Miyagi for Daniel to finally learn from and ultimately transcend his issues. It takes some wise Zen-fu intervention on the part of Pat Morita playing our much loved Mr. Trying to save his crush Ali (Elisabeth Shue), from a violent ex-boyfriend Johnny (William Zabka), our would be hero made himself a target for the town’s thugs.Īs it turns out all the thugs train at Cobra Kai Karate with Martin Kove as Sensei John Kreese, a rough military type with more brawn than brains and no courtesy to boot. Honest, kind-hearted and full of one liners, he gives a dramatic performance that we can easily engage with and relate to. Ralph Macchio plays Daniel LaRusso, a poor but smart-mouthed high school senior form New Jersey. This was an iconic movie that etched the “Wax on, Wax off” idea (and maybe even the technique!) into a whole generation of movie goers! Trailer A young romance tumbles together with some readily relatable drama and a pinch of Japanese culture that went a long way for this award winner. “The Karate Kid” capitalized on this with Daniel LaRusso’s ‘troubled’ move to Los Angeles. After “Rocky” an appetite for a good underdog story grew.
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