The late Karate Kid director, John Avildsen, originally filmed the entire 1984 project on a camcorder, which can now be watched in full.
Original karate Kid the director, the late John Avildsen, apparently filmed a trial version of the entire film on a camcorder that can be watched in full on YouTube.
Posted on YouTube by Lethal Weapon actor Andrew Patrick Ralston, the entire lo-fi version – filmed in 1983 – is almost two hours long. Some of the filming takes place only on an empty sound stage, but other parts were filmed with costumed actors on site.
“Incredible rare rehearsal videos by John G. Avildsen. He filmed the entire film with a video camera before using a frame from the film,” wrote Ralston. “I downloaded all the clips he had on his personal YouTube channel and consolidated them into a 2-hour clip. My curator side was concerned that, since John died in 2017, that footage could eventually be lost.”
The rehearsal video also includes some scenes excluded from the original Karate Kid, which debuted in 1984. Avildsen, who passed away in 2017, directed all the originals karate Kid movies, which were restarted after the restart, including the popular Netflix show Snake Kai.
Snake Kai William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan and Martin Kove. Seasons 1 and 2 are now being streamed on Netflix, with Season 3 scheduled to premiere in 2021.
Source: YouTube, via cracked
