The Karate Kid, Part III

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The Karate Kid, Part III
Karate kid part III.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by John G. Avildsen
Produced by Jerry Weintraub
Written by Robert Mark Kamen
Based on characters created by
Robert Mark Kamen
Starring Ralph Macchio
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
Music by Bill Conti
Cinematography Steve Yaconelli
Edited by John G. Avildsen
John Carter
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
 June 30, 1989 (1989-06-30) (United States)
Running time
 112 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $12.5 million (estimated)
Box office $38.9 million[1]

The Karate Kid, Part III is a 1989 American martial arts film, and the second sequel to the hit motion picture The Karate Kid (1984). The film stars Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Robyn Lively and Thomas Ian Griffith. As was the case with the first two films in the series, it was directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen, with stunts choreographed by Pat E. Johnson and the music composed by Bill Conti. The film is about the returning John Kreese(Kove), who plans to gain revenge on Daniel(Machhio) and Mr. Miyagi(Morita) with the help of a Vietnam War comrade(Griffth). Daniel somehow falls into their trap, which can harm his relationship with Miyagi.

Plot

Cobra Kai instructor John Kreese is now broke due to the loss of his students, who left the Cobra Kai dojo after he attacked Johnny Lawrence last year at the All Valley Karate Tournament. Kreese visits his Vietnam war comrade Terry Silver, a wealthy businessman who owns a toxic waste disposal business and the actual founder of the Cobra Kai dojo, to return the dojo keys. After being informed about what happened, Silver vows to help Kreese gain revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi and re-establish Cobra Kai. Silver sends Kreese to Tahiti to rest while he plans to avenge him.

Upon arrival on Los Angeles, Daniel and Miyagi discover that the South Seas apartment has been demolished, leaving Miyagi unemployed. Daniel also discovers that his mother, Lucille, is at New Jersey taking care of her uncle. So Daniel stays at Miyagi's house for a while. Daniel later uses his college funds to realize Miyagi's dream of opening a bonsai shop. Miyagi thanks Daniel and makes him a partner at the bonsai business. While visiting a pottery store across the street, Daniel meets and befriends Jessica Andrews. Meanwhile, Silver hires a vicious Karate fighter named Mike Barnes to defeat Daniel at the next All Valley Karate Tournament.

One night, Silver sneaks into Miyagi's house to gather informatio and overhears Daniel telling Miyagi that he will not defend his title at the tournament this year, much to Miyagi's delight. The same night, Barnes and Silver's henchmen attempt to coerce Daniel to enter the tournament. Daniel refuses and gets attacked by Barnes over and over. While Daniel and Miyagi are practicing kata, Silver interrupts and informs them that Kreese suffered a heart attack after losing his students and asks for forgiveness for Kreese's behavior.

After Barnes and his gang steal Miyagi's bonsai trees, Daniel and Jessica plan to dig up a valuable bonsai tree that Miyagi brought from Okinawa and planted halfway down a cliff with the hope of selling it and replacing the other stolen trees. As they retrieve it, Barnes and his friends appear and retract their climbing ropes, leaving Daniel no choice but to sign up for the tournament. Daniel signs the application but Barnes breaks the valuable tree. Daniel returns to the shop with Miyagi's damaged bonsai, which Miyagi attempts to mend. Miyagi tells Daniel that he has sold his truck to buy a new stock of trees. Miyagi refuses to train Daniel for the tournament.

Silver offers to 'train' Daniel for the tournament at the Cobra Kai dojo. But instead of making Daniel use his Miyagi-taught kata, Silver forces Daniel to destroy a wooden dummy. Throughout his training, Daniel becomes very frustrated and alienates himself from his closest friends. When Daniel and Jessica are at a nightclub, Silver bribes a man into provoking a fight with Daniel, who punches the man and breaks his nose, causing Jessica to storm out in disgust. Daniel apologizes and makes amends with Miyagi and Jessica.

Daniel visits Silver at the Cobra Kai dojo to inform him that he will no longer train with him and will not compete at the tournament. Silver reveals his true agenda to Daniel, and Barnes and Kreese enter the room. After Barnes viciously assaults Daniel, Miyagi arrives and saves him. Miyagi agrees to train Daniel for the tournament. They train and replant the now healed bonsai.

At the tournament, Barnes reaches the final round to face Daniel. Silver and Kreese instruct Barnes to inflict pain on Daniel and then beat him in the sudden death round. During the match, Barnes gets the upper hand but loses the points he has scored by engaging illegal contacts to Daniel, keeping the score a tie. When the initial round concludes, a severely beaten Daniel determines that he cannot continue, but Miyagi encourages him to carry on. In the sudden death round, Daniel does the kata. When a confused Barnes lunges toward him, Daniel flips him to the ground, winning the tournament. Disgusted and humiliated, Silver walks away from Kreese and Barnes as Cobra Kai is now shut down for good. Mr. Miyagi bows in respect, but an overexcited Daniel tells him "Forget bowing!" and happily hugs him in celebration.

Cast

Reception

The film maintains an approval rating of 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 32 reviews. The films consensus reads "Inspiration is in short supply in this third Karate Kid film, which recycles the basic narrative from its predecessors but adds scenery-chewing performances and a surprising amount of violence".[2] It did significantly less business than the first two films, grossing $39 million at the box office.[citation needed] It was dismissed by critics, including Roger Ebert.[3][4][5][6] Criticism often mentioned the rehashing of elements in the former two movies, including a tournament against Cobra Kai and a romance side-story.[7]

At the 1989 Golden Raspberry Awards, this entry received five nominations but did not win any of them.[citation needed] They are for Worst Picture (Jerry Weintraub; lost to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier), Worst Screenplay (Robert Mark Kamen; lost to Harlem Nights by Eddie Murphy), Worst Director (John G. Avildsen; lost to William Shatner for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier), Worst Actor (Ralph Macchio; lost to William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier), and Worst Supporting Actor (Pat Morita; lost to Christopher Atkins in Listen to Me).[citation needed]

Kamen was so disgusted with the way Daniel LaRusso (Macchio's character) was altered from his portrayal in the script to his portrayal in The Karate Kid, Part III that he refused to involve himself in The Next Karate Kid, the only film in the original franchise in which Macchio did not appear.[8]

References

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