A New Bully & Underdog Fight To Be Champion Given how te All-Valley has gone on to become a staple of The Karate Kid franchise, any replacement would have to have new rules and even higher stakes ...

Everyone else will feel like this is just another mix of nostalgia-bait, intellectual-property raiding, and a million sports-movie montages masquerading as a blockbuster ...

"Sweep the leg!" Everyone has their favorite line from the "Karate Kid," where Daniel LaRusso fights back against bad boy and bully Johnny Lawrence to win the All-Valley Karate Tournament in the ...

It’s not a stretch to think that scene alone virtually underwrote two sequels, a LaRusso-less spin-off (1994’s The Next Karate Kid), and a 2010 remake featuring Jackie Chan; the fact that the ...

Now, they’re bringing it all together with Macchio returning as the All-Valley Karate Tournament champion, along with Chan reprising his role from the 2010 “Karate Kid,” Mr. Han.

Zabka played Johnny Lawrence, a bully who beats up Daniel and later becomes his adversary in the All Valley karate tournament. After starring in The Karate Kid, Zabka landed roles in 1985's ...

The Karate Kid Part II is set the summer after Daniel won the All-Valley in December 1984 in the first movie. Hence, it’s the summer of 1985.