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* ActorInspiredElement: Pat Morita himself designed the bonsai logo that was sewed onto Daniel's gi.
* CastTheExpert: The referee in the final match is Pat E. Johnson, a karate expert and former student of Creator/ChuckNorris. He instructed many movie stars in karate. He is credited as the "fight instructor/choreographer" for the film.
* TheCastShowoff:
** Elisabeth Shue actually grew up playing soccer. She played with the boys as long as she could before finally taking up gymnastics.
** Ron Thompson was so skilled in martial arts that he was allowed to choreograph his own fight scenes.
* TheCastShowoff:
** Elisabeth Shue actually grew up playing soccer. She played with the boys as long as she could before finally taking up gymnastics.
** Ron Thompson was so skilled in martial arts that he was allowed to choreograph his own fight scenes.
* DeletedScene: There were two confrontations between Daniel and Johnny which were eventually cut from the film:
** The first takes place in the school cafeteria just after Daniel has bought lunch for Ali. Seeing them about to take a seat, Johnny hurries over just in time to sneak a piece of blueberry pie onto Daniel's chair. Standing up with his pants covered in blueberries, Daniel is equally embarrassed and livid. In a brave act of revenge, Daniel smears what is left of the pie across Johnny's shirt and mayhem ensues. A photo from this scene can be found on the back of the novelisation.
** The other scene occurs later in the film and also takes place at school. Coming up from a drink at the fountain, Daniel finds himself face to face with Johnny and stands up for himself once again by questioning the practices of the Cobra Kai.
** The first takes place in the school cafeteria just after Daniel has bought lunch for Ali. Seeing them about to take a seat, Johnny hurries over just in time to sneak a piece of blueberry pie onto Daniel's chair. Standing up with his pants covered in blueberries, Daniel is equally embarrassed and livid. In a brave act of revenge, Daniel smears what is left of the pie across Johnny's shirt and mayhem ensues. A photo from this scene can be found on the back of the novelisation.
** The other scene occurs later in the film and also takes place at school. Coming up from a drink at the fountain, Daniel finds himself face to face with Johnny and stands up for himself once again by questioning the practices of the Cobra Kai.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: William Zabka (Johnny) had no martial arts experience prior to being cast in the film, except being an accomplished wrestler.
* ScullyBox: The crew had Pat Morita stand on a 4-inch box so they could fit him into the face-to-face shot.
* ScullyBox: The crew had Pat Morita stand on a 4-inch box so they could fit him into the face-to-face shot.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, the studio wanted ToshiroMifune to play Mr. Miyagi despite not being fluent in English as he would have had to learn all his lines phonetically but writer Robert Mark Kamen was against that casting choice.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The role of Daniel LaRusso was allegedly initially offered to Creator/SeanPenn. Since he was trying for more adult roles he turned it down.
Creator/CharlieSheen also turned it down.
** Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-likevillain]]). What's more, villain]]).
** Creator/ToshiroMifune auditioned for Mr. Miyagi. Although he was great in thestudio wanted ToshiroMifune audition (according to play Mr. director John G. Avildsen in the DVD Commentary), it was felt that his version of Miyagi despite not being fluent in English as he would have had to learn all his lines phonetically but writer Robert Mark Kamen was against that casting choice."too serious" and played much like the samurai warriors he played in the Creator/AkiraKurosawa movies and he was turned down.
** The role of Daniel LaRusso was allegedly initially offered to Creator/SeanPenn. Since he was trying for more adult roles he turned it down.
Creator/CharlieSheen also turned it down.
** Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like
** Creator/ToshiroMifune auditioned for Mr. Miyagi. Although he was great in the
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* WordOfDante: According to the commentary track on the home video versions of the movie, William Zabka came up with a loose backstory for the Johnny Lawrence character, in order to better "get the feel" for playing the character. He states in the commentary that he envisioned Johnny as having no father, and that Kreese is the closest thing to a father figure he had in his life.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, the studio wanted ToshiroMifune to play Mr. Miyagi despite not being fluent in English as would have had to learn all his lines phonetically but writer Robert Mark Kamen was against that casting choice.
** Creator/{{Mako}} was offered the role of Mr. Miyagi but he turned it down to do ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''. He did eventually play a similar character in ''Film/Sidekicks''.
** Creator/{{Mako}} was offered the role of Mr. Miyagi but he turned it down to do ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''. He did eventually play a similar character in ''Film/Sidekicks''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, the studio wanted ToshiroMifune to play Mr. Miyagi despite not being fluent in English as he would have had to learn all his lines phonetically but writer Robert Mark Kamen was against that casting choice.
