Even though it has been over 25 years since The Karate Kid film came out it looks like William Zabka aka Johnny Lawrence is still holding a grudge against Daniel San. The Cobra Kai member judged his performance on Dancing with the Stars, and in the video released by Jimmy Kimmel Live, he didn’t hold back. He ripped him a new one and hit him below his black belt. The Jaden Smith comment was a like a karate kick to the balls, but LaRusso handled it like the man Mr Miyagi made him to be. Too bad Pat Morita is no longer around to show him who is boss and wax the bully into shape.
BTW Zabka, LaRusso won the trophy in the movie and he is going to win the mirror ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars! So ha…
In all seriousness, there is no rivalry between the two actors…except for maybe for my heart because I still have a crush on both of them!!!
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Some of the original cast members from The Karate Kid movie came out to see the “remake” last night. The original Karate Kid and the Cobra Kai (including William Zabka and Martin Kove) put on their belts and took a chop at the new one.
Here is how Ralph Macchio summarized it in 140 characters on his Twitter, “Remake: Different vibe, story same, bigger, more violent. Well done, but the SOUL, the MAGIC – LEGACY of the Original KK remains untouched!” Since it was done in just 140 characters, I can’t tell if he liked it or not.
BTW I still can’t believe they are calling it remake when minus the fact that it’s about a kid who moved to a new place and is being bullied so he learns how to fight from his landlord, it is nothing like the original.
I will conclude by saying the original cast members look better than the new movie looks. Although they look really good and the new movies like sh!t.
RetroCrush (they have an interview with Billy Zabka)
Make sure to watch the whole the thing because the ending is the best part!
He was the best of the ’80s bullies, don’t you think? I have to admit I had a crush on him way back when!
BTW I checked out William Zabka’s IMDB page and I forgot he has been doing a lot of straight-to-DVD horror movies that air on SciFi all the time! So if you want to see him tune into SciFi this weekend because one of his movies will probably be on!
