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The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
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Release Date:
30 June 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.
Plot:
A bad guy from KK1 attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the aid of an old army buddy. full summary | add synopsis
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Revenge
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Martial Arts
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Vietnam
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Master
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Homoeroticism
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Awards:
5 nominations
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Heart-warming tale of a 30 year-old boy trapped in the early 80's
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ralph Macchio | ... | Daniel LaRusso |
 | Pat Morita | ... | Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita) |
 | Robyn Lively | ... | Jessica Andrews |
 | Thomas Ian Griffith | ... | Terry Silver |
 | Martin Kove | ... | John Kreese |
 | Sean Kanan | ... | Mike Barnes |
 | Jonathan Avildsen | ... | Snake |
| Randee Heller | ... | Lucille |
 | William Christopher Ford | ... | Dennis (as Christopher Paul Ford) |
| Pat E. Johnson | ... | Referee |
| Rick Hurst | ... | Announcer |
| Frances Bay | ... | Mrs. Milo |
| Joseph V. Perry | ... | Uncle Louie |
| Jan Triska | ... | Milos |
| Diana Webster | ... | Margaret |
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112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-12 |
Netherlands:AL |
Philippines:G |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Australia:PG
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This is Thomas Ian Griffith's movie debut.
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Revealing mistakes: When Terry Silver and Daniel are in the Cobra Kai dojo for the first time together and Daniel is attempting to sweep the "knee" of the wooden dummy, the wood is solid and he cannot break it. As Terry Silver prepares to demonstrate the move, a break in the wood of the first leg is plainly visible. Sure enough, that's where his foot makes contact and the wood falls apart. A break in the torso, where he hits it, is similarly visible.
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Quotes:
Terry Silver:
A man can't breathe, he can't fight.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
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Soundtrack:
OUT FOR THE COUNT
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FAQ
Why is Daniel living with Mr Miyagi? Where is his mother?How long after "Karate Kid II" does "Karate Kid III" take place?
Do Yukie and Kumiko come back from Japan with Daniel and Mr Miyagi?
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Getting a little fat there, Daniel? (I'm not even going to try to seriously evaluate this film.) It's comforting to know that after all his intensive training throughout the film, he doesn't gain any muscle mass or lose any chubbyness. He does learn how to act like a baby though, and thank God for that.
It's also nice to know that even though he has lived and worked in America for x-number of years, Mr. Miyagi's broken english has progressively become worse. This movie marks the transition of Miyagi from philosopher to caracterture/comedian. We get to witness him act out of character and say things like "You want to learn the sweep? I teach you the sweep," and sweep a broomstick on the floor. Very, very mature move there by Miyagi. What lesson was he teaching Daniel-son then? The even-I-can-act-like-a-pre-teen lesson?
But, as one reviewer has already mentioned, this movie is so egregious that it's fun to watch. Every character is a stereo-type(Miyagi and Daniel-son are stereo-types of themselves from previous films), and that means that the film is automatically going to be amusing.
Honestly, though, I would like to see another Karate Kid movie with Daniel and Miyagi; it would have to contain a spoof premise. People would pay to see that, still.