| Movie |
The Karate Kid |
| Year |
1984 |
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[They arrive at their new home]
Lucille:
This is it. This is the end of the line.
Daniel:
You're telling me.
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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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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***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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[Miyagi karate-chops the tops off three beer bottles]
Daniel:
How did you do that? How did you do that?
Miyagi:
Don't know. First time.
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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 left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later
[makes squish gesture]
Miyagi:
get 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:
We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions.
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Daniel:
Why didn't you tell me?
Miyagi:
Tell what?
Daniel:
That you knew karate.
Miyagi:
You not ask.
Daniel:
Well, where'd you learn it?
Miyagi:
Father.
Daniel:
But I thought he was a fisherman.
Miyagi:
In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate.
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Miyagi:
Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called te, "hand." Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call *kara*-te, "empty hand."
Daniel:
I thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that.
Miyagi:
You too much TV.
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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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Daniel:
Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?
Miyagi:
Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything.
Daniel:
Ever catch one?
Miyagi:
Not yet.
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Kreese:
Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?
Karate Student:
No, Sensei.
Kreese:
Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it?
Karate Student:
No, Sensei.
Kreese:
Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?
Karate Student:
No, Sensei.
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Daniel:
This school sucks, man. Sucks.
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Daniel:
Hey, what kind of belt do you have?
Miyagi:
Canvas. JC Penny. Three ninety-eight. You like?
[laughs]
Daniel:
No, I meant...
Miyagi:
In Okinawa, belt mean no need rope to hold up pants.
[laughs; then, seriously]
Miyagi:
Daniel-san, karate here.
[he taps his head]
Miyagi:
Karate here.
[he taps his heart]
Miyagi:
Karate never here.
[points to his belt]
Miyagi:
Understand?
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Lucille:
Look at those palm trees, Damn! You know what that means?
Daniel:
Yea. Watch out for falling coconuts.
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Daniel:
Hey, you got a name?
Ali Mills:
Ali... with an I. Hey, what's your name?
Daniel:
Daniel... with an L
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Daniel:
Could you teach me?
Miyagi:
First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel San, not mine.
Daniel:
Where'd you learn it from?
Miyagi:
Father teach.
Daniel:
You musta had some father, Man.
Miyagi:
Oh yes.
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[Some drunks were drinking and setting their beer bottles on Mr. Miyagi's truck]
Miyagi:
Excuse me, please. Boy cold. Must leave. Kindly remove bottles.
Drunk:
Kindly do it yourself, Mr. Moto.
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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:
Hey where did these old cars come from?
Miyagi:
Detroit.
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Daniel:
This damn bike. I hate this bike. I hate this frigging bike. Stupid bike.
Lucille:
Daniel. What's the matter? Why did you throw your bike away?
Daniel:
Because I felt like it.
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Kreese:
We do not train to be merciful here. Mercy is for the weak. Here, in the streets, in competition. A man confronts you he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy. What is the problem Mr. Lawrence?
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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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Daniel:
Where am I this ring over here?
Miyagi:
Hai. Number three.
Daniel:
What's that guy kneeling like that for?
Miyagi:
Don't know.
Daniel:
Don't you know anything you can tell me?
Miyagi:
Hai. No get hit.
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[Bobby is about to face Daniel in the semifinals]
Kreese:
Bobby. I want him out of commission
Bobby:
But Sensei I can beat this guy.
Kreese:
I don't want him beaten.
Bobby:
But I'll be disqualified.
Kreese:
Out of commission.
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Kreese:
What do we study here?
Karate Class:
THE WAY OF THE FIST SIR.
Kreese:
And what is that way?
Karate Class:
STRIKE FIRST. STRIKE HARD. NO MERCY SIR.
Kreese:
I can't hear you.
Karate Class:
STRIKE FIRST. STRIKE HARD. NO MERCY SIR.
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Miyagi:
Wax on... wax off. Wax on... wax off.
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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:
Go, find balance.
[chuckles]
Daniel:
[starts to drive away]
Miyagi:
Banzai, Daniel-san.
Daniel:
Hey, banzai!
Miyagi:
[beat; then, louder] Banzai!
Daniel:
[louder] Banzai!
Miyagi:
[shouts] Banzai!
Daniel:
[shouts back] Banzai!
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Miyagi:
[teaching Daniel to punch, wearing a catcher's mask and pads] Secret to punch, make 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! Give you power. Now, drive punch.
Daniel:
[punching Miyagi harder] Kiai!
Miyagi:
Once more.
Daniel:
[punches again, even harder] Kiai!
Miyagi:
Very good, Daniel-san!
Daniel:
[starts hopping around a bit] Pretty good, eh? Look at this!
[mockingly punches Miyagi while continuing to bunny-hop]
Miyagi:
[trying to stop him] Hai! Wait! Hai! Wait, Daniel-san!
Daniel:
[dancing around very quickly and still playfully punching Miyagi] What do you think, Mr. Miyagi?
Miyagi:
[knocks Daniel down] 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 corner!
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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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Miyagi:
[repeated line to Daniel] Look eye!, always look eye!
