Who starred in the movie Karate Kid?

Susan Ekins ... executive producer. Sanping Han ... executive producer (as Han San Ping). Xiaoli Han ... executive producer: China Film Group. Tao Jiang ... executive producer: China Film Group. James Lassiter ... producer. Chiu Wah Lee ... line producer: China. Er-Dong Liu ... line producer: China. read more

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film produced by Jerry Weintraub, directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Robert Mark Kamen, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elisabeth Shue. read more

Sorry, Jaden Smith, but to a generation of moviegoers, the Karate Kid will always be Daniel-san, a.k.a. Ralph Macchio, the star of the original"Karate Kid." Released 30 years ago this week (on June 22, 1984),"The Karate Kid" hit pop culture with the force of a flying-crane kick to the chin. read more

Directed by John G. Avildsen (who also did 1976's"Rocky" - another underdog story) and written by Robert Mark Kamen (who would later co-author 2001's"Kiss of the Dragon" with Luc Besson, which starred Jet Li - another example of martial arts in American cinema done right),"The Karate Kid" is by far the best (and frankly, most realistic) incorporation of martial arts into a mainstream American film. read more