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Re: Movie Notes: The Karate Kid

okinawa — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:38:12 -0000

Ok, who doesn't like the Karate Kid? (Probably many) But, I would tend to disagree with the haters, this film is a classic and a great family movie...and their is a reason everyone knows what "wax on, wax off" means.

Re: Movie Notes: The Karate Kid

papa — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:19:56 -0000

Oh sorry, the winner was Haing S. Ngor for the Killing Fields

Re: Movie Notes: The Karate Kid

webomatica — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:15:47 -0000

Good to point out that Pat Morita got the nomination - I wonder if he won, could his film career moved higher so he wouldn't have stooped to Do Or Die... ah well.

One of the extras on the DVD mentions the drunk Miyagi scene nearly got cut - some suits thought it distracted from the main story.

Re: Movie Notes: The Karate Kid

papa — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:10:33 -0000

[my message got cut off for some reason]

Ralph Richardson -- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes {"The Sixth Earl of Greystoke"}

Fortunately, this is the Pat Morita performance most know and remember and thankfully not that *other* performance (Do or Die) that you recently reviewed ;-)

Re: Movie Notes: The Karate Kid

papa — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:09:39 -0000

This movie is hilarious. It looks dated, but I'll still sit in rapt attention if I'm even channel surfing late at night and come across this movie.

I seem to remember that Pat Morita received an Oscar nomination for best-supporting actor. I wanted to confirm, so I checked the Academy Awards database, and sure enough, here's who was up for the 1985 awards in this category:

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Adolph Caesar -- A Soldier's Story {"Sgt. Waters"}
John Malkovich -- Places in the Heart {"Mr. Will"}
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita -- The Karate Kid {"Miyagi"}
Haing S. Ngor -- The Killing Fields {"Dith Pran"}