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Release Date: 1984

Cast: Larry B. Scott, Elisabeth Shue, William Bassett, Rob Garrison, Dana Andersen, Pat Morita, Israel Juarbe, Chad McQueen, Ralph Macchio, Andrew Shue, Randee Heller, Tony O'Dell ...MORE

Categories: Movies, Sports, Japanese Movies, Adventure, Family Drama, Action, Action/Adventure, Martial arts, Coming of age, Romance Film, Family Film, Teen

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts romantic drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen, starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita and Elisabeth Shue. It is an underdog story in the mold of a previous success, Avildsen's 1976 film Rocky. It was a commercial success upon release, and garnered favorable critical acclaim, earning Pat Morita an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) moves with his mother (Randee Heller) from Newark, New Jersey, to Reseda, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of... MORE

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DWTS: Ralph & Karina Working Hard

Karate Kid Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff discuss all the action on Dancing with the Stars! The pair talk about their rep as the hardest workers on the show, look forward to next week's dance and more!

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The Karate Kid Minisode | The Gray Ghosts
That magic shrine sure gets around. This week, the gang heads to San Francisco and find themselves competing with a group of senior citizens in a car rally. Will this lead to the shrine, or is Miyagi just getting tired of traveling with young people?
5:03min

The Karate Kid Minisode | All the World's His Stage
Miyagi, Daniel and Taki follow the shrine to the set of a King Arthur movie in London. There they learn the shrine’s power has been absorbed by a fake sword used by the lead actor…and now the nut job thinks he’s the evil Black Knight.
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The Karate Kid Minisode | Greatest Victory
Miyagi, Daniel and Taki are off to Hong Kong. They must be swimming in frequent flier miles. Anyway, the trio visits Miyagi’s friend Tanaka and help him fight a dude named the Dragon who’s been terrorizing and extorting the townsfolk.
3:07min

ACC Royal Kill - Alexander Wraith
DesiYou’s Sabina Shamdasani talks to the star of “Royal Kill,” Alexander Wraith at the pre-release party for the film. Wraith talks about his training for the film and working with first-time director Babar Ahmed and Pat Morita (Karate Kid).
5:00min

Karate Kid Minisode - A Little World of His Own
Nerds and shrines don’t mix. Mr. Miyagi leans the hard way when he traces the shrine to a lonely child in Georgia who uses the power to shrink stuff for his toy collection. Stuff like Miyagi, Daniel and Taki. What now, mini Karate Kid?
4:58min

Karate Kid Minisode - The Gray Ghosts
That magic shrine sure gets around. This week, the gang heads to San Francisco and find themselves competing with a group of senior citizens in a car rally. Will this lead to the shrine, or is Miyagi just getting tired of traveling with young people?
4:59min

Karate Kid Minisode - The Hunt
Believing a whale has swallowed the shrine, Miyagi joins a Norwegian sea captain who is pursuing the creature for a reward. Meanwhile, the captain’s daughter puts the moves on Daniel. Seriously. There’s a dance scene you do not want to miss.
4:59min

Karate Kid Minisode - East Meets West
A Soviet scientist studies the shrine’s magic powers and nearly causes it to explode. So this would not be a good time for his hockey-playing son to steal it, but hockey players aren’t necessarily known for their analytical minds.
4:59min

Karate Kid Minisode - Return of the Shrine
It took eight episodes, but Taki finally returns the shrine to her village temple. Now, a thousand year feud between her family and the Ishidas threatens to ruin everything. These folks sure know how to hold a grudge.