The Karate Kid (1984)
Ralph Macchio: Daniel LaRusso
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Daniel : Hey, what kind of belt do you have?
Miyagi : Canvas. JC Penney, $3.98. You like?
Daniel : [laughs] No, I meant...
Miyagi : In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants.
[laughs; then, seriously]
Miyagi : Daniel-san...
[taps his head]
Miyagi : Karate here.
[taps his heart]
Miyagi : Karate here.
[points to his belt]
Miyagi : Karate never here. Understand?
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Daniel : Hey - you ever get into fights when you were a kid?
Miyagi : Huh - plenty.
Daniel : Yeah, but it wasn't like the problem I have, right?
Miyagi : Why? Fighting fighting. Same same.
Daniel : Yeah, but you knew karate.
Miyagi : Someone always know more.
Daniel : You mean there were times when you were scared to fight?
Miyagi : Always scare. Miyagi hate fighting.
Daniel : Yeah, but you like karate.
Miyagi : So?
Daniel : So, karate's fighting. You train to fight.
Miyagi : That what you think?
Daniel : [pondering] No.
Miyagi : Then why train?
Daniel : [thinks] So I won't have to fight.
Miyagi : [laughs] Miyagi have hope for you.
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[Daniel, Miyagi and Ali are trying to get onto the tournament floor together]
Official : Hold it!
Official : [to Ali] Sorry, teachers and students only.
Daniel : Oh, well, uh... he doesn't speak English and, uh, I can't understand his instructions without her. She's his, uh, translator.
Miyagi : [says something in Japanese]
Official : What did he say?
Ali : He says that, uh, you remind him of an uncle he has back in Tokyo.
Official : [smiles] I guess it's okay.
Miyagi : [says something in Japanese]
Official : What?
Ali : He says you're very kind.
Official : Thank you.
Miyagi : Welcome.
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Miyagi : Now, ready?
Daniel : Yeah, I guess so.
Miyagi : [sighs] Daniel-san, must talk.
[they both kneel]
Miyagi : Walk on road, hm? Walk right side, safe. Walk left side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later
[makes squish gesture]
Miyagi : get the squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing. Either you karate do "yes" or karate do "no." You karate do "guess so,"
[makes squish gesture]
Miyagi : just like grape. Understand?
Daniel : Yeah, I understand.
Miyagi : Now, ready?
Daniel : Yeah, I'm ready.
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Miyagi : First, wash all car. Then wax. Wax on...
Daniel : Hey, why do I have to...?
Miyagi : Ah ah! Remember deal! No questions!
Daniel : Yeah, but...
Miyagi : Hai!
[makes circular gestures with each hand]
Miyagi : Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important.
[walks away, still making circular motions with hands]
Miyagi : Wax on, wax off. Wax on, wax off.
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Miyagi : Your friend, all karate student, eh?
Daniel : Friend? Oh, yeah, those guys.
Miyagi : Problem: attitude.
Daniel : No the problem is, I'm getting my ass kicked every other day, that's the problem.
Miyagi : Hai, because boys have bad attitude. Karate for defense only.
Daniel : That's not what these guys are taught.
Miyagi : Hai - can see. No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, student do.
Daniel : Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem.
Miyagi : Now use head for something other than target.
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Daniel : I can't believe this. I cannot believe this.
Miyagi : What?
Daniel : What you just got me into in there.
Miyagi : Huh?
Daniel : You said you were going to make things better for me.
Miyagi : But I did.
Daniel : How?
Miyagi : How? Just saved you two months beating.
Daniel : Oh great now I really have something to look forward to.
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[Daniel is about to have his first match in the tournament]
Daniel : All right, so what are the rules here?
Miyagi : Don't know. First time you, first time me.
Daniel : Well, I figured you knew about this stuff. I figured you went to these before. Oh great, I'm dead. I am dead. You told me you fought a lot.
Miyagi : For life, not for points.
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Miyagi : [Miyagi returns from fishing as Daniel is painting the house] Oh, miss spot.
Daniel : What spot? Hey, how come you didn't tell me you were goin' fishing?
Miyagi : You not here when I go.
Daniel : Well, maybe I wanted to go, you ever think of that?
Miyagi : You karate training.
Daniel : I'm *what*? I'm bein' your goddamn *slave* is what I'm bein' here man, now c'mon we made a deal here!
Miyagi : So?
Daniel : So? So, you're supposed to teach and I'm supposed to learn! For 4 days I've been bustin' my ass, and haven't learned a goddamn thing!
Miyagi : You learn plenty.
Daniel : I learn plenty, yeah, I learned how to sand your decks maybe. I washed your car, paint your house, paint your fence. I learn plenty!
Miyagi : Ah, not everything is as seems...
Daniel : Oh, bullshit! I'm goin' home, man!
[Daniel turns to walk away]
Miyagi : Daniel-san! Daniel-san!
Daniel : What?
Miyagi : Come here.
