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| 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) | |
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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