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The Karate Kid

January 02, 2023

This article is about the 1984 film. For the franchise, see The Karate Kid (franchise). For DC Comics character, see Karate Kid (comics). For other uses, see Karate Kid (disambiguation).

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the Karate Kid franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and William Zabka.[3][4] The Karate Kid follows Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), a teenager taught karate by Mr. Miyagi (Morita) to help defend himself and compete in a tournament against his bullies, one of whom is Johnny Lawrence (Zabka), the ex-boyfriend of his love interest Ali Mills (Shue).

The Karate Kid
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn G. Avildsen
Written byRobert Mark Kamen
Produced byJerry Weintraub
Starring
CinematographyJames Crabe
Edited by
Music byBill Conti
Production
companies
Delphi II Productions
Jerry Weintraub Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 22, 1984 (1984-06-22)
Running time
127 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million[2]
Box office$130.8 million

Kamen was approached by Columbia Pictures to compose a film similar to Avildsen's previous success Rocky (1976), after signing the director. Kamen drew inspiration from his own life when writing the film.[5] As a result, he maintained strong opinions regarding cast, and petitioned heavily for Morita's inclusion.[6] Preparations for the film began immediately after the final edit of the script was complete, and casting took place between April and June 1983. Principal photography began on October 31, 1983, in Los Angeles, and completed by December 16. The film was Macchio's second major film role following The Outsiders (1983).[7]

The Karate Kid was theatrically released in the United States on June 22, 1984. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the action sequences, writing, themes, performances, and music. The film was also a commercial success, grossing over $130 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of 1984 and Hollywood's biggest sleeper hit of the year. The film revitalized the acting career of Morita, who was previously known mostly for comedic roles, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[8] The film subsequently launched a media franchise and is credited for popularizing karate in the United States.[9][10]

Plot

In 1984, 17-year-old Daniel LaRusso and his mother Lucille move from Newark, New Jersey, to Reseda, Los Angeles, California. Their apartment's handyman is an eccentric, but kind and humble Okinawan immigrant named Mr. Miyagi.

At a beach party, Daniel befriends Ali Mills, a high school cheerleader, drawing the attention of her arrogant ex-boyfriend Johnny Lawrence, a black belt and the top student from the Cobra Kai dojo, which teaches an aggressive form of karate. Johnny and his Cobra Kai gang (Bobby Brown, Tommy, Jimmy, and Dutch) continually bully Daniel. On Halloween, after Daniel sprays water on Johnny with a hose as payback, he and his gang pursue Daniel down the street and brutally beat him until Mr. Miyagi intervenes and easily defeats them.

Amazed, Daniel asks Mr. Miyagi to teach him karate. Although Mr. Miyagi declines, he agrees to accompany Daniel to Cobra Kai to resolve the conflict. They meet the sensei, John Kreese, an ex-Special Forces Vietnam veteran who callously dismisses the peace offering. Miyagi then proposes that Daniel enter the Under 18 All-Valley Karate Championships to compete against Kreese's students on equal terms and requests that the bullying ceases while he trains. Kreese agrees to the terms but warns that if Daniel does not show up for the tournament, the harassment will continue for both of them.

Daniel's training starts with days of menial chores that seemingly only serve to make him Miyagi's slave. When he becomes frustrated, Miyagi demonstrates that repetition of these chores has helped him to learn defensive blocks through muscle memory. Their bond develops, and Miyagi opens up to Daniel about his life, including the dual loss of his wife and son in childbirth at the Manzanar internment camp while he was serving with the 442nd Infantry Regiment during World War II in Europe, where he received the Medal of Honor.

Through Mr. Miyagi's teaching, Daniel learns both karate and essential life lessons, such as the importance of personal balance, reflected in the principle that martial arts training is as much about training the spirit as the body. Daniel applies the life lessons Miyagi has taught him to strengthen his relationship with Ali. On Daniel's 18th birthday, Miyagi gives him a Karate gi for the tournament and one of his own cars.

Daniel surprises the audience and competitors at the tournament by reaching the semi-finals. Johnny advances to the finals, scoring three unanswered points against Darryl Vidal. Kreese instructs his second-best student, Bobby Brown, one of his more compassionate students and the least vicious of Daniel's tormentors, to disable Daniel with an illegal attack to the knee. Bobby reluctantly does so, severely injuring Daniel and getting himself disqualified.