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Daniel : This school sucks, man. Sucks.
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Daniel : What's the matter? The truth hurt?
Ali Mills : So you really think that's it?
Daniel : I know it is.
Ali Mills : Yeah well, you're wrong.
Daniel : Oh, you bet I'm wrong.
Ali Mills : You know Daniel, I didn't go out with you because of a car or where you live.
Daniel : Okay, since we're on the subject, why did you?
[silence]
Daniel : Huh? Why did you?
Ali Mills : I thought maybe you and me we're different.
Daniel : Oh yeah, I'm from Reseda, you're from the hills, that's how we're different.
Ali Mills : Oh, shut up.
Daniel : Admit that you just can't handle the situation the way it is.
Ali Mills : You know I can handle it fine. But you can't.
[exits]
Susan : What makes you so sensitive? She's never been anything but nice to you.
Daniel : Yeah she even used to me to make what's-his-name jealous.
Susan : She doesn't even like what's-his-name!
Daniel : Yeah I couldn't really tell, by the way their faces we're stuck together at that country club.
Susan : Oh, that's right. You didn't stick around for the um... exciting conclusion.
Daniel : Oh what was that? His hand on her ass?
Susan : Her right hook, you think she sprained her wrists doing her nails?
Daniel : She hit him?
Susan : An understatement.
Daniel : I don't get it, why didn't she say something?
Susan : She shouldn't have to? Should she?
[walks away]
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Daniel : [throwing his bicycle into a dumpster after being beaten up] This damn bike! I hate this bike. I hate this frickin' bike! Stupid bike.
Lucille Larusso : Daniel! What's the matter? Why did you throw your bike away?
Daniel : Because I felt like it.
Lucille Larusso : Please look at me when I'm talking to you.
[sees Daniel's bruised face]
Lucille Larusso : Oh my god!
Daniel : Mom.
Lucille Larusso : Can you tell me what's going on and don't tell me about another bike accident?
Daniel : What do you want to hear mom?
Lucille Larusso : I want to hear the truth!
Daniel : No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear about is how great it is. Well it may be great for you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT! I just want to go home. Why can't we just go home?
Lucille Larusso : Listen to me. I cannot help you unless you talk to me
Daniel : I gotta take karate. That's it.
Lucille Larusso : You took karate!
Daniel : No, not at the Y. At a good school.
Lucille Larusso : But fighting doesn't solve anything Daniel.
Daniel : Yeah well neither does palm trees mom.
Lucille Larusso : That's not fair!
Daniel : Like it was fair coming over here without asking me how I felt about it. Right, that was real fair.
Lucille Larusso : You're right. I should've asked.
Daniel : Well I just want to go home. That's it. I don't understand the rules here and I just want to go home.
Lucille Larusso : Let's clean you up and maybe we can figure the rules out together. What about your bike?
Daniel : It's safer taking a bus.
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Miyagi : [teaching Daniel to punch, wearing a catcher's mask and pads] Daniel-san. Secret to punch, make the power of whole body fit inside one inch, here.
[points to Daniel's closed fist]
Miyagi : Power, whole body, one inch, here. Now, punch. Hard.
[Daniel punches Miyagi in the chest, weakly]
Miyagi : What'sa matter, you some kind of girl or something?
[makes punching gesture]
Miyagi : Punch! Drive a punch! Not just arm, whole body! Hip, leg, drive a punch! Make "kiai." Kiai! Kiai! Give you power. Now, try punch.
[Miyagi prompts, Daniel punches Miyagi harder]
Miyagi : Once more.
Miyagi , Daniel : [Miyagi prompts again, Daniel punches again, even harder] Kiai!
Miyagi : Once more.
Miyagi , Daniel : [prompt, punches again, harder] Kiai!
Miyagi , Daniel : [prompt, punch again] Kiai!
Miyagi : Very good, Daniel-san!
Miyagi , Daniel : [repeated action] Kiai! Kiai!
Daniel : [starts hopping] Hey, pretty good, huh? Kiai!
Daniel : [spinning arm, fancy footwork] Hey, look at this, Miyagi. Kiai!
Miyagi : Matte- mat-matte.
Daniel : [punching becoming less effective] Kiai! Kiai!
Miyagi : Wait-wait, Daniel-san.
Daniel : [mockingly punches Miyagi while continuing to bunny-hop] Kiai! Kiai!
Miyagi : [trying to get him to stop] Ch-ch-ch-chotto
Daniel : [dancing around very quickly and still playfully punching Miyagi] Hey, what do you think, Mr. Miyagi, huh?
Miyagi : [takes Daniel down by hooking his legs with his, then giving him a chop] I tell you what Miyagi think! I think you *dance around* too much! I think you *talk* too much! I think you not concentrate enough! Lots of work to be done! Tournament just around the corner! Come. Stand up! Now, ready. Concentrate. Focus power.
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Lucille Larusso : Look at those palm trees. Damn! You know what that means?