** Creator/{{Mako}} was offered the role of Mr. Miyagi but he turned it down to do ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''. He did eventually play a similar character in''Film/Sidekicks''.
''Sidekicks''.
** Creator/{{Mako}} was offered the role of Mr. Miyagi but he turned it down to do ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''. He did eventually play a similar character in
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of Mr. Miyagi but was not fluent in English and would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of studio wanted ToshiroMifune to play Mr. Miyagi but was despite not being fluent in English and as would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.
phonetically but writer Robert Mark Kamen was against that casting choice.
** Creator/{{Mako}} was offered the role of Mr. Miyagi but he turned it down to do ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''. He did eventually play a similar character in ''Film/Sidekicks''.
** Creator/{{Mako}} was offered the role of Mr. Miyagi but he turned it down to do ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer''. He did eventually play a similar character in ''Film/Sidekicks''.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** The black Cobra Kai student? It's ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds''[='=] Lamar Latrell. We shit you not.
** ''Karate Kid II'' had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''[='=]s Creator/BDWong, and Clarence Gilyard of ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' and ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' fame.
** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonymous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[Series/HappyDays Arnold.]]
** [[Series/WalkerTexasRanger Trivette]] shows up in Okinawa to watch Daniel break slabs of ice.
** The black Cobra Kai student? It's ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds''[='=] Lamar Latrell. We shit you not.
** ''Karate Kid II'' had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''[='=]s Creator/BDWong, and Clarence Gilyard of ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' and ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' fame.
** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonymous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[Series/HappyDays Arnold.]]
** [[Series/WalkerTexasRanger Trivette]] shows up in Okinawa to watch Daniel break slabs of ice.
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!!The animated series
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Was given little to no promotion on Creator/{{NBC}} during its original run and was quickly axed after only thirteen episodes due to abysmal ratings.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Was given little to no promotion on Creator/{{NBC}} during its original run and was quickly axed after only thirteen episodes due to abysmal ratings.
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!!The 2010 remake has examples of:
* ActorAllusion:
** Jaden's father Creator/WillSmith did a parody of ''Karate Kid'' on an episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Pat Morita, the orignal Miyagi, guest starred in the same episode.
** Also, Dre was just relaxin all cool and shooting some basketball outside of school and is then interrupted by bullies. Remind you of anyone?
* [[BackedByThePentagon Backed by Beijing]]: The remake has [[SceneryPorn gratuitous shots]] of notable landmarks in China which have probably needed to be directly authorized by some high Chinese officials. In return, China is depicted as a really nice land, mix of ancient civilization, modernity, and natural beauty. Not to forget a puppet play.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[RushHour Inspector Lee]] is [[Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness Chris Gardner]]'s mentor!!!
** The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
** [[TheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton Queenie]] is Dre's Mom!!!
* NamesTheSame:
** [[VideoGame/JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[Film/EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man.]]
* ActorAllusion:
** Jaden's father Creator/WillSmith did a parody of ''Karate Kid'' on an episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Pat Morita, the orignal Miyagi, guest starred in the same episode.
** Also, Dre was just relaxin all cool and shooting some basketball outside of school and is then interrupted by bullies. Remind you of anyone?
* [[BackedByThePentagon Backed by Beijing]]: The remake has [[SceneryPorn gratuitous shots]] of notable landmarks in China which have probably needed to be directly authorized by some high Chinese officials. In return, China is depicted as a really nice land, mix of ancient civilization, modernity, and natural beauty. Not to forget a puppet play.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[RushHour Inspector Lee]] is [[Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness Chris Gardner]]'s mentor!!!
** The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
** [[TheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton Queenie]] is Dre's Mom!!!
* NamesTheSame:
** [[VideoGame/JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[Film/EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man.]]
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Thankfully avoided in the original film, the studio demanded that the quiet scene in which Daniel discovers a drunken Miyagi mourning his lost wife and child, who died in a relocation camp while he was away being a war hero in Italy during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, be cut because it "disrupted the flow of the movie". The director apparently went to ''war'' to keep it in the film. Pat Morita would later say that it was this scene that earned him an AcademyAward nomination for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi. (Ralph Macchio disagrees, citing his presence in the entire film as the reason.)
