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{{About|the 1984 film|the franchise|The Karate Kid (franchise){{!}}''The Karate Kid'' (franchise)|the DC Comics character|Karate Kid (comics)|other uses|Karate Kid (disambiguation)}}
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| studio = Delphi II Productions<br /> [[Jerry Weintraub|Jerry Weintraub Productions]]
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1984|06|22}}
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17-year-old [[Daniel LaRusso]] and his mother [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Lucille LaRusso|Lucille]] move from [[Newark, New Jersey]], to [[Reseda, Los Angeles|Reseda, Los Angeles, California]]. Their apartment's [[handyman]] is an [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]] but kind and humble [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawan]] immigrant named [[Mr. Miyagi]].
At a beach party the following day, Daniel meets and befriends [[Ali Mills (character)|Ali Mills]], a high school cheerleader, drawing the attention of her arrogant ex-boyfriend [[Johnny Lawrence (character)|Johnny Lawrence]], a black belt and the top student from the Cobra Kai dojo, where an aggressive form of karate is taught
Johnny and his Cobra Kai gang ([[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]], [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Tommy|Tommy]], [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Jimmy|Jimmy]], and [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Dutch|Dutch]]) continually bully Daniel. At a Halloween party, after Daniel sprays water on Johnny with a hose as payback, Johnny and his gang chase Daniel and brutally beat him until Miyagi suddenly intervenes and easily defeats them.
Amazed, Daniel asks Miyagi to teach him karate. Although Miyagi declines, he agrees to accompany Daniel to Cobra Kai to resolve the conflict. They meet the [[sensei]], [[John Kreese]], an ex-[[United States Army Special Forces|Special Forces]] [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] veteran who callously dismisses the peace offering. Miyagi then proposes that Daniel enter the upcoming Under 18 All-Valley Karate Championship tournament to compete against Kreese's students on equal terms and requests that the bullying ceases while Daniel trains. Kreese agrees to the terms but warns that if Daniel does not show up for the tournament, the harassment will continue for both of them.▼
▲Amazed, Daniel asks Miyagi to teach him karate. Although Miyagi declines, he agrees to accompany
Daniel's training starts with days of menial chores that seemingly only serve to make him just a worker of Miyagi. When he becomes frustrated about it, Miyagi demonstrates that repetition of these chores has helped Daniel to learn defensive blocks through [[muscle memory]]. Their bond develops, and Miyagi opens up to Daniel about his life, including the tragic loss of both his wife and son in childbirth at the [[Manzanar]] [[Internment|internment camp]] while he was serving with the [[442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|442nd Infantry Regiment]] during [[World War II]] in Europe, where Miyagi received the [[Medal of Honor]].▼
Daniel's training starts with days of menial chores that seemingly only serve to make him just a worker for Miyagi. When he becomes frustrated about it, Miyagi demonstrates that repetition of these chores has helped Daniel to learn defensive blocks through [[muscle memory]].
Through Miyagi's teaching, Daniel learns both karate and essential life lessons, such as the importance of personal balance, reflected in the principle that martial arts training is as much about training the spirit as the body. Daniel applies the life lessons Miyagi has taught him to strengthen his relationship with Ali. On Daniel's 18th birthday, Miyagi gives him a [[Karate gi]] for the tournament and one of his own cars.▼
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Daniel surprises the audience and competitors at the tournament by reaching the semi-finals. Johnny advances to the finals, scoring three unanswered points against [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Darryl Vidal|Darryl Vidal]]. Kreese instructs his second-best student, Bobby, one of his more compassionate students and the least vicious of Daniel's tormentors, to disable Daniel with an illegal attack to the knee. Bobby reluctantly does so, severely injuring Daniel and getting himself disqualified.▼
▲Through Miyagi's teaching, Daniel learns both karate and essential life lessons, such as the importance of personal balance, reflected in the principle that martial arts training is as much about training the spirit as the body.
Daniel is taken to the locker room, where the physician determines that he cannot continue. However, Daniel believes that if he quits, his tormentors will have gotten the best of him, so Daniel convinces Miyagi to use [[Reiki|a pain suppression technique]] to help him continue. Daniel returns to fight as Johnny is about to be declared the winner by default. The match is a seesaw battle, with neither able to break through the other's defense.▼
▲Daniel surprises the audience and competitors at the tournament by reaching the semi-finals. Johnny advances to the finals, scoring three unanswered points against [[List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters#Darryl Vidal|Darryl Vidal]]. Kreese instructs his second-best student
The match is halted when Daniel uses a scissor-leg technique to trip Johnny, delivering a blow to the back of his head and giving Johnny a nosebleed. Kreese directs Johnny to sweep Daniel's injured leg – an unethical move. Johnny looks horrified at the order but reluctantly agrees. As the match resumes and the score is tied 2–2, Johnny seizes Daniel's leg and deals a vicious elbow, doing further damage. Daniel, standing with difficulty, assumes the "Crane" stance, a technique he observed Miyagi performing on a beach. Johnny lunges toward Daniel, who jumps and executes a front kick to Johnny's face, scoring the winning point and becoming the new champion. Having gained newfound respect for his nemesis, Johnny presents the trophy to Daniel himself, as an enthusiastic crowd carries Daniel while Miyagi looks on proudly.▼
▲Daniel is taken to the locker room, where the physician determines that he cannot continue. However, Daniel believes that if he quits, his tormentors will have gotten the best of him, so
The match is halted when Daniel uses a scissor-leg technique to trip Johnny, delivering a blow to the back of his head and giving Johnny a nosebleed. Kreese directs Johnny to sweep Daniel's injured leg – an unethical move. He looks horrified at the order but reluctantly agrees. As the match resumes and the score is tied 2–2, Johnny seizes Daniel's leg and deals a vicious elbow, doing further damage.
