The Karate Kid

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The Karate Kid is a 1984 coming-of-age martial arts film about a bullied teenager who learns karate and life lessons from his wise mentor, Mr. Miyagi.

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instanceOf 1984 film
coming-of-age film
film
martial arts film
basedOn original screenplay
characterPortrayedBy Elisabeth Shue
surface form: Ali Mills – Elisabeth Shue

Ralph Macchio
surface form: Daniel LaRusso – Ralph Macchio

Johnny Lawrence
surface form: Johnny Lawrence – William Zabka

Mr. Miyagi
surface form: Mr. Miyagi – Pat Morita
cinematographyBy James Crabe
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John G. Avildsen
distributedBy Columbia Pictures
editedBy Bud S. Smith
John G. Avildsen
featuresFictionalMartialArtsDojo Cobra Kai
filmingLocation Los Angeles
Reseda, Los Angeles
followedBy The Karate Kid Part II
genre coming-of-age film
drama film
martial arts film
sports film
hasRemake The Karate Kid (2010 film)
hasSequel The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part III
inspired Cobra Kai
surface form: Cobra Kai (TV series)
mainCharacter Ali Mills
Daniel LaRusso
Johnny Lawrence
Mr. Miyagi
motionPictureRating PG
musicBy Bill Conti
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableAwardNominationFor Pat Morita – Best Supporting Actor
originalLanguage English
portrays bullying
coming of age
karate training
mentorship
producer Jerry Weintraub
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
releaseDate 1984-06-22
releaseYear 1984
runtimeMinutes 126
screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen
setIn California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
starredActor Elisabeth Shue
Pat Morita
Ralph Macchio
William Zabka
theme friendship
honor
perseverance
self-discipline
title The Karate Kid self-link

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John G. Avildsen directed The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (film) score forWork The Karate Kid
this entity surface form: The Karate Kid (1984 film)
The Karate Kid (film) score narrativeFunction The Karate Kid
this entity surface form: supports character development of Daniel LaRusso
Jerry Weintraub Productions notableWork The Karate Kid
this entity surface form: The Karate Kid (1984 film)
Jerry Weintraub notableWork The Karate Kid
this entity surface form: The Karate Kid (1984 film)
The Karate Kid franchise hasPart The Karate Kid
this entity surface form: The Karate Kid (1984 film)
The Karate Kid franchise basedOn The Karate Kid
subject surface form: Cobra Kai
this entity surface form: The Karate Kid (1984 film)
Elisabeth Shue notableWork The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Part II follows The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Part III follows The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid title The Karate Kid self-link
Pat Morita notableWork The Karate Kid
Never Say Never lyricsMention The Karate Kid
Frances Bay notableWork The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (2010 film) title The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (2010 film) basedOn The Karate Kid
this entity surface form: The Karate Kid (1984 film)