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The Karate Kid
1984
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 |
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| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
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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 Blu-ray: 2 hrs 7 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats, McCain's Classic Movies, Substitute Sports |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1984 To Rent: DVD: 17 Sep 2001 Blu-ray: 19 Jul 2010 |
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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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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... read more »
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Often imatated never duplicated!
there is nothing like the original. took my back to my child hood and rememberd why i loved these films. deffo a must see, about over coming the odds!
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Blast from the past
I loved this movie as a kid, so i rented it again to watch for nostalgic reasons.
Ok, it is a little bit cheesy in parts but in a whole it is ... read more » - 889432
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The Karate Kid Details 1984
I loved this one because, not only is there so much to learn in this movie, there's so much to laugh about as well. Watching by myself I found myself really... read more »
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News and features
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The Karate Kid to fight again
- WENN Newsdesk
- 08 Feb 2012
Will Smith's son Jaden is set to high-kick his way back on to the big screen in a sequel to his The Karate Kid reboot. The teen teamed up with Jackie Chan for the 2010 action movie, which was an update of the classic 1984 hit starring Ralph Macchio. The release was a success and pulled in more than £218 million at the global box office - and now studio executives have put plans in place for a follow-up. According to industry publication Variety, The Incredible Hulk screenwriter Zak Penn... Read more
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In John G. Avildsen's THE KARATE KID, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and his mother (Randee Heller) move from New Jersey to Southern California, where he's not too keen about his new home--until he meets Ali (Elizabeth Shue), an attractive girl who seems to like him. But trouble looms when Ali's ex-...
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The Karate Kid
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