The Karate Kid Page #2

Synopsis: Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn't fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys' violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn't understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate.
Genre: Action, Drama, Family
Director(s): John G. Avildsen
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
PG
Year:
1984
126 min
9,182 Views


- She did, he didn't.

Come on, try it.

Watch this.

I'll get it. I'll be right back.

- Ali, I want to talk to you.

- Leave me alone.

We've been over all this.

I don't want to talk.

I want to talk to you, all right?

- What is your problem?

- Just get out of here.

- That won't solve anything.

- Give me my radio.

I said, give me my radio.

- You promise you'll talk to me?

- Yes, give me my radio.

- You just broke my radio!

- Yeah.

Don't touch it, punk.

- What's going on?

- You want it?

Johnny, stop it.

- Stop it.

- I didn't do anything.

You're a big man now, huh?

You started this. I just wanted to talk.

- Leave him alone and we'll talk.

- Where did I hear that before?

How about you, hero? Had enough?

- Now we're even.

- No mercy, man.

Why don't you hit me?

- It's your fault!

- It's not.

- It's your fault.

- Ever think it's yours?

Why do you always have to fight?

Bullshit. Get on your bikes, guys.

You sure pick cool people

to be friends with.

Where'd you find this guy?

Come on, let's go. He'll be all right.

- Are you okay?

- Just leave me alone.

- I'll help you.

- Leave me alone. I'm okay.

Come on, Ali. Let's go.

It's better if you leave him alone.

Come on, let's go.

Daniel!

- How was the party?

- It was okay.

Must have been more than okay.

I didn't hear you come in.

- Any friend material?

- Some. I got to go.

- Eat first.

- I'm not hungry.

- You need energy to be charming.

- I'm fine, I got energy.

Do me a favour. Take off the glasses.

- Why?

- Because I asked you to.

- It's California. It's the look.

- I want to see your baby browns.

- Come on with the baby browns.

- Are you on something?

- I'm on Minute Maid.

- Why hide your eyes?

- I'm not.

- Take off the glasses.

Now!

My God! How did that happen?

I hit a kerb with my bike.

I wore the glasses so you wouldn't worry.

- It looks worse than it feels.

- Don't do that.

- It doesn't hurt.

- Can you see? You want to stay home?

I've got to go.

- Hey, you guys, Freddy, how you doing?

- Hey, the karate kid.

Let's see the moves.

- He knows how to get his butt kicked.

- I already know that move.

Let's get out of here.

Hey, think fast.

- Hi.

- Hi, how are you doing?

- Your eye.

- It looks worse than it feels. Believe me.

I hope so.

I never got a chance to thank you.

That was nothing.

I'm just sorry about your radio.

I'm more sorry about your eye.

You should've just given it to him.

Why? It wasn't his, right?

- Yeah, it wasn't his.

- We think alike already.

You know what else we do alike?

You've been practicing.

- Cheerleaders, over here.

- I've got to go.

- I'll see you.

- 'Bye.

- Hey, have you got a name?

- Ali with an "i."

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Robert Mark Kamen

Robert Mark Kamen is an American screenwriter who has been writing major motion pictures for over twenty-five years. He is best known as creator and co-creator of the Karate Kid and Transporter franchises, as well as the 2008 action thriller Taken. more…

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