The Karate Kid (Ep. 49)

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we wax on, we wax off, and we get into the ring with The Karate Kid!

For this episode, we watched:

• The original movie from 1984, directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Robert Mark Kamen, and starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
• The 2010 remake, directed by Harald Zwart, written by Christopher Murphey, and starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, and Taraji P. Henson. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• The Karate Kid series: The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and The Next Karate Kid (1994)
• My Cousin Vinny
• “Jackie Chan: How to Do Action Comedy” from Every Frame a Painting

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