A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to ancient China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.—Anonymous
In South Boston, Jason Tripitikas is a clumsy teenager obsessed with martial arts, movies of kung fu and Chinese culture. He frequently goes to the pawn shop of Old Hop to buy Chinese movies; while snooping the store, he sees an ancient staff in the deposit. Old Hop tells him that many years ago, a man left the staff with his grandfather but has never returned to take it back. While walking back home, Jason is forced by a gang of punks lead by Lupo to return to the pawn shop and lure Old Hop to open the door. The criminals break in the shop and Lupo shoots Old Hop, not before he orders Jason to run with the staff. En route Jason falls from the roof of a building and awakes in ancient China with the staff. Soon he befriends the drunken immortal Lu Yan who tells him the story of the Monkey King, who was lured by the evil Jade Warlord and turned into stone. Jade Warlord transforms the peaceful realm in a kingdom of fear and violence. However in accordance with the prophecy, a traveler would bring the staff back and save the Monkey King.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A teenage Martial Arts fan visits the local Chinatown pawn broker shop engaged in nostalgic exploration of oriental culture. The owner appreciates the kids interest and even reveals the secret item's from when he took over the shop. While returning home, he is accosted by the leader of a local street gang. Inadvertently revealing his relationship to the pawn broker or avoid being hospitalized the teengets coerced by gang into a robbery of the place.The gang leader however has a psychotic need for violence such that when the owner discovers that his friend has brought stranger's to shop prompts him to gun the old man down.Now the unwitting only witness to this criminal act, the lad escapes with a valuable staff yet is chased by the gang.Cornered, the teen fears being killedbut a mystic relic intervenes sending the lad and itself to ancient China.
Discovered by the Warlords soldier's he cannot provide an explanation regarding having the relic, so needs to be rescued by a wandering drunkard.Fleeing to the next townships tavern he learns of a prophecy surrounding 'The Monkey King', which by being the 'Seeker' of legend he should find his way home.There is however a large problem, teenager has no fighting ability!
The alcoholic wretch reveals himself as a master of Martial Arts, still they gain escape from the next patrol of soldiers with aid from 'Little Sparrow', a vengeful female upon her own mission.
Along the way, the staff gets stolen by a strange Monk. Once retrieved, the Monk learns of their mutual goals and agreed to join their quest. Now with tutoring from a pair of Kung Fu masters can it help defeat the tyrant Warlords magical curse and return the lost boy home ?!
