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| Year: | 2010 |
| Rating: | 6.1(19338) |
| Listed in: | Action, Drama, Family, Sport |
| Directed by: | Harald Zwart |
| Actors: | Jaden Smith Jackie Chan Rongguang Yu Zhensu Wu Taraji P. Henson Wenwen Han |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Harald Zwart | |
| Actors | |
| Jaden Smith | as Dre Parker |
| Jackie Chan | as Mr. Han |
| Rongguang Yu | as Master Li |
| Zhensu Wu | as Meiying's Dad |
| Zhenwei Wang | as Cheng |
| Jared Minns | as Dre's Detroit Friend |
| Yi Zhao | as Zhuang |
| Bo Zhang | as Song |
| Luke Carberry | as Harry |
| Cameron Hillman | as Mark |
| Ghye Samuel Brown | as Oz |
| Rocky Shi | as Ur Dang |
| Harry Van Gorkum | as Music Instructor |
| Xinhua Guo | as Tournament Doctor |
| Jijun Zhai | as Mat 4 Referee |
| Shun Li | as Mat 5 Referee |
| Tao Ji | as Announcer |
| Chen Jing | as Man on Plane Speaking Chinese |
| Wentai Liu | as Dude from Detroit |
| Geliang Liang | as Ping Pong Man |
| Xu Ming | as Bao |
| Actresses | |
| Taraji P. Henson | as Sherry Parker |
| Wenwen Han | as Meiying |
| Zhiheng Wang | as Meiying's Mom |
| Shijia Lü | as Liang |
| Ji Wang | as Mrs. Po |
| Tess Liu | as History Teacher |
| Yanyan Wu | as Mrs. Xie |
| Wen Wen Han | as Meiying |
| Hannah Joy | as Diane |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Gross: |
USA - 55,665,805 USD (13 June 2010) UK - 8,566,079 GBP (8 August 2010) Indonesia - 8,603,367,274 IDR (13 June 2010) Japan - 49,222,700 JPY (8 August 2010) Malaysia - 4,266,846 MYR (13 June 2010) Philippines - 44,182,451 PHP (13 June 2010) Singapore - 1,654,653 SGD (13 June 2010) South Korea - 1,084,457,352 KRW (13 June 2010) |
| Plot: | 12-year-old Dre Parker could've 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 - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. 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. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Do You Remember" Written by Jared Cotter, Sean Paul (as Sean Paul Henriques), Jay Sean (as Kamaljit Jhooti), Robert Larow, Jeremy Skaller, Lil' Jon (as Jonathan Smith) and Frankie Storm Performed by Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul & Lil' Jon Courtesy of Cash Money/Universal Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises Lil Jon appears courtesy of Universal Republic Records Sean Paul appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "Say" Written and Performed by John Mayer Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme" Written by Derek Drymon, Blaise Smith, Mark Harrison and Stephen Hillenburg Performed by Patrick Pinney (as Pat Pinney), Devin Johnson , Sara Paxton and Camryn Walling Courtesy of Nickelodeon "The Tribute (DJ Zeph Remix)" Written by King Britt, Antoine Green and Charles Tate Performed by Colossus featuring Capitol A Courtesy of Om Records "Here I Come" Written by Tarik Collins, Karl Jenkins, Richard Nichols , Malik Smart and Ahmir-Khalib Thompson (as Ahmir Thompson) Performed by The Roots featuring Malik Abdul-Basit (as Malik B.) & Dice Raw Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Minerva Quartets" Written by Dick-Jan Zwart Performed by Camilla Kjøll, Lina Marie Årnes, Lise Sørensen and Tiril Dørum Bengtsson Courtesy of Zwart Arbeid "Baby I'm Back" Written by Baby Bash (as Ronald Bryant) and Akon (as Aliaune Thiam) Performed by Baby Bash featuring Akon Courtesy of Universal Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Full of Joy" Traditional "Nocturne for Piano No. 20 in C Sharp Minor" Written by Frédéric Chopin Arranged by Craig Leon Performed by Alyssa Park "Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix)" Written by Damon Albarn, Danger Mouse (as Brian Burton), Jamie Hewlett and Romye Robinson (as Bootie Brown) Performed by Gorillaz Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd. Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "Steppin' Up" Written by K.T. Wilder (as kt wilder) "Bang Bang" Written by Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars and K'Naan (as Keinan Warsame) Performed by K'Naan featuring Adam Levine Courtesy of A&M/Octone Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Low" Written by Flo Rida (as Tramar Dillard), Montay Humphrey, Faheem Najm, Korey Roberson and Howard Simmons Performed by Flo Rida Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "Poker Face" Written by RedOne (as Nadir Khayat) and Lady Gaga (as Stefani Germanotta) Performed by Lady Gaga Courtesy of Interscope Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "Flight of the Bumblebee" Written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Arranged by Sergei Rachmaninoff Performed by Balazs Szokolay Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc. "Xin Ying" Written by Xuan Qu "Back in Black" Written by Brian Johnson , Angus Young and Malcolm Young Performed by AC/DC Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "Higher Ground" Written by Stevie Wonder Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers Courtesy of Capitol Records Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "Never Say Never" Written by Adam Messinger, Nasri Atweh, Justin Bieber, Kuk Harrell (as Thaddis Harrell), Jaden Smith and Omarr Rambert Produced by The Messengers Vocals produced by Kuk Harrell Additional Rap Vocals produced by Omarr Rambert Performed by Justin Bieber featuring Jaden Smith Justin Bieber appears courtesy of RBMG/Island/Def Jam Music Group |
