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
10,223 Views


This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class.

You don't come in here,

drop a challenge and leave, old man.

You get your boy on the mat,

or you and I will have a problem.

Too much advantage, your dojo.

Name a place.

Tournament.

You've got real nerve, old man.

But I think we can accommodate you.

Can't we, Mr. Lawrence?

Yes, Sensei.

Fall in.

Ask one more small request.

Make it fast.

Ask leave boy alone to train.

You're a pushy little bastard, ain't you?

But I like that.

No one touches the prima donna

until the tournament.

- Is that understood?

- Yes, Sensei!

But if you don't show...

...then it's open season...

...on him...

...and you.

I can't believe this.

- I cannot believe this!

- What?

What you just got me into.

You said you'd make things better.

- I did.

- How?

How? I saved you two months of beating.

Great, now I've got something

to look forward to.

How much further is your house?

Other side tracks.

Are you in the oil business, too?

Not everything is as seem.

Reminds me of Newark.

What are we going to do here?

Start training.

Much work be done.

Tournament here before you know it.

That's what I'm afraid of.

That teacher was really wacko.

You really think I can beat that guy?

No matter.

Wacko teacher attitude rest in fist.

Stupid, but fact of life.

Win, lose, no matter.

You make good fight, earn respect.

- Then nobody bother.

- They'll bury me where I fall.

Either way, problem solved.

Wait right here.

This is great.

- I forgot to give you this back.

- You keep.

Thanks a lot.

- Ready?

- Yeah, I guess so.

Daniel-san, must talk.

Walk on road.

Walk right side, safe. Walk left side, safe.

Walk middle, sooner or later,

you get squished just like grape.

Here, karate same thing.

Either you karate do, yes, or karate do, no.

You karate do, "guess so," just like grape.

Understand?

Yeah, I understand.

Ready?

Yeah, I'm ready.

Yes.

First make sacred pact.

I promise teach karate. That's my part.

You promise learn. I say, you do,

no questions. That's your part.

Deal?

It's a deal.

First wash all the cars, then wax.

- Why do I have to...

- Remember deal. No questions.

Yeah, but...

Wax on right hand. Wax off left hand.

Wax on, wax off.

Breathe in through nose,

out through mouth.

Wax on, wax off.

Don't forget to breathe. Very important.

Wax on, wax off.

Wax on, wax off.

Where did these cars come from?

Detroit.

Wax on...

...right hand make circle.

Wax off, left hand make circle.

Wax on, wax off.

Breathe in, breathe out.

Wax on, wax off.

Mr. Miyagi, I'm finished.

You want to check these out?

Mr. Miyagi?

Mr. Miyagi?

Hello?

I've been looking all over for you.

Where've you been?

- I don't believe it.

- What?

- Where are you going?

- I'm going to find that idiot.

- No, it's been taken care of.

- Until next time.

- There isn't going to be a "next time."

- There they are.

Watch this.

Hey, guys, it's good to see you.

Sorry about your eye, Johnny.

Your shoulder okay, Tommy?

You guys be careful not to step

in front of any more buses.

Hold it. Remember what Sensei said?

Wait for the tournament.

It must be "Take a Worm for a Walk" week.

You did all that damage?

When you make a wish in the shower,

it always comes true.

- I should have kept my mouth shut.

- No, we've got an agreement.

Yeah? What's that?

They agreed not to beat up on me

and I promised not to bleed on them.

- I don't believe you.

- What can I do, moan and groan?

- Anybody else would.

- Who'd listen anyway?

Me.

Really?

- You feel like listening on Saturday night?

- Sure.

Great! So Saturday night...

...we'll go out, we'll have a good time.

We'll do whatever.

- Is that your address?

- You got it.

Where is this?

- I've got to go.

- Okay.

I'll talk to you later. Great.

All right.

Mr. Harris, can I talk to you?

LaRusso. Third period history class.

I wanted to tell you, I really got a lot

out of that lecture about the Indians.

I was telling my buddies about it.

Could you give us a quick review?

- Sure, I'm free this period.

- Great for me.

No, I got to go.

I guess that leaves you and me,

but that's all right.

You can tell them about it later.

The Plains Indians

were a very primitive tribe...

Come on, Casanova.

- Hi, how are you doing?

- Good.

- You look nice.

- Thank you.

You've got company.

Those are my parents.

Come on, I want you to meet them.

Great.

- Hello, sweetheart.

- Hi, Dad.

This is Daniel LaRusso.

- My parents, Mr. And Mrs. Mills.

- How do you do, Daniel?

- Hello, Daniel.

- Nice to meet you.

- Where are you going?

- I don't know. Where are we going?

I don't know. Wherever you want.

- Golf N' Stuff?

- We're going to Golf N' Stuff, then.

Don't worry about that.

Weren't you going to have that fixed?

I am. I was. I will.

- You live in Encino, Daniel?

- Encino? No.

- Where do you live?

- Out, like Reseda.

- And that's your mother?

- Yeah, that's her.

Hi!

She's waiting for us.

We'd better go. Nice to meet you.

- Not too late, sweetheart.

- Okay, Dad.

- Hi, Mrs. LaRusso. I'm Ali.

- Hi, Ali. Call me Lucille.

- That's a beautiful house you have.

- Thanks.

- Can you drive a stick?

- Yeah.

Put it into second, let it roll,

and when I say "pop it," pop it.

"Pop it."

Don't worry, it's all under control.

She's cute. It happens a lot.

Okay, LaRusso, push! On, you huskies!

Okay, pop it!

We got it on the first!

I'll pick you up at 11:00.

Please, don't be late. Have fun.

- Look at that slide.

- We'll do that next time.

- Why next time?

- You need a bathing suit.

Oh, yeah. Bathing suits.

- Do you play hockey?

- Not professionally.

This is the best time

I've had since I've been here.

- We'll have to do it again.

- Definitely.

Hey, good looking. How are you?

Good. This is cool.

- I just got it. You want a ride?

- Some other time.

- Are you sure?

- Daniel, this is Eddie. Eddie, Daniel.

- How are you doing, Daniel?

- Good.

- Hey, Ali! How's it going?

- Hi, guys.

- How are you doing?

- Want to come with us?

No, I don't think so.

You guys have a good time.

- We'll make room.

- I'll call you tomorrow.

Your little friend can come,

if it's okay with his mommy.

Hi, kids.

- Hey, Mommy, can Daniel come for a ride?

- I really like your car.

- You could've gone.

- I didn't want to.

- It's no big deal.

- Lf I'd wanted to go, I would have.

It makes no difference to me.

Do what you want, I don't care.

This is beautiful.

Mr. Miyagi, this is great.

You've got real fish in there.

This is outrageous.

I thought Chung Lee's restaurant was nice.

You beat his act.

This is paradise. Did you do this yourself?

Are these bongos?

No, I got it.

"Hare Krishna"

Daniel-san, you much humour.

- What are these?

- Japanese sander.

- What do you do with them?

- Funny you should ask.

Right circle.

Left circle.

- It'd be easier going back and forth.

- But you go circle.

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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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