The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers (WGA):

Robert Mark Kamen (characters)
Robert Mark Kamen (written by)

Release Date:

30 June 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A bad guy from KK1 attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the aid of an old army buddy.

Plot Keywords:

Karate | Revenge | Dojo | Tournament | Master

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ralph Macchio	...	Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita	...	Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Robyn Lively	...	Jessica Andrews
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	Terry Silver
Martin Kove	...	John Kreese
Sean Kanan	...	Mike Barnes
Jonathan Avildsen	...	Snake
Randee Heller	...	Lucille
William Christopher Ford	...	Dennis (as Christopher Paul Ford)
Pat E. Johnson	...	Referee
Rick Hurst	...	Announcer
Frances Bay	...	Mrs. Milo
Joseph V. Perry	...	Uncle Louie
Jan Tríska	...	Milos
Diana Webster	...	Margaret
Patrick R. Posada	...	Man #1
C. Darnell Rose	...	Delivery Man
Glenn Medeiros	...	Himself
Gabriel Jarret	...	Rudy (as Gabe Jarret)
Doc Duhame	...	Security Guard
Randell Dennis Widner	...	Sparring Partner #1
Raymond S. Sua	...	Sparring Partner #2
Garth Johnson	...	Spectator #1
E. David Tetro	...	Spectator #2
Helen Lin	...	Tahitian Girl #1
Meilani Figalan	...	Tahitian Girl #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rob Garrison	...	Tommy (archive footage)
Chad McQueen	...	Dutch (archive footage)
Tony O'Dell	...	Jimmy (archive footage)
William Zabka	...	Johnny (archive footage)
John Timothy Botka	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Sandy Shimoda	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
John G. Avildsen

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Mark Kamen		(characters)
Robert Mark Kamen		(written by)

Produced by
Karen Trudy Rosenfelt	....	co-producer
Sheldon Schrager	....	executive producer
Doug Seelig	....	associate producer (as Douglas Seelig)
Jerry Weintraub	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
Steve Yaconelli		(director of photography) (as Stephen Yaconelli)

Film Editing by
John G. Avildsen
John Carter

Casting by
Caro Jones

Production Design by
William F. Matthews

Art Direction by
Christopher Burian-Mohr

Set Decoration by
Catherine Mann

Makeup Department
Del Acevedo	....	key makeup artist
Ron Berkeley	....	makeup artist
Shanon Ely	....	hair stylist
Cheri Ruff	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Lester Wm. Berke	....	unit production manager
Linda Landry-Nelson	....	production manager: Introvision

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clifford C. Coleman	....	first assistant director
Hope R. Goodwin	....	second assistant director
David N. Schrager	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Elijah Bryant	....	swing gang
Richard Evans	....	property assistant
Joseph C. Fama	....	construction foreman
Sam Gordon	....	property master
Dick Lasley	....	illustrator
Richard Leon	....	property assistant
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator
Terry Shugrue	....	swing gang
Carl J. Stensel	....	set designer
Jerry Wax	....	lead man
Ronnie Sue Wexler	....	swing gang
Robert Wittenberg	....	construction painter

Sound Department
Eddie Becker	....	foley editor
William C. Carruth	....	adr editor
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dean Drabin	....	foley mixer
Jack Dronsky	....	adr assistant
Susan Dudeck	....	foley editor
Robert Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bobby Mackston	....	dialogue editor (as Robert Mackston)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kay Rose	....	adr editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	supervising adr editor
Clem Sheaffer	....	cable person
Mary Ruth Smith	....	adr editor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Barry Thomas	....	sound mixer
Joel Valentine	....	sound effects editor
Forest Williams	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects foreman
Walter Dion	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
John Coats	....	producer: visual effects (as John Coates)
Gene Dobrzyn	....	production coordinator: visual effects
Tim Donahue	....	art director: visual effects
John P. Mesa	....	visual effects cameraman
William Mesa	....	director of visual effects (as Bill Mesa)
Andrew Naud	....	producer: visual effects
David Stump	....	camera: visual effects
Marcus Tate	....	producer: visual effects
Chris Dawson	....	model maker (uncredited)
Stephen Lebed	....	model maker (uncredited)
Warren E. Riggs	....	prop sculptor (uncredited)

