The Karate Kid (Captioned)

Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles from the East Coast and faces the difficult task of making new friends. He becomes the object of bullying by a menacing gang of karate students, the Cobras, when he strikes up a relationship with the leader’s ex-girlfriend, Ali. Daniel’s handyman, Miyagi, a master of martial arts, teaches him karate and that fighting is always a last answer to a problem. Daniel learns that karate is a mastery over the self, mind and body, and develops physical skills as well as faith and self confidence.

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Credits

producer

Jerry Weintraub

production company

Columbia Pictures

director

John G. Avildsen

Duration

02:02:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302465

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Closed captioning

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Karate

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Martial arts

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

TMDB-Movie

1885

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United States, 1984