The karate kid / Columbia Pictures ; written by Robert Mark Kamen ; produced by Jerry Weintraub ; directed by John G. Avildsen.

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Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles from the East and faces the difficult task of making friends. He becomes the object of bullying by a gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the gang leader's ex-girlfriend. Daniel asks Miyagi, a master of martial arts...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Karate kid (Motion picture : 1984)
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Kamen, Robert Mark
Weintraub, Jerry
Avildsen, John G., 1935-2017
Macchio, Ralph, 1961-
Morita, Pat, 1932-2005
Shue, Elisabeth
Conti, Bill
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional soundtracks in Spanish or French and optional subtitles in Spanish or French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1998]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Karate > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Karate > Training > Drama.
Teenagers > California > Los Angeles > Conduct of life > Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Karate.
Karate > Training.
Teenagers > Conduct of life.
California > Los Angeles.
Genre:
Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles from the East and faces the difficult task of making friends. He becomes the object of bullying by a gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the gang leader's ex-girlfriend. Daniel asks Miyagi, a master of martial arts, to help him learn karate. Daniel then prepares himself both mentally and physically for the fight of his life.
Note:Originally produced as motion picture in 1984.
Special features: theatrical trailers; scene selections.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF7 D0004866 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA: Rated PG.
ISBN:0800179501
9780800179502
Credits:Music, Bill Conti.
System Details:DVD; Dolby surround; standard version, formatted to fit TV.
Cast:
Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue.