Daniel LaRusso is 17 at the start of The Karate Kid and 53 as of Cobra Kai season 6, but these ages don't line up with that of actor Ralph Macchio.

For this edition of Version Control, we will eliminate the Macchio sequels (which are self-evidently not as good as the original 1984 film) as well as the TV series, which is pretty clearly a ...

Daniel, played by Ralph Macchio, in the final battle in The Karate Kid Part II Credit: Image via Columbia Pictures One of the issues that many sequels to films that were surprise successes face is ...

Cobra Kai may have finally come to its bittersweet end on Netflix, but The Karate Kid universe is still going strong. A new film in the saga, Karate Kid: Legends, is slated to hit theaters on May 30 ...

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Is the Karate Kid gaining on his spiritual predecessor? The 1984 movie The Karate Kid was essentially a junior-level version of the underdog sports drama Rocky, even sharing director John G. Avildsen ...