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Avildsen shot hours of footage from multiple angles during the tournament
Tale
Decades after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence are once again revealed as martial arts rivals. During the original filming of The Karate Kid, the late director John G. The crew behind Cobra Kai went through the studio vault and found a bunch of previously unseen clips that they were able to incorporate into the series using flashbulbs. One of them features Zabka’s real-life mother in the stands from various angles that hadn’t been seen until 2018.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three brand-new angles of the famous crane kick
Many people believe that Miyagi’s name on his tombstone is a continuity error, considering that in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is Keisuke, but it was actually shown earlier on the sign he was given by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986) to be Nariyoshi. This means that The Next Karate Kid changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept his previously given name. However, another interesting fact is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not Miyagi’s original name. In Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi’s name is briefly seen as Hideo on Miyagi’s dog tags attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford he was given as a birthday present to Daniel..
Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiri Shabazz (2018)
Appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony. I didn’t have high hopes for this show, or at least I didn’t have high hopes. The ones I had were a fun low budget trip down memory lane. But it’s so much more.
Miyagi taught us about balance
The production values are great, the casting is great, the plot, the writing, the tone, the pacing, the soundtrack. It’s all great from start to finish, and it’s got what Mr. It seems to hit so many of the right notes without pushing anything too hard, the comedy is just right, the emotional moments, just right, the cheese, the action, just right. It also does a great job of helping the viewer decide who the real heroes and villains are, because unlike the movies, nothing here is black and white.
If you’ve seen the movies, you’ll really enjoy it
If you haven’t, you’ll probably really enjoy it anyway. It stands on its own and feels modern, but as a continuity 30 years later it does so masterfully and with great respect for its past and its source without relying too heavily on it. BANSAI!!!
