The Karate Kid - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Karate Kid"
The Karate Kid (1984)
Timing:
2:7 (127 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
R.J. Louis
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Caro Jones
Casting
Pennie DuPont
Casting
Editor
Bud S. Smith
Editor
Costume Design
Richard Bruno
Costume Design
Aida Swinson
Costume Design
Stunts
Alan Oliney
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Spike Silver
Stunts
Luke LaFontaine
Stunts
Fumio Demura
Stunts
Clarke Coleman
Stunts
Douglas Ivan
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Buck McDancer
Stunts
Joanne Atkinson
Stunts
John Atkinson
Stunts
David Crockett
Stunts
Gary Haillenbeck
Stunts
Lance Turner
Stunts
Bob Nichimura
Stunts
Production Design
William J. Cassidy
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Alan Oliney
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
E. Thomas Case
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Howard Pine
Unit Production Manager
Associate Producer
Bud S. Smith
Associate Producer
Second Assistant Director
Hope R. Goodwin
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Musician
Camera Operator
Jonathan West
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Stephen St. John
Steadicam Operator
Costumer
Richard Bruno
Costumer
Aida Swinson
Costumer
Sound Effects Editor
Samuel C. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Norval D. Crutcher
Sound Effects Editor
Property Master
Sam Gordon
Property Master
Script Supervisor
Alvin Greenman
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Cheri Ruff
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Associate Editor
Seth Flaum
Associate Editor
Craig Bassett
Associate Editor
M. Scott Smith
Associate Editor
Richard Alderete
Associate Editor
Sound Mixer
Dean Hodges
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
Clifford C. Coleman
First Assistant Director
Boom Operator
Thomas Cunliffe
Boom Operator
Set Designer
William F. Matthews
Set Designer
Construction Coordinator
Michael Muscarella
Construction Coordinator
Props
Richard Leon
Props
Transportation Coordinator
Alan Falco
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
John London
Key Grip
Location Manager
Richard Davis
Location Manager
Grip
Tom May
Grip
Dolly Grip
Peter J. Breen
Dolly Grip
Leadman
Larry Haney
Leadman
Special Effects
Frank Toro
Special Effects
Music Supervisor
Brooks Arthur
Music Supervisor
Production Accountant
Diane Bandolas
Production Accountant
Gaffer
Ross A. Maehl
Gaffer
Music Editor
Stephen J. Hope
Music Editor
Stephen A. Hope
Music Editor
First Assistant Camera
Brad Edmiston
First Assistant Camera
Allen D. Easton
First Assistant Camera
Standby Painter
John O'Connell
Standby Painter
Unit Publicist
Pete Emmet
Unit Publicist
Production Coordinator
Jeannie Jeha
Production Coordinator
Scoring Mixer
Dan Wallin
Scoring Mixer
ADR Editor
J. Paul Huntsman
ADR Editor
Extras Casting
Rich Mar
Extras Casting
Best Boy Electric
Patrick G. Ralston
Best Boy Electric
Don Zobel
Best Boy Electric
Executive Producer's Assistant
Susan Ekins
Executive Producer's Assistant
Second Assistant Camera
Joel Kirschner
Second Assistant Camera
Choreographer
Pat E. Johnson
Choreographer
Transportation Captain
Tino Caira
Transportation Captain
Vocals
Music Producer
Bill Conti
Music Producer
Martial Arts Choreographer
Pat E. Johnson
Martial Arts Choreographer
Producer's Assistant
Jennifer Erskine
Producer's Assistant
Julie Weintraub
Producer's Assistant
Music Consultant
Theme Song Performance
Bill Conti
Theme Song Performance
Marc Droubay
Theme Song Performance
Stephan Ellis
Theme Song Performance
Frankie Sullivan
Theme Song Performance
Jim Peterik
Theme Song Performance
Lyricist
Allee Willis
Lyricist
Dennis Lambert
Lyricist
Peter Beckett
Lyricist
Production Illustrator
Dick Lasley
Production Illustrator
Cableman
David Bernard
Cableman
What's left behind the scenes
- “Karate Kid” was the name of one of the characters in DC Comic's Legion of Superheroes. At the request of the film studio, DC Comics provided special permission to use this name as the film's title, which was reflected in the credits (acknowledgement).
- Actor and former world karate champion Chuck Norris assisted the film's producers in finding genuine martial arts masters who participated in the filming. Ultimately, three black belt holders – Pat Johnson, Darryl Vidal, and Ron Thomas – took part in the project.
- It was repeatedly reported that the role of Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese was offered to Chuck Norris, who declined the offer because he believed the character was too stereotypical and negatively portrayed martial arts. Years later, Chuck Norris refuted this information.
- Elizabeth Shue's first role, for which she temporarily interrupted her studies at Harvard. Her younger brother, Andrew Shue, also appears in the film as a member of Cobra Kai.
- The studio's initial choice for the role of Mr. Miyagi was Toshiro Mifune, but screenwriter Michael Kamen was strongly opposed to this. Another potential candidate was Mako, who was unavailable at the time due to contractual obligations to participate in the sequel to 'Conan the Destroyer' (1984).
- At the time of filming, Ralph Macchio, the lead actor, was 22 years old. Many of his colleagues on set simply couldn't believe him when he stated his age.
- The role of Daniel LaRusso could have gone to Kyle Eastwood.
- In the very first version of the script, Daniel had congenital spinal problems.
- In one of the early script drafts, after defeating Daniel at the tournament, Bobby approached his teacher, Kreese, removed and threw his belt on the floor, thereby leaving Cobra Kai.
- The film studio wanted to cut the scene where Mr. Miyagi gets drunk and Daniel learns about his past, believing it slowed down the plot. Director John G. Avildsen insisted on keeping it, and later expressed confidence that it was this scene that earned Pat Morita an Oscar nomination.
- The Cobra Kai dojo exists in reality, but teaches jiu-jitsu, not karate.
- The very first scene filmed was the one on the beach, where Daniel first meets Ali and the members of Cobra Kai.
- To film the opening shots of the film, where Daniel and his mother leave New York, at the right angle, director John G. Avildsen had to climb a water tower.
- The song sung by a drunken Mr. Miyagi is actually fragments of an authentic Japanese folk song that Pat Morita often heard as a child.
- Mr. Miyagi's yellow car, which Daniel worked on to train his technique, was gifted to Ralph Macchio after filming and he still has it.
- The final sweeping kick that was delivered to Daniel before Mr. Miyagi saves him actually hit Ralph Macchio and even injured the actor.
- William Zabka had no experience in martial arts before the film, although he was a fairly skilled wrestler. Later, however, he earned a black belt in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do.
- The championship scenes were filmed indoors at California State University, Northridge.
- Pat Johnson, a karate master and former student of Chuck Norris, refereed the final match. He was also the fight choreographer for the film and its sequels and has repeatedly worked as a karate instructor for many Hollywood stars.
- "Crane Technique" does not exist in any form of karate or kung fu. It was specifically invented for the film by karate master Darryl Vidal, who appears as one of the semi-finalists defeated by Johnny. Vidal held a first-degree black belt at the time, but has since reached a seventh-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and has his own Kenpo Karate school in California. According to Vidal himself, the practical application of the "Crane Kick" is very limited in reality. Vidal also doubled for Pat Morita in the beach scene where Mr. Miyagi practices the Crane Technique standing on a small post driven into the sand.
- In the first episode of the sixth season of the series "Futurama" (1999-2013), the scene with the fly and chopsticks is parodied. Professor Hubert Farnsworth catches a fly with something like tweezers at the beginning of the episode.
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