Siskel, Gene (June 15, 1986). "Ralph Macchio's Baby Face Can't Mask Maturing Talent". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021 . Retrieved January 27, 2021. Speaking of the right one, you also write about your short-lived foray into TV sitcoms with this series you did in 1994 with Andrew Dice Clay that never aired. Is there any chance that will ever be seen? Have you seen it? Macchio, star of 1984’s The Karate Kid, produces another feel-good hit with this breezy reflection on his experience making the movie…Macchio writes, ‘The film is a prime example of when Hollywood gets it all right. It teaches and inspires through pure entertainment.’ Fans will find this just as entertaining.”— Publishers Weekly Marriage is work. A relationship is always work. But having someone to take the journey with? Be understood by, at the deepest level? The totality of that is special’: with wife of 35 years Phyllis Fierro. Photograph: Allen Berezovsky/FilmMagic

I love The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai, and Macchio seems like a down-to-Earth nice guy. This book proves that. I would have preferred a full autobiography about his career, but I realize that The Karate Kid is a very large part of it. While The Outsiders, My Cousin Vinny, and even Teachers are all briefly mentioned, I would have liked to have heard more about these films and just his life in general. BUT--the book says right there in the title, "The Karate Kid and Me." He tells you up front what the focus is going to be. Macchio goes over his career before the film, how he got the part, the rest of the cast, filming, the release and the incredible cultural tsunami it caused. If you're a fan like me, you'll eat it right up. Stylist Matthew Marden; grooming by Elizabeth Yoon using Shiseido and Sachajuan; digital tech by Sarah Keum; photo assistant Jan Erting; retouching by Jill Lewis Statistical Yearbook 2017 (PDF). United Kingdom: British Film Institute (BFI). 2017. p.160. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022 . Retrieved April 26, 2022. King, Susan (March 23, 2018). " 'The Outsiders' Stays Gold at 35: Inside Coppola's Crafty Methods and Stars' Crazy Pranks". Variety. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019 . Retrieved November 9, 2019.Speaking of that original success, you write in the book about successful producer Jerry Weintraub, who was such a larger-than-life personality. You mention how he introduced you as “the kid who bought me a couple of my houses.” a b Webb, Liam. "10 Questions with... Ralph Macchio". Comic Avalanche. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008 . Retrieved August 18, 2008.

a b c d e f g h i j "Ralph Macchio". Biography (TV program). August 16, 2019. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020 . Retrieved November 13, 2019.

The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the Karate Kid franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and William Zabka. [3] [4] The Karate Kid follows the story of Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), an Italian-American teenager from New Jersey who moves with his widowed mother to the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles. There, LaRusso encounters harassment from his new bullies, one of whom is Johnny Lawrence (Zabka), the ex-boyfriend of LaRusso's love interest, Ali Mills (Shue). As a result, LaRusso is taught karate by a handyman and war veteran named Mr. Miyagi (Morita) to help LaRusso defend himself and compete in a karate tournament against his bullies. Ralph Macchio's personable and down to earth narrative makes you completely understand how he won over the producers, the director and the writer. He takes you through his life moments from getting the job and meeting his coworkers. It came off fresh as if it happened yesterday. Oh, he wouldn’t mind that, Macchio says. It’s more that tonight is supposed to be about Phyllis. No, he says, whenever someone calls him the Karate Kid these days he feels two distinct emotions: “Pride, and privilege. It sounds like I’m feeding you bullshit, but I’m not. It’s been a unique experience. It’s been a unique existence. How healthy is it, at the age of 60, to sit in nostalgia so much? I don’t know. I just know I’m at peace with it.”

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Brandhuber, Steph (September 5, 2018). "20 Wild Details Behind The Making Of The Karate Kid". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020 . Retrieved June 13, 2020. Jami Gertz was cast as the female lead. "She had the warmth I was looking for", Hill said, "and she was feisty, but I wondered, is she strong enough? She has to put Macchio through the experience of falling in love, and then she has to leave him, to strengthen his character for the movie's final showdown. I decided to go with her, and I was amazed by how strong she seemed on the screen." [5] Guitar specialist Arlen Roth was hired as Macchio's musical coach. [6] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p.333. ISBN 978-1538103739. How Ralph Macchio Succeeds". Playbill. April 24, 1996. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012 . Retrieved March 23, 2011. Having gained newfound respect for his nemesis, Johnny presents the trophy to Daniel himself, as an enthusiastic crowd carries Daniel while Miyagi looks on proudly.