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The Karate Kid
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.
2010 · Directed by Harald Zwart · 140 min · Action · Adventure · Drama · Family · 17 frames
Tagline
A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected.
Crew
- Screenplay: Christopher Murphey
- Cinematography: Roger Pratt
- Edited by: Joel Negron
- Music: James Horner
- Production design: François Séguin
- Produced by: Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Ken Stovitz, James Lassiter
Cast
- Jaden Smith as Dre Parker
- Jackie Chan as Mr. Han
- Taraji P. Henson as Sherry Parker
- Wenwen Han as Meiying
- Zhenwei Wang as Cheng
- Yu Rongguang as Master Li
- Wu Zhensu as Meiying's Dad
- Wang Ji as Mrs. Po
- Tess Liu as History Teacher
- Xu Ming as Bao
Production
- Country: China, Hong Kong, United States of America
- Language: Mandarin, English
- Studios: Jerry Weintraub Productions, Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Emperor Motion Pictures
- Budget: $40,000,000
- Box office: $359,126,022
- Themes: martial arts, kung fu, sequel, reboot, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, karate kid, intense, pretentious, straightforward
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