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Thankfully avoided in the original film, the studio demanded that the quiet scene in which Daniel discovers a drunken Miyagi mourning his lost wife and child, who died in a relocation camp while he was away being a war hero in Italy during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, be cut because it "disrupted the flow of the movie". The director apparently went to ''war'' to keep it in the film. Pat Morita would later say that it was this scene that earned him an AcademyAward UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi. (Ralph Macchio disagrees, citing his presence in the entire film as the reason.)
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** ''Karate Kid II'' had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''[='=]s B.D. Wong, and Clarence Gilyard of ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' and ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' fame.
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** ''Karate Kid II'' had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''[='=]s B.D. Wong, Creator/BDWong, and Clarence Gilyard of ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' and ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' fame.
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** [[JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man.]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man.]]
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** [[JadeEmpire [[VideoGame/JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
**[[EnterTheDragon [[Film/EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man.]]
**
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* ActorSharedBackground: Tamlyn Tomita, like Kumiko, was born in Okinawa.
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* ActorSharedBackground: ActorSharedBackground:
** Tamlyn Tomita, like Kumiko, was born in Okinawa.
** Tamlyn Tomita, like Kumiko, was born in Okinawa.
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* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 26 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice,[[note]]although Macchio himself was very uncomfortable being romantically paired with the 16-year-old Robyn Lively in the third movie[[/note]] making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
** Poked fun at in a 90's commercial for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpVJgSkGgk Brisk Iced Tea]].
-->"Daniel-San": Kid? I'm 35.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Thankfully avoided in the original film, the studio demanded that the quiet scene in which Daniel discovers a drunken Miyagi mourning his lost wife and child, who died in a relocation camp while he was away being a war hero in Italy during WorldWarII) be cut because it "disrupted the flow of the movie". The director apparently went to ''war'' to keep it in the film. Pat Morita would later say that it was this scene that earned him an AcademyAward nomination for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi. (Ralph Macchio disagrees, citing his presence in the entire film as the reason.)
* HeyItsThatGuy: The black Cobra Kai student? It's [[RevengeOfTheNerds Lamar Latrell.]] We shit you not. Karate Kid II had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as SVU's B.D. Wong, and Clarence Gilyard of Walker: Texas Ranger and Matlock fame.
** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonymous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[HappyDays Arnold.]]
** Poked fun at in a 90's commercial for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpVJgSkGgk Brisk Iced Tea]].
-->"Daniel-San": Kid? I'm 35.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Thankfully avoided in the original film, the studio demanded that the quiet scene in which Daniel discovers a drunken Miyagi mourning his lost wife and child, who died in a relocation camp while he was away being a war hero in Italy during WorldWarII) be cut because it "disrupted the flow of the movie". The director apparently went to ''war'' to keep it in the film. Pat Morita would later say that it was this scene that earned him an AcademyAward nomination for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi. (Ralph Macchio disagrees, citing his presence in the entire film as the reason.)
* HeyItsThatGuy: The black Cobra Kai student? It's [[RevengeOfTheNerds Lamar Latrell.]] We shit you not. Karate Kid II had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as SVU's B.D. Wong, and Clarence Gilyard of Walker: Texas Ranger and Matlock fame.
** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonymous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[HappyDays Arnold.]]
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* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 26 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice,[[note]]although Macchio himself was very uncomfortable being romantically paired with the 16-year-old Robyn Lively in the third movie[[/note]] making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
**kids. Poked fun at in a 90's commercial for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpVJgSkGgk Brisk Iced Tea]].
-->"Daniel-San": -->'''"Daniel-San":''' Kid? I'm 35.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Thankfully avoided in the original film, the studio demanded that the quiet scene in which Daniel discovers a drunken Miyagi mourning his lost wife and child, who died in a relocation camp while he was away being a war hero in Italy duringWorldWarII) UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, be cut because it "disrupted the flow of the movie". The director apparently went to ''war'' to keep it in the film. Pat Morita would later say that it was this scene that earned him an AcademyAward nomination for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi. (Ralph Macchio disagrees, citing his presence in the entire film as the reason.)
*HeyItsThatGuy: HeyItsThatGuy:
** The black Cobra Kai student? It's[[RevengeOfTheNerds ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds''[='=] Lamar Latrell.]] Latrell. We shit you not. Karate not.
** ''Karate KidII II'' had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as SVU's ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''[='=]s B.D. Wong, and Clarence Gilyard of Walker: Texas Ranger ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' and Matlock ''Series/{{Matlock}}'' fame.
** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonymous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by[[HappyDays [[Series/HappyDays Arnold.]]
