GUILTY VIEWING PLEASURES
Karate Kid (1984)
Info:
- Release Date: June 22, 1984
- Creators: John G. Avildsen (director), Robert Mark Kamen (writer)
- Genre: Martial Arts Mayhem
- Rating: ★★★★☆
Plot:
- Jersey boy moves to the west coast with his mom and realizes that he'll need to improve his karate skills to win the girl, the respect of the head of a karate/biker gang and himself. Enter a lousy handyman but truly excellent karate master, and the rest is history.
Notes:
- All of it! From the time the Cobra Kai biker gang shows up on the beach, I was hooked
- "Strike first, strike hard, no mercy sir!"
- Skeleton Halloween costumes!!
- The obvious love and respect between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi
- Daniel & Ali's date at the most wonderful teen place in existence
- The movie that launched a thousand dojos
- For the continuing adventures of Daniel and the Cobra Kai, check out No More Kings: Sweep the Leg (2007) and Cobra Kai (2018)
Cast:
- Ralph Macchio as Daniel
- Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi
- William Zabka as Johnny
- Elisabeth Shue as Ali
- Martin Kove as Kreese
- Randee Heller as Lucille
- Chad McQueen as Dutch
Links Away:
- Cinema Wins: Everything Great About
- No More Kings: Sweep the Leg, Johnny
- When Gen-X Ruled the Multiplex review