A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Pat Morita
- Miyagi
- (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRalph Macchio was 22 during filming. Some of the cast did not believe him when they asked about his age.
- GoofsDuring the last fight scene with Johnny and Daniel, Johnny's black headband falls off in one shot, and the referee picks it up and throws it off the mat. Subsequent shots show Johnny still wearing the headband, and some shots have him without it on. Also during the final fight, Johnny's hair alternates between being dry and soaked with sweat.
- Quotes
Daniel: Hey, what kind of belt do you have?
Miyagi: Canvas. JC Penney, $3.98. You like?
Daniel: [laughs] No, I meant...
Miyagi: In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants.
[laughs; then, seriously]
Miyagi: Daniel-san...
[taps his head]
Miyagi: Karate here.
[taps his heart]
Miyagi: Karate here.
[points to his belt]
Miyagi: Karate never here. Understand?
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by 19 secs by the BBFC and completely removed the scene of Johnny rolling and lighting a reefer for a PG certificate. Later video releases were uncut and the certificate upgraded to 15.
- ConnectionsEdited into 5 Second Movies: Karate Kid (2008)
- SoundtracksThe Moment of Truth
Written by Bill Conti (music) and Dennis Lambert & Peter Beckett (lyrics)
Performed by Survivor
Produced by Ron Nevison
Courtesy of CBS Records/Scotti Bros. Records
Featured review
Terrific 80s's underdog story!!!
I being a child of the 80's have a soft spot for this movie. Yes it is predictable,but what makes it a great movie is the performances by the 2 main characters. Ralph Macchio is great as a teenager that is bullied at his new school. But the movie belongs to Pat Morita as Mr. Myagi. He plays an old apartment maintenance man that befriends Macchio. He becomes his karate teacher, but they develop a great friendship that makes the movie all the more enjoyable. The great thing is that the movie shows that the old man comes to need the kid as much as the kid needs him, it is a touching relationship. All the rest is standard Rocky film stuff, but what Rocky and this film have in common is that the characters are people we care for, so all the climactic scene stuff works.
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- flicklover
- Dec 30, 2004
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- Also known as
- Karate Kid
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- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $91,077,276
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,031,753
- Jun 24, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $91,121,582
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