Only the Strong (1993) - full transcript

Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-disciplined fighting style. Slowly, his program begins to work, giving the students new hope and purpose. But the local drug lord, himself a martial arts expert, vows to stop Stevens' positive influence. Now Stevens must fight to save his own life, as well as the lives of his rebellious young students.

[Birds Twittering]

[People Chattering]

♪♪ [Berimbau Playing]

♪♪ [Continues]

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HEY! HEY!
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♪♪ [Man Singing In Portuguese]
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪



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♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪

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PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

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- ♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪
- [Grunting]

♪ [Singing In Portuguese]

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

♪♪ [Singing Continues]

WHOO!

- [Chattering]
- ♪ PARANAUÊ
PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪♪

PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON,
TARZAN. TIME TO HEAD BACK
TO THE LAND OF THE BIG P.X.

YOU GOT 30 MINUTES
TO PACK YOUR GEAR.

NOW, GET A MOVE ON, SON.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

[Speaking Portuguese]

[Speaking Portuguese]

[Portuguese]
[Portuguese]

OBRIGADO.

♪♪ [Hip-Hop]

♪♪ [Woman Vocalizing]

♪PARANAUÊ
PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ
PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪♪ [Woman Vocalizing]

[Man]
♪ LIFE'S AN OBSTACLE
LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE ♪

♪ YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF ♪

♪ TILL SOMEONE GRABS YOU
AND SHOWS YOU LOVE ♪

♪ WHAT YOU WANNA DO
AIN'T ALWAYS RIGHT ♪

♪ SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO
IS FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE ♪

♪ NOW WHO'S THE SAVIOR
AND WHAT'S THE FLAVOR ♪

♪ TASTE A SAMPLE
MAKE AN EXAMPLE ♪

♪ OF HOW WE SHOULD BE
AND HOW WE COULD BE ♪

♪ AND ONE-ON-ONE
CAN'T NO MAN FAKE ME ♪

♪ NOW I'M FED UP
I KEEP MY HEAD UP ♪

♪ NEVER GIVE YOU
NO TIME TO PLAY ♪

♪ ONLY THE STRONG
WON'T RUN AWAY ♪♪

[Woman]
OVER HERE!

[Man Speaking Spanish]

[Spanish]

[Man #2 Speaking
Spanish]

SEE WHAT I'M SAYIN'?
FOR REAL! YEAH, YEAH.

[Chattering]

CHECK IT OUT.

[Snorting]

HEY. MY MAN.
HEY, YOU SELLIN'?

'CAUSE I GOT 20.

WHAT DO I GET...
FOR 20?

HEY, MAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK,
YOU'RE THE ONLY PHARMACY
IN TOWN, MAN?

[Loud Chattering]

[Man]
THIS INFORMATION IS BASIC

TO THE UNDERSTANDING
OF 20th-CENTURY THOUGHT
AND CIVILIZATION.

CHARLES DARWIN'S THEORY,
"NATURAL SELECTION"--

A GENERAL DESCRIPTION?
ANYBODY?

[Chattering Continues]

- WE WENT OVER ALL OF
THIS MATERIAL YESTERDAY.
- YO, KERRIGAN.

I GOT YOUR NATURAL SELECTION,
MY MAN.

HOW 'BOUT I NATURALLY SELECT
TO WALK OUT OF THIS
BORING-ASS CLASSROOM.

[Shouting]
♪♪ [Rap, Instrumental]

♪♪ [Continues]

GOD HELP US ALL.

[Bell Ringing]

♪♪ [Rap Continues,
Lyrics Indistinct]

WHOO! OUTTA HERE!

OH.
[Groans]

MR. KERRIGAN?

LOUIS?

MAYBE IT'S NOT
SUCH A GOOD TIME.

I-I-I CAN COME BACK.

NAH. NO BETTER OR WORSE
THAN ANY OTHER TIME.

NO, NO.
COME ON IN, LOUIS.

EXCUSE ME. IT'S BEEN
A ROUGH MORNING.

SO, THE LAST
I HEARD,

YOU WERE OFF ON THE GREAT
SOUTH AMERICAN CRUSADES,

TRAINING OUR STALWART
INDIGENOUS TROOPS

HOW TO FIGHT
THE MALIGNANT CARTELS.

I SPENT FOUR YEARS FIGHTING
A LOT OF BUREAUCRACY

IS WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.

NOW I'M BACK, AND, UH,

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND
SQUARE ONE ALL OVER AGAIN.

AND YOU THINK MAYBE
I CAN POSSIBLY HELP?

KID, YOU'RE IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE.

COME ON. LET'S GO DOWN
TO THE FEEDING GROUNDS.

[Kerrigan]
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE?

THEY INSTALLED THEM
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

TOO MANY KIDS
WERE GETTING HIGH,

THINKING THEY WERE SUPERMAN.

EITHER THAT OR THEY WERE
JUST THROWING EACH OTHER
OFF THE THIRD STORY.

HELLO.
HIYA.
HOW YA DOIN'?

JANITORS GOT TIRED
OF SCRAPING 'EM
OFF THE FLOOR.

♪♪ [Man Rapping,
Lyrics Indistinct]

♪♪ [Continues]

I SIGNED ON TO BE
A SCHOOLTEACHER, LOUIS,
NOT A ZOOKEEPER.

I'M TIRED. I'M TIRED OF TRYING
TO LEAD THE HORSES TO WATER,

AND I AND EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS
THEY'RE NOT GONNA DRINK.

MR. KERRIGAN,

PEOPLE LIKE YOU
DO NOT JUST UP AND QUIT.

THEY STICK AROUND
AND KEEP PEOPLE LIKE ME
FROM QUITTING.

THERE WAS A TIME,
YOUNG MR. STEVENS,

WHEN THERE WERE
SOME STUDENTS, LIKE YOURSELF,
WHO WERE WORTH SAVING,

BUT... THAT'S IN
THE PAST TENSE.

TAKE A LOOK AROUND YOU
AT OUR CURRENT STUDENT BODY.

SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THEM
ARE PACKING WEAPONS.

FORTY-FIVE PERCENT ARE HIGH.

EIGHTY-ONE PERCENT ARE LIVING
IN ONE-PARENT FAMILIES.

IS IT ANY MYSTERY
THAT 12% OF THE STUDENTS

WHO COME TO LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
GO FULL TERM AND GRADUATE?

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THOSE 12%?

WHAT ABOUT THE PEASANTS?

THE ONES WHO WANTED
TO PLANT SWEET POTATOES
AND NOT COCA LEAVES.

I DON'T SEE YOU RE-UPPING
FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.

NO, I GUESS YOU DON'T.

SORRY.

I'M SORRY I CAME HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

♪ THE BABALU BAD BOY ♪

♪ THE BABALU BAD BOY ♪♪

[Students Shouting]

[Shouting Continues]

[Students Groan]

YOU'LL BE SELLING
THE PRODUCT,
OR YOU'LL BE SORRY.

NOW PICK IT UP!
[Girl] AW, MAN!

[Boy]
YOU BETTER PRAY.

- [Boy] SHAY SHOULD JUST
GO AHEAD AND--
- [Girl] SHAY, GET UP, MAN.

[Laughing]

JUST HAVING A LITTLE
FAMILY PROBLEM HERE,
TEACH.

LITTLE BROTHER HERE FORGOT
TO FINISH HIS HOMEWORK
LAST NIGHT, EH?

[Man Laughing]
WHY DON'T YOU
LET THE KID GO?

I JUST TOLD YOU.

THIS IS FAMILY MATTERS.
NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS.
WHO IS THIS?

FIRST OF ALL,
I AIN'T A TEACHER.

OH.
SECOND,

I'M IN A REAL SHITTY MOOD.

[Students]
OOH!

AND THIRD, NO LAW SAYS
I CAN'T MAKE IT MY BUSINESS.

SO LET THE KID GO!

WELL, ME MAN,

YOU JUST MADE IT
YOUR DAMN BUSINESS.

GET HIM.

[Students Clamoring]

COME TO ME.

YES.

BOSS,
LOOK AT ME.

