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Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Overbrook Entertainment
China Film Group Corporation
Emperor Motion Pictures
The Karate Kid
A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected.
Overview
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Key Crew
Story: Robert Mark Kamen
Director: Harald Zwart
Screenplay: Christopher Murphey
Producer: Will Smith, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter, Jerry Weintraub
Director of Photography: Roger Pratt
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Official Trailer
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