Karate Kid III - Die letzte Entscheidung (1989)
Der Karatelehrer Kreese kann die schmähliche Niederlage nicht vergessen, die ihm Karate Kid Daniel und sein japanischer Mentor Miyagi beim letzten Turnier zugefügt haben. Mit Hilfe seines reichen Freundes Terry Silver sinnt er auf Rache. Durch miese Tricks wird Daniel gezwungen, gegen den „Bad Boy“ des Karate anzutreten. Karate Kid hat keine Chance, und doch weigert sich Miyagi ihm in der Stunde der Not beizustehen: „Karate bedeutet nur etwas, um Ehre und Leben zu verteidigen. Nicht, um Trophäen und Plastik zu erringen.“ Aber Daniel missachtet die Worte seines Lehrers und schreibt sich in einer Kampfschule ein, die für ihren unbarmherzigen Kampfstil berüchtigt ist.
Der Regisseur: John G. Avildsen
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Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso |
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Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi |
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Robyn Lively as Jessica Andrews |
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Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver |
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Martin Kove as John Kreese |
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Sean Kanan as Mike Barnes |
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Jonathan Avildsen as Snake |
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William Christopher Ford as Dennis |
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Randee Heller as Lucille LaRusso |
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Pat E. Johnson as Referee |
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Rick Hurst as Announcer |
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Frances Bay as Mrs. Milo |
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Joseph V. Perry as Uncle Louie |
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Jan Tříska as Milos |
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Diana Webster as Margaret |
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Patrick R. Posada as Man #1 |
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C. Darnell Rose as Delivery Man |
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Glenn Medeiros as Self |
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Gabriel Jarret as Rudy |
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Doc Duhame as Security Guard |
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Randell Dennis Widner as Sparring Partner #1 |
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Raymond S. Sua as Sparring Partner #2 |
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Garth Johnson as Spectator #1 |
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E. David Tetro as Spectator #2 |
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Helen Lin as Tahitian Girl #1 |
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Meilani Paul as Tahitian Girl #2 |
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John Timothy Botka as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Earnest Hart Jr. as Referee (uncredited) |
| Production | Jerry Weintraub | Producer |
| Directing | John G. Avildsen | Director |
| Sound | Bill Conti | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | John G. Avildsen | Editor |
| Camera | Steve Yaconelli | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Edward Morey III | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mike Benson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Elizabeth Ziegler | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jeffrey R. Clark | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jeffrey Norvet | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Joseph A. Ponticelle | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ralph Nelson Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ronald Batzdorff | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Ross A. Maehl | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | David St. Onge | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Scott Fieldsteel | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Frank Keever | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jim Dunford | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Gary J. Dodd | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | William Kenney | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Chavez | Key Costumer |
| Sound | Barry Thomas | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Forrest Williams | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Clem Sheaffer | Cableman |
| Crew | Clem Sheaffer | Video Assist Operator |
| Art | Catherine Mann | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jerry Wax | Leadman |
| Art | Ronnie Wexler | Swing |
| Art | Elijah Bryant | Swing |
| Art | Terry Shugrue | Swing |
| Art | Sam Gordon | Property Master |
| Art | Richard Leon | Props |
| Art | Richard Evans | Props |
| Art | Carl J. Stensel | Set Designer |
| Camera | Stan McClain | Aerial Camera |
| Art | Michael Muscarella | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Joseph C. Fama | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Robert Wittenberg | Painter |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Dion | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Walter Dion | Special Effects |
| Art | Edward T. McAvoy | Standby Painter |
| Crew | James E. Foote | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard C. Belyeu | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Russell Paris | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | David Holden | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Jere Huggins | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Trevor Jolly | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Rick Tuber | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Douglas Brumer | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Kevin Lindstrom | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Rex Stewart III | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Stanley Wohlberg | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mark Sadusky | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Scott Hecker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joel Valentine | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Bobby Mackston | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Susan Dudeck | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Eddie Hecker | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Alicia Stevenson | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Dean Drabin | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Victoria Sampson | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Mary Ruth Smith | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Kay Rose | ADR Editor |
| Sound | William C. Carruth | ADR Editor |
| Production | Kathryn J. McDermott | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Joyce M. Warren | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Jack Eskew | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Stephen A. Hope | Music Editor |
| Crew | Howard Brandy | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Sonny P. Filippini | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Richard Davis Jr. | Location Manager |
| Production | Anne Marie Yantos | Production Assistant |
| Production | Karyn Saffro | Production Assistant |
| Directing | David N. Schrager | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Roy Nagatoshi | Greensman |
| Art | James Barrett | Greensman |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Visual Effects | Linda Landry-Nelson | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | David Stump | Visual Effects Camera |
| Crew | Tim Donahue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | John Coates | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Andrew Naud | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Marcus Tate | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | James Crabe | In Memory Of |
| Crew | Thomas DeWier | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Fumio Demura | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Clarke Coleman | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Carol Neilson Smrz | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Tony Snegoff | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Thomas DeWier | Technical Advisor |
| Production | William F. Matthews | Production Designer |
| Directing | Clifford C. Coleman | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hope R. Goodwin | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Brooks Arthur | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Gheorghe Zamfir | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Johnson | Costume Supervisor |
| Writing | Robert Mark Kamen | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Mark Kamen | Characters |
| Production | Sheldon Schrager | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karen Rosenfelt | Co-Producer |
| Production | Doug Seelig | Associate Producer |
| Editing | John Carter | Editor |
| Production | Caro Jones | Casting |
| Art | William F. Matthews | Production Design |
| Art | Christopher Burian-Mohr | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Berkeley | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Acevedo | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shanon Ely | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheri Ruff | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Lester Wm. Berke | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Paula Abdul | Choreographer |
| Crew | Pat E. Johnson | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Art | Dick Lasley | Production Illustrator |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Visual Effects | William Mesa | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Gene Dobrzyn | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Diane Warren | Songs |