BACK! GET BACK!

AAAH!

- YEAH, MON!
- COME ON!

[Boy]
DO IT AGAIN! GET HIM!
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD!

[Cheering]
YEAH, YEAH!
GET HIM!

- [Students Groan]
- COME ON! GET UP!

YEAH. YEAH!
COME ON!

[Cheering]

[Students]
OH!
[Boy]
UNREAL!

- [Louis Yells]
- [Cheering]

[Whistling]

[Boy]
HE GOT KICKED
RIGHT BACK TO JAMAICA!

LOUIS, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU JUST DID?

[Cheering, Whistling]

YOU DID SOMETHING NONE OF US
PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DO FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

YOU GOT THEIR ATTENTION!
HEY, HEY! ALL RIGHT! HEY!

THESE KIDS ARE NO STRANGERS
TO VIOLENCE.

IT'S BEEN A PART OF THEIR LIVES
SINCE THE DAY THEY WERE BORN.

LOOK HOW THEY RESPONDED
TO LOUIS

WHEN HE THREW
THOSE DEALERS OFF CAMPUS.

AND SO BY TEACHING THEM THIS,
UH, THIS BRAZILIAN KUNG FU--

CAPOEIRA. CAPOEIRA.

YES, THANK YOU-- WE WILL BE
CHANNELING THEIR HYPERACTIVE,

HORMONE-DRIVEN ENERGIES
INTO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

THAT'S THE IDEA.
LET ME
GET THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU PROPOSE WE SCRAPE
THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
FOR 12 OF OUR WORST KIDS.

STUDENTS WHO ARE
WITHOUT REDEMPTION,

WHO ARE PRIME DROPOUT
MATERIAL.

AND IN LIEU
OF THEIR GYM CLASSES,
YOUNG LAWRENCE HERE--

LOUIS. MY NAME IS LOUIS.
TEACHES THEM
THIS STUFF,

AND HOPEFULLY--

IT'LL SHOW THEM
SOME RESPECT.

GIVE 'EM SOMETHING TO
STRIVE FOR, TO WORK FOR.
GENTLEMEN. GENTLEMEN!

LISTEN TO WHAT
WE'RE BEING SOLD HERE, PEOPLE.

TEACH VIOLENCE
TO VIOLENT KIDS.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD
THAT THIS YOUNG MAN

HAS JUST RETURNED
FROM MILITARY SERVICE
IN LATIN AMERICA.

DOING WHAT, PRAY TELL?
TRAINING DEATH SQUADS?

NOW, THERE'S A FINE ROLE MODEL
FOR OUR DISAFFECTED YOUTH!

MR. KERRIGAN,
WE TRIED.

IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
LOUIS!
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

HANG ON
A SECOND.
I KNOW LOUIS.

WE WERE BOTH STUDENTS
AT LINCOLN TOGETHER.

WHEN HE WAS
A FRESHMAN AND A SOPHOMORE,

HE WAS A TROUBLEMAKER,
GOING NOWHERE LIKE MOST
OF THE KIDS IN THIS SCHOOL.

BUT SOMEONE
TURNED HIM AROUND.

HIS 11th-GRADE
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER.

NOW I THINK
HE'S BACK TO TRY
AND RETURN THE FAVOR,

AND IF THIS IS A LAST
DESPERATE ATTEMPT
TO HELP THESE KIDS,

BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING
IS NOT WORKING,

I THINK IT MIGHT
BE WORTH A SHOT.

WHAT HAVE WE
GOT TO LOSE?

HEY, DIANNA.
DIANNA, WHOA.

I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANKS.

THANKS FOR
TALKING ME INTO IT.
YOU'RE WELCOME, LOUIS.

CAN I HELP YOU CARRY
SOMETHING? YOUR BOOKS?

THANKS. WE'RE NOT
IN HIGH SCHOOL ANYMORE.

NO, WE'RE NOT,
AND WE SHOULDN'T
ACT LIKE IT.

SO I CAN TAKE YOU
SOMEPLACE NICE NOW.

LOOK. YOU'RE NOT
GETTING IT, ARE YOU?

I LIKED YOUR PROPOSAL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS FRESH
AND OFFBEAT.

THANKS.
I DOUBT IT'S GONNA WORK,
BUT AT THIS POINT, I DON'T CARE.

I'M WILLING
TO TRY ANYTHING.

BUT JUST DON'T THINK
THAT MY SUPPORT

WAS BASED ON ANYTHING
OTHER THAN THOSE KIDS.

THAT'S ALL YOU SHOULD EXPECT.

HECTOR.
SÍ, MI AMOR.

WILL YOU HELP ME
WITH THESE?

THANKS.

THERE'S THE FRONT DOOR.
OR MAYBE THAT--

YEAH, THAT'S
THE FRONT DOOR.

WHAT'S WITH THE WINDOWS?
WELL, WE CAN
TAKE THOSE OUT.

YEAH, THAT'LL HELP.

WELL, AT LEAST
WE GOT OURSELVES
A DOJO.

WE GOT OURSELVES A DISASTER,
THAT'S WHAT WE GOT OURSELVES.

LOOK AT THIS FLOOR.

SOMEBODY'S BEEN USING IT
FOR A TOILET,

AND I'M SUPPOSED TO DO
HANDSTANDS ON THIS?

OH, LOUIS,
WE'RE IN A FIREHOUSE.

THERE'S GOT TO BE HOSES
AROUND IN HERE.

[Louis]
A HOSING AIN'T GONNA DO IT.

THIS PLACE NEEDS TO BE NUKED.

FELLAS,
YOUR LEASE IS UP.

LOOK OUT!
LOOK OUT!

[Grunting]

[Laughing]
WELL, LET'S SEE
WHAT THEY SENT US.

[Muttering]
LET'S GO, GUYS.
COME ON.

YOU MUST BE KIDDING.

EDDIE. WILL YOU JUST
LINE UP DOWN HERE, PLEASE?

YEAH, YEAH. WHATEVER
YOU SAY, KERRIGAN.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.

DANNY, STAY IN
THE CITY LIMITS,
WOULD YOU?

COME ON, GUYS. LINE UP.
DOWN TO YOUR LEFT.

THAT'S IT, GENTLEMEN.
DOWN TO YOUR LEFT.
YOUR LEFT.

THE OTHER LEFT.
SHAY, MOVE ON IN HERE.

RIGHT IN HERE.
JUST FOLLOW HIM DOWN.

THAT'S IT. HOLD IT.
THIS LINE DOWN HERE, PLEASE.

[Kerrigan]
ALL RIGHT. LET ME HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE, GUYS.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WERE IT NOT
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY,

YOU'D PROBABLY BE SPENDING
YOUR TIME IN DETENTION
OR MR. CASPER'S GYM CLASS,

AND IF YOU'D LIKE,
THOSE OPTIONS
ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

[Boy]
LOOKS LIKE SHAY'S PLACE.
YOU GET MY DRIFT?

- [Tires Screeching]
- [Kerrigan] OH, NO.

NOW WHAT?

[Boy]
OOH! MRS. ESPOSITO!

[Boys Making Catcalls]

[Boy]
LOOK AT THAT
SEXY MAMA!

BOY, DID WE EVER SCRAPE
THE BOTTOM OF THAT BARREL.

[Man]
MRS. ESPOSITO.

SCHOOL AND
JUVENILE RECORDS.
AH, THANKS.

WELL, THE VIENNA
BOYS' CHOIR IT AIN'T.

BUT I'M SURE IN A MONTH'S TIME
THEY'LL BE SALUTING
AND CALLING YOU "SIR."

MAKE US PROUD,
SOLDIER. ED.

I'M STICKING MY NECK
OUT FOR YOU.

DO NOT MAKE ME
LOOK LIKE A FOOL.

THAT'S GONNA BE
PRETTY NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

[Kerrigan]
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
LET'S GO.

INTO THE FIREHOUSE.
LET'S LINE UP FOR ROLL CALL.

EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. COME ON.

HEY, SHAY,
LOOKS LIKE YOUR HOUSE.

