You are forgetting two of the best parts of that movie.

Fisrt, one of the other memorable lines from that movie: "Sweep the leg, Johnny!" uttered in the same scene as the body bag line.

Second, and more importantly, is the fact that that line is uttered to none other than William Zabka--the quintissential 80's movie antagonist. He appeared in such 80's classics as "Just One of the Guys" and a favorite of yours, "Back to School", not to mention the second and thrid installments of the Karate Kid saga.

According to the IMDB, he's still working hard, but I haven't gotten around to seeing such cinematic gems as Ablaze (2001) and Hyper Sonic (2002)

I mention both Zabka and the sweep-the-leg command in the list of my most hated athletes.

One day I'll do something on Hollywood moves I want to see people try in real life. Sweeping the leg is one, that crane shit is another, and I would walk over hot coals to see someone try a Superfly from atop a bar.

I'll click on The Karate Kid whenever I see it listed on TV. Not for the dynamic interpersonal stylings of Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, however, but just to watch a delicious, young Elisabeth Shue prance around in tight sweaters. My buddies ragged on me once for admitting that I've seen Adventures in Babysitting from beginning to end, but that quickly ceased when I reminded them that Shue had the starring role. All was quickly forgiven.

I had a friend in college who knew William Zabka growing up and said he couldn't have been more of an opposite of the characters he was known for. Claimed he was a realy decent guy and fun to be around.

I should have never doubted you, Paul. The egg-on-my-face-move of a newbie to your site.

TT- I am willing to bet your buddy is absolutely right about Zabka--I'm sure he's a great guy. If you can arrange the introduction, I'd love to buy him a beer some time. He's just an unfortunate guy who was type cast in the antagonist role in a string of cheesy 80's comedies, and as a result has a kind of cult-celebrity among gen-x pop culture freaks like myself. I get a kick (no pun intended, really) out of guys like that.

Here's another guy: http://us.imdb.com/Name?Starr,+Mike+(I) Mike Starr. Probably best known as "Frenchy in Goodfellas "The Gasman" in Dumb and Dumber. This guy's been busting his ass for years, and usually ends up playing some antagonist, or meathead. I met him a few times (he lived in Pelham for a while, Paul) and he was a sweetheart--really nice guy.

I'd love to see a hard working guy like Zabka, Starr, Courtney Gains, Luis Guzman, or John Kapelos have some breakthrough role where they would be taken seriously, and could command the mega-millions that some of these other hacks get, but I guess that's just show biz...

i have watched that movie one to many times my favorite part is when they have to push that old car b/c it is dead, nothing worse on a first date than pushing your car with your mom!

This movie gets a full tankard raise ( hey....tankards are underrated drinking utensils...screw the collectors) for one fact and one fact only. Danny dons the Dan Fouts #14 Bolts jersey ( So, it may be when he gets his ass kicked)he was stylin. As the comic book store guy would say, "Best uniforms ever."

And Paul, please don't take the obvious chance to say something like "the ass kicking was a foreshadowing to the malaise that would haunt the chargers for years to come". Paul was warming up in the pen as pitcher # 7 during that no no at the Stadium.

I am sorry, but my psyche is fragile. Go Bolts.

Daniel never wore a No. 14 Dan Fouts jersey. He got punked after the Halloween dance wearing a No. 89 Wes Chandler model. Don't test me, Padres boy, else I'll take you deep as I did often 15 years ago.

well done, but it seems that you have an accute case of the "older I get better I was"

The Pads will rise again. At when they don't win the World Series this season ( like the Yanks) they will do it for 110 million less...

Marty,

Mike Starr lives two blocks over from me and is a frequent diner at Stanley's Kitchen. Great guy who loves people that recognize him.

Jeffcaw

I know everything there is to know about "the karate kid" because my daughter makes us watch it almost every day. As a kid I preferred "the outsiders" as far as Ralph Macchio movies went.:D