The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (1984) Director: John G. Alvidson Writer: Robert Mark Kamen Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Randee Heller, Martin Kove, William Zabka, Ron Thomas, Rob Garrison, Chad McQueen Synopsis: New Jersey teenager Daniel Larusso (Macchio) is forced to relocate to Los Angeles when his mother Lucille (Heller) scores a new job. While Daniel soon learns that he doesn't really fit in with the California surfer crown, he manages to catch the eye of Ali (Shue), one of the most popular girls in school. Unfortunately, Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny (Zabka) still carries a torch for her and decides to take out his frustrations on Daniel by beating him up regularly. Daniel tries to fight back, but Johnny and his friends are black belt karate students trained by their sadistic sensei Kreese (Kove) to show no mercy to an opponent. The tide turns for Daniel when he meets Mr. Myagi (Morita), the maintenance man of his building who is also from Okinawa. Mr. Myagi agr...