The director of ROCKY brings us another triumphant sports story that's really only tangentially about sports. This week we're looking at 1984's THE KARATE KID, a coming-of-age classic starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. We're talking about the film's surprisingly enduring legacy before taking on the NES game adaptation, which borrows more from KARATE KID PART II than the original but still offers a couple of noteworthy moments.
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