Stunts
Clarke Coleman	....	stunt double
Fumio Demura	....	stunt double
Thomas Dewier	....	stunt double (as Thomas De Wier)
Pat E. Johnson	....	stunts choreographer
Carol Neilson	....	stunt double
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunt double
Tony Snegoff	....	stunt double
Billy Morts	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer (as Ronald Batzdorff)
Mike Benson	....	camera operator (as Michael Benson)
Jeffrey R. Clark	....	first assistant camera
Gary J. Dodd	....	best boy
Gary R. Dodd	....	grip
Jim Dunford	....	best boy
Jim Dunford	....	grip
Scott Fieldsteel	....	best boy
Jack N. Green	....	aerial camera operator
Frank Keever	....	key grip
William Kenney	....	dolly grip
Ross A. Maehl	....	gaffer
Stan McClain	....	aerial camera operator
Edward Morey III	....	camera operator
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
Jeffrey Norvet	....	first assistant camera
Joe A. Ponticelle	....	second assistant camera
David St. Onge	....	best boy
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	Steadicam operator
William McLachlan	....	automated lighting programmer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Chavez	....	key costumer
Thomas E. Johnson	....	costume supervisor: men (as Tom Johnson)

Editorial Department
Douglas Brumer	....	assistant film editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
David Holden	....	additional editor
Jere Huggins	....	additional editor
David Jansen	....	apprentice film editor
Thomas G. Jingles	....	apprentice film editor
Trevor Jolly	....	first assistant editor
Frederika Kesten	....	apprentice film editor
Kevin Lindstrom	....	assistant film editor
Russell Paris	....	post-production coordinator
Mark Sadusky	....	assistant film editor
Rex Stewart	....	assistant film editor
Merry Tigar	....	apprentice film editor
Rick Tuber	....	assistant film editor
Stanley Wohlberg	....	assistant film editor (as Stan Wohlberg)

Music Department
Brooks Arthur	....	music supervisor
Jack Eskew	....	orchestrator
Stephen A. Hope	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4 (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn (uncredited)
Celia Weiner	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Belyeu	....	transportation captain (as Richard C. Belyeu)
James E. Foote	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Paula Abdul	....	choreographer
David Bandler	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen
James Barrett	....	advisor: bonsai plants
Howard Brandy	....	unit publicist
James Crabe	....	the Karate Kid family will miss our dear friend (as Jimmy Crabe)
Richard Davis Jr.	....	location manager
Patricia L. DeShields	....	production accountant
Thomas Dewier	....	rappelling advisor (as Thomas De Wier)
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen
Sonny P. Filippini	....	script supervisor
Craig Hosking	....	helicopter pilot
Pat E. Johnson	....	martial arts choreographer
Kathryn J. McDermott	....	assistant: Shel Schrager
Roy Nagatoshi	....	advisor: bonsai plants
Karyn Saffro	....	production associate
Joyce Warren	....	production coordinator (as Joyce M. Warren)
Jamie Weintraub	....	assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Jody Weintraub	....	assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Julie Weintraub	....	assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Sarah Weintraub	....	assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Anne Marie Yantos	....	production associate
Lynette Katselas	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Weintraub International Group

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures of Canada (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1989) (France) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Introvision International

Also Known As:

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

1303 W. Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Jonathan Avildsen, son of the film's director John G. Avildsen, screen tested for the part of Mike Barnes. He did such a fine job that the role of "Snake" Silver, Terry's son, was created especially for him.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mr. Miyagi fights Terry Silver and the gang at the Cobra Kai dojo, he throws Barnes into the wall and temporarily knocks him out. Barnes falls face down with his head pointing away from the front door. In the next shot, they show Barnes lying on his back on the mat and his head is pointing toward the door.

Quotes:

Terry Silver:[Mr. Silver is invited to say a few words before the final match of the All-Valley Tournament] Thank you, John. Thank you very much. I've always lived my life by the rule: "If you get, you give." For the last twenty years I've gotten from karate. I've gotten discipline, health, self-confidence, inner peace, everything that makes me what I am today. And today it's time for me to give back.
[audience cheers approvingly]
Terry Silver:It's my pleasure to announce my partnership with the greatest karate man I have ever known, Sensei John Kreese.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.8" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Out for the Count

Lackluster, but not as terrible as the reviews say it was!

I loved the first two Karate Kid films. Although not masterpieces due to their schmaltzy moments, they had original concepts and very compelling story lines while having some great character depth to it. I wasn't sure whether or not this would disappoint me, but after watching several clips of this on youtube, it doesn't look that bad, but it could've been so much better. The story's predictable and a retread of the first, the script is much weaker compared to the two predecessor's scripts, and the villains are boring and uninteresting due to their unrealistic motives.

There are some redeeming qualities, however. The acting isn't all that bad. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita did great with their chemistry, it did move very briskly, the directing is pretty solid, the karate action sequences are perfect and well-choreographed and the ending is decent and emotional along with great messaging about never lose to fear. Overall, not terrible, but completely lackluster, in my honest opinion.

Rating: 5.8/10