The Karate Kid Page #4

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
9,308 Views


Good. We couldn't afford it anyway.

And the girl situation?

- It's okay.

- Just okay?

To me it looks like

the whole world turned blonde.

You got your eye on anybody?

Cute?

Not cute.

- She's beyond cute.

- But she's blonde, right?

- She's got blonde hair.

- Lucille, let's go, here they come.

- Is she as pretty as Judy?

- She buries Judy in a second.

She buries Judy?

Tell me about it later. I love you.

Careful how you ride home.

She's got an excellent smile.

She's really smart.

I'd say she's beautiful.

I think she's beautiful.

I think she's something else.

She's hot. Definitely hot.

- Looking for a shortcut to Newark?

- He wants to learn karate.

Here's the first lesson: How to take a fall.

Don't think about the pain.

Damn bike! I hate this bike!

I hate this frigging bike! Stupid bike!

What's the matter?

Why did you throw your bike away?

- Because I felt like it.

- Look at me when I'm talking to you.

My God!

Tell me what's going on.

Don't say another bike accident.

- What do you want to hear?

- The truth.

No, all you want to hear

is how great it is here.

Maybe for you, but it sucks for me.

I hate this place!

I hate it, I want to go home!

Why can't we just go back home?

Listen to me.

I cannot help you

unless you tell me what's wrong.

I've got to take karate.

- You took karate.

- Not at the Y, at a good school.

- Fighting doesn't solve anything.

- Neither does palm trees.

That's not fair.

It wasn't fair coming out here

without asking me.

You're right.

I should've asked.

I just want to go home.

I don't understand the rules here.

Let's see if we can figure out

the rules together.

- What about your bike?

- It's safer taking the bus.

Why can't we just go home

and forget this place?

- I'll tell you everything he said.

- You'd better.

How are you?

- What happened to your forehead?

- It's terrible. A gigantic runaway zit.

That's gross.

Daniel, this is Susan.

What really happened?

I got in a bike accident.

What kind of bike do you have?

A Honda? Suzuki?

It's a Miyagi Turbo.

- Yeah?

- Oh, really?

- We're going to the arcade. Want to come?

- Sounds great.

There's this new game I want to show you.

I forgot something.

I'll catch up with you guys in a minute.

- Don't run away.

- I'm not running away from anything.

- We've got to deal with this.

- I'll deal with it my own way.

- Daniel...

- Get off my case!

Did you fix my bike?

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

I really appreciate that.

Are those real trees?

You like see, come inside.

Thanks.

How did they get so small?

I train.

Clip here, tie there.

Did you learn this in Japan?

Okinawa.

Where's that?

My country.

China here.

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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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