Cast & Crew

Directed by

John G. Avildsen

Writing Credits

Robert Mark Kamen
(characters)
Robert Mark Kamen
(written by)

Cast

Ralph Macchio
Daniel
Pat Morita
Mr. Miyagi
Robyn Lively
Jessica Andrews
Thomas Ian Griffith
Terry Silver
Martin Kove
Kreese
Sean Kanan
Mike Barnes
Jonathan Avildsen
Snake
William Christopher Ford
Dennis
Randee Heller
Lucille
Pat E. Johnson
Referee
Rick Hurst
Announcer
Frances Bay
Mrs. Milo
Joseph V. Perry
Uncle Louie
Jan Tríska
Milos
Diana Webster
Margaret
Patrick R. Posada
Man #1
C. Darnell Rose
Delivery Man
Glenn Medeiros
Self
Gabriel Jarret
Rudy
Doc Duhame
Security Guard
Randell Dennis Widner
Sparring Partner #1
Raymond S. Sua
Sparring Partner #2
Garth Johnson
Spectator #1
E. David Tetro
Spectator #2
Helen Lin
Tahitian Girl #1
Meilani Paul
Tahitian Girl #2
John Timothy Botka
Spectator
Bryan DeLorenzo
Passionate Cobra Kai Fan
Jeremy Edberg
Uniformed Audience Member
Rob Garrison
Tommy
Earnest Hart Jr.
Referee
Chad McQueen
Dutch
Fred Moon
Airline Passenger
Tony O'Dell
Jimmy
Branscombe Richmond
Bouncer
Sandy Shimoda
Dancer
Marshal Silverman
Italian Tailor
Ron Thomas
Bobby
William Zabka
Johnny Lawrence

Produced by

Karen Trudy Rosenfelt
co-producer
Sheldon Schrager
executive producer
Doug Seelig
associate producer (as Douglas Seelig)
Jerry Weintraub
producer

Music by

Bill Conti

Cinematography by

Steve Yaconelli
director of photography (as Stephen Yaconelli)

Editing by

John G. Avildsen
John Carter

Casting By

Caro Jones

Production Design by

William F. Matthews

Art Direction by

Christopher Burian-Mohr

Set Decoration by

Catherine Mann

Makeup Department

Del Acevedo
key makeup artist
Ron Berkeley
makeup artist
Shanon Ely
hair stylist
Cheri Ruff
key hair stylist

Production Management

Lester Wm. Berke
unit production manager
Linda Landry-Nelson
production manager: Introvision

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Clifford C. Coleman
first assistant director
Hope R. Goodwin
second assistant director
Peter Ramsey
third assistant director
David N. Schrager
second second assistant director

Art Department

Elijah Bryant
swing gang
Richard Evans
property assistant
Joseph C. Fama
construction foreman
Sam Gordon
property master
Dick Lasley
illustrator
Richard Leon
property assistant
Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator
Terry Shugrue
swing gang
Carl J. Stensel
set designer
Jerry Wax
lead man
Ronnie Sue Wexler
swing gang
Robert Wittenberg
construction painter
B.J. Smith
construction medic (uncredited)

Sound Department

Eddie Becker
foley editor
William C. Carruth
adr editor
Don Digirolamo
re-recording mixer
Dean Drabin
foley mixer
Jack Dronsky
adr assistant
Susan Dudeck
foley editor
Robert Glass
re-recording mixer
Scott Hecker
supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Robert Knudson
re-recording mixer
Bobby Mackston
dialogue editor (as Robert Mackston)
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Kay Rose
adr editor
Victoria Rose Sampson
supervising adr editor
Clem Sheaffer
cable person
Mary Ruth Smith
adr editor
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Barry Thomas
sound mixer
Joel Valentine
sound effects editor
Forest Williams
boom operator

