The Next Karate Kid

Name: The Next Karate Kid
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Adventure
Released: 1994-07-18
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 5.4

★ 5,4 /10 (1,193 Votes)

1994 EN 107 min

Overview

Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.

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Release date

18/07/1994

Votes

1,193

Popularity

6.0

It's ancient wisdom against teenage spunk. 1,000 years of karate tradition is about to get a kick in the pants.

Genres

Action Drama Family Adventure

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

107 min

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$15,876,353

Pat Morita

Miyagi

Hilary Swank

Julie Pierce

Michael Ironside

Dugan

Constance Towers

Louisa

Chris Conrad

Eric

Arsenio Trinidad

Abbot Monk

Michael Cavalieri

Ned

Walton Goggins

Charlie

Jim Ishida

Tall Monk

Rodney Kageyama

Monk

Seth Sakai

Buddhist Monk

Eugene Boles

Mr. Wilkes

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Keena Keel

School Clerk

Tom O'Brien

Gabe

Thomas Downey

Morgan

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Brian McGrail

T.J.

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Wayne Chou

Pizza Driver

Daniel Inouye

Senator

Gustave Johnson

Wison

Brian Smiar

O'Connor

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Christopher Beam

Westcott Boy

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Eric Beam

Westcott Boy

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Scott Powderly

Westcott Boy

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Davis Robinson

Leon

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Anthony Ejarque

Ernie

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Steven Mark Friedman

Ted

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Christopher Wilder

Roland

Annette Miller

Sales Woman

Bud Ekins

Jack Russell

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Paul Bronk

Larry Townes

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Fred Fontana

Dusty

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Julie Weintraub

Girl at Prom

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Johnny Melton

Bungee Jumper

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Chad Melton

Bungee Jumper

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Scott Strupe

Bungee Jumper

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Phillip V. Caruso

Prom Photographer (uncredited)

Robert Harrell

Alpha Team member (uncredited)

Dan Marshall

High School Kid at Prom (uncredited)

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Frank Principe

Self

Robin Reck

Bowler (uncredited)

Hebron Simckes-Joffe

High School Student (uncredited)

Mark Vafiades

Bowling Team Member (uncredited)

Dared Wright

Bowler (uncredited)

Jason Yee

High School Student (uncredited)

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A surprise. I quite liked this one. There may not be anything outstanding, or even massively good, about <em>'The Next Karate Kid'</em>, but I actually felt content with what I had just watched when the end credits came along. It turns into a sweet story, even after a fairly rocky start. The villains are meh, a little iffy but fine... far better than those from <em>'The Karate Kid Part III'</em>, that's for sure. Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) is a little cliché-filled but still super endearing and likeable. A young Hilary Swank, in her first major film role, brings a solid performance as Julie…

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**Despite the heavy reviews and the public's disinterest, it's not as bad a movie as they say, and it was able to end the franchise on a positive note.** After three very interesting films, the “Karate Kid” franchise had to continue, and a fourth film was made, this time with a young girl in place of the apprentice (Ralph Macchio was too old for the character, and he had no interest in calling more his image and career to the universe of martial arts films). It was a risky move, but necessary if they wanted the franchise to continue... but the public didn't buy in, despite the movie itself …

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Well, let's be honest, this one does clean up the problematic white patriarchy exhibited in the three other films, but it still stereotypes Asian people as.... ....I fooled you didn't I? Yeah, I'm not at all one of those people. Whatever, no one is going to read this anyway. I do, however, feel the need to give this two stars on principle. I mean, I did remember that they made this film when Part III was (possibly) blocked from my memory to save myself the horror of it all... but that I don't think it deserves that. When I was a kid, actually a Freshman in High School, I kind of ha…

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