The Karate Kid
- Released on
- Runtime
- 140 mins
Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have 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.
Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have 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.
Cast
- Jaden Smith
- Jackie Chan
- Taraji P. Henson
- Wenwen Han
- Wang ZhenWei
- Yu Rongguang
- Wu Zhensu
- Zhiheng Wang
- Wang Ji
- Tess Liu
- Xu Ming
- Zhao Yi
- Shijia Lü
- Luke Carberry
- Jared Minns
- Cameron Hillman
- Ghye Samuel Brown
- Liang Geliang
- Zhang Bo
Director
- Harald Zwart
Producers
- Ken Stovitz
- James Lassiter
- Jerry Weintraub
- Will Smith
- Jada Pinkett Smith
Screenwriter
- Christopher Murphey
