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22 June 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
Only the 'Old One' could teach him the secrets of the masters. morePlot:
A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(72 articles)
‘Pursuit of Happyness’ Writer Working On ‘Karate Kid’ Rewrites (From Screen Rant. 16 June 2009, 4:27 PM, PDT)
'Karate Kid' Remake Gets a Rewrite
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Best American martial arts movie ever made moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ralph Macchio | ... | Daniel Larusso |
 | Pat Morita | ... | Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) |
 | Elisabeth Shue | ... | Ali Mills |
 | Martin Kove | ... | John Kreese |
 | Randee Heller | ... | Lucille Larusso |
| William Zabka | ... | Johnny Lawrence |
| Ron Thomas | ... | Bobby Brown |
| Rob Garrison | ... | Tommy |
| Chad McQueen | ... | Dutch |
 | Tony O'Dell | ... | Jimmy |
| Israel Juarbe | ... | Freddy Fernandez |
 | William Bassett | ... | Mr. Mills |
| Larry B. Scott | ... | Jerry |
| Juli Fields | ... | Susan |
| Dana Andersen | ... | Barbara |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
126 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | UK:12 (re-rating) (2005)Fun Stuff
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Continuity: When Mr Miagi is showing Daniel that he has been learning karate the whole time, he says, "Show me paint the house." He is holding Daniel's right hand, but in the next shot Daniel drops his left hand. moreQuotes:
Daniel: [throwing his bicycle into a dumpster after being beaten up] This damn bike! I hate this bike. I hate this friggin' bike! Stupid bike.Lucille Larusso: Daniel! What's the matter? Why did you throw your bike away?
Daniel: Because I felt like it.
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When Daniel was teaching Ali how to knee-juggle the soccer ball, why did Ally suddenly kick the ball away?
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This movie will perhaps be remembered as the best martial arts movie ever made. Movies of this genre are usually more concerned with action scenes that the stories tend to be poor and appeal to the audience on a short run. With the exception of Kurosawa's films, the Karate Kid is perhaps one of the best and most popular martial arts movies ever. Ralph Macchio, who is also good in "the Outsiders," does a fine portrayal of the novice, frustrated Daniel Larusso (he was 23 years old when he made this film??). Equally superb is the wise and "cool-as-a-cucumber" Mr. Miyagi, played by Pat Morita. Once again, John G. Avildsen has directed a film that glorifies the fiesty nature of underdogs. This is the "Rocky" movie of the 80's.