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Avildsen shot hours of footage of the tournament from multiple angles
Synopsis
Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence are re-discovering each other as rivals in the martial arts. During the original filming of The Karate Kid, the late director John G. The crew behind Cobra Kai scoured the studio’s vault and found tons of never-before-seen clips that they were able to incorporate into the series using flashes. One includes Zabka’s real-life mom, who was in the stands at various angles unseen until 2018. Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three brand new angles of the famous crane kick.
Featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kyrie Shabazz (2018)
Many people believe that Miyagi 39; the name on his tombstone is a continuity error, given that in Karate Kid 4 (1994) his name is listed as Keisuke, but it actually appeared on the sign Chozen held in Karate Kid 2 (1986) to be Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid who changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name he was previously given. However, another interesting fact is that the name given in Karate Kid Part II was not the original name given to Miyagi. In Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi’s first name Hideo is briefly seen on Miyagi’s dog tags attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday. I was a teenager in the 80’s and loved watching this movie – as did most guys my age.
It’s not overplayed (or underplayed)
I was a little skeptical when I saw that they were making a new series set 30 years after the end of the movie. But when I saw the trailers, I thought they might be on to something. After watching several episodes, I can say that they succeeded. This is the best show anywhere. It’s not dumb or stupid either.
But as a 40 year old – I kind of agree with him
It does a great job of being serious with some silliness or references from the 80’s thrown in here & there. This revival could have been a disaster, but it looks like they have the perfect lineup of writers, directors & actors. It’s funny because when I was a kid I wanted to punch Johnny in the throat as hard as I could. Well done to the people responsible for making this happen – and of course it couldn’t have happened without Ralph & William. Thank you!
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New season of “Silo” is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.