Karate Kid (1984)
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| German title | Karate kid |
| Original title | The Karate Kid |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1984 |
| length | 126 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| script | Robert Mark Kamen |
| production |
Jerry Weintraub , RJ Louis |
| music | Bill Conti |
| camera | James Crabe |
| cut | John G. Avildsen, Walt Mulconery , Bud S. Smith |
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Karate Kid is an American film from 1984. The film was followed by three direct sequels, a remake (2010) and in 2018 the series Cobra Kai , which continues the original film series.
action
15-year-old Daniel LaRusso is moving from Newark , New Jersey to Los Angeles , California with his single mother . While his mother glorifies sunny California in anticipation of a new existence to be rebuilt as a paradise on earth , Daniel finds it much more difficult with his new home. After all, he meets the idiosyncratic, but friendly and helpful caretaker Kesuke Miyagi in the new apartment complex in the Reseda district .
In the new city, Daniel is bullied by the teenage students of an aggressively teaching karate teacher, the owner of the Cobra Kai Dōjōs . The situation escalates when he falls in love with Ali Mills, the ex-girlfriend of the youth leader. When Daniel is attacked and badly mistreated by the teenagers after the school's Halloween party , Miyagi saves him. He turns out to be an old school karate master who initiates him in a rather unconventional way (for which Daniel initially has little understanding) not only in the technical, but also in the philosophical aspects of karate . During the course of their training, Daniel and Miyagi become good friends. For Daniel's 16th birthday, Miyagi even gave him one of the cars from his own collection of classic cars , which Daniel had to wash and polish as part of his training program (“wax on, wax off”, in German “apply and polish”).
At the end of the film, Daniel has to prove his newly acquired skills in a championship event. Although the competing dōjō uses very unfair methods, he wins the tournament and has thus secured the respect of the others.
synchronization
| role | actor | speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel LaRusso | Ralph Macchio | Marco Brunnert |
| Kesuke Miyagi | Pat Morita | Herbert Stass |
| Ali Mills | Elisabeth Shue | Angela Pohl |
| John Kreese (Cobra Kai Sensei) | Martin Kove | Manfred Lehmann |
| Lucille LaRusso | Randee Heller | Alexandra Lange |
| Johnny Lawrence | William Zabka | Andreas Fröhlich |
Background information
The story that develops around the two main characters tells, on the one hand, a surrogate father-surrogate son relationship, and on the other hand it shows to some extent that a martial art like karate is not a "hit-and-run" sport. Nevertheless, the film sticks strongly to Western clichés. The philosophical depth behind martial arts was previously unknown to western audiences.
John G. Avildsen's Karate Kid became a cult film of the 1980s due to the unusual presentation of the topic at the time . The Karate Kid , with its two successors, Karate Kid II - Decision in Okinawa and Karate Kid III - The Last Decision in this decade, helped trigger a global karate boom. Many young people who succumbed to the magic of the film then signed up for karate training.
In 1994, Karate Kid IV - The Next Generation was produced and directed by Christopher Cain . The karate student of Kesuke Miyagi was played this time by Hilary Swank .
A 13-part cartoon series of the same name was produced between 1989 and 1990. The characters are similar to the films, but the plot is a bit more mystical. The Karate Kid, Miyagi-san and the girl Taki travel around looking for a magical shrine.
For years it has been discussed who is the film's “real” karate kid. Could this not be more the case with Johnny Lawrence, while Daniel LaRusso would be more of the villain who would be unjustifiably sympathized.
The sitcom How I Met Your Mother takes up this question in a satirical way. Barney Stinson, played by Neil Patrick Harris , one of the protagonists, calls the Karate Kid several times as his favorite film. To the incomprehension of his friends, his sympathies lay with "antagonist" Johnny Lawrence, played by William Zabka , who for him would be the real hero of the film and the "real karate kid". In fact, both William Zabka and Ralph Macchio have guest appearances on the series, embodying themselves. Zabka praised Stinson for being one of the few who really understood the film.
Awards
- Pat Morita was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1985. He was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award .
- The film won a prize in two categories of the Young Artist Awards . Elisabeth Shue was named Best Young Supporting Actress , and the film won the Best Family Motion Picture Drama award .
Reviews
“Naive cinema fairy tale based on a familiar pattern, which, however, is given some depth by being linked to Far Eastern wisdom. Staged effectively, the film offers largely pleasant entertainment. "
Remake
The remake of the same name was released in 2010 . The main roles were played by Jackie Chan as a teacher and Will Smith's son Jaden Smith as a student.
Sequels
- 1986: Karate Kid II - decision in Okinawa
- 1989: Karate Kid III - The final decision
- 1994: Karate Kid IV - The Next Generation (without Ralph Macchio)
- In 2018 the YouTube series Cobra Kai was released, which follows on from the film series and in which Ralph Macchio takes on his role again.
Web links
- Karate Kid in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Karate Kid in the online movie database
- Karate Kid atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Karate kid . In: The-Numbers.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Karate Kid: Daniel is the REAL Bully on YouTube , accessed June 22, 2018
- ↑ Is Daniel The REAL Karate Kid Bully? on YouTube , accessed June 22, 2018
- ↑ The Karate Kid - The Untold Story on YouTube , accessed June 22, 2018
- ↑ http://www.ew.com/article/2013/04/29/how-i-met-your-mother-recap-william-zabka/
- ↑ https://www.moviepilot.de/news/karate-kid-video-entlarvt-den-reallichen-bosewicht-156094
- ↑ The Karate Kid. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .