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The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) 4.9
Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietman War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business. Director:John G. Avildsen |
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Cast
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| Ralph Macchio | ... | ||
| Pat Morita | ... |
Mr. Miyagi
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| Robyn Lively | ... | ||
| Thomas Ian Griffith | ... | ||
| Martin Kove | ... | ||
| Sean Kanan | ... | ||
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Jonathan Avildsen | ... | |
| Randee Heller | ... | ||
| William Christopher Ford | ... |
Dennis
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Pat E. Johnson | ... | |
| Rick Hurst | ... |
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Mrs. Milo
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Joseph V. Perry | ... |
Uncle Louie
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Jan Tríska | ... |
Milos
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Diana Webster | ... |
Margaret
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John Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Miyagi, visits Terry Silver, a Vietnam War comrade. Terry is a ruthless businessman and martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, and reestablish Cobra Kai. Upon returning from Okinawa, Daniel and Miyagi discover that their apartment building has been demolished, which brings Miyagi out of work. Going against Miyagi's wishes, Daniel uses his college funds to realize Miyagi's dream of opening a bonsai tree shop, and becomes a partner in the bonsai business. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 April 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross:
$38,956,288 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Vinnie Chas, Kari Kane, Kristy Majors, Steve Summers and Mitch Stevens
Performed by PBF
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While filming, Sean Kanan performed his own stunts, including one wherein he lunged forward and landed on his stomach for 20 takes. After taking aspirin for four days to deal with the residual pain, Kanan fell unconscious. At a hospital, he was diagnosed with internal bleeding caused by a torn abdominal wall. See more »Goofs
Towards the end of the movie Daniel tries to heal his arm using Miyagi's thick light green fizzy substance. In the next scene Miyagi knocks on Daniel's room's door which startles Daniel and knocks down the container with the liquid in it which now simply looks like water without any sign of the green stuff which was there just a few minutes earlier. See more »Soundtracks
48 HoursWritten by Vinnie Chas, Kari Kane, Kristy Majors, Steve Summers and Mitch Stevens
Performed by PBF
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I've gotta say, I was surprised by the ending to THE KARATE KID PART III. Daniel was physically outmatched (yeah, I know, he always is), but it was just nice to see something good come out of all of this. And seeing him outsmart the other guy was kinda nice. But there's a dour tone to this entire movie, and it all seems a bit silly.
Alright, so Kreese has bottomed out, and he's looking to rise from the muck and destroy Daniel LaRusso. That's kinda by-the-numbers for a second sequel, but I can see how they'd go with this for the hook. But the plan is to put the kid through psychological torment and macho head games to finally break his spirit and put the hurt on him. And it's all at the behest of the always-leering Terry Silver. They're just such one-dimensional bad guys. Pitting Daniel against Miyagi didn't make much sense because it could've all been handled with some rational explaining (but Daniel this time around is more hotheaded than ever).
Pat Morita makes this all sorta worthwhile because he well wears the weariness of a character that loses so much in the story. But I was surprised at how unsympathetic LaRusso was in this movie, and it's not very well-written. I've gotta wonder how this movie is different from Kamen's original script because it all feels very off. It's not a bad movie, just . . . silly.
5/10