The Karate Kid

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The Karate Kid is a 1984 film about a boy who, after being beaten by local bullies using karate, becomes a student of a mild-mannered handyman who also happens to be a karate master.

Directed by John G. Avildsen. Written by Robert Mark Kamen. Starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita.
Only the Old One could teach him the secrets of the masters. Taglines

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[edit] Mr. Kesuke Miyagi

  • Daniel-san, you much humor!
  • Daniel-san, you look revenge. That way you start by digging two grave!
  • [repeated line to Daniel] Look eye! Always look eye!
  • To make honey, young bee need young flower, not old prune.

[edit] Others

  • John Kreese: We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition. A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy. What is the problem, Mr. Lawrence?
  • Tommy: Get him a body bag, yeah!

[edit] Dialogue

Lucille Larusso: California, here we come! California...oh, what is the matter, Daniel? You don't like my singing?
Daniel Larusso: I don't like the song, Ma.
Lucille halts her station wagon in from of apartment complex which will become the new Larusso residence
Lucille Larusso: This is it, Daniel, end of the line!
Daniel Larusso: You're telling me.
Lucille Larusso: Will you look at those palm trees? Damn! You know what this means?
Daniel Larusso: Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts.
Lucille unpacks car while Daniel looks around new apartment complex
Freddy Fernandez: Hey, are you new here?
Daniel Larusso: Yeah, I came from Newark, New Jersey. My name's Daniel Larusso.
Freddy Fernandez: I'm Freddy Fernandez. Welcome to California. Offers handshake to Daniel Hey, we were having an end-of-summer clambake on the beach tommorrow night, want to come?
Daniel Larusso: Sure!
Daniel looks for apartment, while passing an old lady holding a small dog
Lady with Dog: This place is a dump. You should return to Newark!
Daniel Larusso: How did you know I was from Newark?
Lady with Dog: I overheard your conversation with Freddy. I'm a Jersey girl myself, from Parsippany. I never should have left.
Daniel Larusso: Parsippany? I got an Uncle Louie from Parsippany!
Lady with Dog: Louis Fontini?
Daniel Larusso: No, Louie Larusso.
Lady with Dog: Don't know him.
John Kreese: Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?
Cobra Kai: No, Sensei!
John Kreese: Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it?
Cobra Kai: No, Sensei!
John Kreese: Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?
Cobra Kai: No, Sensei!
John Kreese: Prepare! What do we study here?
Cobra Kai: The way of the fist, sir!
John Kreese: And what is that way?
Cobra Kai: Strike first, strike hard, no mercy, sir!
John Kreese: I can't hear you!
Cobra Kai: Strike first, strike hard, no mercy, sir!
John Kreese: Class, we have visitors. Fall in behind me.
Cobra Kai students assemble behind John Kreese, who angrily approaches Daniel and Miyagi.
John Kreese: I hear you jumped some of my students last night.
Kesuke Miyagi: Afraid facts mixed up.
John Kreese: You calling Mr. Lawrence a liar?
Kesuke Miyagi: No call no one nothing.
John Kreese: What are you here for old man?
Kesuke Miyagi: Come ask leave boy alone.
John Kreese: What's the matter? The boy can't take care of his own problems?
Kesuke Miyagi: One to one problem, yes. Five to one problem, too much to ask anyone.
John Kreese: Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. Feel like a match Mr. Lawrence?
Johnny Lawrence: Yes sensei!
Kesuke Miyagi: No more fighting.
John Kreese: This is a karate dojo not a knitting class! You don't come in here, drop a challenge and leave old man. Now, you get the boy on the mat or else you and I are going to have a major problem.
Kesuke Miyagi: Too much advantage, your dojo.
John Kreese: Name a place.
Kesuke Miyagi: Tournament.
John Kreese: (chuckles) You've got real nerve old man, real nerve. But I think we can accommodate you. Can't we Mr. Lawrence?
Johnny Lawrence: Yes sensei.
John Kreese: Fall in. (Johnny gets back in line)
Kesuke Miyagi: Ask one more small request.
John Kreese: Make it fast.
Kesuke Miyagi: Ask leave boy alone to train.
John Kreese: (chuckles) You're a pushy little bastard ain't ya? But I like that. I like that! All right, no one touches the prima donna until the tournament. Is that understood?
Cobra Kai: Yes sensei!
John Kreese: But if you don't show, then it's open season on him...and you.
Daniel is bicycling home when he is approached by the Cobra Gang on motorcycles
Dutch: Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel?
Johnny Lawrence: No, he wants to learn karate! Well, here's your first lesson: how to take a fall!
Dutch: Don't think about the pain.
Cobras shove Daniel into ravine then ride away laughing uproariously. Daniel trudges home then throws the bike in a dumpster.
Daniel LaRusso: This damn bike. I hate this bike. I hate this frigging bike. Stupid bike.
Lucille LaRusso: Daniel! What's the matter? Why did you throw your bike away?
Daniel LaRusso: Because I felt like it, Mom.
Lucille LaRusso: Please look at me when I'm talking to you (sees Daniel's bruises) Oh my god! Can you tell me what's going on and don't tell me about another bike accident!
Daniel LaRusso: What do you want to hear mom?
Lucille LaRusso: I want to hear the truth!
Daniel LaRusso: No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear is how great it is. Well, it may be great to you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT!! I just want to go home! Why can't we just go home?
Lucille LaRusso: Look at me, I cannot help you unless you tell me what's wrong!
Daniel LaRusso: I gotta take karate! That's it!
