you?
You should be in training.
l know you"re gonna win the first round.
You"re gonna win the whole thing.
Are you gonna split the prize with them?
We have a deal..
So do we.
Turkey against Scotland.
Siam against Africa.
Germany against United States.
l don"t know about you...
...but plan on seeing Times Square again.
He"s outclassed.
Hope you enjoy Christmas in the Lost City.
New York City!
Mongolia against Greece.!
This guy is no big deal.
Japan against Turkey.
Now he"s got a style like a monkey.
Mongolia against Siam.
lt"s over. Hit the gong!
Sit down!
We need a little chat.
Tomorrow you are throwing the fight.
Taking a dive. A plunge, kid.
lt is the perfect setup.
That dragon is so bloody enormous...
...if we"re going to lift it up, we need you healthy.
Let"s face it, you have been lucky o far.
Why the log face?
l thought this was your quest, your dream.
Soon it will be your reality.
l think the kid needs some rest.
Sleep well.
Spain against United States.
Get up. Get up.
How about that? The kid can really take a beating.
lt"s time for plan B.
What"s plan B?
Semifinal. Mongolia against Japan.
The winner"s gonna wear himself out.
Then he"ll roll right over for you.
This is good.
Lucky punch.
Secure it.
Semi-final.!
United States against China.
A tiger..
Harry it up. l can"t hold this forever.
ls it secure?
What about me?
Come on. Let"s get out of here.
You bastard! What about me?
l"ll see you outside the gate.
Trust me, Harry.
Dobbs, we got company.
Run for it, Harry!
What a mess.
l"m sorry we tried to run out on you.
l guess that"s the diference between us.
l never ever said l was sorry before and meant it.
And l never ever had a quest that wasn"t for me...
...number one.
Y wasn"t always a pirate, you know?
Believe it or not, for over twenty years l was a genuine Captain...
...ln the Royal Navy.
l raised the Union Jack in countries you never even herad of.
Fought the hun in the great war. For what?
For the glory of God, the British Empire and his majesty the king.
And when it was all over, what was l left with?
You win some, you lose some.
You just watch your tail, my old son.
These men have committed a great sacrilege...
...against this competition.
Let it be known that the price for such betrayal... .
...is death..
l will pay for their freedom.
l brought them here.
lt"s may fault.
lf l win, they"ll go free.
You will keep the dragon.
This is for good.
So be it.
Final event.
Mongolia...
... against United States.
Cover up!
Come on.
We"re dead, Dobbs. We"re dead.
l won"t say it again, Harry, shut up.
Chris, give yourself some room!
Boss, this don"t sound good.
lt don"t sound good at all.
At least while they"re shouting. lt means he"s still alive.
You got him. Now get in there and finish him.
Go!
Come on!
He"s done it!
lt"s all right, kid. You did it.
Christopher Dubois, se honor you as the greatest warrior of the Ghan-gheng.
Way to go, champ.
Thanks.
Now that you"re the undisputed champion, l"ve been thinking...
About what?
A plan. A perfect plan.
l don"t think he wants to hear about it now.
l didn"t get the golden dragon...
...but returned to New York like Y promised.
Got the kids off the streets.
ln the end, we all did just fine.
Maxie trained many great fighters and became a big celebrity.
Last l heard, Dobbs and Harry...
...opened a trading post deep in the Amazon.
Bless their souls.