The Karate Kid Collection

Four-disc set includes: The Karate Kid (1984)Inspiring underdog tale from "Rocky" director John Avildsen stars Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso, a New Jersey teen who moves to L.A. and runs afoul of a bullying bunch of karate students. Learning how to defend himself from handyman/martial arts master Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita), Daniel enters a dangerous tournament in order to even the score. With Elisabeth Shue, William Zabka, Randee Heller, and Martin Kove. 126 min. C/Rtg: PG The Karate Kid Part II (1986)Smash hit sequel continues the adventures of Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and his mentor Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita). This time, the duo travels to Miyagi's native Okinawa where the teacher must face an old enemy while the pupil finds himself squaring off against a new one. Tamlyn Tomita, Danny Kamekona, Yuji Okumoto co-star. 113 min. C/Rtg: PG The Karate Kid Part III (1989)The saga's rousing third entry finds the friendship of Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita) put to the test thanks to an unprincipled karate instructor (Thomas Ian Griffith) who lures the Kid into a match against a deadly opponent. Robyn Lively, Sean Kanan, Randee Heller, and Martin Kove also star. 113 min. C/Rtg: PG The Next Karate Kid (1994)Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita) is back and this time he has a new student, a troubled teenager named Julie (Hilary Swank), haunted by her parents' death and tormented at school by a gang of tough guys. When her grandmother goes on vacation, Julie stays with Miyagi who teaches her to use karate to help solve her problems. Michael Ironside co-stars. 104 min. C/Rtg: PG Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free