“This kid looks like a son of Italy”: Ralph Macchio Almost Had a Different Name in The Karate Kid Before Creator Took a Good Look at His Face
Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed The Karate Kidis a story inspired by the life of its screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen. When Mark Kamen was 17 years old in 1964, he was attacked by a group of bullies after the New York World’s Fair. So, to defend himself, he decided to learn martial arts. The original film began as a four-part series, with the first film —The Karate Kid,in 1984....