The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 film about a troubled teenage girl, who after being harassed by local bullies, becomes a student of Mr. Kesuke Miyagi, who also happens to be an old comrade of her late grandfather. It is the fourth film in the Karate Kid series.
 * Directed by Christopher Cain. Written by Mark Lee.

Who say the good guy has to be a guy? Taglines

Popular quotes from the film

 * Ambition without knowledge is like a boat on dry land.
 * Never trust spiritual leader who cannot dance.

Dialogue

 * Julie Pierce: The problem is my teeth! I just realized, they don't match my nose.
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Teeth fine. Nose fine. Everything fit just fine.


 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: The sun is warm, the grass is green.
 * Julie Pierce: What?
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: If today Julie-san get angry, just you repeat those words.


 * Julie Pierce: I wish I had courage like you.
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: I wish I had chocolate bar with almonds.


 * Juile Pierce: That was great, Mr. Miyagi.
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Not great. Miyagi always look for way not to fight. Miyagi hate fighting, was most unfortunate.
 * Julie Pierce: Unfortunate? Come on! Aren't you glad you kicked some guy's butt?
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Not want to kick anything. Was most unfortunate their butts attached to small brain.


 * [Julie has finished a flying kick that was previously difficult]
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Congratulations, Julie-san.
 * Julie Pierce: Congratulations? That's all you're gonna say is "congratulations"?, Don't I get a belt or something?
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Buy belt at mall.
 * Julie Pierce: No!, I mean a karate belt. Brown belt!, black belt!.
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Why need belt?
 * Julie Pierce: So everyone knows I'm good!
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: You know you good. That important thing.
 * Julie Pierce: Oh come on, even Elvis Presley got a black belt!.
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Borrow from Elvis next time see him.




 * Julie Pierce: What's going on?
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Nothing just monks having good time.
 * Julie Pierce: I thought they were supposed to be spiritual leaders.
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Never trust spiritual leader who cannot dance.


 * [last lines]
 * Julie Pierce: Mr. Miyagi, come on admit it. We kicked some butt.
 * Sgt. Kesuke Miyagi: Julie-san, fighting not good. But if must fight... win. [winks]


 * [Dugan is upset that no one else is willing to fight Julie]
 * Sergeant Kesuke Miyagi: Enough!
 * Colonel Dugan: No. It's not. War ain't over because one battle is.
 * Sergeant Kesuke Miyagi: Then we fight.
 * Colonel Dugan: [surprised/obliges] Absolutely. [takes the cap off to reveal tough bald head] I'm gonna put your lights out. [Dugan grabs Miyagi's shirt and prepares to strike him but Miyagi easily rips Dugan's hands off. Dugan is shocked; the two then fight and after a moment it's over]
 * Sergeant Kesuke Miyagi: [holding Dugan to the ground and preparing to strike him] Now time put your lights out. [Mr. Miyagi instead blows wind into Dugan's face. Dugan is very embarrassed. The students go up to him disappointed]
 * Ned: You said, you had all the answers, Colonel. [pause] You were wrong.

Taglines

 * Who says the good guy has to be a guy?
 * It's ancient wisdom against teenage spunk. 1,000 years of karate tradition is about to get a kick in the pants.

Main cast

 * Pat Morita - Sgt Lesuke Miyagi
 * Hilary Swank - Julie Pierce
 * Michael Ironside - Colonel Dugan
 * Constance Towers - Louisa Pierce
 * Chris Conrad - Eric McGowan