Daniel : Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts.
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Ring Announcer : [Daniel has just scored the winning point with a kick to Johnny's chin, thus winning the championship... ring announcer prepares to present trophy] THE NEW CHAMPION...
Johnny Lawrence : [in tears and with a bloodied face taking trophy from ring announcer and presenting it himself to Daniel] You're all right, LaRusso!
Ring Announcer : ...DANIEL LARUSSO!
Johnny Lawrence : Good match!
Daniel : [to Johnny, as Daniel's being carried off the ring by the enthusiastic crowd] Thanks a lot!
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Miyagi : [Daniel has just gotten his driver's license and Miyagi has given him a car for his birthday] Just remember, license never replace eye, ear, and brain.
[notices Daniel has suddenly gotten quiet]
Miyagi : What matter?
Daniel : I'm just scared. The tournament and everything.
Miyagi : You remember lesson about balance?
Daniel : Yeah.
Miyagi : Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. Understand?
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Lucille Larusso : [singing] California, here we come. California... oh, what's the matter, Daniel? Don't you like my singing?
Daniel : I don't like the song, Ma.
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Johnny Lawrence : [DELETED SCENE: Johnny accosts Daniel at school, gives him a piece of paper] Wanted to make sure you got it.
Daniel : What's this for?
Daniel : You got to get your mommy to sign that, so you can be in the tournament with the big boys. They gotta know where to send your body after I get finished with it.
Daniel : Wait, I thought this was supposed to be No Contact.
Johnny Lawrence : [leaning in his face] Accidents happen.
[starts to walk away]
Daniel : Hey, let me ask you a question.
[Johhny turns around]
Daniel : What pleasure do you get from all this?
Johnny Lawrence : All what?
Daniel : Your big shot attitude. I mean, we both know you can kick my face in, so why do you still bother?
Johnny Lawrence : [getting right in his face] Maybe 'cuz I like to! Did you ever think of that?
Daniel : Don't you ever think that he
[obviously referring to Kreese]
Daniel : might be wrong - at least, about some things?
[Johnny backs off while doing a slow burn]
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[they arrive at their new home]
Lucille Larusso : This is it. This is the end of the line.
Daniel : You're telling me.
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Daniel : Oh, great, that solves everything for me. I'll just go down to the school and straighten it out with the teacher, no problem.
Miyagi : Now use head for something other than target.
Daniel : Hey, I was just kidding about that.
Miyagi : Why kidding?
Daniel : Because I'd get killed if I go down there.
Miyagi : Get killed anyway.
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Miyagi : [on Daniel's birthday, after having already given him a present] Go outside. Something show you.
Daniel : What?
Miyagi : Number two present.
[leads Daniel outside]
Daniel : [walking and talking] Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already.
[Miyagi keeps walking, silently]
Daniel : No really, I'm serious.
Miyagi : [stops and points to his fleet of antique cars] Choose.
Daniel : [surprised and hesitant] Oh, no...
Miyagi : Hai! Hurt old man feeling.
[points again]
Miyagi : Choose.
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Miyagi : Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off.
Daniel : Is that all...?
[DELETED LINE, partly to himself and partly to Miyagi]
Daniel : Never had karate training like this before; sure wish I knew how it worked.
Miyagi : [DELETED LINE] You find out, Daniel-san; just give time. And no forget breathe! In through nose, out through mouth; very important.
Daniel : [DELETED LINE] At least I got something to look forward to.
Miyagi : [DELETED LINE] Always *much* look forward to. Come; less chit-chat, more wax, more breathe...! Very good, Daniel-san.
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Lucille Larusso : [DELETED SCENE: At their apartment, Daniel's mom is reading the fine print on the All-Valley Tournament application] ... This says I won't hold anybody responsible if you're injured. Are you NUTS?
Daniel : Mom, I've gotta do this.
Lucille Larusso : Do WHAT? Get KILLED?
Daniel : Nobody gets hurt, Ma.
Lucille Larusso : Then why do I have to sign anything?
[She crumples the application and throws it away]
Lucille Larusso : Good night, Daniel.
[after she retires, Daniel rescues the application and un-crumples it. Then he signs his mother's name to it]
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Daniel : [as his mom walks away, Daniel still keeps talking to himself about Ali] ... She's pretty cute... I think she's pretty cute...
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Lady with Dog : [as Daniel is entering his new apartment complex for the first time] This place is a dump. You should go back to New Jersey.
Daniel : How'd you know I was from Jersey?
Lady with Dog : 'Cause I'm from New Jersey... I got a nose for my own.
Daniel : Well, what part?
Lady with Dog : Parsippany.
Daniel : Parsippany?
Lady with Dog : I never shoulda' left.
Daniel : Yeah, I got an Uncle Louie from Parsippany.
Lady with Dog : Louie Fartini?
Daniel : Louie Larusso.
Lady with Dog : Louie Larusso?
Daniel : Yeah!
Lady with Dog : Don't know him.
