南北少林

北少林棍僧智明（李连杰 饰）为报父母之仇，日日苦练功夫，他天性纯良聪明，深得师父器重。这天，智明收下的一班顽童“徒弟”向他报信，声称退隐多年的赫索王爷再度出山摄政，智明听闻杀父仇人消息怒发冲冠，随即下山为赫索祝寿伺机行刺。与此同时，和智明一样与赫索有血海深仇的莆田南少林俗家弟子司马燕（黄秋燕 饰）亦北上刺杀赫索，南少林派出另一俗家弟子赵威（胡坚强 饰）暗中接应与保护司马燕。在赫索的寿诞庆典上，智明、司马燕与赵威等人联手行刺，却仍然功亏一篑，三人在重重围堵中逃出，而路上，智明发现司马燕居然是他指腹为婚的未婚妻，身为出家人的智明无法迎娶司马燕，三人计划再度行刺赫索……Jet Li weasels out of the north Shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler at the ruler's extravagant public birthday celebration. Two other men from the south Shaolin temple also set out to assassinate the ruler, but all three fail and are chased all over by soldiers. Meanwhile, one of the southerners turns out to be a cross-dressed woman, who is also discovered to wear a footbell to match Jet Li's, meaning they are somehow slated for an arranged marriage.