A not yet karate trained kid and his mom head for the west coast from the streets of Parsippany, NJ...but they're not fitting in. Low and behold, the Okinowan handyman takes Danny Boy under his wing and teaches him the art/philosophy of karate and gives him confidence. There's a big market these days for karate, it's about to get huuuuge, trust me! Daniel's adversaries are a gang of hoodlums called the Cobra Kai's, another karate outfit who don't understand the ways of true karate that Mr. Miagi teaches: magic teas, painting fences, mysterious hand clapping cure alls, balance, and of course, both waxing on and waxing off.
The Cobra Kais are led by that kid who's a dick in all the movies recently: blonde, cocky always looking like a mix between preppy and badass. His name is Johnny and he just happens to be the best karate kid in the valley. The film ends at the All Valley Karate Championships, where an unregistered Daniel runs through the March-madness style tourney and overcomes getting his leg 'swept' to defeat Johnny in the finals and take the title. Mr. Miagi is notably understated in celebrations, but Daniel is estastic that his friends who left him earlier in the film are back and basking in his recent glory.
We've found a love interest for Daniel, a young blonde California girl from the right side of the tracks called Elizabeth Shue (pronounced like the footwear). Her and Daniel will conflict over class throughout the movie and will eventually ditch him for someone at UCLA, but we're already planning the sequel and Daniel's getting a hottie Okinowan girl. How fitting.
Here's the pump up scene from the karate tourney. People are going to remember Joe Esposito's music for generations:
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