Goofs
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Continuity: When Dre's jacket is on the ground before Mr. Han tells him to pick it up, the jacket is seen in many different places before the final shot. Continuity: After Dre gets beaten up at the playground, you see him in the bathroom putting on his mom's foundation over his black eye. He puts the foundation on almost an inch under his eye, only covering about an inch in height on his cheek. Yet if you look closely in the next scene when he is walking to school with his mom, the foundation is now directly under his eye and covers most of his cheek. FAIR: The title "The Karate Kid" is a direct reference to the bullies calling him the "Karate Kid" when he takes up a stance at the beginning of the fight. Continuity: The plane shown taking off to take the Parkers to China is different from the one shown landing in China. The planes shown have different registration numbers which are seen on the fuselages (specifically B-2460 and B-2443). Fact errors: The film shows the Parkers flying from Detroit to Beijing on Air China. Air China does not fly into or out of Detroit. Continuity: During the scene where Dre gets beat up at the park Meiying and Cheng alternate positions between the camera being focused on Dre and focused on the two. GEOG: The flight that Dre and his mom takes from Detroit is actually a flight from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Beijing. CHAR: When in the fight in the tournament Dre gets hit by his opponent, every appears is disappointed except Meiyeing's dad, who can be seen applauding. Continuity: Throughout the tournament they all bow at the start of each round. In the finals they do not bow but start straight away. GEOG: On the way from Beijing Airport (North East Beijing) to the Parker's new house they drive past the CCTV building (South East Beijing) and then the Birds Nest (North Bijing). No one would drive this route. Continuity: During the last fight, Dre holds his right leg after injuring his left, then switches back to his left in the next shot. Fact errors: In this film children are fighting full contact with no protective gear. This would never be allowed in any kung fu tournament of the scale shown. It would either be point-scoring sparring with minimal contact, or the children would be wearing protective gear e.g. mouth-guards, headgear, and gloves. CHAR: Chinese Valentine's day is celebrate in August in China, but Mr. Han says his wife and son died the 8th of June after the festival. Continuity: Dre places his chopsticks on the left side of his food tray at the food court. But the next frame he has them in his right hand and placing them onto the food tray for the second time. DATE: The Qixi Festival that Dre attends with his mom and Mr. Han falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Though the exact date in our modern calendar varies from year to year, it is usually sometime in August. However, a few scenes after this festival, Mr. Han says the date is June 8th. This is not possible unless 11 months had passed in those few scenes. Continuity: The contents of Dre's lunch tray when he is on food line is empty. He hands tray in at end of food line and when it comes back, it is full. |
Quotes
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Dre Parker: Mr. Han... do you know you got a car in your living room? Dre Parker: You don't know the rules? Mr. Han: Simple. You hit him, don't let him hit you. Mr. Han: You've already accomplished everything you wanted to. Why do you still want to fight? Dre Parker: Because win or lose, I don't want to be afraid any more. And I'm still afraid. Dre Parker: I get it. You're Yoda and I'm like a Jedi. Mr. Han: Jacket on! Jacket off! Dre Parker: Look, this guy is *at least* four-hundred years old. Dre Parker: [being beaten at ping-pong by an old man] C'mon, man. I'm twelve. Dre Parker: [Cheng says something in chinese] Whatever he's saying, he is lying! Mr. Han: What happened to eye? Dre Parker: I ran into a pole. Mr. Han: interesting pole. Sherry Parker: Dre, what happened? Dre Parker: We moved to China! That's what happened! Mr. Han: I don't go... Sherry Parker: Mr. Han, I'm not taking 'no' for an answer. Dre Parker: [after Mr. Han does a cool move] Whoa...! Mr. Han: Focus! Mr. Han: Everything... is Kung Fu. Mr. Han: Your focus needs more focus. Dre Parker: Be kinda hot if I won this thing, huh, Mr. Han? Mr. Han: Be kinda hot if you focused. Dre Parker: Yeah, well, after that. Mr. Han: Rock and roll. Mr. Han: Sometimes the most important fights are the ones you avoid. Sherry Parker: So... how many students do you have? Mr. Han: Including Dre? Sherry Parker: Yes... Mr. Han: One! Mr. Han: Dre, you taught me very important lesson: Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up. |
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