The curiosities of the Karate Kid that every fan should know
What are the best Karate Kid curiosities? The saga of films that told the adventures of the young man Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and the Sr Miyagi (Pat Morita) among the main characters, are back in fashion thanks to the series Cobra Kai, recovered and relaunched by Netflix. The series recovers many of the protagonists of the films but nevertheless, are many of the young fans who hardly know the main argument of the 3 films preceding the series. We are going to remember some of the most important curiosities.
The curiosities of Karate Kid that you should know
The famous car of the “give wax, polish wax”
The car of the more than well-known scene of “dar cera, polishing wax ”was given to Ralph Macchio by production at the end of the film and not only keeps the Ford Super Deluxe from 1948 but also exhibits it in Cobra Kai, the series that follows the movie trilogy 30 years later.
William Zabka trained martial arts for the film and began practicing them in real life
William Zabka (Johnny Lawarence) is for many the true main protagonist of Cobra Kai. Pfor the filming of the first movie of 1984, Zabka I was just a teenager, had no experience with martial arts. The funny thing is that after training for the movie he liked it so much, who kept practicing karate for years in real life.
Pat Morita's accent
What Pat Morita (1932-2005) He had Japanese ancestry was evident from his looks. But what was not so obvious is that Morita was not from Okinawa, in fact I was not even born in Japan. He was originally from Las Vegas so his accent, it was far from being that of an oriental arrived from the country of the ‘Rising Sun’. So Morita was forced to force her accent to look totally Japanese..
Johnny Lawrence was the real Karate Kid
During the thirty years following the premiere of the first film (1984), numerous child psychologists and sociologists theorized that Daniel was the abuser and instigator and victim Johnny. Analyzing the scenes, Daniel seems to be always retaliating against Johnny. In the first confrontations between Johnny and Daniel, the first tries to leave and not enter the conflict, while Daniel gives him a betrayal blow. At the time of the shower, for example Johnny has not done anything to Daniel who without a word, seek conflict with Johnny. Barney already said it in 'How I Met Your Mother', the real karate kid was william zabka. This is what many people think after seeing Cobra Kai.
A trilogy directed by John G. Avildsen
In 1984 Karate Kid premiered, the moment of truth directed by John G. Avildsen who in case many did not know, he was the director of rocky (1976), Sylvester Stallone's first big hit. The success of Karate Kid led to the emergence of two new installments, written by the same screenwriter and directed by Avildsen himself: Karate Kid II: the story continues (1986) y Karate Kid III: The final challenge (1989). In all three of course Macchio and Morita repeated but also the character of John Kresse (Martin Kove).
