| Originally released in 1984, The Karate Kid took | | | | strikes a deal with Cobra Kai Sensei John Kreese |
| the nation by storm. A true summer blockbuster, | | | | (Martin Kove). Kreese agrees that his students will |
| it capitalized on the traditional teen romantic | | | | not lay a hand on Daniel until after the upcoming |
| comedy genre with the addition of martial arts | | | | All-Valley Karate Championship. At the |
| action sequences. No doubt, the film was | | | | championship, the foes will decide their dispute |
| responsible for a countless number of kids joining | | | | once and for all... Will Daniel finally get the bullies |
| up to take martial arts classes. But more | | | | off his back? Will he win the girl in the end? The |
| importantly, The Karate Kid is fun and entertaining | | | | Karate Kid has all the elements of a smash hit... |
| family film... | | | | More than any other, the true star of The Karate |
| Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and his mother | | | | Kid is Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) whose grandfatherly |
| Lucille (Randee Heller) move to California from | | | | ways and deadly fighting abilities earned him a |
| New Jersey, where Daniel has a difficult time | | | | place within the hearts of movie viewers around |
| making new friends. Striking up a romantic | | | | the world. Exhibiting all the characteristics of a |
| friendship with Ali Mills (Elisabeth Shue), a rich girl | | | | noble individual, Miyagi is a throw back to the idyllic |
| who previously dated the popular Johnny | | | | days of knights and chivalry. Taking the young |
| Lawrence (William Zabka), he incurs Johnny's | | | | LaRusso under his wing, the two form a bond |
| envious wrath. When Daniel is about to get beat | | | | that transcends age and race, and when Daniel |
| up yet again, the super at the apartment building | | | | overcomes the obstacles in his young life, Mr. |
| where he lives, a Japanese immigrant named Mr. | | | | Miyagi is there to smile... |
| Miyagi (Pat Morita), steps in and beats up Johnny | | | | A masterpiece of the 1980s teen drama, The |
| and his friends. Mystified, Daniel learns that Mr. | | | | Karate Kid penetrated pop culture with its "sand |
| Miyagi is a martial arts expert. He begs to | | | | on, sand off" catch phrases and kids imitating the |
| become an understudy, and Mr. Miyagi reluctantly | | | | "crane kick". Although not in the same category |
| agrees. | | | | as Academy Award winning dramas, The Karate |
| Following several weeks of training and | | | | Kid nevertheless holds its own as good, clean |
| conditioning which Daniel doesn't understand | | | | entertainment the entire family can enjoy. All |
| (waxing cars and painting houses), he's ready to | | | | those countless movie viewers can't be wrong, |
| quit. But Mr. Miyagi reveals the depth of the | | | | can they? Because of its original screenplay and |
| effect the training has had on Daniel's skills as a | | | | infusion into the American pop culture, The Karate |
| martial artist. With Johnny and his Cobra Kai | | | | Kid is a definite must-see movie... |
| friends continually threatening Daniel, Mr. Miyagi | | | | |