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When I ranked all five Karate Kid movies, I put the original at number one because, you know, I like to give the people what they want. Even though The Karate Kid Part II and III each have their fans, ...

Few actors are so fortunate to lead franchises, much less return to them with as much vigor as Ralph Macchio has done with The Karate Kid. While the actor initially moved on from the films after ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

As the perfect non-animated action movie to watch with kids, The Karate Kid has enthralled fans since its release in 1984. Pat Morita's Mr. Miyagi and Ralph Macchio's Daniel LaRusso are such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It has been decades since Macchio first played Daniel in 1984's The Karate Kid. Although his character was supposed to be 17, the ...

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On June 22, 1984, audiences were first introduced to Los Angeles' new kid, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), who learned both karate skills and lasting life lessons from the insightful Mr. Miyagi ...

More than 40 years later, Ralph Macchio is still crane-kicking it as Daniel LaRusso, his character from The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. In Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio's latest martial-arts movie, the ...