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Avildsen shot hours of footage from the tournament from multiple angles
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Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial arts rivals once again. During the original filming of Karate Kid, the late director John G. The crew behind Cobra Kai dug into the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips, which they were able to introduce into the series via flashbacks. One of those clips features Zabka’s real-life mother, who was in the stands in several angles not seen until 2018.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three brand-new angles of the famous crane kick
Many people believe that Miyagi’s name on his gravestone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is stated to be Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a sign held for him by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986) as Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid that changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name previously given to him. Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not Miyagi’s original first name. In Karate Kid (1984), it can briefly be seen on Miyagi’s dog tags, attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo.
But once I saw the trailers, I thought they might be right
Appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018). I was a teenager in the 80’s and I loved watching this movie, like most kids my age. I was a little skeptical when I saw that they were making a new series set 30 years after the end of the movie. After watching several episodes, I can tell you that they nailed it.
It’s not over-acted (or under-acted)
This is the best show out there, anywhere. It’s not even corny or stupid. It’s the perfect blend of seriousness with a few bloopers or 80’s references here and there. This reboot could have been a disaster, but it looks like they found the perfect combination of writers, directors, and actors.
But as a 40-year-old, I’m rooting for him
It’s funny, because as a kid, I wanted to punch Johnny in the throat as hard as I could. Great job to the people responsible for making this happen, and of course it couldn’t have happened without Ralph and William. Thank you!