The Karate Kid (2010)
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- PG
- 2h 20min
- Action, Drama
- 11 Jun 2010 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 12 nominations.
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| Jaden Smith | ... |
Dre Parker
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| Jackie Chan | ... |
Mr. Han
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| Taraji P. Henson | ... |
Sherry Parker
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| Wenwen Han | ... |
Meiying
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| Rongguang Yu | ... |
Master Li
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Zhensu Wu | ... |
Meiying's Dad
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Zhiheng Wang | ... |
Meiying's Mom
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| Zhenwei Wang | ... |
Cheng
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Jared Minns | ... |
Dre's Detroit Friend
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Shijia Lü | ... |
Liang
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Yi Zhao | ... |
Zhuang
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Bo Zhang | ... |
Song
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Luke Carberry | ... |
Harry
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Cameron Hillman | ... |
Mark
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Ghye Samuel Brown | ... |
Oz
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Rocky Shi | ... |
Ur Dang
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Ji Wang | ... |
Mrs. Po
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| Harry Van Gorkum | ... |
Music Instructor
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Tess Du Cray | ... |
History Teacher
(as Tess Liu)
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Xinhua Guo | ... |
Tournament Doctor
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Jijun Zhai | ... |
Mat 4 Referee
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Shun Li | ... |
Mat 5 Referee
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Yanyan Wu | ... |
Mrs. Xie
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Tao Ji | ... |
Announcer
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Chen Jing | ... |
Man on Plane Speaking Chinese
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Wentai Liu | ... |
Dude from Detroit
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Geliang Liang | ... |
Ping Pong Man
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Ming Xu | ... |
Bao
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Adrienne Banfield-Jones | ... |
Woman from Detroit (uncredited)
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Bill Mackie | ... |
Seamus (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Harald Zwart | ||
Written by
| Christopher Murphey | ... | (screenplay) |
| Robert Mark Kamen | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Susan Ekins | ... | executive producer |
| Sanping Han | ... | executive producer (as Han San Ping) |
| Xiaoli Han | ... | executive producer: China Film Group |
| Tao Jiang | ... | executive producer: China Film Group |
| James Lassiter | ... | producer |
| Chiu Wah Lee | ... | line producer: China |
| Er-Dong Liu | ... | line producer: China |
| Mingyu Peng | ... | co-associate producer: China Film Group |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... | producer |
| Dongming Shi | ... | associate producer: China Film Group |
| Will Smith | ... | producer |
| Solon So | ... | co-producer |
| Ken Stovitz | ... | producer |
| Jerry Weintraub | ... | producer |
| Dany Wolf | ... | executive producer |
| Haicheng Zhao | ... | co-producer: China Film Group |
Music by
| James Horner | ||
Cinematography by
| Roger Pratt | ||
Film Editing by
| Joel Negron | ||
Editorial Department
| Steve Bowen | ... | digital colorist |
| Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
| Harry Muller | ... | color timer |
| Meghan L. Noble | ... | visual effects editor |
| Nathaniel Park | ... | editor: main title sequence |
| Morning Star Schott | ... | digital intermediate producer (as Morning Star) |
| Robert Stambler | ... | post-production assistant |
| Kevin Stermer | ... | assistant editor |
| Roy Vasich | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Rebecca Weigold | ... | associate editor |
| Ji Zhao | ... | post-production assistant |
| Farnaz | ... | avid assistant coordinator (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Sutor | ... | on-line editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| PoPing AuYeung | ||
| Zoe Thompson | ||
Production Design by
| François Séguin | ||
Art Direction by
| Second Chan | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jeffrey Kong | ||
Costume Design by
| Han Feng | ||
Makeup Department
| Jinping Chen | ... | makeup artist |
| Camille Friend | ... | hair stylist: Jaden Smith |
| Changming Gao | ... | hair stylist |
| Mark Garbarino | ... | special makeup effects designer |
| Eddie Liu | ... | make up effects designer |
