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The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)

PG 112 min  -  Action | Drama | Family  -   30 June 1989 (USA)
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A bad guy from KK1 attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the aid of an old army buddy.

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers:

Robert Mark Kamen (characters), Robert Mark Kamen
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ralph Macchio ...
Pat Morita ...
Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Robyn Lively ...
Thomas Ian Griffith ...
Martin Kove ...
Sean Kanan ...
Jonathan Avildsen Jonathan Avildsen ...
Randee Heller ...
William Christopher Ford ...
Dennis (as Christopher Paul Ford)
Pat E. Johnson Pat E. Johnson ...
Rick Hurst Rick Hurst ...
Announcer
Frances Bay ...
Mrs. Milo
Joseph V. Perry Joseph V. Perry ...
Uncle Louie
Jan Tríska Jan Tríska ...
Milos
Diana Webster Diana Webster ...
Margaret
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Storyline

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>  

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Plot Keywords:

Karate | Revenge | Dojo | Tournament | Vietnam  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Action | Drama | Family | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Karate Kid, Part 3 See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$38,956,288 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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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 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.) See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Terry first shows Daniel the front sweep, Daniel's headband changes sides. See more »

Quotes

Daniel Larusso: If Mr. Miyagi doesn't sell this tree we're looking for, he loses his business. He's broke. His Social Security can barely cover the expenses on his rowboat. This tree is like money in the bank.
Jessica Andrews: Great. So now we're robbing a bank.
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Soundtracks

"SUMMER IN THE CITY"
Written by John Sebastian, Steve Boone and Mark Sebastian
Performed by The Pointer Sisters See more »