Daniel is taken to the locker room, where the physician determines that he cannot continue. However, he believes that if he quits, his tormentors will have gotten the best of him, so he convinces Miyagi to use a pain suppression technique to help him continue. Daniel returns to fight as Johnny is about to be declared the winner by default. The match is a seesaw battle, with neither able to break through the other's defense.

The match is halted when Daniel uses a scissor-leg technique to trip Johnny, delivering a blow to the back of his head and giving Johnny a nosebleed. Kreese directs Johnny to sweep Daniel's injured leg – an unethical move. Johnny looks horrified at the order but reluctantly agrees. As the match resumes and the score is tied 2–2, Johnny seizes Daniel's leg and deals a vicious elbow, doing further damage. Daniel, standing with difficulty, assumes the "Crane" stance, a technique he observed Mr. Miyagi performing on a beach. Johnny lunges toward Daniel, who jumps and executes a front kick to Johnny's face, scoring the winning point and becoming the new champion.

Having gained newfound respect for his nemesis, Johnny presents the trophy to Daniel himself, as an enthusiastic crowd carries Daniel while Miyagi looks on proudly.

Cast

Main article: List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters
 
 
Ralph Macchio in 2018 (left) and William Zabka in 2019

Production

Development

The Karate Kid is a semi-autobiographical story based on the life of its screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen. At age 17, after the 1964 New York World's Fair, Kamen was beaten up by a gang of bullies. He thus began to study martial arts in order to defend himself.[5] Kamen was unhappy with his first teacher who taught martial arts as a tool for violence and revenge. So he moved on to study Okinawan Gōjū-ryū karate under a Japanese teacher who did not speak English but had been a student of Chōjun Miyagi.[5]

As a Hollywood screenwriter, Kamen was mentored by Frank Price who told him that producer Jerry Weintraub had optioned a news article about the young child of a single mother who had earned a black belt to defend himself against the neighborhood bullies. Kamen then combined his own life story with the news article and used both to create the screenplay for The Karate Kid.[5] Additionally, given John G. Avildsen's involvement with both films, Sylvester Stallone often joked with Kamen that the writer had "ripped off" the Rocky films with The Karate Kid.[5]

DC Comics had a character called Karate Kid. The filmmakers received special permission from DC Comics in 1984 to use the title for the film and its sequels.[11]

Casting

A number of actors were considered for the part of Daniel, including Sean Penn,[11] Robert Downey Jr., Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer,[12] Emilio Estevez, Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Eric Stoltz and D. B. Sweeney.[5] Ralph Macchio was ultimately cast on the strength of his performance as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983).[5] Macchio has stated that his performance as Johnny influenced the development of Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.[13][14]

Macchio later commented that the character was originally named Danny Weber, but was later changed to LaRusso.[5]

The studio originally wanted the role of Mr. Miyagi to be played by Toshiro Mifune, who had appeared in the Akira Kurosawa films Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), and The Hidden Fortress (1958), but the actor did not speak English.[5] Pat Morita later auditioned for the role but was rejected for the part due to his close association with stand-up comedy and with his character Arnold on the sitcom Happy Days.[5] After a few failed attempts, Morita grew a beard and patterned his accent after his uncle, which led to him being cast in the role.[15]

Crispin Glover was considered for the role of Johnny, but the studio later opted for William Zabka. After his audition, Zabka saw Macchio, who noted that Zabka scared him during his audition to the studio.[5] When he was cast, Zabka was a wrestler with no previous training in karate.[11][16] Zabka later recalled his audition, saying he was told to act out a scene from the script, while wearing a headband. He walked up to and grabbed John Avildsen, and said "Watch your mouth asshole!" He then exited the room and came back in, took his headband off and said that it was Johnny, not Billy. Avildsen then asked him about his age, and his height when compared to karate kid. Zabka responded, "Bruce Lee was smaller than Kareem Abdul Jabbar, but he beat him" in reference to Game of Death, to which Avildsen confirmed it. Avildsen was then convinced to cast Zabka for the role.[17]

Helen Hunt and Demi Moore were also considered for the role of Ali, but Elisabeth Shue was cast based partly on a Burger King commercial that became widely popular in the early 1980s. The film marks the debut roles of both Zabka and Shue.[5] Late in production, Valerie Harper was considered for the role of Lucille, but the studio later instated Randee Heller for the role.[5]

Filming

Filming began on October 31, 1983,[18] and wrapped on December 16.[19]

The film's fight choreographer for the combat scenes was Pat E. Johnson, a Tang Soo Do karate black belt who had previously been featured in Bruce Lee's American–Hong Kong martial arts film Enter the Dragon (1973) and worked with Chuck Norris at American Tang Soo Do martial arts schools. Johnson also makes an appearance as the referee in The Karate Kid. Pat Morita's stunt double for Mr. Miyagi, Fumio Demura, is also a karate black belt who had previously worked with Bruce Lee, who learnt some nunchaku techniques from Demura.[20]

Soundtrack

The musical score for The Karate Kid was composed by Bill Conti, a frequent collaborator of director John G. Avildsen since their initial pairing on Rocky (1976). The instrumental score was orchestrated by Jack Eskew and featured pan flute solos by Gheorge Zamfir. On March 12, 2007, Varèse Sarabande released all four Karate Kid scores in a 4-CD box set limited to 2,500 copies worldwide.[21]

A soundtrack album was released in 1984 by Casablanca Records containing many of the contemporary songs featured in the film. Of particular note is Joe Esposito's "You're the Best", featured during the tournament montage near the end of the first film. Originally written for Rocky III (1982), "You're the Best" was rejected by Sylvester Stallone in favor of Survivor's hit song "Eye of the Tiger".[11] Coincidentally, Survivor also performed the main theme ("The Moment of Truth" Music & Lyrics: Bill Conti, Dennis Lambert, Peter Beckett) for The Karate Kid.

Bananarama's 1984 hit song "Cruel Summer" also made its U.S. debut in The Karate Kid but was excluded from the film's soundtrack album. Other songs featured in the film but left off the album include "Please Answer Me" performed by Broken Edge and "The Ride" performed by The Matches.

Track listing for 1984 soundtrack

  1. "The Moment of Truth" (Survivor)
  2. "(Bop Bop) On the Beach" (The Flirts, Jan and Dean)
  3. "No Shelter" (Broken Edge)
  4. "Young Hearts" (Commuter)
  5. "(It Takes) Two to Tango" (Paul Davis)
  6. "Tough Love" (Shandi)
  7. "Rhythm Man" (St. Regis)
  8. "Feel the Night" (Baxter Robertson)
  9. "Desire" (Gang of Four)
  10. "You're the Best" (Joe Esposito)

Reception

Box office

The film was a commercial success, grossing $100 million in the United States and Canada to become one of the highest-grossing films of 1984 and Hollywood's biggest sleeper hit of the year.[22][23][24] Following the release of Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid re-releases in 2018 and 2019 grossed a further $400,529 in the United States and Canada,[25][26] bringing its domestic total to $100,400,529 (equivalent to $262,000,000 in 2021).

In the United Kingdom, the film topped the box office for two weeks and grossed £2,960,939[27] ($3,947,919).[28] By 1989, the film had grossed $130 million worldwide.[29] Between 2018 and 2020, the film grossed a further $400,529 in the United States and Canada,[25][26] and $42,257 in the United Kingdom and Australia,[30] bringing its worldwide total to $130,442,786 (equivalent to $340,000,000 in 2021).

The film sold an estimated 27,072,000 tickets in the United States and Canada.[31] The film also sold 1.9 million tickets in Spain,[32] 1,888,845 tickets in France and Germany,[33] and 137,217 tickets in the South Korean capital of Seoul,[34] adding up to 30,998,062 tickets sold in the United States, Canada, Spain, France, Germany and Seoul.

Critical response

 
Pat Morita in 1971. His performance in the film earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 6.83/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Utterly predictable and wholly of its time, but warm, sincere, and difficult to resist, due in large part to Morita and Macchio's relaxed chemistry."[35] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[36]

On its release, Roger Ebert called the film one of the year's best, gave it four stars out of four, and described it as an exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with interesting friendships in the film.[37] Janet Maslin of The New York Times also gave a positive review.[38] The Karate Kid ranked #40 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.[39]

The Karate Kid launched the career of Macchio, who would turn into a teen idol featured on the covers of magazines such as Tiger Beat. It revitalized the acting career of Morita, previously known mostly for his comedic role as Arnold on Happy Days, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Miyagi. Morita reprised his role in three subsequent sequels, while Macchio returned for two.[8]

Upon release of the 2010 remake, Dana Stevens wrote: "The 1984 original ... may have seemed like a standard-issue inspirational sports picture at the time, but (as with another box-office hit of the same year, The Terminator), a generation of remove reveals what a well-crafted movie it actually was. Rewatched today, the original Kid, directed by Rocky's John G. Avildsen, feels smart and fresh, with a wealth of small character details and a leisurely middle section that explores the boy's developing respect for his teacher."[40]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
1985
 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Pat Morita Nominated [41]
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated [42]
Young Artist Awards Best Family Motion Picture – Drama Won [43]
Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama William Zabka Nominated
Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama Elisabeth Shue Won

