"You could argue there’s nobody else," who could play Miyagi, he said. Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio in a scene from the film 'The Karate Kid', 1984. Columbia Pictures/Getty Images — -- Pat Morita ...

There’s no denying that *The Karate Kid* is a timeless ‘80s cult classic and one of the most iconic underdog stories. The ...

The 1984 movie, which starred Huntington native Ralph Macchio, joins more than 900 other films added to the National Film ...

On June 22, 1984, audiences were first introduced to Los Angeles' new kid, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), who learned both karate skills and lasting life lessons from the insightful Mr. Miyagi ...

Speaking to PEOPLE at the premiere of the new film Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio said many of his memories revolve around the late Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi Speaking to PEOPLE on the red carpet ...

On Jan. 29, 2026, the Library of Congress named "The Karate Kid" – a beloved 1984 tale of a young boy learning important life lessons from his mentor, a martial arts instructor – to the National Film ...

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“Philadelphia,” “The Truman Show” and Ken Burns’s “Brooklyn Bridge” were also among the films included in the Library of Congress’s annual list of influential movies.

See the cast reunite after three decades and talk about the iconic movie. — -- "Thirty years. How did this happen?" Billy Zabka said, addressing hundreds of "Karate Kid" fans on the film's 30th ...

Speaking to PEOPLE at the premiere of the new film Karate Kid: Legends, Macchio said many of his memories revolve around the late Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi Elsewhere in the interview, Macchio ...