6 Movies Starring Pat Morita

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-06-22

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

126 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (113101 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn't fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys' violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn't understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate.

The Karate Kid, Part II

The Karate Kid, Part II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-06-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (46304 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Mark Kamen

Robert Mark Kamen (characters created by)

Fullplot:

Picks up where the first movie (Karate Kid) leaves off. Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr Miyagi's dying father. After arriving Mr Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an old love. This stirs up trouble with an old rival that he originally left Okinawa to avoid. In the mean time Daniel encounters a new love and also makes some enemies.

The Karate Kid, Part III

The Karate Kid, Part III

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-04-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (30567 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Mark Kamen (characters)

Robert Mark Kamen

Fullplot:

Honeymoon in Vegas

Honeymoon in Vegas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-08-28

Languages:

English, Hawaiian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (13797 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Bergman

Fullplot:

On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker game and offers to clear the debt for a weekend with his fiancèe. Suddenly the man is insanely jealous, and pursues his fiancèe and her rich companion, but finds pitfalls in his path as the gambler tries to delay his interference.

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-05-20

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.2 (5943 Reviews)

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Cast:

Writer:

Tom Robbins (novel)

Gus Van Sant (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch. The cowgirls take command of the ranch from the Countess and 'drug' the cranes with 'peyote'. The police besiege the ranch.

The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-08-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.2 (16680 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Mark Kamen (characters)

Mark Lee

Fullplot:

During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both her parents in an accident and is having problems with her grandmother and her fellow pupils. Mr. Miyagi decides to teach her karate to get her through her pain and issues and back on the right path.

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