**
* ExecutiveMeddling: Thankfully avoided in the original film, the studio demanded that the quiet scene in which Daniel discovers a drunken Miyagi mourning his lost wife and child, who died in a relocation camp while he was away being a war hero in Italy during
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** The black Cobra Kai student? It's
** ''Karate Kid
** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonymous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by
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* ThrowItIn: The song drunkenly sung by Mr. Miyagi was one he heard when he was a child. This even gets worked into the second movie as being Miyagi and Yukie's old song.
** Also, the song playing in the country club Daniel crashes in the first movie is heard again in the second movie, on the radio in the cab ride from the Okinawa airport. Neither occurrence is a plot point.
** Also, the song playing in the country club Daniel crashes in the first movie is heard again in the second movie, on the radio in the cab ride from the Okinawa airport. Neither occurrence is a plot point.
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* ThrowItIn: ThrowItIn:
** The song drunkenly sung by Mr. Miyagi was one he heard when he was a child. This even gets worked into the second movie as being Miyagi and Yukie's old song.
**Also, the The song playing in the country club Daniel crashes in the first movie is heard again in the second movie, on the radio in the cab ride from the Okinawa airport. Neither occurrence is a plot point.
** The song drunkenly sung by Mr. Miyagi was one he heard when he was a child. This even gets worked into the second movie as being Miyagi and Yukie's old song.
**
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* ActorAllusion: Jaden's father Creator/WillSmith did a parody of ''Karate Kid'' on an episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Pat Morita The orignal Miyagi guest starred in the same episode.
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* ActorAllusion: ActorAllusion:
** Jaden's father Creator/WillSmith did a parody of ''Karate Kid'' on an episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. PatMorita The Morita, the orignal Miyagi Miyagi, guest starred in the same episode.
** Jaden's father Creator/WillSmith did a parody of ''Karate Kid'' on an episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Pat
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[RushHour Inspector Lee]] is [[Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness Chris Gardner]]'s mentor!!!
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
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* HeyItsThatGuy: HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[RushHour Inspector Lee]] is [[Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness Chris Gardner]]'s mentor!!!
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: ** The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
** [[RushHour Inspector Lee]] is [[Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness Chris Gardner]]'s mentor!!!
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* NamesTheSame: [[JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man]]
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* NamesTheSame: NamesTheSame:
** [[JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, MrHan-Man]]
Han-Man.]]
** [[JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of Mr. Miyagi but was not fluent in English and would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ChuckNorris Creator/ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of Mr. Miyagi but was not fluent in English and would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.
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** Poked fun at in a 90's commercial for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpVJgSkGgk Brisk Iced Tea]].
-->"Daniel-San": Kid? I'm 35.
-->"Daniel-San": Kid? I'm 35.
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* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 26 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice, making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
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* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 26 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice, voice,[[note]]although Macchio himself was very uncomfortable being romantically paired with the 16-year-old Robyn Lively in the third movie[[/note]] making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Thankfully avoided in the original film, the studio demanded that the quiet scene in which Daniel discovers a drunken Miyagi mourning his lost wife and child, who died in a relocation camp while he was away being a war hero in Italy during WorldWarII) be cut because it "disrupted the flow of the movie". The director apparently went to ''war'' to keep it in the film. Pat Morita would later say that it was this scene that earned him an AcademyAward nomination for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi. (Ralph Macchio disagrees, citing his presence in the entire film as the reason.)
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* ActorAllusion: Jaden's father Creator/WillSmith did a parody of ''Karate Kid'' on an episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Pat Morita The orignal Miyagi guest starred in the same episode.
** Also, Dre was just relaxin all cool and shooting some basketball outside of school and is then interrupted by bullies. Remind you of anyone?
* [[BackedByThePentagon Backed by Beijing]]: The remake has [[SceneryPorn gratuitous shots]] of notable landmarks in China which have probably needed to be directly authorized by some high Chinese officials. In return, China is depicted as a really nice land, mix of ancient civilization, modernity, and natural beauty. Not to forget a puppet play.
** Also, Dre was just relaxin all cool and shooting some basketball outside of school and is then interrupted by bullies. Remind you of anyone?
* [[BackedByThePentagon Backed by Beijing]]: The remake has [[SceneryPorn gratuitous shots]] of notable landmarks in China which have probably needed to be directly authorized by some high Chinese officials. In return, China is depicted as a really nice land, mix of ancient civilization, modernity, and natural beauty. Not to forget a puppet play.
