Avildsen shot hours of footage from multiple angles
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Decades after their fight at the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, now middle-aged, are once again rivals in martial arts. During the filming of The Karate Kid, the late director John G.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three brand new angles of the famous crane kick
The crew behind Cobra Kai searched the studio’s archives and found a ton of never-before-seen clips to incorporate into the series in the form of flashbacks. One of them features Zabka’s real mother, seen in the stands at various angles that remained unreleased until 2018.
However, it is also interesting to note that the name given in Karate Kid II was not Miyagi’s original first name
Many people believe that Miyagi’s name on his tombstone is a continuity error, as in Karate Kid 4 (1994), his name is given as Keisuke, but previously a sign held up for him by Chozen in Karate Kid 2 (1986) read Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid who changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name given to him previously.
Featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018)
In Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi’s dog tag, which is attached to the keys of the 1948 Ford given to Daniel for his birthday, briefly states that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo. This show took me back to my childhood and made me realize how much I loved the movies and characters growing up.
There is still a lot to teach and learn
I was surprised at how well the characters have been updated and now include the younger generation.