The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers (WGA):

Robert Mark Kamen (characters)
Robert Mark Kamen (written by)

Release Date:

30 June 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Family | Sport

Tagline:

First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.

Plot:

A bad guy from KK1 attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the aid of an old army buddy.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Martial Arts | Vietnam | Master | Homoeroticism

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ralph Macchio	...	Daniel LaRusso
Pat Morita	...	Mr. Kesuke Miyagi (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Robyn Lively	...	Jessica Andrews
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	Terry Silver
Martin Kove	...	John Kreese
Sean Kanan	...	Mike Barnes
Jonathan Avildsen	...	Snake
Randee Heller	...	Lucille
William Christopher Ford	...	Dennis (as Christopher Paul Ford)
Pat E. Johnson	...	Referee
Rick Hurst	...	Announcer
Frances Bay	...	Mrs. Milo
Joseph V. Perry	...	Uncle Louie
Jan Triska	...	Milos
Diana Webster	...	Margaret

Also Known As:

Karaté kid III (Canada: French title) [fr]
Karaté kid III - Le moment de vérité III (Canada: French title) [fr]
Karate Kid 3 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Karate Kid 3 (Greece) [el]
Karate Kid III (Denmark) [da]
Karate Kid III - Die letzte Entscheidung (West Germany) [de]
Karate kid III (Finland) [fi]
Karate kid III (France) [fr]
Karate kid III - Man mot man (Sweden) [sv]
Karate kid III - la sfida finale (Italy) [it]
Momento da Verdade III (Portugal) [pt]

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

This is Thomas Ian Griffith's movie debut.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Towards the end, in the training sequence of both Daniel LaRusso and Mike Barnes, the first two clips shown of Mike Barnes, Terry Silver, and John Kreese (where Mike is breaking bricks with his hands) are the same exact clips, just played twice. The second clip of Mike is about half-a-second longer than the first.

Quotes:

Terry Silver: [speaking to Mike Barnes] If you're looking to be a bad boy in L.A., Snake's the boy to be bad with. Right, Snake?
Snake: You know it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

48 HOURS

Real garbage...

The first one was great, the second one even did pretty well for a sequel, and third installment is the absolute worst. This time around, Daniel "son" (get a new kid, Daniel is now an adult) is being forced to fight a vicious opponent. His girlfriend Robin Lively, should have gotten a Rasberry Award for worst actress. What happened to Elisabeth Shue? When you see this, not only will you lose respect for Daniel, you'll actually want the bad guys to win. Even the fourth one was better than this.

UGGGHHHH!