The Karate Kid

Inspiring underdog tale from "Rocky" director John Avildsen stars Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, a New Jersey teen who moves to L.A. and runs afoul of a bullying bunch of karate students. Learning how to defend himself from handyman/martial arts master Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), Daniel enters a dangerous tournament in order to even the score. With Elisabeth Shue, William Zabka, Randee Heller, and Martin Kove. 126 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English, French; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, French; audio commentary; featurettes; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailer.