The Karate Kid

Lucille: California, here we come! California...oh, what is the matter, Daniel? You don't like my singing? Daniel: I don't like the song, Ma. Lucille: This is it, Daniel, end of the line! Daniel: You're telling me. Lucille: Will you look at those palm trees? Damn Daniel! You know what this means? Daniel: Yeah. Watch out for falling coconuts. Freddy: Hey, are you new here? Daniel: Yeah, I came from Newark, New Jersey. My name's Daniel LaRusso. Freddy: I'm Freddy Fernandez. Welcome to California. [offers a handshake to Daniel] Hey, we were having an end-of-summer clambake on the beach tomorrow night, want to come? Daniel: Sure! Woman: This place is a dump. You should return to Newark! Daniel: How did you know I was from Newark? Woman: I overheard your conversation with Freddy. I'm a Jersey girl myself, from Parsippany. I never should have left. Daniel: Parsippany? I got an Uncle Louie from Parsippany! Woman: Louis Fontini? Daniel: No, Louie LaRusso. Woman: Don't know him.

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Bobby Brown: (to Dutch) Leave him (Daniel) alone man, he's had enough! Dutch: Shut up, Bobby! Bobby Brown: Look at him, Dutch. He can't even stand up! Dutch: So what?! THAT DON'T MEAN SQUAT! Bobby Brown: Johnny! (still to Johnny and pointing at Johnny) Leave him (Daniel) alone, man, he's had enough! Johnny Lawrence: I'll decide when he's had enough, man! Bobby Brown: What is wrong with you, Johnny! Johnny Lawrence: AN ENEMY DESERVES NO MERCY! Dutch: (to Johnny) RIGHT! Johnny Lawrence: RIGHT! Dutch: RIGHT! Bobby Brown: (to Johnny) You're crazy, man! Bobby Brown: Tommy! [slaps him with his hand] Tommy: Bobby! [also slaps him with his hand] Get him!

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John Kreese: Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it? John Kreese: Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? John Kreese: Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it? John Kreese: Prepare! What do we study here? John Kreese: And what is that Way? John Kreese: I CAN'T HEAR YOU! Cobra Kai: STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY, SIR!

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Dutch: Looking for a shortcut back to Newark, Daniel? Johnny: No, he wants to learn karate! Well, here's your first lesson: how to take a fall! Dutch: Don't think about the pain. Daniel: This damn bike. I hate this bike. I hate this frigging bike. This stupid bike! I hate it! Stupid bike. Lucille: Daniel! What's the matter? Daniel: NOTHING! Lucille: Why did you throw your bike away? Daniel: Because I felt like it, Mum. Lucille: Please look at me when I'm talking to you (sees Daniel's bruises) Oh my god! Can you tell me what's going on? And don't tell me about another bike accident! Daniel: What do you want to hear, ma? Lucille: The truth is- Daniel: No you don't want to hear the truth. All you want to hear is how great it is. Well, it may be great to you but it SUCKS for me! I hate this place! I HATE IT!! I just want to go home! Why can't we just go back home? Lucille: Listen to me, I cannot help you unless you tell me what's wrong! Daniel: I gotta take karate lessons. Lucille: You too

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Daniel: How come you didn't tell me? Mr. Miyagi: Tell you what? Daniel: That you knew karate? Mr. Miyagi: You never ask? Daniel: Well, where did you learn it? Mr. Miyagi: Father. Daniel: But I thought he was a fisherman. Mr. Miyagi: In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called te, "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call karate. "empty hand". Daniel: I always thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that. Mr. Miyagi: You watch too much TV. Daniel: That what my mother tells me.

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John 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-[notices Johnny staring at Daniel and Mr. Miyagi] what is the problem, Mr. Lawrence? John Kreese: I hear you jumped some of my students last night. Mr. Miyagi: Afraid the facts mixed up. John Kreese: Are you calling Mr. Lawrence a liar? Mr. Miyagi: No call no one nothing. John Kreese: What are you here for, old man? Mr. Miyagi: Come ask leave boy alone. John Kreese: What's the matter? The boy can't take care of his own problems? Mr. Miyagi: One to one problem, yes. Five to one problem, too much ask anyone. John Kreese: Is that what's bothering you? The odds? Well, we can fix that. [to Johnny] You like matching, Mr. Lawrence? Johnny Lawrence: [eagerly] Yes, Sensei! Mr. Miyagi: [groans] No more fighting. John Kreese: [getting angry] This is a karate dojo, not a knitting class! You don't come into my dojo and drop a

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