Lucille LaRusso: You took karate!
Daniel Larusso: No, not at the Y. At a good school.
Lucille Larusso: But, fighting doesn't solve anything Daniel.
Daniel Larusso: Well, neither does palm trees mom.
Lucille Larusso: That's not fair!
Daniel Larusso: Like it was fair coming over here without asking me how I felt about it. Right that was really fair.
Lucille Larusso: You're right. I should've asked.
Daniel Larusso: Well I just want to go home. That's it. I don't understand the rules here and I want to go home.
Lucille Larusso: Let's clean you up and maybe we can figure out the rules here together. What about your bike?
Daniel Larusso: It's safer taking a bus. Why cant we just go home? Why can't we just go home and forget this place?
Daniel and his mother go upstairs. Their argument was overheard by Mr. Miyagi, who emerges from his office, troubled over Daniel's problem.
Daniel LaRusso: How come you didn't tell me?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Tell you what?
Daniel LaRusso: That you knew karate?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You never ask?
Daniel LaRusso: Well, where did you learn it?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Father.
Daniel LaRusso: But I thought he was a fisherman.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called te, "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call karate. "empty hand".
Daniel LaRusso: I always thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You too much TV.
Daniel LaRusso: That what my mother tells me.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Fighting always last answer to problem.
Daniel LaRusso: No offense, Mr Miyajee, but I don't think you understand my problem...
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [interrupting] Mi... ya... gi... understand problem perfect. Your friend, all karate student, eh?
Daniel LaRusso: Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Problem: attitude.
Daniel LaRusso: No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only.
Daniel LaRusso: That's not what these guys are taught.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai - can see. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do.
Daniel LaRusso: Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Now use head for something other than target Daniel-san.
Daniel LaRusso: I was only kidding.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Why?
Daniel LaRusso: Because I'd get killed if I showed up there.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Get killed anyway.
Daniel LaRusso: Would you go with me?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: No can do.
Daniel LaRusso: Why? You said it was a good idea.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: For you, good idea. For me, good idea no get involved.
Daniel LaRusso: But you're already involved.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Very sorry.
Daniel LaRusso: Well thanks for nothing then! Thanks for nothing. Like I didn't have enough problems already. Now I gotta carry your weight too. Thanks. Don't do me any more favors pal alright?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Daniel-san.
Daniel LaRusso: What?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: OK, I go.
Daniel LaRusso: Oh thanks! Thanks Mr. Miyajee.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Miyagi.
Daniel LaRusso: Miyagi. Hey, what kind of belt do you have?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Canvas. J.C. Penney. $3.98. You like? [laughs]
Daniel LaRusso: No, I meant...
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants. [laughs; then, seriously] Daniel-san, karate here. [taps his head] Karate here. [taps his heart] Karate never here. [points to his belt] Understand?
Daniel LaRusso: I think so.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Good night, Daniel-san.
Daniel Larusso: Good night, Mr. Miyajee. Miyagi! Miyagi. Tomorrow morning?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Ten o clock.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Now, ready?
Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, I guess so.
Mr, Kesuke Miyagi: [sighs] Daniel-san, must talk. [they both kneel] Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, [makes squish gesture] get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes", or karate do "no". You karate do "guess so", [makes squish gesture] just like grape. Understand?
Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, I understand.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Now, ready?
Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, I'm ready.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: First make sacred pact. I promise teach karate. That my part. You promise learn. I say, you do, no questions. That your part.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: First, wash all car. Then wax. Wax on...
Daniel LaRusso: Hey, why do I have to...?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Ah ah! Remember deal! No questions!
Daniel LaRusso: Yeah, but...
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai! [makes circular gestures with each hand] Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out of mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. [walks away, still making circular motions with hands] Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off.
Daniel LaRusso: Hey where do these old cars come from?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Detroit.
Daniel LaRusso: Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Man who catch fly with chopsticks accomplish anything.
Daniel LaRusso: Ever catch one?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Not yet.
