A street filled with vendors in Patpong in Bangkok, outside a sleazy night-club called "Le

Moulin Rouge" where the ENGINEER is doorman and barker. Other DOORMEN compete

with him for the attention of crowds of TOURISTS.)



ENGINEER

check it out, hey!

yo! check it out!

hey, boy! You want to try my girls?

try my girls, eh? etc...



DOORMEN

girls! I got girls!



DOORMEN

gorgeous girls!



DOORMEN

very nice!



TOURISTS

hey, wow! Oh look! We gotta see!



VENDORS

bags! Gucci bags!



VENDORS

cultured pearls!

VENDORS

shrimp and rice!



TOURISTS

I'm glad my wife's not here with me!



ENGINEER

what a waste!

to pay for my keep

I'm rounding up sheep

to fleece here in Bangkok



I'm disgraced

I can't get ahead

there's nothing as dead

as peace here in Bangkok



ten cents an hour, and I stand all day

I could sell Kim for ten times my pay



(to some TOURISTS)



if you're looking for fun

original sin

if you want to put out

then you gotta come in



(TOURISTS pass. He tries to make them take his leaflets.)



DOORMEN

girls! I got girls!



DOORMEN

gorgeous girls!



DOORMEN

very nice!



DOORMEN

girls!



ENGINEER (to TOURISTS)



gee, isn't Bangkok really neat?



DOORMEN

I got girls!



ENGINEER

the things they're selling on the street



DOORMEN

girls!



ENGINEER

fresh dog, if that's what you'd enjoy



DOORMEN

worth the price



ENGINEER

a girl, or if you want a boy



DOORMEN and the ENGINEER

come, come to me

first drink is free



ENGINEER

to two Japanese TOURISTS)

don't be a lump, you can hump

for a small extra fee



ENGINEER

I'm depressed

for hustling amours

to Japanese tours

is no treat in Bangkok



I'm the best

but where's a Marine

with fistfuls of green

I'd cheat him in Bangkok



ten cents an hour...



(The CLUB OWNER, the ENGINEER'S boss, passes.)



evening, Boss



...screw the Siamese

look how they're ripping off... refugees



(to another PASSER-BY)



ENGINEER

if you're looking for fun

original sin

if you want to put out

then you gotta come in



DOORMEN

girls!



ENGINEER

hey boys, don't stand around like wimps



DOORMEN

I got girls!



ENGINEER

watch out, those guys, they're really pimps



DOORMEN

girls!



ENGINEER

you want some thrills, I'll guarantee some



DOORMEN

half the price!



ENGINEER tonight, a twosome or a threesome



DOORMEN

hey, come to me!



(unfolding folders of photos)



DOORMEN

look what you'll see!



ENGINEER

hey, that's a joke, mine blow smoke

for a small extra fee



VENDORS

acid, marijuana and hash



DOORMEN

we'll get you high in a flash



TOURISTS

let's go and see what they mean



VENDORS

chicken, lemon grass and bamboo



TOURISTS

we want to try something new



DOORMEN

come do the ping pong routine!



ENGINEER

hey, Joe, try taking a little excursion

you'll all feel good from a little perversion



TOURISTS

oh yeah!



ENGINEER

massage requiring total immersion



TOURISTS

oh wow!



ENGINEER

some strange positions they say are Persian



TOURISTS

oh no!



ENGINEER

drinks are on me

first girl is free

what can I say? You get me

for a small extra fee!



VENDORS

acid, marijuana and hash



DOORMEN

we'll get you high in a flash



TOURISTS

let's go and see what he means



VENDORS

chicken, lemon grass and bamboo



TOURISTS

we want to try something new



DOORMEN

come do the ping pong routine