---
title: 'The Karate Kid (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John G. Avildsen'
released: '1984-06-22'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-karate-kid-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087538/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Karate Kid (1984)

1984 · 126 min · Drama, Action, Romance · United States

Part of: The Karate Kid

## Synopsis

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen. It is the first film in The Karate Kid franchise. The film stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and William Zabka. The story follows Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), an Italian-American teenager from New Jersey who moves with his widowed mother to the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles. There, LaRusso encounters harassment from bullies, one of whom is Johnny Lawrence (Zabka), the ex-boyfriend of LaRusso's love interest, Ali Mills (Shue). LaRusso is taught karate by handyman and war veteran Mr. Miyagi (Morita) to help LaRusso defend himself and compete in a karate tournament against his bullies.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John G. Avildsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-g-avildsen)
- **Editor:** [John G. Avildsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-g-avildsen)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Mark Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mark-kamen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bill Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-conti)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Weintraub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-weintraub)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Crabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-crabe)

## Cast

- [Christopher Kriesa](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-kriesa)
- [Israel Juarbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/israel-juarbe)
- [Pat Morita](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-morita) as Mr. Miyagi
- [Larry Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-drake)
- [Ronald Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-thomas)
- [William Zabka](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-zabka) as Johnny Lawrence
- [Chris Casamassa](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-casamassa)
- [Randee Heller](https://cinepixo.com/people/randee-heller)
- [Frances Bay](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-bay)
- [Larry B. Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-b-scott)
- [Todd Lookinland](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-lookinland)
- [Chad McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chad-mcqueen)
- [Elisabeth Shue](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-shue) as Ali Mills
- [Andrew Shue](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-shue)
- [Bruce Malmuth](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-malmuth)

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