Mr. Miyagi comes home from fishing and finds Daniel close to finishing painting his house.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Oop. Miss spot.
Daniel LaRusso: What spot? Hey, how come you didn't tell me you were going fishing?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You not here when I go.
Daniel LaRusso: Maybe I would've like to have gone. You ever think about that?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You karate training.
Daniel LaRusso: I'm WHAT?! I'm being your goddamn slave man is what I'm being! Now we made a deal here.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: So?
Daniel LaRusso: So? So you're supposed to teach and I'm supposed to learn remember? For four days, I've been busting my ass and I haven't learned a goddamn thing!
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hah, learn plenty!
Daniel LaRusso: I've learned plenty! I've learned how to sand your decks maybe! How about wash your cars, paint your house, paint your fence. I've learned plenty!
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Oh, Daniel-san not everything is as seems.
Daniel LaRusso: Oh bullshit! I'm going home man!
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Daniel-san! Daniel-san!!
Daniel LaRusso: What?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Show me sand floor.
Daniel LaRusso: I can't move my arm, alright? [Mr. Miyagi claps then rubs his hands quickly] What are you doing? What? [Mr. Miyagi starts massaging Daniel's arm] Ow! Ow, what are you doing?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Now show me sand floor.
[Daniel's pain has been supressed]
Daniel LaRusso: How did you do that?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: SHOW!!!
Daniel LaRusso: What where you doing on those stumps over there?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Called crane technique.
Daniel LaRusso: Does it work?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: If do right, no can defense.
Daniel LaRusso: Could you teach me?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine.
Daniel LaRusso: Where did you learn it from?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Father teach.
Daniel LaRusso: You must have had some father, man
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Oh, yes.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Excuse me, please. Boy cold. Must leave. Kindly remove bottles.
Drunk: Kindry do it yourself, Mr. Moto!
[Miyagi karate-chops the tops of three beer bottles]
Daniel LaRusso: How did you do that? How did you do that?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Don't know. First time.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [on Daniel's birthday, after having already giving him a present] Go outside. Something show you.
Daniel LaRusso: What?
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Number two present. [leads Daniel outside]
Daniel LaRusso: [walking and talking] Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already. [Miyagi keeps walking, silently] No really, I'm serious.
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [stops and points to his fleet of antique cars] Choose.
Daniel LaRusso: [surprised and hesitant] Oh, no...
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Hai! Hurt old man feeling. [points again] Choose.
Daniel LaRusso: You're the best friend I've ever had!
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: You... pretty OK, too. Go, find balance. [chuckles]
[Daniel starts to drive away]
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: Banzai, Daniel-san!
Daniel LaRusso: Hey, banzai!
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [beat; then; louder] Banzai!
Daniel LaRusso: [louder] Banzai!
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi: [shouts] Banzai!
Daniel La Russo: [shouts back] Banzai!
Daniel, Mr. Miyagi and Ali go out onto tournament quadrangle, where they are stopped by an official.
Official: Hold it. Only teachers and students on the competition floor. I'm sorry.
Daniel: Oh, but he doesn't speak English and I can't understand his instructions without her. She's his translator.
Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.
Official: What did he say?
Ali: He said you reminded him of an uncle of his in Tokyo.
Official{flattered}: Well, I guess it is all right.
Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.
Official: What's that?
Ali: He says you're very kind.
Official: Thank you.
Mr. Miyagi: Welcome.
John Kreese: Bobby, I want him out of commission.
Bobby: But, Sensei, I can beat this guy.
John Kreese: I don't want him beaten.
Bobby: But I'll be disqualified.
John Kreese: Out of commission.
John Kreese: Sweep the leg. (referring to Daniel's injured leg)
[Johnny stares at him in shock]
John Kreese: Do you have a problem with that?
Johnny Lawrence: No, Sensei.
John Kreese: No mercy.
Score is tied 2-2. The next point will mean the end of the tournament. Daniel assumes the crane kick position. As Johnny advances, Daniel does the crane kick to his head.
Referee: Winner!
Ring Announcer: Our new champion is Daniel Larusso!
Audience cheers. Both Mrs. LaRusso and Ali rush out to the mat hug Daniel
Lucille Larusso: Oh, Daniel!
Ali Mills: All right!
[Freddy Fernandez and his friends hoist up Daniel; Johnny accepts defeat and hands over championship trophy to Daniel]
Johnny Lawrence: You are all right, Larusso. Great match!
Daniel Larusso: Yeah! We did it, Mr. Miyagi!

[edit] Taglines

  • He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands.
  • Only the "Old One" could teach him the secrets of masters.

[edit] Cast

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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