| Jingjing Ma | ... | hair stylist |
| Judy Murdock | ... | makeup artist: Jaden Smith |
| Jiang Tang | ... | key makeup artist |
| Renee J. Vaca | ... | hair stylist: Jaden Smith |
| Samuel Wong | ... | key hair stylist |
| Jiajun Xu | ... | makeup artist |
| Ting Xu | ... | assistant hair stylist: Jackie Chan / assistant makeup artist: Jackie Chan |
| Xiaohai Yang | ... | hair stylist: Jackie Chan / makeup artist: Jackie Chan |
| Pj Zeng | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Desmond Cannon | ... | studio executive |
| Ivan Lam | ... | unit production manager |
| Christie Lee | ... | associate production manager |
| Barrett J. Leigh | ... | production supervisor: second unit |
| Adam Moos | ... | physical production executive |
| Dany Wolf | ... | unit production manager |
| Xiaofeng Zhen | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Doug Coleman | ... | second unit director |
| Bin Liao | ... | third assistant director |
| Lemon Liu | ... | second assistant director |
| Sylvia Liu | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Mao Mao | ... | third assistant director: second unit |
| Han Niu | ... | second second assistant director |
| Marty Eli Schwartz | ... | first assistant director |
| Scott Wang | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Fei Wong | ... | second assistant director |
| Bing Yao | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Christian Cordella | ... | storyboard artist |
| Nick Wong Voon Leong | ... | stand-by props |
| Christina Trbovich | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
| Michael J. Benavente | ... | dialogue editor |
| Susan Dudeck | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor |
| Alison Fisher | ... | adr supervisor |
| Howell Gibbens | ... | foley editor |
| Matthew P. Hanson | ... | assistant sound editor (as Matthew Paul Hanson) |
| Robin Harlan | ... | foley artist |
| Tateum Kohut | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tricia Linklater | ... | sound assistant |
| Howard London | ... | adr mixer |
| Martin Lopez | ... | sound designer (as Martin Jacob Lopez) |
| Sarah Monat | ... | foley artist |
| Daniel Pagan | ... | sound effects editor |
| Randy Singer | ... | foley mixer |
| Greg ten Bosch | ... | sound effects editor |
| Steven Ticknor | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Justin Jose | ... | version re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Shing Chan | ... | special effects foreman |
| Luo San Claire | ... | special effects |
| Xiang Hong | ... | special effects foreman |
| Wai Kit Lau | ... | special effects supervisor (as Wai-Kit Lau) |
| Ming Hei Leung | ... | special effects foreman (as Ming-Hei Leung) |
| Wai Keung Lo | ... | special effects foreman (as Wai-Keung Lo) |
| Josh McLaughlin | ... | digital compositor |
Visual Effects by
| Dave Isaac Santos Abuel | ... | digital compositor: Zoic Studios (as Dave Abuel) |
| Jon Anastasiades | ... | compositor: Zoic Studios |
| Mandy Arnold | ... | digital restoration artist |
| Kenneth Au | ... | visual effects coordinator: Menfond |
| Bijay Awale | ... | visual effects artist |
| Raoul Bolognini | ... | visual effects producer: Zoic Studios (as Raoul Yorke Bolognini) |
| Joey Bonander | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Steve Bowen | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Kristen Branan | ... | head of production: Zoic Studios |
| Aaron Brown | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Anthony Bussiere | ... | visual effects artist |
| Beau Cameron | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Christian Cordella | ... | storyboard artist: Menfond |
| Ravi Deula | ... | rotoscope artist: visual effects |
| Syd Dutton | ... | matte painting supervisor: Zoic Studios |
| Ryan Epp | ... | digital compositor |
| Ristra Fajarwaty | ... | digital compositor |
| Canossa Fong | ... | visual effects coordinator: Menfond |
| Neil Safeer Ghaznavi | ... | digital compositor: Zoic Studios (as Neil Ghaznavi) |
| Dipesh K.P. | ... | paint artist |
| Perry M. Kimura | ... | film scanning and recording |
| Cristian A. Kong | ... | compositor |
| Slander Kwong | ... | animator: Menfond |
| Charles Lai | ... | digital compositor |
| Garrett Lam | ... | visual effects supervisor: Menfond |
| Matthew Lane | ... | compositor: Zoic Studios (as Matt Lane) |
| David Langtry | ... | visual effects co-producer: Zoic Studios / visual effects coordinator: Zoic Studios |
| Joe Lewis | ... | motion control |
| Siu Fu Ma | ... | animator: Menfond (as Siu-Fu Ma) |
| Darren MacKay | ... | digital compositor |
| Prabhakar Maharjan | ... | visual effects artist |
| Fumi Mashimo | ... | lead matte painter: Zoic Studios (as Fumi Maschimo) |
| Stu McRae | ... | compositor: Zoic Studios |
| Jesse Morrow | ... | visual effects artist |
| Sujeen Nepali | ... | visual effects artist |
| Meghan L. Noble | ... | visual effects editor |
| Thomas Nugent | ... | digital compositor |
| Edward Pak | ... | compositor |
| Rocco Passionino | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Chris Paxson | ... | motion control technician |
