The Karate Kid just happened to be another one of those films. With the immortal Pat Morita leading the way, this film was not only touching, but put a whole new spin on the `zero-to-hero' story line which we have all seen too often. Ralph Macchio may have had no career after ...
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Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan bring their 'Karate Kid' universes together in this sequel, set for theaters on May 30.
In the opening scene, the kids chasing the car down the street, waving goodbye, are all from the neighborhood. They were hanging around the set and interfering with the shoot. The director offered to put them in the movie if they would leave the crew alone. ...
I stand behind Miyagi’s philosophy, but I’m not sure the results support what he’s doing. I’m sorry, you look at this kid doing his fake karate and it’s not even remotely believable that he’s allowed in this tournament, let alone able to win it. He never looks like he’s ...
“the studio and the editor wanted that scene cut,” he said. “but they were wrong, and once they tested it, they shut up.” in the summer of 1984, when the karate kid debuted, the asian-americans onscreen were few and somewhat dubious. that may, japanese-american gedde watanabe ...
It actually reminded me of the montage scene in The Karate Kid (aka greatest movie of all time), where Daniel is standing on the bow of the boat practicing his forms. Except I didn’t do any karate, because I probably would have looked like a bit of a tosser with all the other fish...
The kung fu of taking off and hanging up a jacket becomes a major motif in this Karate Kid, much like wax on, wax off in the original, except that here it also ties into how we treat other people, specifically to treating parents with respect rather than attitude. In one scene, Dre ...
THOMAS:[For a soccer scene in gym class] we had some guy come in who used to play with Pelé. He taught us how to dribble. Courtesy of Tony O'Dell PAT ROMANO (Macchio’s stunt double):We had a few days of motorcycle training [for a scene in which the Cobra Kai chase Daniel on...
The Karate Kid surprised me with that scene. Jackie Chan made it work. In typical Chan style, he deflects the kids’ attacks against each other, allowing them to be the ones to beat themselves up. I was impressed with how they handled that. ...