![]() ![]() ![]() Subsequently the film went on to breed many Karate Kid wannabes in the mid 80s. But the film's real engine, as with Rocky, is the fighting, and there's plenty of that. ![]() Elisabeth Shue is enlisted as the romantic interest that klutzy Macchio dreams of winning. The screen partnership of Macchio's motor-mouth character and Morita's reserved father figure works well and the script allows for the younger man to develop sympathy for the painful memories of his teacher. The mentor teaches him self-confidence, fighting skills and the art of karate. The new kid in town (Ralph Macchio) targeted by karate-wielding bullies, gets himself a mentor in the form of the handyman (Pat Morita) from his apartment building. The Karate Kid is a popular 1984 drama by the director, John G Avildsen and one of the better takes on the original fighting classic Rocky (also directed by John G Avildsen). Illustration by Sam Gilbey, whose distinctive and contemporary illustrations and portraits are painted by hand and are inspired by a lifelong passion for popular culture Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elizabeth Shue star in this story about a handyman/martial arts master who agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and show him that there is more to the martial art than fighting. ![]()
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