Home media

In the United Kingdom, it was watched by 3.7 million viewers on television in 2017, making it the year's tenth most-watched film on UK multichannel television.[44]

Merchandise

The film spawned a franchise of related items and memorabilia such as action figures, headbands, posters, T-shirts, and a video game. A novelization was made by B.B. Hiller and published in 1984. The novel had a scene that was in the rehearsal when Daniel encounters Johnny during school at lunch. Also at the end, there was a battle between Miyagi and Kreese in the parking lot after the tournament which was the original ending for the film and used as the beginning of The Karate Kid Part II.

In 2015, toy company Funko revived The Karate Kid action figures. Two versions of LaRusso, a version of Lawrence and a version of Miyagi were part of the line. The toys were spotted at retailers Target and Amazon.com.[45]

Cultural influence

The series has been credited for popularizing karate in the United States.[46][47]

The American experimental rock band titled 'Sweep the Leg Johnny' was a reference to a line from the film.[48][49]

The 2007 music video for the song "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings stars William Zabka (who also directed the video) as a caricature of himself and features references to The Karate Kid, including cameo appearances by Zabka's former Karate Kid co-stars.[50][51]

Macchio and Zabka made a guest appearance as themselves in the How I Met Your Mother episode "The Bro Mitzvah". In the episode, Macchio is invited to Barney Stinson's bachelor party, leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny was the real hero of The Karate Kid. Towards the end of the episode, a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka.[52]

Sequels and adaptations

Main article: The Karate Kid (franchise)

The success of The Karate Kid spawned three more films, including two direct sequels, starting with The Karate Kid Part II in 1986.[53] Picking up where the first film left off, the film sees Daniel accompany Miyagi on a trip to Okinawa, where he is reunited with loved ones and is challenged by an old adversary.[22] Although a commercial success,[54] it received mixed reviews.[55] The Karate Kid Part III followed in 1989, which saw Kreese seek revenge on Daniel and Miyagi with the help of new allies.[53] It was criticized for rehashing elements of the first two films.[56] Another sequel, The Next Karate Kid (1994), was the first in the series not to include Macchio, although Morita returned as Miyagi.[8] It follows Hilary Swank as one of his new students.[53] A remake of the original film, also titled The Karate Kid, was released in 2010. Set in Beijing, it starred Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith and received generally favorable reviews.[57][58]

Aside from the film series, an animated series based on the film, also called The Karate Kid, aired on NBC in the fall of 1989.[59] Consisting of thirteen episodes,[60] the series abandoned the karate tournament motif and followed Daniel and Miyagi, voiced by Joey Dedio and Robert Ito, respectively, in an adventure/quest setting.[61]

A sequel live-action television series, Cobra Kai, debuted in 2018. Created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, it stars Macchio and Zabka, who reprise their roles as LaRusso and Lawrence, respectively. Set 34 years later, Cobra Kai re-examines the "Miyagi-Verse" narrative from Johnny's point of view, his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai dojo, and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel.[62] The series draws upon all of the sequels, as well as the original film. The series also pays tribute to Morita, who died in 2005.[63] After a guest appearance in the show's first season, Kove reprised his role as John Kreese starting in the second season,[64] while Shue reprised her role as Ali Mills in the series' third season,[65] and Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver (from Part III) in the fourth season.[66][67]

In January 2020, a Broadway musical adaptation of The Karate Kid was revealed to be in development. Amon Miyamoto will serve as director, with an accompanying novel being written by the original film's screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. Drew Gasparini will serve as the lyricist and composer of the score, while Keone & Mari Madrid will choreograph the play. Kumiko Yoshii, Michael Wolk will serve as producers, with The Kinoshita Group. The cast will include Jovanni Sy as Mr. Miyagi, John Cardoza as Daniel LaRusso, Kate Baldwin as Lucille LaRusso, Alan H. Green as John Kreese, Jake Bentley Young as Johnny Lawrence, Jetta Juriansz as Ali Mills and Luis-Pablo Garcia as Freddie Fernandez.[68] The opening date has yet to be announced.[69]

A new Karate Kid film is in development by Sony Pictures, described as the return to the original franchise.[70]

Book

In 2022, Ralph Macchio published the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me (Dutton), in which he reflects upon the making of and legacy of the Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai.[71]

