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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Karate Kid was one of the best movies of the 1980s, but looking back on it 40 years later, it’s clear there were a few harsh realities that must be faced.
9 Ralph Macchio Was No High Schooler The Karate Kid star was 22 years old at the time Close The actor Ralph Macchio made a name for himself playing the 17-year-old high school student turned karate champion Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid, but the harsh reality was he was not a kid at all. Despite the fact that Macchio pulled off his role as a teenager with believability and conviction, he was actually 22 years old when he first took up the part.
7 A Rocky Rip-Off The Karate Kid had a lot in common with Rocky Close When rewatching The Karate Kid it’s impossible to ignore just how many similarities this underdog story had with the hugely popular Rocky movies being released at the same time. The similarity was no coincidence as The Karate Kid was directed by none other than John G. Avildsen, the director of the original Rocky movie from 1976.
By the time LaRusso was fighting against Cobra Kai students at the Under 18 All-Valley Karate Championship, Kreese was so full of rage that he encouraged his students to pursue underhanded and illegal tactics to get ahead. Kreese’s one-dimensional role as movie antagonist was common for villains in movies during the 1980s, but looking back, his reasoning for being so menacing was not explored properly.
Quotes like “wax-on, wax-off,” and iconic characters such as Mr. Miyagi have carved out an important place in society's collective consciousness.
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