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The karate kid [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; produced by Jerry Weintraub ; directed by John G. Avildsen ; written by Robert Mark Kamen.

Summary:

A fatherless teenage boy arrives in California from the east and finds a hard time with a gang of karate fighters until he takes up karate himself and fights his way into their respect.

Record details

  • ISBN: 140497380X
  • ISBN: 9781404973800
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition, widescreen.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Features: commentary, "Making-of" featurette, "Beyond the form" featurette, "East meets West: a composer's notebook", "Life of bonsai" featurette
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Photography, James Crabe ; production design, William J. Cassidy ; editors, Bud Smith, Walt Mulconery ; music, Bill Conti.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
In English or French with optional English, French, Spanish, Chinese, or Thai subtitles.
Subject:
Martial arts > Drama.
Teenagers > California > Los Angeles > Conduct of life > Drama.
Karate > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Karate > Training > Drama.
Vendetta > Japan > Okinawa Island > Drama.
Genre:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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Accessibility Features

Summary: A fatherless teenage boy arrives in California from the east and finds a hard time with a gang of karate fighters until he takes up karate himself and fights his way into their respect.