See also

  • Shoot Away, an arcade game that Ali and her friends play at an arcade.[72]

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This article is about the 1984 film For the franchise see The Karate Kid franchise For DC Comics character see Karate Kid comics For other uses see Karate Kid disambiguation The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G Avildsen It is the first installment in the Karate Kid franchise and stars Ralph Macchio Pat Morita Elisabeth Shue and William Zabka 3 4 The Karate Kid follows Daniel LaRusso Macchio a teenager taught karate by Mr Miyagi Morita to help defend himself and compete in a tournament against his bullies one of whom is Johnny Lawrence Zabka the ex boyfriend of his love interest Ali Mills Shue The Karate KidTheatrical release posterDirected byJohn G AvildsenWritten byRobert Mark KamenProduced byJerry WeintraubStarringRalph Macchio Noriyuki Pat Morita Elisabeth Shue William Zabka Martin Kove Randee HellerCinematographyJames CrabeEdited byJohn G Avildsen Walt Mulconery Bud S SmithMusic byBill ContiProductioncompaniesDelphi II ProductionsJerry Weintraub ProductionsDistributed byColumbia PicturesRelease dateJune 22 1984 1984 06 22 Running time127 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 8 million 2 Box office 130 8 millionKamen was approached by Columbia Pictures to compose a film similar to Avildsen s previous success Rocky 1976 after signing the director Kamen drew inspiration from his own life when writing the film 5 As a result he maintained strong opinions regarding cast and petitioned heavily for Morita s inclusion 6 Preparations for the film began immediately after the final edit of the script was complete and casting took place between April and June 1983 Principal photography began on October 31 1983 in Los Angeles and completed by December 16 The film was Macchio s second major film role following The Outsiders 1983 7 The Karate Kid was theatrically released in the United States on June 22 1984 The film received mostly positive reviews from critics many of whom praised the action sequences writing themes performances and music The film was also a commercial success grossing over 130 million worldwide making it one of the highest grossing films of 1984 and Hollywood s biggest sleeper hit of the year The film revitalized the acting career of Morita who was previously known mostly for comedic roles and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 8 The film subsequently launched a media franchise and is credited for popularizing karate in the United States 9 10 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 4 Soundtrack 5 Reception 5 1 Box office 5 2 Critical response 5 3 Accolades 5 4 Home media 5 5 Merchandise 5 6 Cultural influence 6 Sequels and adaptations 7 Book 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksPlotIn 1984 17 year old Daniel LaRusso and his mother Lucille move from Newark New Jersey to Reseda Los Angeles California Their apartment s handyman is an eccentric but kind and humble Okinawan immigrant named Mr Miyagi At a beach party Daniel befriends Ali Mills a high school cheerleader drawing the attention of her arrogant ex boyfriend Johnny Lawrence a black belt and the top student from the Cobra Kai dojo which teaches an aggressive form of karate Johnny and his Cobra Kai gang Bobby Brown Tommy Jimmy and Dutch continually bully Daniel On Halloween after Daniel sprays water on Johnny with a hose as payback he and his gang pursue Daniel down the street and brutally beat him until Mr Miyagi intervenes and easily defeats them Amazed Daniel asks Mr Miyagi to teach him karate Although Mr Miyagi declines he agrees to accompany Daniel to Cobra Kai to resolve the conflict They meet the sensei John Kreese an ex Special Forces Vietnam veteran who callously dismisses the peace offering Miyagi then proposes that Daniel enter the Under 18 All Valley Karate Championships to compete against Kreese s students on equal terms and requests that the bullying ceases while he trains Kreese agrees to the terms but warns that if Daniel does not show up for the tournament the harassment will continue for both of them Daniel s training starts with days of menial chores that seemingly only serve to make him Miyagi s slave When he becomes frustrated Miyagi demonstrates that repetition of these chores has helped him to learn defensive blocks through muscle memory Their bond develops and Miyagi opens up to Daniel about his life including the dual loss of his wife and son in childbirth at the Manzanar internment camp while he was serving with the 442nd Infantry Regiment during World War II in Europe where he received the Medal of Honor Through Mr Miyagi s teaching Daniel learns both karate and essential life lessons such as the importance of personal balance reflected in the principle that martial arts training is as much about training the spirit as the body Daniel applies the life lessons Miyagi has taught him to strengthen his relationship with Ali On Daniel s 18th birthday Miyagi gives him a Karate gi for the tournament and one of his own cars Daniel surprises the audience and competitors at the tournament by reaching the semi finals Johnny advances to the finals scoring three unanswered points against Darryl Vidal Kreese