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==Cast==
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===Casting===
A number of actors were considered for the part of Daniel, including [[Sean Penn]],<ref name=making>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.thethings.com/karate-kid-details-behind-the-making-of/ |title=20 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of The Karate Kid|access-date=August 8, 2019 |last=Hodges |first=Christopher |date=July 30, 2019 |magazine=thethings.com|archive-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808151544/https://www.thethings.com/karate-kid-details-behind-the-making-of/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Robert Downey Jr.]], [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Jon Cryer]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowles |first=Dustin |url=https://uproxx.com/tv/ralph-macchio-the-karate-kid-jon-cryer-nic-cage-karate-kid-robert-downey-jr/ |title=Ralph Macchio Opens up About the A-Listers He Beat Out for the Role of 'The Karate Kid' |date=February 1, 2021 |website=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> [[Emilio Estevez]], [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]], [[C. Thomas Howell]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[Eric Stoltz]] and [[D.
Macchio later commented that the character was originally named Danny Weber, but was later changed to LaRusso.<ref name="oralhistory" />
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The film was a commercial success, grossing {{US$|100 million|long=no}} in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] to become one of the [[1984 in film|highest-grossing films of 1984]] and Hollywood's biggest [[sleeper hit]] of the year.<ref name="AP">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Bob |author1-link=Bob Thomas (reporter) |title=The Karate Kid Returns |url=https://apnews.com/e24863210ad44a6d5901c01a0d1f8b4c |access-date=June 8, 2020 |work=[[AP News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 6, 1985 |quote=It is the film location for Columbia Pictures' "Karate Kid II", a sequel to Hollywood's biggest sleeper of 1984. ''The Karate Kid'' surprised almost everyone by amassing a domestic gross of {{US$|100 million |long=no}}. That's phenomenal for a modest film with no stars and a title that sounded like a combination of Bruce Lee and a kidflick. |archive-date=June 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608111011/https://apnews.com/e24863210ad44a6d5901c01a0d1f8b4c |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Siskel |first1=Gene |author1-link=Gene Siskel |title=Ralph Macchio's Baby Face Can't Mask Maturing Talent |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-06-15-8602120789-story.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 15, 1986 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011250/https://www.chicagotribune.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hurlburt |first1=Roger |title='Karate Kid II' Kayos Legacy Of Predecessor |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-06-20-8602060335-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921053937/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-06-20-8602060335-story.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=June 20, 1986 |archive-date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> Following the release of ''[[Cobra Kai]]'', ''The Karate Kid'' re-releases in 2018 and 2019 grossed a further $400,529 in the United States and Canada,<ref name="2018-release">{{cite web |title=Cobra Kai Premiere Event feat. The Karate Kid |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1742033413/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201101609/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1742033413/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2019-release">{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid 2019 Re-release |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1713132037/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202154939/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1713132037/ |url-status=live}}</ref> bringing its domestic total to {{US$|{{#expr:100000000+400529}}|long=no|year=1984|round=-6}}.
In the United Kingdom, the film topped the box office for two weeks and grossed £2,960,939<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid |url=https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/movies/the_karate_kid |website=Salty Popcorn |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204115426/https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/movies/the_karate_kid |url-status=live}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:2960939/0.75 round 0}}|long=no}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - United Kingdom |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1984&locations=GB&start=1983 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1984 |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131103821/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1984&locations=GB&start=1983 |url-status=live}}</ref> By 1989, the film had grossed {{US$|130 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hurlburt |first1=Roger |title=Martial Arts Flick Loses Kick Third Time Around |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-07-03-8902190049-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326043118/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1989-07-03-8902190049-story.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=July 3, 1989 |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |quote=The Karate Kid (1984) and the sequel, The Karate Kid Part II, went on to gain critical acclaim and $130 million each at the box office}}</ref> Between 2018 and 2020, the film grossed a further $400,529 in the United States and Canada,<ref name="2018-release"/><ref name="2019-release"/> and $42,257 in the United Kingdom
The film sold an estimated 27,072,000 tickets in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses – 201–400 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2020&offset=200 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030113001/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross_adjusted/?adjust_gross_to=2020&offset=200 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film also sold {{nowrap|1.9 million}} tickets in Spain,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/22446/ |website=[[KinoPoisk]] |publisher=[[Yandex]] |language=ru |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421131906/http://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/22446/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 1,888,845 tickets in France and Germany,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Karate Kid (1984) |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6646&view=4 |website=JP's Box-Office |language=fr |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011313/http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6646&view=4 |url-status=live}}</ref> and 137,217 tickets in the South Korean capital of [[Seoul]],<ref>{{cite web |title=영화정보 |trans-title=Movie Information |url=http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |website=KOFIC |publisher=[[Korean Film Council]] |language=ko |access-date=August 26, 2019 |quote=베스트 키드 |archive-date=December 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225151904/http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |url-status=live}}</ref> adding up to {{formatnum:{{#expr:27072000+1900000+1888845+137217}}|}} tickets sold in the United States, Canada, Spain, France, Germany and Seoul.
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==See also==
* [[Blonde versus brunette rivalry]]<ref name=Page>{{cite news |last1=Page-Kirby |first1=Kristin |title=The battle of the blondes (and the brunettes
* ''[[Shoot Away]]'', an arcade game that Ali and her friends play at an arcade.<ref>{{cite AV media |year=1984 |title=The Karate Kid |medium=film |location=United States |time=1:41:33}}</ref>
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[[Category:1980s American films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Jerry Weintraub]]
[[Category:English-language action drama films]]
[[Category:English-language sports drama films]]
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