[Eddie]
WHAT A SHIT-HOLE.
[Chattering]

♪♪ [Techno]

PLACE IS
FALLIN' APART.
THOSE ARE RAT HOLES.

LOOK AT THIS,
MAN.

HEY, KERRIGAN, YOU OUGHTA
CONDEMN THIS PLACE, MAN.

WE COULD
HURT OURSELVES HERE.

OKAY, GUY--
DONOVAN, WOULD YOU
TURN THAT OFF.

- WHAT?
- TURN IT OFF!

[Kerrigan]
THIS IS A CLASS.
OH.

[Music Stops]

ALL RIGHT.

YOUR INSTRUCTOR TODAY--
OR MESTRE--

IS MR. LOUIS STEVENS.

OOH.
OH. THE TOUGH GUY!

- HE'S A FORMER GRADUATE
OF LINCOLN HIGH.
- HE MUST BE A LOSER THEN.

- [Laughing]
- HE'S ALSO A FORMER
GREEN BERET.

OOH.
AND HE'S NOT PREDISPOSED
TO TOLERATING...

ANY DISORDER THE WAY
SOME OF YOUR TEACHERS ARE.

HE HAS KINDLY AGREED
TO SHOW US--

HE'S THAT PUNK THAT KICKED
YOUR BROTHER'S RAGGED ASS
OUT ON THE LUNCH YARD, MAN.

I'LL DO THE SAME
TO YOU, FAGGOT.
ANY DAY!

- HEY, LISTEN UP.
- I THINK SO, MAN.

- LISTEN UP!
- TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT.

AW, I'LL KICK
HIS ASS LATER, MAN.

YOU!

I WANT YOU
TO TURN THAT MUSIC UP.

I SAID TURN IT UP!

OKAY. HAPPY?
ALL RIGHT.

♪♪ [Techno]

YEAH. I LIKE THAT.

IN CAPOEIRA,
EVERYTHING STARTS OUT
WITH THEGINGA.

THIS IS A GINGA.

[Laughing]
THAT'S A GINGA.

- I KNOW THAT!
- YEAH, THAT'S IT!

THINK YOU GOT IT, EDDIE.

- LOOKS PRETTY FUNNY,
DOESN'T IT?
- VERY FUNNY.

IT'S THE BASIS
FOR MOVES LIKE THIS.

HEY, MAN!

[Speaking Portuguese]

THIS DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE WORKING NOW, DOES IT?

YOU MIND?

NO.

MR. KERRIGAN,
YOU HAVE THAT TAPE?
[Music Stops]

NOW, THIS IS
THE REAL CAPOEIRA MUSIC.

I RECORDED IT IN BRAZIL.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT,
SO KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN.

♪♪ [Berimbau Playing,
Men Singing]

HEY, MAN, TURN THAT
VOODOO MUSIC OFF!

- [Cawing]
- [Ululating]

GIVE IT A CHANCE, GUYS.
KEEP AN OPEN MIND, HUH?

I SAID TURN
THAT SHIT OFF, MAN.

IT'S GIVING ME
A HEADACHE.
GO BACK TO THE JUNGLE.

OOH!

YOU MUST THINK
I'M PLAYING, PUNK.

OOH.
[Eddie]
CUT HIM UP, ORLANDO.

DO IT, ORLANDO!

HEY, GIVE ME THAT!

WHERE YOU GOING?

LET'S DANCE.

[Shouting]

- HE'S ONLY HUMAN.
- [Boys Shouting]

[Grunting]

[Boy]
GET UP!
[Groaning]

WILL YOU
TURN THAT OFF, PLEASE?

[Music Stops]
[Orlando Groans]

OKAY, THAT'S CLASS FOR TODAY.

TOMORROW I WANT
EVERYBODY TO SHOW UP

IN BAGGY CLOTHES, NO SHOES,

AND READY TO GINGA.

[Kerrigan]
THAT'S IT, GUYS.
YOU'RE DISMISSED.

[Chattering]

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
EAT SHIT.

YOU WANT YOUR BLADE BACK,
EAT SHIT?

HIS NAME'S
ORLANDO OLIVEIRAS,

AND HE HAS NO BUSINESS
CARRYING THAT KNIFE

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WE'RE NOT TECHNICALLY
ON CAMPUS, ARE WE?

NO.
HEADS UP,
TOUGH GUY.

LOUIS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
TOMORROW
BAGGY CLOTHES, HUH?

LOUIS, THAT KID HAS GOT
A DISCIPLINARY FILE
AS LONG AS MY ARM.

HE'S GOT A COUSIN
NAMED SILVERIO

WHO RUNS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
GANGS IN THE CITY.

MR. KERRIGAN, IF WE DON'T
START TRUSTING THEM,

WHY SHOULD THEY
START TRUSTING US?

UM, COULD I BORROW THIS?
I MEAN, JUST FOR TONIGHT.

JUST DON'T FORGET
WHERE IT CAME FROM, HUH?

PROMISE.

YOU HAVE A NAME?
YEAH. UH, DONOVAN.

DONOVAN.
SEE YOU TOMORROW, DONOVAN.

- OKAY.
- OKAY.

I HOPE YOU HAVE
ANOTHER COPY OF THAT.

YEAH, I KNOW,
I KNOW, I KNOW.
TRUST THEM.

TRUST THEM.

♪♪ [Capoeira Hip-Hop]

♪♪

THANKS, MR. STEVENS.

WHAT? OH, THIS?

WELL, YOU SEE,
I RAN YOUR TAPE
THROUGH A MIDI SETUP.

YOUR PERCUSSION AND VOCALS

ARE PANNED FROM LEFT
TO RIGHT ON EIGHT,

AND THEN I FILLED IN
THE OTHER 16 TRACKS

WITH SOME PREFAB
BRAHMS SAMPLES.

AND THEN I ADDED
SOME REVERB
AND SOME DELAYS

AND SOME
CUSTOM-MADE SOUNDS.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A BLEND
OF THE OLD AND THE NEW.

I HOPE IT'S COOL WITH YOU,
'CAUSE I WOULD NOT
WANT TO OFFEND

ANY OF THE ANCIENT MESTRES
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW.

I THINK
THEY'RE GONNA LIKE IT.

♪♪ [Capoeira Hip-Hop,
Men Singing, Clapping]

DANNY.

COME ON, GUYS.

HURRY UP.
WHAT, ARE WE GOING
ON A PICNIC HERE?

WHAT, ARE YOU NUTS?
COME ON, YOU BIG DOPE!
COME ON!

HEY, GUYS.

MUSIC ANY BETTER?
IT'S DONOVAN'S MIX.
ALL RIGHT.

- [Louis] HUH?
- AWW.

YEA!

OH--
[Muttering]

OKAY, LET'S GET STARTED.
UM, SPREAD IT OUT.

DROP YOUR BAGS.
DANNY, DROP YOUR SKATEBOARD.

- DROP YOUR PANTS.
- [Laughing]

COME ON, GUYS.
LET'S START UP WITH THE GINGA.

SHAY, WHY DON'T YOU
HELP ME OUT, MAN.

EVERYBODY, WATCH, PLEASE.
RIGHT LEG OUT.

THEN LEFT.

MR. STEVENS.

I THOUGHT WE WAS GONNA LEARN
HOW TO KICK ASS.

- [Boy Chuckles]
SHUT UP, SHAY.
- ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP.

[Music Stops]
YOU CAN'T GINGA,
YOU CAN'T FIGHT.

THAT'S THE BASIC OF IT.
BUT, UH, MR. STEVENS,

I THOUGHT WE WAS GONNA
LEARN HOW TO KICK ASS!

- [Indistinct Comment]
- HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!

[Shouting]

- BREAK IT UP!
- [Shouting]

BREAK IT UP,
GUYS!

ALL RIGHT, CLASS DISMISSED.
EVERYONE, OUT.

[Cheering]
YEAH! WHOO!

LET'S GO.
EXCEPT YOU, SHAY.
YOU STAY.

- HE STARTED IT!
- I SAID YOU STAY!

FORGET YOU, MAN!
I'LL TAKE DETENTION
OVER THIS SHIT!

