Title

The Karate Kid

Year

1984

Rated

PG

Released

22 Jun 1984

Runtime

126 min

Genre

Action, Drama, Family

Director

John G. Avildsen

Writer

Robert Mark Kamen

Actors

Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove

Plot

Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn't fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys' violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn't understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate.

Language

English, Japanese

Country

USA

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

Metascore

59

imdbRating

7.2

imdbVotes

141,425

imdbID

tt0087538

Type

movie

DVD

14 Apr 1998

BoxOffice

N/A

Production

Columbia Pictures

Website

N/A