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The Karate Kid News

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 Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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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

    The Forbidden Kingdom

    The Best Family Films Ever Made

    • 06 Feb 2012

    In my family, when I was a child, a family film meant whatever happened to be playing on or around a birthday – which was the only time we were taken to the cinema. Usually it was a Disney movie – they were rereleased on a regular basis back in those dark days before Lovefilm, cable TV, Bluray, DVD, and VHS. (Yes, I’m that old.) In those days we watched a lot of television – but not necessarily a lot of films, and certainly not a lot of “family films” – Read more

    The Karate Kid

    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

    The Karate Kid

    Smith gets orginal Karate Kid advice

    • 06 Mar 2009

    Will Smith rang the original Karate Kid to give his young son Jaden guidance on how to play the role in the forthcoming remake. The Men In Black star is producing the movie and his 10-year-old son has landed the lead part of Daniel LaRusso. And Smith is so eager for the youngster to shine in the movie, he called up Ralph Macchio, who played the role in the first three Karate Kid films in the 1980s, to impart some advice to Jaden. Macchio tells E! News, "It was very cool. He called and said, 'Wo Read more

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    Pitt's 'mum' to play Karate Kid mother

    • 03 Jun 2009

    Brad Pitt's movie mum, Taraji P. Henson, is to get maternal again in the Karate Kid remake. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star has joined the cast of Will Smith's Kung Fu Kid, according to MTV News. She'll play mum to Smith and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's son Jaden in the remake, which will also star Jackie Chan. 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-...

    • 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 ...