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** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man]]
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** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man]]Han-Man]]
!!The Video Game
* NoExportForYou: Inverted: Despise being programmed in Japan, the game was not released there. Not that the programmers or the Japanese audience cared about the game anyways.
!!The Video Game
* NoExportForYou: Inverted: Despise being programmed in Japan, the game was not released there. Not that the programmers or the Japanese audience cared about the game anyways.
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He aged seven years in a five-year span? That doesn\'t add up.
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* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 28 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice, making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
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* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 28 26 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice, making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon [[Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
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* ActorSharedBackground: Tamlyn Tomita, like Kumiko, was born in Okinawa.
** Danny Kamekona was from Hawaii, where the movie was filmed.
** Danny Kamekona was from Hawaii, where the movie was filmed.
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** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonmous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[HappyDays Arnold.]]
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** Before [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonmous synonymous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[HappyDays Arnold.]]]]
** [[Series/WalkerTexasRanger Trivette]] shows up in Okinawa to watch Daniel break slabs of ice.
** [[Series/WalkerTexasRanger Trivette]] shows up in Okinawa to watch Daniel break slabs of ice.
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** Before [[DarkMan Robert G Durant]] became synonmous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[HappyDays Arnold.]]
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** Before [[DarkMan [[Film/{{Darkman}} Robert G Durant]] became synonmous with burning scientists and collecting fingers he was a racist drunk that had his beer bottles Karate chopped by [[HappyDays Arnold.]]
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy]]: [[RushHour Inspector Lee]] is [[Film/ThePursuitOfHappyness Chris Gardner]]'s mentor!!!
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** Also, the song playing in the country club Daniel crashes in the first movie is heard in the second movie on the radio in the cab ride from the Okinawa airport.
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** Also, the song playing in the country club Daniel crashes in the first movie is heard again in the second movie movie, on the radio in the cab ride from the Okinawa airport.airport. Neither occurrence is a plot point.
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** It's also the song playing in the country club Daniel crashes in the first movie.
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
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* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[TomorrowNeverDies [[Film/TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of Mr. Miyagi but was not fluent in English and would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of Mr. Miyagi but was not fluent in English and would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.phonetically.
!!The 2010 remake has examples of:
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
* NamesTheSame: [[JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man]]
!!The 2010 remake has examples of:
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: The female snake charmer is played by an uncredited [[CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon Michelle]] [[TomorrowNeverDies Yeoh]] (?).
* NamesTheSame: [[JadeEmpire Hehehehe. Master Li.]]
** [[EnterTheDragon Bullshit, Mr Han-Man]]
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!!The original film series has examples of:
* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 28 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice, making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
* HeyItsThatGuy: The black Cobra Kai student? It's [[RevengeOfTheNerds Lamar Latrell.]] We shit you not. Karate Kid II had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as SVU's B.D. Wong, and Clarence Gilyard of Walker: Texas Ranger and Matlock fame.
* ThrowItIn: The song drunkenly sung by Mr. Miyagi was one he heard when he was a child. This even gets worked into the second movie as being Miyagi and Yukie's old song.
* TropeNamers: WaxOnWaxOff, and formerly "[[OrderedToCheat Sweep the Leg]]".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of Mr. Miyagi but was not fluent in English and would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.
* DawsonCasting: Ralph Macchio was 21 when the first film was made, playing a 17 year old. He was 28 playing an 18 year old in the third film. Not many people noticed thanks to Macchio's boyish good looks and high-pitched voice, making this one of the few effective examples of the trope. Avoided in the reboot, as the kids are actual kids.
* HeyItsThatGuy: The black Cobra Kai student? It's [[RevengeOfTheNerds Lamar Latrell.]] We shit you not. Karate Kid II had one line roles from such up-and-coming actors as SVU's B.D. Wong, and Clarence Gilyard of Walker: Texas Ranger and Matlock fame.
* ThrowItIn: The song drunkenly sung by Mr. Miyagi was one he heard when he was a child. This even gets worked into the second movie as being Miyagi and Yukie's old song.
* TropeNamers: WaxOnWaxOff, and formerly "[[OrderedToCheat Sweep the Leg]]".
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ChuckNorris was offered the role of Kreese, but he didn't want martial artists to be portrayed in a bad light (he would later play himself in Sidekicks, another [[FollowTheLeader movie with a Miyagi-like mentor and a Kreese-like villain]]). What's more, ''Toshiro Mifune'' reportedly auditioned for the role of Mr. Miyagi but was not fluent in English and would have had to learn all his lines phonetically.