instructs his second best student Bobby Brown one of his more compassionate students and the least vicious of Daniel s tormentors to disable Daniel with an illegal attack to the knee Bobby reluctantly does so severely injuring Daniel and getting himself disqualified Daniel is taken to the locker room where the physician determines that he cannot continue However he believes that if he quits his tormentors will have gotten the best of him so he convinces Miyagi to use a pain suppression technique to help him continue Daniel returns to fight as Johnny is about to be declared the winner by default The match is a seesaw battle with neither able to break through the other s defense The match is halted when Daniel uses a scissor leg technique to trip Johnny delivering a blow to the back of his head and giving Johnny a nosebleed Kreese directs Johnny to sweep Daniel s injured leg an unethical move Johnny looks horrified at the order but reluctantly agrees As the match resumes and the score is tied 2 2 Johnny seizes Daniel s leg and deals a vicious elbow doing further damage Daniel standing with difficulty assumes the Crane stance a technique he observed Mr Miyagi performing on a beach Johnny lunges toward Daniel who jumps and executes a front kick to Johnny s face scoring the winning point and becoming the new champion Having gained newfound respect for his nemesis Johnny presents the trophy to Daniel himself as an enthusiastic crowd carries Daniel while Miyagi looks on proudly CastMain article List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters Ralph Macchio in 2018 left and William Zabka in 2019 Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso Pat Morita as Mr Miyagi William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence Elisabeth Shue as Ali Mills Martin Kove as John Kreese Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso Chad McQueen as Dutch Ron Thomas as Bobby Brown Tony O Dell as Jimmy Rob Garrison as TommyProductionDevelopment The Karate Kid is a semi autobiographical story based on the life of its screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen At age 17 after the 1964 New York World s Fair Kamen was beaten up by a gang of bullies He thus began to study martial arts in order to defend himself 5 Kamen was unhappy with his first teacher who taught martial arts as a tool for violence and revenge So he moved on to study Okinawan Gōju ryu karate under a Japanese teacher who did not speak English but had been a student of Chōjun Miyagi 5 As a Hollywood screenwriter Kamen was mentored by Frank Price who told him that producer Jerry Weintraub had optioned a news article about the young child of a single mother who had earned a black belt to defend himself against the neighborhood bullies Kamen then combined his own life story with the news article and used both to create the screenplay for The Karate Kid 5 Additionally given John G Avildsen s involvement with both films Sylvester Stallone often joked with Kamen that the writer had ripped off the Rocky films with The Karate Kid 5 DC Comics had a character called Karate Kid The filmmakers received special permission from DC Comics in 1984 to use the title for the film and its sequels 11 Casting A number of actors were considered for the part of Daniel including Sean Penn 11 Robert Downey Jr Charlie Sheen Jon Cryer 12 Emilio Estevez Nicolas Cage Anthony Edwards C Thomas Howell Tom Cruise Eric Stoltz and D B Sweeney 5 Ralph Macchio was ultimately cast on the strength of his performance as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders 1983 5 Macchio has stated that his performance as Johnny influenced the development of Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid 13 14 Macchio later commented that the character was originally named Danny Weber but was later changed to LaRusso 5 The studio originally wanted the role of Mr Miyagi to be played by Toshiro Mifune who had appeared in the Akira Kurosawa films Rashomon 1950 Seven Samurai 1954 and The Hidden Fortress 1958 but the actor did not speak English 5 Pat Morita later auditioned for the role but was rejected for the part due to his close association with stand up comedy and with his character Arnold on the sitcom Happy Days 5 After a few failed attempts Morita grew a beard and patterned his accent after his uncle which led to him being cast in the role 15 Crispin Glover was considered for the role of Johnny but the studio later opted for William Zabka After his audition Zabka saw Macchio who noted that Zabka scared him during his audition to the studio 5 When he was cast Zabka was a wrestler with no previous training in karate 11 16 Zabka later recalled his audition saying he was told to act out a scene from the script while wearing a headband He walked up to and grabbed John Avildsen and said Watch your mouth asshole He then exited the room and came back in took his headband off and said that it was Johnny not Billy Avildsen then asked him about his age and his height when compared to karate kid Zabka responded Bruce Lee was smaller than Kareem Abdul Jabbar but he beat him in reference to Game of Death to which Avildsen confirmed it Avildsen was then convinced to cast Zabka for the role 17 Helen Hunt and Demi Moore were also considered for the role of