WHOA, WHOA. WHAT?
YOU WANNA LET YOUR BROTHER

KEEP SLAPPING YOU AROUND
FOR NOT SELLING DRUGS?

OR DO YOU WANNA LEARN
HOW TO KICK ASS?

TODAY'S YOUR BIG CHANCE, MAN,
BECAUSE TOMORROW--

TOMORROW IT'S YOU AND EDDIE
IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE CLASS.

NOW, WE GOT THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON.

IF YOU WANT IT.

[Siren Wailing]

[Louis Shouting,
Indistinct]

[Shouting Continues]

[Louis]
AND MARK.

GOOD. GO, SHAY.
ONE MORE.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
COME TO ME.

HEY, MR. KERRIGAN.

CHECK THIS OUT.
ALL RIGHT. QUEIXADA,
QUEIXADA, BENÇÃO.

NOW, DO IT SLOW
ONE TIME.

QUEIXADA.
AND LIGHT AND SLOW
FIRST ONE. AND BAM!

GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
NOW THIS TIME HARD.

LET'S DO IT.
DON'T WUSS OUT ON ME NOW.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT HARD.

QUEIXADA, QUEIXADA,
AND WHAM!

[Panting]

THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD, MAN.
I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU.

- HUH? HUH?
- YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

QUEIXADA, QUEIXADA.

- [Grunting]
- LET'S GO, SHAY!

GET UP, MAN!

YOU CAN TAKE HIM!
GET UP!

- TEACH HIM A LESSON, MAN!
- [Shouting]

COME ON.
WHAT'S UP?
GET UP!

GET UP, MAN!
YOU'RE WEAK, MAN!
GET UP!

GET HIM!

COME ON!
LET'S GO!

COME ON. GET UP!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, BRO?
GET UP!

[Orlando]
LET'S GO, EDDIE.
COME ON, MAN.

[All Shouting]

- COME ON, EDDIE.
- [Shouting]

- [Boy] OH, MAN!
I FELT THAT ONE!
- [Boys Laughing]

[Chattering]
[Coughing]

[Gasping, Coughing]

[Boy]
HE'S MESSED UP.

[Coughing]
[Boy]
OH, EDDIE, MAN.

YOU READY TO TRY THIS YET?

MR. KERRIGAN, PLEASE.

♪♪ [Capoeira Hip-Hop]

DANNY, MAN.
COME ON. LET'S GO.

THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT.
LOOSEN UP.

COME ON IN, DONOVAN.
YEAH.

IT'S EASY, MAN.

♪♪ [Continues]

YOU GOT IT.
SEE? THERE YOU GO.

YOU GOT IT, GUYS.

OOH. WHOA.

[Inaudible Dialogue]

- COME ON, EDDIE.
- [Boys Chattering]

DO IT, MAN.
COME ON.

BREAK IT DOWN, DANNY.
[Laughing]

- [Donovan]
GO, SHAY.
- [Boy] WHOA.

[Louis]
YEAH! ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
NOT BAD.

THIS INSTRUMENT
IS THE BERIMBAU.

IT SETS THE PACE
FOR THE JOGO, THE GAME.

ALL RIGHT, DONOVAN.
YOU TRY TO STAY
WITH MY BEAT, HUH?

OKAY. HERE WE GO.

♪♪

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
NAH, MAN.

COME ON, MAN.
JUST GIVE IT A TRY.
NO, MAN.

I KNOW YOU GOT THIS
IN YOUR BLOOD.
JUST TRY IT.

YOU KNOW I'VE GOT THIS
IN MY BLOOD?

BOY, YOU DON'T KNOW
CARALHO ABOUT ME, MAN.

JUST 'CAUSE YOU READ
SOME FILES, YOU THINK
YOU KNOW ABOUT ME?

MAN, YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT ANYBODY HERE!

YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'T.
BUT I'M TRYING TO LEARN.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA LEARN, HUH?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TEACH US?

HOW TO PLAY YOUR POJA
BONGO DRUMS AND DANCE AROUND
LIKE LITTLE VIADOS?

YOU'RE A LOSER, MAN.
A LOSER!

LANDO!
[Swearing In Portuguese]

[Young Man] ORLANDO!
[Speaking Portuguese]

WHAT YOU LOOKIN' AT?

WHY'D YOU WALK OUT
ON THE CLASS?

- [Speaking Portuguese]
- [Portuguese]

- [Portuguese]
- YOU GONNA HIDE BEHIND
THESE GUYS ALL NIGHT, ORLANDO,

OR YOU GONNA
SPEAK UP FOR YOURSELF?
I ALREADY TOLD YOU.

I DON'T GOT TIME TO BE PLAYING
YOUR POJA GAMES, MAN.

WHAT DO YOU GOT TIME FOR?
RUNNING LITTLE ERRANDS
FOR YOUR COUSIN?

STEALING CARS
AND CHOPPING THEM UP?

YEAH, TEACHER,
I DO SHIT FOR MY COUSIN.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

COPS KNOW THAT;
SCHOOL KNOWS THAT.

I'M SURE YOU SAW IT
ON MY FILES.

OH, SO NOW WHAT? YOU GOT
SOMETHING BETTER FOR ME?

YOU GONNA PAY MY MAMA'S RENT?

ARE YOU GONNA FEED ME
WITH THAT JUNGLE MUSIC, MAN?

TEACHER, LET ME
TELL YOU SOMETHING
ABOUT MY COUSIN.

HE DON'T PLAY NO JUNGLE MUSIC,
BUT HE TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS.

HE TAKES CARE OF HIS FAMILY,
AND HE TAKES CARE
OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU BETTER GO, MAN.

WE GONNA SEE YOU
IN CLASS TOMORROW?

HEY,SACANA. NOW, MAYBE
YOU DON'T HEAR SO GOOD.
HE SAID GO.

- NOW!
- [Louis Grunts]

[Shouting In Portuguese,
Screaming]

[Scoffs, Chuckles]
LOOK AT THIS.

[Groaning]
OH, MAN.
[Chuckles]

SO, YOU MUST BE THE GUY.
EH, PRIMO?

THE ONE WHO TEACHES
CAPOEIRA, EH?

YOU MUST BE
THE COUSIN.
SILVERIO.

SO, TELL ME, TEACHER.

HOW MUCH ARE THEY PAYING YOU
ON THE HIGH SCHOOL?

- ENOUGH.
- DON'T PLAY WITH ME, CU.

HOW MUCH? [Chuckles]

I GOT A ROOF OVER MY HEAD.

THAT'S ALL I NEED
RIGHT NOW.

"A ROOF OVER
MY HEAD." HA!

YOU KNOW, MY FRIEND,

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I MET
A REAL-LIFE SANTO.

A SAINT.
RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES.
IN THE FLESH AND BLOOD.

TELL YOU WHAT, SANTO.

[Groaning]
[Silverio] YOU SEE
ALL THIS USELESS GARBAGE?

I NEED SOMEONE

WHO CAN TAKE
THESE PIECES OF SHIT
AND MAKE MEN OUT OF THEM.

IF YOU CAN TEACH THEM
HOW TO FIGHT,

I'LL GIVE YOU
A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD
LIKE YOU AIN'T GONNA BELIEVE.

AND PROBABLY ALL
THE COKE I CAN SNORT.

[Sniffles]
WHATEVER.

I'M A REASONABLE MAN.

JUST TELL ME
WHAT YOU NEED.

YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED?

I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE I PUKE ALL OVER
YOUR FANCY SHOES.

EXCUSE ME.
HEY, SANTO.

YOUR INTERVIEW
IS NOT OVER YET.

I STILL GOTTA CHECK
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS.

SEE, YOU DON'T
FOOL A MAN

WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED
IN THE WORST BARRIO
OF RIO DE JANEIRO.

WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT
REAL QUICK

WHO'S THE REAL CAPOEIRA
MESTRE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

[Grunting]

[Rhythmic Clapping]

[Chanting In Portuguese]

[Chanting Continues]

[Chanting In Portuguese]

[Chanting Intensifies]

[Grunting]

- [Chanting Stops]
- [Grunting]

[Louis Panting]

YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE OKAY, SANTO.