| Vasho Pekar | ... | digital compositor |
| Greg Rodin | ... | imaging technician: Colorworks |
| Cat Rowe | ... | digital colorist assist |
| Harrison Rutherford | ... | digital compositor |
| Teri Shellen | ... | visual effects animator |
| Bigyan Shrestha | ... | visual effects artist |
| David Sliviak | ... | compositor |
| Nik Slotiuk | ... | 3D artist: Zoic Studios / cg artist |
| Kevin Struckman | ... | cg artist / lead 3D artist: Zoic Studios |
| Patrick Thompson | ... | digital compositor |
| Elena Topouzoglou | ... | compositor |
| Guy Trevers | ... | scanning and recording |
| Angel Tsui | ... | graphic designer: Menfond |
| Haze Tsui | ... | graphic designer: Menfond |
| Victor Wong | ... | visual effects producer: Menfond |
| Jiashan Wu | ... | visual effects coordinator: Menfond |
| Pak Sheun Yuen | ... | animator: Menfond (as Pak-Sheun Yuen) |
| Tong Zhou | ... | 3D artist: Zoic Studios |
| Maxx Burman | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
| Scott Stokdyk | ... | visual effects consultant (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Chuanyong Cheng | ... | stunts |
| Xiubin Du | ... | stunts |
| Guanhua Han | ... | stunts |
| Jun He | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Yang Jian | ... | stunts |
| Ruo Xian Liu | ... | stunts (as Ruoxian Liu) |
| Alan Ng | ... | stunts |
| Ke Wang | ... | stunts |
| Gang Wu | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Weixing Yao | ... | stunts |
| Maoming Yin | ... | stunts |
| Jackie Chan | ... | stunt actor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brad Baker | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Jasin Boland | ... | still photographer |
| Stephen Early | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ... | epk photographer |
| Tyler Fletcher | ... | video assist operator |
| Louis Jong | ... | key grip |
| Jeffrey Lulewicz | ... | video assist assistant |
| Wing Ma | ... | assistant camera |
| Man-Ching Ng | ... | camera operator |
| Fiona Qi | ... | best boy lighting |
| Rick Tullis | ... | second unit: B camera operator |
Casting Department
| Lori Eastside | ... | additional casting |
| Angela Gao | ... | casting assistant |
| Taylor Li | ... | casting assistant |
| Benjamin G. Malbrough | ... | additional casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jack Tung | ... | costume supervisor |
| Wenqiang Wang | ... | costumer: Jaden Smith |
| Kar Yan Yip | ... | key costumer |
| Nicole Yuen | ... | key costumer |
Location Management
| Tarrance Alfred | ... | location manager: second unit |
Music Department
| Michael K. Bauer | ... | music editor (as Michael Bauer) |
| Sandy DeCrescent | ... | orchestra contractor (as DeCrescent and Rotter) |
| George Doering | ... | musician |
| John Finklea | ... | music editor |
| Simon Franglen | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Kevin Globerman | ... | digital score recordist |
| Jim Henrikson | ... | supervising music editor |
| James Horner | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Kier Lehman | ... | music department |
| Skye Lewin | ... | music editor |
| Pilar McCurry | ... | music supervisor |
| Dean Menta | ... | assistant music editor |
| J.A.C. Redford | ... | orchestrator |
| Simon Rhodes | ... | score recordist / scoring mixer |
| Peter Rotter | ... | orchestra contractor (as DeCrescent and Rotter) |
| Patrick Spain | ... | assistant score mixer |
| Ian Underwood | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Dave Wells | ... | music librarian |
| Sylvia Wells | ... | music scoring coordinator |
| Laura Perlman | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Other crew
| Lark Bernini | ... | production coordinator |
| Unjoo Lee Byars | ... | main title producer |
| Alexandre Chen | ... | adr voice group |
| Yi Song 'Scarlet' Chen | ... | second unit script supervisor |
| Ewan Chung | ... | adr loop group |
| Nikki Clapp | ... | script supervisor |
| Kyle Cooper | ... | title sequence: creative director |
| Celeste Den | ... | adr voice group |
| Zhou Difei | ... | production assistant / production staff |
| Shay Ensley | ... | assistant: Jada Pinkett Smith |
| Joe Everett | ... | unit publicist |
| Dustin Felder | ... | acting coach: Jaden Smith |
| Ruben Ferguson | ... | first assistant accountant |
| DeVon Franklin | ... | studio executive |
| Shakira Vanise Gamble | ... | executive assistant to Will Smith |
| Gary Glushon | ... | development executive |
| Victoria Hamilton | ... | assistant: Will Smith / translator: Jaden Smith |
| Cyrano Hardy | ... | production assistant |
| Eric Jensen | ... | assistant: Mr. Wolf |
| Lin Jing | ... | production coordinator |
| Fiona Landreth | ... | production accountant / production controller |
| Jianlan Li | ... | assistant: Mr. Wolf |
| Xiaoyuan Li | ... | assistant: Will Smith |
| Yun Li | ... | assistant: Mr. Wolf |
| Yen San Michelle Lo | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Michelle Lo) |
| Mary Jo Macvey | ... | studio teacher: Mary Jo Macvey |
| Eva Perry | ... | assistant: Mr. Lassiter |
