The Karate Kid Page #7

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
10,065 Views


Ladies and gentlemen...

... may I have your attention, please.

This is the first semi-final match

of the afternoon.

Defending champion,

John Lawrence of the Cobra Kai.

Two-time winner of the All Valley

Under-18 Golden Trophy.

He'll be facing Darryl Vidal

of the Locust Valley Karate Club.

Three points wins.

Contestants, please come to the ring.

Good luck, gentlemen.

Go get him, Johnny.

Show him what you're made of.

Face me, gentlemen. Bow.

Face. Bow. Ready?

Come on, Johnny.

Fast, Johnny. Come on. Do it.

One point, Lawrence.

Lawrence, back on the line.

Way to go!

Are you all right?

I'm okay.

One point, Lawrence.

Good point, Johnny!

Point Lawrence. Winner!

The next semi-final determines

who will face the defending champion.

Daniel LaRusso, of the Miyagi-do Karate.

Bobby...

...I want him out of commission.

Sensei, I can beat this guy.

- I don't want him beaten.

- But I'll be disqualified!

Out of commission.

Let's go, fellas. Good luck.

Do what you got to do, Bobby!

Face. Bow. Ready?

Watch the control, gentlemen. Ready?

- I'm sorry! I didn't mean it.

- My leg!

- Mr. Miyagi, my leg hurts.

- Miyagi here.

Bobby Brown of the Cobra Kai

has been disqualified...

... for excessive and deliberate contact.

Under rule 41-2...

... Daniel LaRusso has 15 minutes

to return to the ring.

If he is unable to return...

... John Lawrence will win by default.

I'll inform the judges.

You did well out there, young man.

Damn it!

Honey, forget it.

You were great.

I couldn't be prouder.

It was just bad luck.

You would have won

if they hadn't cheated.

Just leave me alone for a minute.

We'll be outside.

Mr. Miyagi...

...you think I had a chance of winning?

Win, lose, no matter.

That's not what I mean.

Had good chance.

Can you fix my leg with that thing you do?

No need fight anymore.

- You proved a point.

- What, that I can take a beating?

Every time I see those guys,

they'll know they got the best of me.

I'll never have balance that way,

not with them, not with Ali...

...not with me.

What?

Close eye.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is the moment we've been waiting for.

Daniel LaRusso's going to fight?

Daniel LaRusso's going to fight!

This is what it's all about, folks.

You know it.

How's the leg, son?

All right. What a man!

The final match to determine...

... who'll emerge victor and champion...

... of the All Valley Under-18

Karate Championship.

Daniel LaRusso, Miyaji-do Karate...

Miyagi-do.

Miyagi-do Karate.

... versus John Lawrence of the Cobra Kai.

Three points wins. Good luck, boys.

Come on, Daniel!

You've got this guy. You can do it.

Face me. Bow.

Face off. Bow. Ready?

That's okay, Johnny.

Lawrence, return.

One point, LaRusso.

You're dead.

Daniel, you've got him!

Point! Jab! That's two for LaRusso.

Time out. Go to your sensei.

Turn, kneel.

Johnny, you're a creampuff!

Sweep the leg.

You have a problem with that?

No, Sensei.

No mercy.

One more!

Two points LaRusso. Lawrence nothing.

One point Lawrence. 2-1, LaRusso.

Kick to the side. One point Lawrence. 2-2.

Out of bounds. Come back in.

Destroy him, Johnny!

Come on, Daniel, you can do it!

Come on, Daniel. Be strong.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay.

Whoever wins the next point

will be our new champion.

Finish him, Johnny!

It's over, Johnny! You did it!

Are you okay? Can you go on?

Get him a body bag!

Warning for illegal contact to the knee.

Finish him!

Winner!

The new champion!

- You're all right, LaRusso.

- Thanks a lot.

Mr. Miyagi, we did it. All right!

Hai.

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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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