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The Karate Kid (1984)
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A fatherless teenager faces his moment of truth in The Karate Kid. Daniel (Ralph Macchio) arrives in Los Angeles from the east coast and faces the difficult task of making new friends. However, he becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras, a menacing gang of karate students, when he strikes up a relationship with Ali (Elisabeth Shue), the Cobra leader's ex-girlfriend. Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend but afraid to confront the dangerous gang, Daniel asks his handyman Miyagi (Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita), whom he learns is a master of the martial arts, to teach him karate. Miyagi teaches Daniel that...
| Release Date: | June 22nd, 1984 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 127 minutes |
| Box Office Gross: |
$90,815,558 (US)
$0 (World) |
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The Karate Kid Movie Review by Zara  (3/23/2007) |
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I was a kid when this came out and the idea of seeing a karate movie interested me. After some begging, my mom took me to see it. The thing was that it wasn't supposed to be popular. Macchio wasn't considered to be a big name and there were no other big name actors. The studios had all but written it off, releasing it in a...
(complete The Karate Kid review by Zara)
| The Karate Kid Movie Review by Ben (12/17/2007) |
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It's now been 20 years (!) since this movie came out, so you all know the story. Ralph Macchio plays Daniel Larusso who moves with his mom from New Jersey to California. Having moved a bit as a kid, I understand and can appreciate his fustration at having to adapt to new surroundings that are not exactly prepared to...
(complete The Karate Kid review by Ben)
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