Movie: The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)

“Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate schools was defeated by Daniel and Mr Miyagi, visits Terry, a friend from Vietnam. Terry is a ruthless business man and a martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kresse take revenge on Daniel and Mr Miyagi. Written by Murray Chapman {muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au}”

  • Director: John G. Avildsen
  • Release Date: 30 June 1989 (USA)
  • Run Time: 112 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Action , Family , Sport

Tagline: First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.

Trivia: This movie was part of a wave in the late 80′s/early 90′s to introduce wide screen letterbox movies to the general public. The first printing of the VHS are all in letterbox. (re-prints from 1994 claim to be in wide screen but are pan & scan). (Ghostbusters II (1989) was another big title movie released in letterbox only in the first printing, many video stores got complaints about these titles because customer’s thought that there was half of the picture missing, many video store owners called RCA/Columbia to find out if there was a printing problem to only be told that they were meant to be this way.)

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When Terry Silver and Daniel are in the Cobra Kai dojo for the first time together and Daniel is attempting to sweep the “knee” of the wooden dummy, the wood is solid and he cannot break it. As Terry Silver prepares to demonstrate the move, a break in the wood of the first leg is plainly visible. Sure enough, that’s where his foot makes contact and the wood falls apart. A break in the torso, where he hits it, is similarly visible.

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