[Panting]

GET UP.
[Men Laughing]

I SAY, "OKAY."

WHICH MEANS
NOT GOOD ENOUGH
TO TRAIN MY BOYS HERE,

BUT GOOD ENOUGH
TO TRAIN MY PRIMO.

SANTO'S GONNA TEACH YOU
THE SIMPLE SHIT,

AND WHEN YOU'RE
READY TO GRADUATE,

I'M GONNA BE
YOUR COLLEGE

TO TEACH YOU WHAT
THEY DON'T TEACH YOU
IN THE PLAYGROUNDS.

HE'S MY BLOOD,
SANTO.

I GOT BIG PLANS
FOR HIM.

DON'T BE PUTTING
NO CRAZY IDEAS
IN HIS HEAD.

[Thunderclap]

[Thunderclap]

I'D SAY GOING THERE
BY YOURSELF

WAS NOT THE SMARTEST MOVE
YOU EVER MADE.

LOOK WHO'S TALKIN',

YOU WAITIN' OUTSIDE
THE FIRE STATION ALONE
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.

YEAH, I'D SAY THAT'S
PRETTY LEVELHEADED, HUH?

AAAH.
SORRY.

SO WHY DID YOU
WAIT FOR ME?
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND I KNOW ABOUT
ORLANDO'S FAMILY.

I TRIED TO WARN YOU.
HEY, YOU KNOW ME.

IF SOMEONE SAYS IT'S
A LOST CAUSE, I'M THE
FIRST SUCKER IN LINE.

UH-HUH. IS THAT
WHAT THESE KIDS ARE?

THEY JUST ANOTHER
LOST CAUSE TO YOU?

THIS TIME
IT'S MY BACKYARD.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS THAT IF I DON'T
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT,
I'VE GOT TO LIVE WITH IT.

WE'VE GOT TO
LIVE WITH IT.

[Chuckles] IS THIS
THAT SAME SELF-ABSORBED GUY
I USED TO DATE?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
DOWN THERE?

IT'S OKAY.

HOW'S YOUR HAND?
I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S FIND OUT, HUH?

OH-- GOD!
LOUIS, YOU'RE CRAZY!

- GUESS THE HAND'S BETTER, DOC.
- TAKE TWO ASPIRIN, AND DON'T
CALL ME IN THE MORNING.

WAIT. IT'S YOUR TURN.
I BET YOU CAN'T EVEN DO
A HANDSTAND ANYMORE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE.

YOU GONNA WIMP OUT
ON A CHALLENGE?

SWIM, OR DO A HANDSTAND.

THIS IS MY CHOICE?
THIS IS YOUR CHOICE.

[Sighs]
ALL RIGHT,
MR. SHOW-OFF.
ALL RIGHT.

DOES TEACHER NEED
A SPOT OR SOME HELP?

NO, NO.
JUST DON'T LOOK
WHEN I TRY ONE.

SO YOU DO NEED
A SPOT.
ALL RIGHT.

JUST GET BACK.
DRUMROLL, PLEASE.

OH, MY GOD.

OH-- GRAB ME!
[Grunts]

GOD--
[Grunts]

WELL, YOUR HANDSTAND
NEEDS SOME HELP, BUT YOUR
BACK BEND'S PRETTY GOOD.

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
COULD BE HAPPIER.

HOW?

OH, MY GOD.
LOUIS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[Shrieks]

YOU'RE CRAZY.
I KNOW.

DIANNA!

DIANNA, THERE'S A RUMOR
BEING CIRCULATED--

BY MY OWN STUDENTS,
NO LESS--

ABOUT YOU
AND MR. DEATH SQUAD,

WHO, GUESS WHAT,
TURNS OUT TO BE A FORMER
BOYFRIEND OF YOURS.

SINCE WHEN
DID YOU START TEACHING
CURRENT AFFAIRS, HECTOR?

SINCE YOU STARTED
PILING ON THE FICTION,
DIANNA.

LOOK. WHAT IS GOING ON
DOWN AT THAT FIREHOUSE?

I DON'T THINK THAT'S
ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.

ALTHOUGH IT PROBABLY
WOULDN'T HURT FOR YOU TO COME
DOWN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

[Engine Starts]

[Car Drives Away]

♪♪

I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS.
THIS IS VERY... IMPRESSIVE.

SO THE TECHNIQUES ARE
MIXED IN WITH THE DANCE?

AND THE RHYTHM. YES.

- [Groans]
- [Music Stops]

GREAT. THEY'VE LEARNED
A MORE EFFICIENT WAY

TO GIVE EACH OTHER
BLOODY NOSES.

APPARENTLY, THAT'S NOT
ALL THEY'VE LEARNED,
SEÑOR CERVANTES! LOOK!

ORDINARILY THAT WOULD HAVE
LED TO A SHOOTING,

ESPECIALLY
WITH THOSE TWO KIDS.

LOOK AT WHAT
HE'S DONE WITH THEM.
AND THESE ARE--

THESE WERE THE 12
WORST KIDS AT LINCOLN,

THE ABSOLUTE BOTTOM
OF THE HEAP!

HELL, I'M READY TO GIVE HIM
CASPER'S ENTIRE GYM CLASS!

- LET'S DO IT.
- ALL RIGHT.

GRANTED, HE'S INSTILLED
A SMALL DEGREE
OF DISCIPLINE,

BUT LET'S NOT BLOW THIS
OUT OF PROPORTION.

"OUT OF PROPORTION"?
LIKE TAKING THIS PROPOSAL

DIRECTLY TO THE HEAD
OF THE SCHOOL BOARD?

- WOULD THAT BE
OUT OF PROPORTION FOR YOU?
- WHAT PROPOSAL?

THE CAPOEIRA PROGRAM, KERRIGAN.

CITYWIDE, AT EVERY
HIGH SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT.

GOD KNOWS,
IF IT WORKS AT LINCOLN,

IT'LL WORK DAMN NEAR
ANYWHERE.

YOU SHUT UP!

COME ON, KERRIGAN.
GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE,
AND THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT
WHEN THEY SEE IT.

WHAT THEY'LL WANT TO KNOW
FROM YOU, LOUIS,

IS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO TEACH
THIS TO 1,200 KIDS.

MEANWHILE,
IF THERE'S ANYTHING MORE

I CAN DO FOR YOU
AND THE CLASS, JUST NAME IT.

UH, WELL, SIR,
NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT,

I WAS KIND OF THINKING
ABOUT A FIELD TRIP.

♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH
YA, YEAH, YEAH, YA ♪

♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH
YA, YEAH, YEAH, YA ♪

♪ WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW
KEEP IT GROOVIN' NOW ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪♪

[Song Fades]

[Engine Stops]

[Orlando]
WE GOT A FLAT TIRE, OR WHAT?
[Eddie] MR. STEVENS?

[Orlando]
WHERE YOU GOING, MAN?

THIS IS IT!
[Donovan]
HEY, MR. STEVENS.

HOW ARE YOU SO SURE
THAT THIS IS THE PLACE?

- MAYBE IT'S ME, BUT YOU
CAN'T SEE SHIT OUT HERE.
- TRUST ME.

OH, YEAH, TRUST YOU.
NOW, COME ON.
EVERYBODY, OUT. LET'S GO.

OUT? WHAT FOR?
I THOUGHT WE WERE
SLEEPING ON THE BUS.

EDDIE, YOU EVER TRY
TO SET UP A TENT
INSIDE A BUS?

HE NEVER TRIED
TO SET UP A TENT, PERIOD.
YEAH, WHAT ARE WE, INJUNS?

HERE I THOUGHT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE THE 12
BADDEST KIDS IN MIAMI, HUH?

THIS DON'T LOOK LIKE
NO MIAMI I EVER SEEN.

[Speaks Portuguese]
THIS LOOKS LIKE SNAKES
AND ALLIGATORS, MAN.

[Shay] LIKE FREDDY
KRUEGER BE LIVIN' HERE.
DIANNA.

LOUIS, IT'S SO LATE.
WOULDN'T A HOTEL
BE A BETTER IDEA?

[Eddie] WHOO, MR. STEVENS.
YOU AND THE PRETTIEST
TEACHER IN SCHOOL!

HOTEL ROOM?
EDDIE!

ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANNA STAY ON THE BUS?

SLEEP ON THE BUS.
I LIKE THE BEACH.
I WILL SLEEP ON THE BEACH!

[Donovan]
SCREW IT, GUYS.
I'M GOIN' WITH HIM.

[Boy Mimics Owl Hooting,
Bobcat Snarling]

[Bird Warbling]
[Boy Warbling]

FORGET IT.
SHUT THE DOOR!

[Orlando] SHUT THE DOOR.
[Donovan]
SHUT THE DOOR. SHUT THE DOOR!

[Birds Chirping]
[Snoring]

WOW. LOOK AT THIS PLACE.

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪♪ [Singing Continues
In Portuguese]

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

- ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT, DONOVAN!
- ♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪
[Boys Cheering]

♪♪ [Singing Continues
In Portuguese]

YEAH!

[Eddie]
YEAH, ORLANDO!
[Laughing]

[Boys Shouting]
LOOK OUT!

[Shouting]

[Yelling]

OH!
OUCH!

- [Laughing]
- ONE MORE TIME.
PLEASE. OKAY.

[Dianna]
COME ON, GUYS.
[Shutter Clicks]

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪
HEY, MR. STEVENS.

WHEN DO WE EAT,
'CAUSE I'M STARVIN'?

EDDIE,
PUT UP THE TENT.

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪ ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
CAPOEIRA MATA UM ♪

♪♪ [Singing Continues
In Portuguese]

[Music Stops]
SO WHERE'S YOUR PARTNER?

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
MR. LAST OF THE MOHICANS,

HE'S OVER THERE.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
WORKING THIS WEEKEND.

FOR YOUR COUSIN?
YEAH.

STRIPPING CARS.

IT'S GOOD MONEY, BRO.

THEY'LL FIND
SOMEBODY ELSE.

ONE THING FOR SURE,
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,

THERE'S ALWAYS
SOMEBODY ELSE.

I'D LIKE TO THINK YOU'RE
BETTER THAN THAT NOW, ORLANDO.

YEAH, RIGHT.
BETTER FOR WHAT?

STRIPPING CARS
IS ALL I KNOW.

OH, AND CAPOEIRA.

THAT'S ALL YOUR LIFE
IS SUPPOSED TO AMOUNT TO, HUH?

[Scoffs]
WHO SOLD YOU ON THAT LOAD
OF CRAP, OR SHOULD I GUESS?

I'VE GOT SOME MAJOR NEWS
FOR YOU, MAN.

THIS WORLD CAN BE ABOUT AS BIG
AS YOU EVER WANT IT TO BE.

OR AS SMALL AS YOUR OWN
TINY LITTLE HOOD.

I'M SHOWING YOU
SOME CHOICES.

YOU DECIDE.

I'M HERE.

[Girl]
HI, TANYA. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.

BACK TO SCHOOL, GENTLEMEN!
LET'S GO! HUSTLE UP!

[Dianna] YOU GOT ABOUT
10 MINUTES BEFORE CLASS STARTS.
PARTY'S OVER.

HEY, LOOK AT THIS.

THE CHILDRENS ARE BACK
FROM THE PLAYGROUND.
[Chuckles]

YOU HAD A JOB YOU WERE
SUPPOSED TO DO LAST NIGHT,
YOU LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT.

SILVERIO,

YOU'RE FAMILY--

AND I RESPECT YOU, MAN--
BUT... I'M NOT YOUR SLAVE.

HEY! BACK OFF, MAN.

HEY, WE GOT A LITTLE REBELLION
GOING ON HERE, HUH?

YOU STARTING TO TALK
THAT KIND OF SHIT
TO YOUR BROTHER TOO, EH?

HE AIN'T NO BROTHER
OF MINE NO MORE,
AND HE SURE DON'T OWN ME.

THAT'S WHY YOU JAMAICANS
ARE SO WEAK.

NO LOYALTY FOR THE FAMILY.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
SOMETHING.

[Portuguese]
HEY, PRIMO!

YOU GOT ME IN
A BAD MOOD ALREADY!
YOU'RE GETTING IN THAT CAR!

HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE
EXCEPT TO HIS FIRST CLASS...

WHICH STARTS
IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

HEY, SANTO. I SHOULD'VE
KNOWN YOU WERE THE ONE
WHO STARTED THIS SHIT.

WELL, HELLO.
[Portuguese]

STAY ON THE BUS,
DIANNA.

TELL YOU WHAT, SANTO.

YOU TAKE MY COUSIN,

AND I'LL TAKE HER.
[Men Laughing]

MR. OLIVEIRAS,
YOU'D BETTER LEAVE NOW

WITHOUT YOUR COUSIN.

MY COUSIN, IN CASE
YOU DIDN'T KNOW,

IS NOT A STUDENT
OF THIS SCHOOL ANYMORE.

HE'S NOW WORKING
FOR ME FULL-TIME.

WAS THIS HIS DECISION,
OR WAS IT YOURS?

YOU KNOW WHAT, SANTO?

I'M TRYING TO BE
A NICE GUY,

BUT NOW YOU'RE REALLY
STARTING TO PISS ME OFF.

A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN
WILL TELL YOU

PISSING ME OFF IS NOT
A SMART THING TO DO.

[Portuguese]
VÁMANOS.

HEY, HEY!
[Portuguese]

[Chuckles]
YOU WANT TO PLAY, SANTO?

COME ON. COME ON.

YOU WANNA PLAY WITH ME?
HUH? COME ON.
THIS TIME I PLAY FOR KEEPS.

AND THIS TIME
I DON'T PLAY.

COME ON. COME ON. HUH?

[Siren Wailing]

[Siren Chirping]

HA, THE COPS!
[Chuckles]

[Dispatcher Chattering
On Police Radio]

WELL, WELL, WELL.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
MR. OLIVEIRAS.

WHY DON'T YOU EXPLAIN
WHY WE SHOULDN'T RUN
YOUR ASS IN RIGHT NOW?

SOMETHING ABOUT VIOLATING
A RESTRAINING ORDER,

NOT BEING WITHIN A HUNDRED
YARDS OF A SCHOOL ZONE?

LITTLE FAMILY EMERGENCY,
OFFICER.

I JUST GOTTA PICK UP MY COUSIN
AND I'M OUTTA HERE.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE, LANDO.
IT'S YOUR LIFE.

HE'S MY FAMILY, MESTRE.

CAN'T GO AGAINST MY BLOOD.

WE'LL WORK IT OUT.
I PROMISE.

EXCUSE ME, OFFICER.

JUST GOTTA SAY ONE MORE
LITTLE THING TO MY HOMEY
AND I'M OUTTA HERE.

YOU WANT A WAR
WITH ME, MESTRE?

YOU'RE GONNA GET ONE.

HAVE A NICE DAY, OFFICER.

♪♪

I STILL SAY WE SHOOT
THE LITTLE BASTARD.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

THESE KIDS ARE STARTING
TO LOOK UP TO THIS GUY

LIKE HE'S SOME KIND
OF A HERO.

WE NEED TO MAKE
AN EXAMPLE OUT OF HIM.

♪♪ [Continues]
HEY, TEACH, WHAT'S UP?

EXCUSE ME.
CAN I HELP YOU GENTLEMEN?

[Man Chattering
In Portuguese]

[Grunting]

[Man Laughing]

[Gasps]
HI.

HOW ARE YOU?
[Portuguese]

[Men]
OOH!

[Portuguese]
OOH!

SO, WHERE'S YOUR
CAPOEIRA MESTRE?

[Silverio Chuckles]

YOU GIVE HIM A MESSAGE.

IF HE WANTS TO TAKE OVER
MY TERRITORY,

HE'S GOT TO GIVE ME
SOMETHING--

SOMETHING I WANT.

YOU THINK HE'S GONNA
GIVE IT TO ME?
NO.

