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1984 Certificate 15
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A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting Read more

Starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove
Director John G. Avildsen
Genres Drama, Family

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The Karate Kid

A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting

Starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove
Director John G. Avildsen
Studio COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs
Certificate Certificate 15
Collections 100 Eighties Greats, McCain's Classic Movies
Genres Drama, Family
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Released DVD: 17 Sep 2001
Production year: 1984
Format DVD

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  • A surprise summer hit in the States, this is another film-making-by-numbers exercise in teenage wish-fulfilment. A... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 08 Sep 2009

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  • 11 out of 11 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    80's Cheesefest Classic!

    Unbelievable how other people can slate such a piece of fine cinematic GENIUS! It has all the qualities of a great film; action, romance, cheese, trees (bonsai!!), single parent families, dogs, erm, cheese(?). Okay so it is a bit cheesey, but so were a lot of decent films brought out around this era! Its a major feelgood film, DEFINITELY rent it if you were an 80's kid, along with Goonies, Back to the future, Flight of navigator and Gremlins. Mullets and buffont hairdo's a-plenty........

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      • Posted 26 Apr 2007 12:09

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    crank

    scott hughes - i just like it i dno the storyline

    karate is the only solution to the problems our society faces

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    Smith's Karate Kid training improving home life

    • 28 Nov 2009

    Will Smith no longer has to play the disciplinarian to his son Jaden - the young actor is applying lessons learned from his upcoming movie Karate Kid to his life at home. The 11 year old began filming the movie remake this summer (09), in which he stars in the lead role opposite Jackie Chan as his martial arts mentor. And Jaden's intense training for the film has already taught him to be more respectful and well behaved at away from the set. Chan tells People magazine, "His dad told me that... Read more

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