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The Karate Kid (2010)

PG 140 min  -  Action | Drama | Family  -   11 June 2010 (USA)
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Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

Director:

Harald Zwart

Writers:

Christopher Murphey (screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (story)

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith and Taraji P. Henson
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The Karate Kid -- Young Dre Parker (Smith) moves to China with his mother (Henson), where cultural differences make it hard for the once-popular kid to adjust to his new life. Falling for a schoolmate makes him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng, a kung fu disciple. Dre, who knows a little karate but no kung fu, is aided by his building's handyman, Mr. Han (Chan), who teaches the youngster the kung fu's principles. The Karate Kid -- Clip: Your focus needs more focus The Karate Kid -- Featurette for The Karate Kid
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jaden Smith ...
Jackie Chan ...
Taraji P. Henson ...
Wenwen Han Wenwen Han ...
Rongguang Yu Rongguang Yu ...
Zhensu Wu Zhensu Wu ...
Zhiheng Wang Zhiheng Wang ...
Zhenwei Wang ...
Jared Minns Jared Minns ...
Shijia Lü Shijia Lü ...
Liang
Yi Zhao Yi Zhao ...
Zhuang
Bo Zhang Bo Zhang ...
Song
Luke Carberry Luke Carberry ...
Cameron Hillman Cameron Hillman ...
Mark
Ghye Samuel Brown Ghye Samuel Brown ...
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Storyline

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life. Written by Columbia Pictures  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Kung Fu | Kid | Karate | Bully | China  | See more »

Taglines:

A Challenge He Never Imagined. A Teacher He Never Expected.

Genres:

Action | Drama | Family | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for bullying, martial arts action violence and some mild language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA | China

Language:

English | Chinese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Gongfu meng See more »

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$55,665,805 (USA) (13 June 2010) (3663 Screens)

Gross:

$176,591,618 (USA) (19 September 2010)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, China Film Group, Jerry Weintraub Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The American title for this film was kept as "The Karate Kid", to maintain the connection to the earlier films it is loosely based on, even though this movie takes place in China and the martial arts used are forms of kung fu. The difference is referenced in the film when Dre's mother describes a team as practicing karate, and Dre quickly corrects her. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Though the plot of the movie revolves around kung fu rather than karate, the title "The Karate Kid" is a direct reference to the bullies calling him the "Karate Kid" when he takes up a stance at the beginning of the fight. See more »

Quotes

Dre Parker: Be kinda hot if I won this thing, huh, Mr. Han?
Mr. Han: Be kinda hot if you focused.
Dre Parker: Yeah, well, after that.
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Crazy Credits

Stills from the production of the film are shown alongside the credits. See more »

Connections

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Soundtracks

"Do You Remember"
Written by Jared Cotter, Sean Paul (as Sean Paul Henriques), Jay Sean (as Kamaljit Jhooti),
Robert Larow, Jeremy Skaller, Lil' Jon (as Jonathan Smith) and Frankie Storm
Performed by Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul & Lil' Jon
Courtesy of Cash Money/Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Lil Jon appears courtesy of Universal Republic Records
Sean Paul appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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