F orty-one years ago, Ralph Macchio landed the role of a bullied high school student who learns karate from his apartment building’s handyman in The Karate Kid. Few people involved with the movie thought they were creating a mega-blockbuster, but it wound up grossing an astounding $130.8 million on a …
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It was the crane kick seen ’round the world. There he is, skinny and picked-upon Daniel LaRusso, squaring off with the Cobra Kai dojo’s resident Aryan-youth bully and ace leg-sweeper Johnny Lawrence, in the final round of the All-Valley Karate tournament. His sensei, Nariyoshi Miyagi, watches impassively from the sidelines …
Read More »Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio Train New Prodigy in 'Karate Kid: Legends' Trailer
In the Karate Kid: Legends trailer, two revered karate masters return to teach the next prodigy their craft. Ralph Macchio, who starred in the first three installments of The Karate Kid, and Jackie Chan, who played the maintenance man turned sensei in the The Karate Kid revival with Jaden Smith, …
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