| Trevor Rubatzky | ... | production finance coordinator |
| Alexis Seton | ... | assistant: Jada Pinkett Smith |
| Wei Shen | ... | production assistant |
| Cira Sims | ... | associate: Mr. Lassiter |
| Keleigh Slaight | ... | production coordinator |
| Andrew C. Smith | ... | key production assistant: Second Unit |
| Tina Tong | ... | loop group |
| Wendy Wang Wei | ... | production assistant |
| Adam Wang | ... | adr loop artist |
| Bill Wang | ... | production accountant |
| Molly Donna Ware | ... | assistant: Mr. Zwart |
| Diana C. Weng | ... | dialect coach: Jackie Chan |
| Kika Wei Wenxi | ... | production secretary |
| Kim Wiethorn | ... | assistant: Mr. Stovitz |
| Stanley D. Williams | ... | script consultant |
| WenQian Yu | ... | production assistant |
| Cindy Zhang | ... | assistant: Mr. Chan |
| Xianting Zhang | ... | assistant: Mr. Stovitz |
| Benjamin Benedetti | ... | post facilities manager (uncredited) |
| Henry Hobson | ... | main title design director (uncredited) |
| David U. Lee | ... | consultant (uncredited) |
| Ron Segro | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Jana Babatunde-Bey | ... | special thanks |
| William Kong | ... | special thanks (as Bill Kong) |
| Peter Loehr | ... | special thanks |
| Tracey Nyberg | ... | special thanks |
| Gareth Wigan | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents)
- Overbrook Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
- Emperor Film Production (co-presented by)
- Jerry Weintraub Productions
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Indonesia) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (2010) (United States) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2010) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- InterComFilm (2010) (Romania) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Filmverleih (2010) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Emperor Motion Pictures (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Emperor Motion Pictures (2010) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- FX Network (2012) (United States) (tv)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- RTL Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL4)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Vidéo (2011) (Belgium) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Zoic Studios (visual effects)
- Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design Company (visual effects)
- Beau Studio (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Absolut Video (VideoAssist equipment provided by)
- Airstar America (grip and lighting equipment)
- Airstar (grip and lighting equipment)
- China Film Group Post Production Company (post-production sound services)
- DC Comics (used with the consent of: the title "Karate Kid")
- DeCrescent / Rotter (orchestra contractor)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (digital marketing asset management)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (on-line promotional material creation)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Madison Gate Records (soundtrack)
- Nickelodeon Network (courtesy of: "SpongeBob SquarePants")
- Prologue Films (main titles)
- Scarlet Letters (end titles)
- Sony ColorWorks (digital intermediate)
- Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage (music scored at)
- Sony Pictures Studios (post-production sound services)
- The Reel Team (loop group)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
12-year-old Dre Parker has moved to China, and finds himself like a fish out of water. He befriends a fellow classmate, Mei Ying, only to make a rival, Cheng, who starts to bully and attack Dre. Soon, Mr Han, the maintenance man of Dre's apartment, fends off Cheng and his friends when they are attacking Dre and signs Dre up to fight in the Kung Fu tournament in return for the bullies laying off of Dre. Dre realizes Mr. Han is much more than a maintenance man, when he's revealed as a master of Kung Fu and Dre soon learns that Kung Fu is about self defense and peace, instead of violence and bloodshed. Written by Kennedy |
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| Taglines | A Challenge He Never Imagined. A Teacher He Never Expected. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $40,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $55,665,805, 13 Jun 2010 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $359,126,022, 23 Sep 2010 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | As noted on a featurette, Jackie Chan was the one who came up with the "jacket" routine as a means of teaching Dre Kung Fu moves. See more » |
| 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Karate Kid, Marmaduke and Robin Hood (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Do You Remember See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening and closing credits for the movie are shown in both English and Chinese. See more » |
| Quotes |
Mr. Han:
You have taught me very important lesson, Xiao Dre. Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up. See more » |