The Next Karate Kid

1994
PG
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

4.6/10

35K

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Pat Morita and Hilary Swank in The Next Karate Kid (1994)

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Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing: a troubled adolescent girl.Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing: a troubled adolescent girl.Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing: a troubled adolescent girl.

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IMDb RATING

4.6/10

35K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

Miyagi
(as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)

Hilary Swank

Julie Pierce

Michael Ironside

Dugan

Constance Towers

Louisa

Chris Conrad

Eric

Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad

Abbot Monk
(as Arsenio Trinidad)

Michael Cavalieri

Walton Goggins

Charlie
(as Walt Goggins)

Jim Ishida

Tall Monk

Rodney Kageyama

Monk

Seth Sakai

Buddhist Monk

Eugene Boles

Mr. Wilkes

Keena Keel

School Clerk

Tom O'Brien

Gabe

Thomas Downey

Morgan
(as Tom Downey)

Brian McGrail

T.J.

Wayne Chou

Pizza Driver

Daniel Inouye

Senator
(as Senator Daniel Inouye)

Director
- Christopher Cain
Writers
- Robert Mark Kamen
- Mark Lee
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
The Karate Kid (1984) made $90.8 million. The Karate Kid Part II (1986) grossed $115.1 million. The Karate Kid Part III (1989) earned $38.9 million. The studio was keen to continue the franchise, though this film's $8.9 million take effectively killed the prospects of any further films. The 2010 remake took in $171.8 million at the box office.

Goofs
Miyagi tells Julie that her grandfather saved his life and in return he taught him Karate, however in The Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi tells Daniel that he has never taught Karate to anyone before.

Quotes
[last lines]
Sergeant Kesuke Miyagi: Julie-san, fighting not good. But if must fight... win.

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Dana Carvey/David Faustino/Victoria Williams (1994)

Soundtracks
This Is My Country
Written by Don Raye & Al Jacobs

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Not Great, but not bad either

When I first saw this movie it was playing on TV. I almost didn't watch it because really could it be any better than the original. I decided to give it a try anyways. After watching it, I really enjoyed it. It was really cheesy but other parts were enjoyable and funny.

Miyagi is great as usual, which is the main reason I even bothered to watch the movie in the first place. I've always loved his character. This movie is worth at least a one-time viewing if you really liked the Karate Kid movies. It's fine for what it is. It's not the greatest movie in the world but definitely something you could enjoy on a nice rainy day with the kids.

Hillary Swank did a pretty good job too. This movie brought Hillary to the forefront and was a good jumping off point. She did the best she could with a not so great plot.