THEN HE BETTER LEAVE...
AND NEVER COME BACK.

[Men] OOH!
GO WITH YOUR MESTRE. BYE!

[Laughing]
BYE! BYE!
[Man]CIAO!

[Objects Clattering]
[Man Chattering]

HEY!

HEY!

WONDER WHO THIS
BELONGS TO, HUH?

HE'S GONNA KILL YOU
FOR THAT.

ONE THING IS FOR SURE,
OLD MAN.

SOMEBODY'S GONNA DIE.

[Grunting]

[Portuguese]

HE SAW OUR FACES.
LET HIM TURN INTO TOAST.

[Portuguese]

ADEUS.

[Students Chattering]
[Bell Ringing]

DONOVAN, MAN, LOOK.
MR. KERRIGAN'S CLASS.

[Girl]
FIRE!

[Students Chattering]
[Ringing Continues]

[Students Shouting]
[Boy]
GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!

[Gasps, Coughs]
MR. KERRIGAN!

MR. KERRIGAN!
COME ON, MAN!

COME ON, MAN!

[Coughing]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

[Students Shouting]

[Coughing]
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
WHERE YOU GOING?

JUST STAY WITH HIM!
YOU CRAZY?

[Coughing]
NO!

[Coughing]

DONOVAN! GET YOUR ASS
BACK HERE, MAN!

THE WHOLE PLACE
IS GOING UP!

[Yelling]

[Siren Wailing]

[People Shouting]

STOP THAT GUY!
LOUIS!

MR. STEVENS,
I TRIED TO STOP HIM.

[Man]
FORGET IT, BUDDY.
HE'S GONE.

LINCOLN HIGH FINDS ITSELF
BEING CONSUMED BY
A BLOODY REIGN OF TERROR

THAT WAS UNLEASHED
WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR

OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MARTIAL
ARTS PROGRAM CROSSED SWORDS
WITH LOCAL GANG MEMBERS.

TODAY, BOTH STUDENTS
AND FACULTY MEMBERS ALIKE
ARE ASKING THEMSELVES WHY.

WAS THE DEATH OF
A 17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT
AND THE HOSPITALIZATION

OF TWO TEACHERS
A FAIR PRICE TO PAY
FOR A DUBIOUS PROGRAM

WHICH WE NOW LEARN
HAD NO OFFICIAL AUTHORIZATION
FROM THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD?

THESE ARE JUST A FEW
OF THE TOUGH QUESTIONS

THAT LINCOLN HIGH PRINCIPAL
DONALD COCHRAN

WILL BE FACING WHEN HE GOES
BEFORE THE BOARD THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU, OUT OF MY OFFICE,
OFF OF MY CAMPUS!

IF I SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN,
SO HELP ME,
I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED!

ESCORT HIM TO THE SIDEWALK.
AVOID THE CAMERAS.

MR. COCHRAN,
THE PROGRAM WORKED.

HE TURNED THEM AROUND.
YOU SAW IT--

MISS WALKER!
IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T
FIGURED IT OUT YET,

THIS KUNG FU BUSINESS
IS OVER,

TERMINATED, BANISHED
FROM OUR CAMPUS,

ALONG WITH THIS SCUM BUCKET
WHO BROUGHT IT HERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
GET HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT!

[Shouting,
Chattering]

[Whistle Blows]

ONE, TWO, THREE.

ONE, ONE, TWO, THREE.

TWO, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

ONE-- WHAT'S THE MATTER,
GEEK?

YOU GOT A PROBLEM KEEPING UP
WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS?

MR. STEVENS.
YOU GOT A HEARING
PROBLEM TOO?

JUST A SECOND, OKAY?

LANDO DIDN'T SHOW UP TODAY.

I DON'T THINK
HE'S SHOWING UP NO MORE.

HEY, WIMP. IF ANYBODY NEEDS
THIS EXERCISE, YOU DO.

WELL, MR. CAPO-WHATSIS.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
BUT I DON'T THINK

THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE MESSING WITH
MY STUDENTS ANYMORE.

OKAY, HOTSHOT, LET'S GO.

I GOTTA GO NOW.

YOU WATCH OUT FOR YOURSELF.

I HEAR THEY'RE LOOKING FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

[Whistle Blows]

[Grunting, Yelling]

[Yelling]

I AIN'T SUPPOSED
TO BE HERE.

GUESS YOU KNOW THAT.

YEAH. I GUESS YOU AIN'T
SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOL
ANYMORE, EITHER, HUH?

HEY, I DIDN'T HAVE
TOO MUCH OF A CHOICE,
ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. I CAN SEE THAT.
LOOK. YOU GOTTA LEAVE, MAN.

I MEAN, GET OUT OF MIAMI,
OUT OF FLORIDA,
FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN GO.

"YANKEE, GO HOME." WHERE
HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE?

THIS TIME IT'S NO BULLSHIT.
THEY'RE GONNA KILL YOU.

THIS TIME IT'S MY HOME.

THIS TIME I DON'T LEAVE
UNTIL IT'S OVER.

SO HOW'D YOU FIND OUT
WHERE THE CAR SHOP WAS?

YOUR COUSIN'S
QUITE FAMOUS AROUND HERE.
SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO?

HE'S GOT AN ALIBI
FOR ALL THAT SHIT THAT
WENT DOWN AT THE SCHOOL.

AIN'T ONE PERSON
IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
GONNA SPEAK OUT AGAINST HIM.

THEY'RE EITHER SCARED,
OR ELSE THEY THINK
HE'S ROBIN HOOD.

COPS CAN'T TOUCH HIM, AND YOU'RE
JUST GONNA BE ONE MORE DEAD BODY
IF YOU GO AFTER HIM.

YEAH, LIKE DONOVAN?

HE WAS YOUR FRIEND, ORLANDO.
HE WAS MY FRIEND.

GONNA FORGET ABOUT HIM
JUST LIKE THAT?

MAN,

I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE
YOU ENDING UP LIKE HIM.

YOU KNOW WHAT MR. KERRIGAN
SAYS IN HIS CLASSES?

ALL THAT CRAP ABOUT
ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, MESTRE.

NO AMOUNT OF CAPOEIRA,
NO AMOUNT OF
GREEN BERET BULLSHIT,

NONE OF THAT GONNA
MAKE YOU STRONG ENOUGH

TO TAKE ON
AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD
BY YOURSELF.

THEN HE'LL JUST KEEP ON
BEING THE MASTER
OF THE PLANTATION.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I WANT.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS!

UNLESS WE DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

ANYBODY KNOW WHERE
I CAN BUY A HOT MERCEDES?

[Yelling, Grunting]

[Motor Revving]

[Yelling]

[Screeching]

[Men Shouting]

HEY. HEY.
[Portuguese]

[Chattering In Portuguese]

[Panting]

[Yells]

[Grunts]

[Sizzling]

[Groans]

[Grunting]

[Panting]

[Groaning]

[Indistinct Chatter]

[Portuguese]

HEY! I GOT A MESSAGE
FOR YOUR BOSS.

[Shouting]

SILVERIO.
[Speaking Spanish]

[Shouting In Portuguese]

[Horn Honking]

[All Chattering]

HE'S GOT NO CAR.
THAT MEANS HE'S STILL
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU FIND ME THIS COCKROACH,
AND YOU BRING IT TO ME
ALIVE, TONIGHT!

WE FINISH THIS WAR!
[Cheering]

HEY, WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN?
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SHOP!

SEE WHAT YOUR MESTRE DID?
HE'S A SWORN ENEMY, PRIMO,
BUT I'M STRONGER.

IN AN HOUR YOU MEET US
AT MACUMBA GROVE.

WE'LL FIND OUT ONCE
AND FOR ALL WHO REALLY
OWNS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

[Dog Barking]

[Low Chatter]

[Portuguese]

[Grunts, Groans]

[Chattering In Portuguese]

[Yelling]

[Touch Tone Dialing]

[Ringing, Beeps]
YEAH.

[Portuguese]

[Portuguese]

[Rings]
TALK TO ME.

HE'S NEAR THE CORNER
OF BISCAYNE AND 28th.
GET YOUR MEN THERE PRONTO!

