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The Karate Kid (1984) [PG]

Release Date:
June 22, 1984

Original Title:
The Karate Kid

Alternate Titles:
Karate Kid - sanningens ögonblick
Momento da Verdade
Sannhetens øyeblikk
The Karate Kid - Per vincere domani
The Karate Kid Part 1
The Karate Kid Part I
بچه کاراته‌باز
پسر کاراته‌باز

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Family

Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Delphi II Productions
Jerry Weintraub Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BR: 10|12  DE: 12  ES: A  FR: U  GB: PG  IE: PG  IT: T  JP: G  MX: A  NL: 12  PL: 16  PT: M/12  SE: 11  US: PG 

Runtime: 126

He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

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American Film Institute (AFI)
2006
#98 		100 Years: 100 CHEERS
100 Most Inspiring Films Of All Time

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Production

ADR Editor:
J. Paul Huntsman

Associate Editor:
Seth Flaum
Craig Bassett
M. Scott Smith
Richard Alderete

Associate Producer:
Bud S. Smith

Best Boy Electric:
Patrick G. Ralston
Don Zobel

Boom Operator:
Thomas Cunliffe

Cableman:
David Bernard

Camera Operator:
Jonathan West

Casting:
Caro Jones
Pennie DuPont
Bonnie Timmermann

Construction Coordinator:
Michael Muscarella

Costumer:
Richard Bruno
Aida Swinson

Director:
John G. Avildsen

Director of Photography:
James Crabe

Dolly Grip:
Peter J. Breen

Editor:
John G. Avildsen
Walt Mulconery
Bud S. Smith

Executive Producer:
R.J. Louis

Executive Producer's Assistant:
Susan Ekins

Extras Casting:
Rich Mar

First Assistant Camera:
Brad Edmiston
Allen D. Easton

First Assistant Director:
Clifford C. Coleman

Gaffer:
Ross A. Maehl

Grip:
Tom May

Hairstylist:
Cheri Ruff

Key Grip:
John London

Leadman:
Larry Haney

Location Manager:
Richard Davis

Lyricist:
Allee Willis
Dennis Lambert
Peter Beckett

Makeup Artist:
E. Thomas Case

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Pat E. Johnson

Music Consultant:
Russ Regan

Music Editor:
Stephen A. Hope

Music Producer:
Bill Conti

Music Supervisor:
Brooks Arthur

Musician:
Gheorghe Zamfir

Original Music Composer:
Bill Conti

Producer:
Jerry Weintraub

Producer's Assistant:
Jennifer Erskine
Julie Weintraub

Production Accountant:
Diane Bandolas

Production Coordinator:
Jeannie Jeha

Production Design:
William J. Cassidy

Production Illustrator:
Dick Lasley

Property Master:
Sam Gordon

Props:
Richard Leon

Scoring Mixer:
Dan Wallin

Script Supervisor:
Alvin Greenman

Second Assistant Camera:
Joel Kirschner

Second Assistant Director:
Hope R. Goodwin

Set Decoration:
John H. Anderson

Set Designer:
William F. Matthews

Sound Effects Editor:
Samuel C. Crutcher
Norval D. Crutcher

Sound Mixer:
Dean Hodges

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Robert Glass
Don Digirolamo
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson

Special Effects:
Frank Toro

Standby Painter:
John O'Connell

Steadicam Operator:
Stephen St. John

Still Photographer:
Ralph Nelson Jr.

Stunt Coordinator:
Alan Oliney

Stunts:
Scott Wilder
Fumio Demura
Clarke Coleman
Pat Green
Spike Silver
Douglas Ivan
Pat Romano
Alan Oliney
Buck McDancer
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
John Atkinson
David Crockett
Gary Haillenbeck
Lance Turner
Bob Nichimura

Theme Song Performance:
Bill Conti
Marc Droubay
Stephan Ellis
Jimi Jamison
Frankie Sullivan
Jim Peterik

Transportation Captain:
Tino Caira

Transportation Coordinator:
Alan Falco

Unit Production Manager:
Howard Pine

Unit Publicist:
Pete Emmet

Vocals:
Joe Esposito

Writer:
Robert Mark Kamen

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