The Karate Kid
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PG | 2h 6m | Action, Drama, Family
Get a sneak peek at KARATE KID: LEGENDS when you see The Karate Kid in select theatres on May 10, 2025. Ralph Macchio stars as Daniel, a teenager whose growing pains are made that much more difficult by his arrival in a new town where he must start from scratch and make new friends. He quickly becomes a target of the Cobras, a menacing gang of karate students, who are less than pleased when he strikes up a relationship with Ali (Elisabeth Shue), the Cobra leader’s ex-girlfriend. Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend, he begs his handyman, Mr. Miyagi, a martial arts master, to teach him karate. Under Mr. Miyagi’s wise tutelage, Daniel develops not only the physical skills but also the maturity, faith and self-confidence to compete despite tremendous odds as he encounters the fight of his life in the exciting finale.
| Director: | John G. Avildsen |
| Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
| Producer(s): | Jerry Weintraub |
| Cast: | Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Randee Heller, William Zabka, Israel Juarbe, William Bassett, Juli Fields, Dana Andersen, Frank Avalon, Jeff Fishman, Ken Daly, Tom Fridley, Darryl Vidal, Christopher Kriesa, Bernard Kuby, Joan Lemmo, Helen Siff, Larry Drake, David Abbott, Molly Basler, Brian Davis, David De Lange, Erik Felix, Todd Lookinland, Clarence McGee Jr., William Norren, Sam Scarber, Scott Strader |
| Writer(s): | Robert Mark Kamen |