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[Daniel, Miyagi, and Ali are trying to get onto the tournament floor together]
Official:
Hold it!
[to Ali]
Official:
Sorry, teachers and students only.
Daniel:
Oh, well, uh...
[points to Miyagi]
Daniel:
he doesn't speak English and, uh, I can't understand his instructions without her.
[points to Ali]
Daniel:
She's his, uh, translator.
Miyagi:
[says something in Japanese]
Official:
What did he say?
Ali Mills:
He says that, uh, you remind him of an uncle he has in Tokyo.
Official:
[smiles] I guess it's okay.
Miyagi:
[says something in Japanese]
Official:
What?
Ali Mills:
He says you're very kind.
Official:
Thank you.
Miyagi:
Welcome.
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Miyagi:
[Daniel is practicing karate moves while balancing on a fishing boat as Miyagi fishes] Make block. Left, right. Up, down. Side, side. Breathe in, breathe out. And no scare fish.
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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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Daniel:
When do I learn how to punch?
Miyagi:
Better learn balance. Balance is key. Balance good, karate good. Everything good. Balance bad, better pack up, go home. Understand?
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[just before Johnny fights Daniel in the tournament]
Kreese:
Sweep the leg.
[Johnny stares at him in shock]
Kreese:
Do you have a problem with that?
Johnny:
No, Sensei.
Kreese:
No mercy.
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[Daniel is riding across a steep hill on his bike at night - suddenly he is accosted by Johnny, Tommy, Bobby, Dutch and Jimmy on their motorcycles]
Dutch:
Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel?
Tommy:
I THINK he wants to learn KARATE! Right?
Johnny Lawrence:
Yeah! Okay, here's your first lesson: how to take a FALL!
[He sideswipes Daniel, knocking him over the edge and down the embankment. Daniel just lies there]
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Kreese:
[at the Cobra Kai dojo] Class, we have visitors. Fall in behind me. Hai!
[approaches Daniel and Miyagi, then speaks to Miyagi]
Kreese:
I hear you jumped some of my students last night.
Miyagi:
Afraid facts mixed up.
Kreese:
You calling Mr. Lawrence a liar?
Miyagi:
No call no one nothing.
Kreese:
What are you here for, old man?
Miyagi:
Come ask leave boy alone.
Kreese:
What's the matter, the boy can't take care of his own problems?
Miyagi:
One to one problem, yes. FIVE to one problem, too much ask anyone.
Kreese:
Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. Feel like matching, Mr. Lawrence?
Johnny Lawrence:
Yes, sensei!
Miyagi:
No more fighting.
Kreese:
This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class. You don't come into my dojo, drop a challenge and leave, old man. Now you get your boy on the mat, or you and I will have a major problem.
Miyagi:
Too much advantage. Your dojo.
Kreese:
Name a place.
Miyagi:
Tournament.
Kreese:
[laughs] You've got real nerve, old man. Real nerve. But I think we can accomodate you. Can't we, Mr. Lawrence?
Johnny Lawrence:
Yes, sensei.
Kreese:
Fall in.
[Johnny turns and leaves]
Miyagi:
Ask one more small request.
Kreese:
Make it fast.
Miyagi:
Ask leave boy alone to train.
Kreese:
You're a pushy little bastard, ain't ya? But I like that. I like that! All right. No one touches the prima donna until the tournament. Is that understood?
[class responds with "YES SENSEI!"]
Kreese:
But if you don't show, it's open season on him... and you.
[they nod at each other]
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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*** 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 simple as...
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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Miyagi:
[Daniel walks into Mr.Myagi's house and sits right next to Mr.Myagi, who is actually drunk] Ah, Daniel-san, come inside! Come inside!
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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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Daniel:
Whoa, look at that slide.
Ali Mills:
Oh yeah, we'll do that next time.
Daniel:
Why next time?
Ali Mills:
Because we didn't bring a bathing suit!
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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*** 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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Lucille:
[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, Mom.
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Daniel:
You're the best friend I've ever had.
Miyagi:
You... pretty okay, too.
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Tommy:
Must be take a worm for a walk week.
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Miyagi:
Oh, Daniel-san! You all wet behind ear!
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Miyagi:
[drunk] Banzai!
Daniel:
[totally confused] To baby trees.
Miyagi:
Not bonsai, BANZAI!
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Tommy:
Yeah! Get him a body bag!
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Dutch:
[Daniel is dressing into his robe when the Cobra gang walks into the locker room] Well, well, well, if it isn't our little friend Danielle. What's the matter? Your mommy isn't here to dress you?
[Daniel ignores him]
Dutch:
Hey, I'm talking to you punk!
[Dutch shoves Daniel and Daniel puts his guard up]
Dutch:
Come on, make a move! Come on! Right now!
Referee:
[coming in] Hey! Save it for the fight! Now get out!
Dutch:
[to Daniel] Points or no points, you're dead meat.
Referee:
I said out!
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Daniel:
No offense, Mr. Miyaji, but I don't think you understand my problem...
Miyagi:
[interrupting] Mi... ya... *gi* understand problem perfect.
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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***
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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