Ali but Elisabeth Shue was cast based partly on a Burger King commercial that became widely popular in the early 1980s The film marks the debut roles of both Zabka and Shue 5 Late in production Valerie Harper was considered for the role of Lucille but the studio later instated Randee Heller for the role 5 Filming Filming began on October 31 1983 18 and wrapped on December 16 19 The film s fight choreographer for the combat scenes was Pat E Johnson a Tang Soo Do karate black belt who had previously been featured in Bruce Lee s American Hong Kong martial arts film Enter the Dragon 1973 and worked with Chuck Norris at American Tang Soo Do martial arts schools Johnson also makes an appearance as the referee in The Karate Kid Pat Morita s stunt double for Mr Miyagi Fumio Demura is also a karate black belt who had previously worked with Bruce Lee who learnt some nunchaku techniques from Demura 20 SoundtrackThe musical score for The Karate Kid was composed by Bill Conti a frequent collaborator of director John G Avildsen since their initial pairing on Rocky 1976 The instrumental score was orchestrated by Jack Eskew and featured pan flute solos by Gheorge Zamfir On March 12 2007 Varese Sarabande released all four Karate Kid scores in a 4 CD box set limited to 2 500 copies worldwide 21 A soundtrack album was released in 1984 by Casablanca Records containing many of the contemporary songs featured in the film Of particular note is Joe Esposito s You re the Best featured during the tournament montage near the end of the first film Originally written for Rocky III 1982 You re the Best was rejected by Sylvester Stallone in favor of Survivor s hit song Eye of the Tiger 11 Coincidentally Survivor also performed the main theme The Moment of Truth Music amp Lyrics Bill Conti Dennis Lambert Peter Beckett for The Karate Kid Bananarama s 1984 hit song Cruel Summer also made its U S debut in The Karate Kid but was excluded from the film s soundtrack album Other songs featured in the film but left off the album include Please Answer Me performed by Broken Edge and The Ride performed by The Matches Track listing for 1984 soundtrack The Moment of Truth Survivor Bop Bop On the Beach The Flirts Jan and Dean No Shelter Broken Edge Young Hearts Commuter It Takes Two to Tango Paul Davis Tough Love Shandi Rhythm Man St Regis Feel the Night Baxter Robertson Desire Gang of Four You re the Best Joe Esposito ReceptionBox office The film was a commercial success grossing 100 million in the United States and Canada to become one of the highest grossing films of 1984 and Hollywood s biggest sleeper hit of the year 22 23 24 Following the release of Cobra Kai The Karate Kid re releases in 2018 and 2019 grossed a further 400 529 in the United States and Canada 25 26 bringing its domestic total to 100 400 529 equivalent to 262 000 000 in 2021 In the United Kingdom the film topped the box office for two weeks and grossed 2 960 939 27 3 947 919 28 By 1989 the film had grossed 130 million worldwide 29 Between 2018 and 2020 the film grossed a further 400 529 in the United States and Canada 25 26 and 42 257 in the United Kingdom and Australia 30 bringing its worldwide total to 130 442 786 equivalent to 340 000 000 in 2021 The film sold an estimated 27 072 000 tickets in the United States and Canada 31 The film also sold 1 9 million tickets in Spain 32 1 888 845 tickets in France and Germany 33 and 137 217 tickets in the South Korean capital of Seoul 34 adding up to 30 998 062 tickets sold in the United States Canada Spain France Germany and Seoul Critical response Pat Morita in 1971 His performance in the film earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 89 based on 44 reviews with an average rating of 6 83 10 The website s critics consensus reads Utterly predictable and wholly of its time but warm sincere and difficult to resist due in large part to Morita and Macchio s relaxed chemistry 35 On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100 based on 15 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 36 On its release Roger Ebert called the film one of the year s best gave it four stars out of four and described it as an exciting sweet tempered heart warming story with interesting friendships in the film 37 Janet Maslin of The New York Times also gave a positive review 38 The Karate Kid ranked 40 on Entertainment Weekly s list of the 50 Best High School Movies 39 The Karate Kid launched the career of Macchio who would turn into a teen idol featured on the covers of magazines such as Tiger Beat It revitalized the acting career of Morita previously known mostly for his comedic role as Arnold on Happy Days who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Miyagi Morita reprised his role in three subsequent sequels while Macchio returned for two 8 Upon release of the 2010 remake Dana Stevens wrote The 1984 original may have seemed like a standard issue inspirational sports picture at the time but as with another box office hit of the same year The Terminator a generation of remove reveals what a well crafted movie it actually was Rewatched today the original Kid directed by Rocky s John G Avildsen feels smart and fresh with a wealth of small character details and a leisurely middle section that explores the boy s developing respect for his teacher 40 Accolades Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref 1985 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Pat Morita Nominated 41 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture Nominated 42 Young Artist Awards Best Family Motion Picture Drama Won 43 Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical Comedy Adventure or Drama William Zabka NominatedBest Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical Comedy Adventure or Drama Elisabeth Shue WonHome media In the United Kingdom it was watched by 3 7 million viewers on television in 2017 making it the year s tenth most watched film on UK multichannel television 44 Merchandise The film spawned a franchise of related items and memorabilia such as action figures headbands posters T shirts and a video game A novelization was made by B B Hiller and published in 1984 The novel had a scene that was in the rehearsal when Daniel encounters Johnny during school at lunch Also at the end there was a battle between Miyagi and Kreese in the parking lot after the tournament which was the original ending for the film and used as the beginning of The Karate Kid Part II In 2015 toy company Funko revived The Karate Kid action figures Two versions of LaRusso a version of Lawrence and a version of Miyagi were part of the line The toys were spotted at retailers Target and Amazon com 45 Cultural influence The series has been credited for popularizing karate in the United States 46 47 The American experimental rock band titled Sweep the Leg Johnny was a reference to a line from the film 48 49 The 2007 music video for the song Sweep the Leg by No More Kings stars William Zabka who also directed the video as a caricature of himself and features references to The Karate Kid including cameo appearances by Zabka s former Karate Kid co stars 50 51 Macchio and Zabka made a guest appearance as themselves in the How I Met Your Mother episode The Bro Mitzvah In the episode Macchio is invited to Barney Stinson s bachelor party leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny was the real hero of The Karate Kid Towards the end of the episode a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka 52 Sequels and adaptationsMain article The Karate Kid franchise The success of The Karate Kid spawned three more films including two direct sequels starting with The Karate Kid Part II in 1986 53 Picking up where the first film left off the film sees Daniel accompany Miyagi on a trip to Okinawa where he is reunited with loved ones and is challenged by an old adversary 22 Although a commercial success 54 it received mixed reviews 55 The Karate Kid Part III followed in 1989 which saw Kreese seek revenge on Daniel and Miyagi with the help of new allies 53 It was criticized for rehashing elements of the first two films 56 Another sequel The Next Karate Kid 1994 was the first in the series not to include Macchio although Morita returned as Miyagi 8 It follows Hilary Swank as one of his new students 53 A remake of the original film also titled The Karate Kid was released in 2010 Set in Beijing it starred Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith and received generally favorable reviews 57 58 Aside from the film series an animated series based on the film also called The Karate Kid aired on NBC in the fall of 1989 59 Consisting of thirteen episodes 60 the series abandoned the karate tournament motif and followed Daniel and Miyagi voiced by Joey Dedio and Robert Ito respectively in an adventure quest setting 61 A sequel live action television series Cobra Kai debuted in 2018 Created by Josh Heald Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg it stars Macchio and Zabka who reprise their roles as LaRusso and Lawrence respectively Set 34 years later Cobra Kai re examines the Miyagi Verse narrative from Johnny s point of view his decision to reopen the Cobra Kai dojo and the rekindling of his old rivalry with Daniel 62 The series draws upon all of the sequels as well as the original film The series also pays tribute to Morita who died in 2005 63 After a guest appearance in the show s first season Kove reprised his role as John Kreese starting in the second season 64 while Shue reprised her role as Ali Mills in the series third season 65 and Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver from Part III in the fourth season 66 67 In January 2020 a Broadway musical adaptation of The Karate Kid was revealed to be in development Amon Miyamoto will serve as director with an accompanying novel being written by the original film s screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen Drew Gasparini will serve as the lyricist and composer of the score while Keone amp Mari Madrid will choreograph the play Kumiko Yoshii Michael Wolk will serve as producers with The Kinoshita Group The cast will include Jovanni Sy as Mr Miyagi John Cardoza as Daniel LaRusso Kate Baldwin as Lucille LaRusso Alan H Green as John Kreese Jake Bentley Young as Johnny Lawrence Jetta Juriansz as Ali Mills and Luis Pablo Garcia as Freddie Fernandez 68 The opening date has yet to be announced 69 A new Karate Kid film is in development by Sony Pictures described as the return to the original 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