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Avildsen shot hours of tournament footage from multiple angles
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Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament match, middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves once again as martial arts competitors. During the filming of the original Karate Kid, the late director John G.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three brand-new angles to the famous crane kick
The crew behind Cobra Kai dug through the studio vault and found a bunch of never-before-seen clips that they were able to bring into the series through flashbacks. One of them features Zabka’s real-life mother in the stands in various angles that weren’t seen until 2018.
This means that The Next Karate Kid changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name he was previously given
Many people believe that Miyagi’s name on his tombstone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is listed as Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a sign that Chozen gave him in Karate Kid 2 (1986) as Nariyoshi. Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in Karate Kid Part II was not the original first name given to him.
Featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018)
Miyagi. In the film Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi’s dog tags attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford that Daniel was given as a birthday present briefly show that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo.
The problem is that he was written out and never given a chance to shine
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