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The karate kid

Harold Zwart, (director.). Murphey, Christopher,  (screenplay writer.). Smith, Will, (producer.). Smith, Jada Pinkett, (Producer.). Lassiter, James, (Producer.). Weintraub, Jerry, (Producer.). Stovitz, Ken, (Producer.). Smith, Jaden, 1998- (actor.). Henson, Taraji P., (actor.). Chan, Jackie, 1954- (actor.). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson. (Cast).

Summary: Dre Parker finds himself in China after his mother's latest career move. He and classmate Mei Ying immediately fall for each other, but cultural differences make this friendship impossible. Even worse, his feelings make an enemy of class bully, Cheng who is quite adept at kung fu. Dre turns to maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a kung fu master and learns that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm. However, Dre realizes that this may be the fight of his life.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: [United States] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Harold Zwart.
Participant or Performer Note: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG; for bullying, martial arts action violence and some mild language.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen.
Language Note:
Can be viewed dubbed in French, or subtitled in English or French.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: DVDs
Video recordings
Karate -- China -- Drama
Martial arts -- China -- Drama
Man-woman relationships -- China -- Drama
Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Drama
Genre: Feature films.
Martial arts films.
Action and adventure films.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Beaver Valley Public Library DVD KAR (Text) 35144000120084 DVDs/Videos Volume hold Available -
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Summary: Dre Parker finds himself in China after his mother's latest career move. He and classmate Mei Ying immediately fall for each other, but cultural differences make this friendship impossible. Even worse, his feelings make an enemy of class bully, Cheng who is quite adept at kung fu. Dre turns to maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a kung fu master and learns that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm. However, Dre realizes that this may be the fight of his life.

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