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Avildsen shot hours of footage of the competition from multiple angles
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Decades after their clash at the 1984 All Valley Karate tournament, middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves once again as martial arts rivals. During the filming of the original Karate Kid, the late director John G. The team behind Cobra Kai scoured the studio and found tons of never-before-seen footage that they were able to introduce into the series through flashbacks.
Ralph Macchio told Uproxx that the famous crane shot has three brand new angles
One also features Zabka’s real-life mother standing in the stands from different angles, something not seen until 2018. Many believe that Miyagi&# 39; his name on his tombstone is a continuity error, as his name is next in Karate Kid 4 (1994). Keisuke, but was actually previously shown on the sign Chozen held for him in Karate Kid 2 (1986) to become Nariyoshi.
part of the name was not his original name
This means that The Next Karate Kid changed its name, while Cobra Kai kept its previous name. However, another interesting fact is that The Karate Kid II. Miyagi.
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In The Karate Kid (1984), Miyagi’s dog tag, attached to the keys to the 1948 Ford he gave Daniel as a birthday present, briefly shows Miyagi’s name as Hideo. The problem is that he was typecast and never got a chance to shine. In Cobra Kai, it’s his show and he shows a side of Johnny that is a real human experience.