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Avildsen shot hours of footage of the tournament from multiple angles
Synopsis
Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament fight, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves as martial arts rivals once again. During the original filming of The Karate Kid , the late director John G. The Cobra Kai crew dug through the studio vault and found a ton of never-before-seen clips that they could work into the show via flashbacks.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that there are three completely new angles of the famous crane kick
One of them is Zabka’s real mom, who was in the stands from multiple angles that weren’t seen until 2018. Many believe that Miyagi’s name on his gravestone is a continuity error, considering that in The Karate Kid 4 (1994) his first name is given as Keisuke, but it was actually previously shown on a sign held for him by Chozen in The Karate Kid 2 (1986) and was Nariyoshi. This means that it was The Next Karate Kid who changed his name, while Cobra Kai kept the name given to him previously.
This show is the perfect blend of nostalgia, great 80s music, and awesome karate
Another interesting fact, however, is that the name given in The Karate Kid Part II was not the original first name given to Miyagi. In The Karate Kid (1984), it can be briefly seen on Miyagi’s dog tags, attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford Daniel got for his birthday, that Miyagi’s first name is Hideo. They appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Anthony Mackie/Ralph Macchio/Kiry Shabazz (2018).
William Zabka makes this show his all as Johnny Lawrence
The plot is interesting, the action scenes are well-timed, and everyone and their brother are back from the movies. It’s wonderful.. No need to waste time endlessly scrolling – here’s the entire list of new movies and TV shows streaming on Netflix this month.