AND REMEMBER,
I WANT HIM ALIVE.

WE'RE ON THE WAY.
MAKE A U-TURN NOW!

[Tires Squealing]

[Chattering In Portuguese]

HEY.
[Portuguese]

[Chattering
In Portuguese]

[Yelling]

[Men Shouting]

[Whimpering]

[All Shouting]

[Shouting Continues]

ALIVE!
WE WANT HIM ALIVE!

[All Shouting]

HEY, LITTLE COCKROACH.

- [Men Laughing]
- WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TREAT
FOR YOU TONIGHT.

- [Men Laughing]
- BRING HIM!

[All Shouting]

[Fire Crackling]

[Shouting]

WHAT IS THIS?
SOME KIND OF JOKE?

WE'RE HERE TO TAKE
OUR TEACHER BACK,
AND THAT AIN'T NO JOKE!

[Men Laughing]

[Men Laughing]

[Portuguese]

[Shouting In Portuguese]

[Shouting Continues]

STOP! BACK OFF!

BACK OFF!

[Shouting Stops]
[Man]
COME ON!

I WOULD SERIOUSLY SUGGEST

THAT YOU BOYS
GET OUT OF THE WAY
BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT.

AND YOU-- I WILL DEAL
WITH YOU LATER.

DEAL WITH ME NOW, PRIMO,
'CAUSE YOU AIN'T GETTING PAST
US UNLESS YOU HAND HIM OVER.

YOU BAD SHIT NOW, HUH?
[Men Laughing]

I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT, PRIMO.

WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH THIS SHIT
RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE.

SHOULD WE GET RID
OF THESE LADIES, OR WHAT?
[All] YEAH!

YEAH!

SILVERIO!

JUST YOU AND ME.

THIS TIME WE FINISH IT.

LET'S FINISH IT.
LET HIM GO.

IF I WIN, THESE KIDS
ARE MINE AGAIN.

IF YOU WIN.
[Grunts]

[Rhythmic Clapping]

[Chanting In Portuguese]

[Chanting Continues]

[Yelling]

[Yelling]

[Chanting Continues]

[Growls]

HEY! HEY, HEY!

[Chanting Continues]

HEY! HEY!

[Coughs]

MESTRE!

[Yelling]

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ , PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

- ♪ PARANAUÊ ♪♪
- [Both Yelling]

[Cheering]

[Shouting]

[Shouting Continues]

[Chatter On Police Radio]
ALL RIGHT.

IS SOMEBODY GONNA START
TALKING, OR ARE WE ALL
GONNA TAKE A RIDE DOWNTOWN?

HEY, YOU'RE THAT GUY
FROM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL,
AREN'T YOU?

YES, SIR.

[Officer] WHO'S THAT?

HIS NAME'S
SILVERIO OLIVEIRAS.

HE'S MY COUSIN.

HE'S THE GUY WHO STARTED
THE FIRE AT THE SCHOOL.

HE KILLED MY FRIEND DONOVAN.

ARE YOU WILLING TO SWEAR
TO THAT IN A COURT OF LAW?

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.
AND YOU'RE FULLY AWARE

OF THIS MAN'S REPUTATION
FOR INTIMIDATING WITNESSES?

THAT SHIT'S OVER, MAN.

HE DON'T OWN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NO MORE.

[Audience Cheering]
CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.
THANKS.

HEY, THANKS.
[Portuguese]

OH, YEAH!
WAY TO GO, MAN.
ALL RIGHT!

- YEA!
- WHOO!

OH, YEAH!

MY HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS
TO THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES.

MAY YOUR FUTURES BE FILLED
WITH PURPOSE AND SUCCESS.
LET'S GO DO IT. COME ON.

WHOO!

THIS YEAR, I AM PROUD

TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE
A SPECIAL ADDITION
TO OUR CEREMONIES,

COURTESY OF
MR. LOUIS STEVENS.

[Cheering]

♪♪ [Capoeira Hip-Hop]
I--

AND SO, WITHOUT
FURTHER ADO.

♪♪

♪♪ [Men Singing
In Portuguese]

WHOA!

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪♪ [Vocalizing]

♪♪ [Men Singing
In Portuguese]

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪♪

♪♪ [Vocalizing]

WHOA!

[Cheering]

[Yells]

♪♪ [Woman Vocalizing]

[Men]
♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ LIFE'S AN OBSTACLE
LOOKS IMPOSSIBLE ♪

♪ YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE CAPABLE OF ♪

♪ TILL SOMEONE GRABS YOU
AND SHOWS YOU LOVE ♪

♪ WHAT YOU WANNA DO
AIN'T ALWAYS RIGHT ♪

♪ SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO
IS FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE ♪

♪ NOW WHO'S THE SAVIOR
AND WHAT'S THE FLAVOR ♪

♪ TASTE A SAMPLE
MAKE AN EXAMPLE ♪

♪ OF HOW WE SHOULD BE
AND HOW WE COULD BE ♪

♪ AND ONE-ON-ONE
CAN'T NO MAN FAKE ME ♪

♪ NOW I'M FED UP
I KEEP MY HEAD UP ♪

♪ NEVER GIVE IN
NO TIME TO PLAY ♪

♪ ONLY THE STRONG
WON'T RUN AWAY ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪ KEEP THE RHYTHM
KEEP THE PACE ♪

♪ KICK THE NONSENSE
RIGHT IN THE FACE ♪

♪ FLIP THE NEGATIVE
THE POSITIVE ♪

♪ BUT THEN YOU LEARN TO LIVE
AND LEARN TO GIVE ♪

♪ BACK WHAT YOU KNOW
BACK WHAT YOU OWE ♪

♪ AND LEARN IT LIKE
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW ♪

♪ LIVING STRONG
IS THE ONLY WAY ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY MY PEOPLE
SHOUT AND SAY ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪

[Woman]
♪ WE CAN MAKE IT
IF WE TRY ♪

♪ WE WILL HAVE IT, DO OR DIE
OH, YEAH ♪

♪ WE CAN MAKE IT
IF WE TRY ♪

♪ KEEP OUR HEADS UP
TO THE SKY ♪

♪ ONLY THE STRONG
WILL SURVIVE ♪

[Man]
♪ NOW'S THE TIME
LIFE'S ON THE LINE ♪

♪ I'M PLAYING FOR KEEPS
SO WITH THAT IN MIND ♪

♪ IT'S HARD TO FIND
MY KIND OF GREED ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
LIKE WHEN I'VE BROUGHT
WHAT YOU NEED ♪

♪ SOMEONE TO LEAN ON
AND LOOK UP TO ♪

♪ WHEN THE TIMES GET HARD
FOR YOU, EVERYTHING
SEEMS WRONG ♪

♪ BUT THAT AIN'T RIGHT
AND MY PEOPLE UNITE ♪

♪ AND WE'RE ALL GONNA SHOUT
TONIGHT,PARANAUÊ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪
♪ ONLY THE STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪
♪ ONLY THE STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪
♪ ONLY THE STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪
♪ PARANAUÊ, ONLY THE STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪
♪ PARANAUÊ, ONLY THE STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪
♪ PARANAUÊ, ONLY THE STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪
♪ ONLY THE STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪
♪ WILL SURVIVE ♪

[Man]
♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ KEEP THE RHYTHM
KEEP THE PACE ♪

♪ KICK THE NONSENSE
RIGHT IN YOUR FACE ♪

♪ FLIP THE NEGATIVE
THE POSITIVE ♪

♪ AND THEN YOU LEARN
TO LIVE AND LEARN TO GIVE ♪

♪ BACK WHAT YOU KNOW
BACK WHAT YOU OWE ♪

♪ AND LEARN IT LIKE
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW ♪

♪ LIVING STRONG
IS THE ONLY WAY ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY MY PEOPLE
SHOUT AND SAY ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRO-- TOO ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRONG ♪

♪ TOO STRO-- TOO--
TOO STRONG ♪

♪PARANAUÊ, PARANAUÊ
PARANÁ ♪

♪PARANAUÊ ♪♪