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2015

special programs / Restrospective: guilty pleasures

The Karate Kid

Avildsen John

United States, 1984, 126'

The movie

A teenager regains confidence through karate. Mix in a master of karate with a tormented kid and a touch of Asian influences, and you get the cult film of a whole generation.


producers :

Jerry Weintraub

cast :

Pat Morita, Ralph Macchio, Elisabeth Shue

Crew :
  • Scriptwriter : Robert Mark Kamen
  • Editor : Bud Smith
  • Music : Bill Conti
  • Cinematographer : James Crabe