Special Effects by

Dennis Dion
special effects foreman
Walter Dion
special effects

Visual Effects by

John Coats
producer: visual effects (as John Coates)
Gene Dobrzyn
production coordinator: visual effects
Tim Donahue
art director: visual effects
John P. Mesa
visual effects cameraman
William Mesa
director of visual effects (as Bill Mesa)
Andrew Naud
producer: visual effects
David Stump
camera: visual effects
Marcus Tate
producer: visual effects
Chris Dawson
model maker (uncredited)
Richard Kilroy
matte artist (uncredited)
Stephen Lebed
model maker (uncredited)
Warren E. Riggs
prop sculptor (uncredited)
Rick Rische
matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Clarke Coleman
stunt double
Fumio Demura
stunt double
Thomas Dewier
stunt double (as Thomas De Wier)
Pat E. Johnson
stunts choreographer
Carol Neilson
stunt double
Debby Lynn Ross
stunt double
Tony Snegoff
stunt double
William Morts
stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ron Batzdorff
still photographer (as Ronald Batzdorff)
Mike Benson
camera operator (as Michael Benson)
Jeffrey R. Clark
first assistant camera
Gary J. Dodd
best boy
Gary R. Dodd
grip
Jim Dunford
best boy / grip
Scott Fieldsteel
best boy
Jack N. Green
aerial camera operator
Frank Keever
key grip
William Kenney
dolly grip
Ross A. Maehl
gaffer
Stan McClain
aerial camera operator
Edward Morey III
camera operator
Ralph Nelson
still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
Jeffrey Norvet
first assistant camera
Joe A. Ponticelle
second assistant camera
David St. Onge
best boy
Rick Taylor
first assistant camera
Elizabeth Ziegler
Steadicam operator
William McLachlan
automated lighting programmer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michael Chavez
key costumer
Thomas E. Johnson
costume supervisor: men (as Tom Johnson)

Editorial Department

Douglas Brumer
assistant film editor
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Phil Hetos
color timer
David Holden
additional editor
Jere Huggins
additional editor
David Jansen
apprentice film editor
Thomas G. Jingles
apprentice film editor
Trevor Jolly
first assistant editor
Frederika Kesten
apprentice film editor
Kevin Lindstrom
assistant film editor
Russell Paris
post-production coordinator
Mark Sadusky
assistant film editor
Rex Stewart
assistant film editor
Merry Tigar
apprentice film editor
Rick Tuber
assistant film editor
Stanley Wohlberg
assistant film editor (as Stan Wohlberg)

Location Management

Richard Davis Jr.
location manager

Music Department

Brooks Arthur
music supervisor
Jack Eskew
orchestrator
Stephen A. Hope
music editor
Dan Wallin
score mixer
Gheorghe Zamfir
musician: pan flute
Robert Adcock
musician: cello (uncredited)
Phil Azelton
music copyist (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Mark Baranov
musician: violin (uncredited)
Timothy Barr
musician: bass (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein
music copyist (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Jacqueline Brand
musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Ken Burwood-Hoy
musician: viola (uncredited)
Stuart Canin
musician: violin (uncredited)
Bill Conti
conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited)
Harry Cykman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Douglas Davis
musician: cello (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Alan DeVeritch
musician: viola (uncredited)
Bob DiVall
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson
musician: bass (uncredited)
Julie Eidsvoog
music copyist (uncredited)
Emmett Estren
music librarian (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Feves
musician: bass (uncredited)
Bob Findley
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Michael Fisher
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Ron Folsom
musician: violin (uncredited)
James Getzoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harris Goldman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Steven Gordon
musician: viola (uncredited)
Susan Greenberg
musician: flute (uncredited)
Gwenn Heller
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dale Hikawa-Silverman
musician: viola (uncredited)
Paula Hochhalter
musician: cello (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter
musician: cello (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Jim Kanter
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn
musician: cello (uncredited)
Roland Kato
musician: viola (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola (uncredited)
William Lane
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Ron Leonard
musician: cello (uncredited)
Charlie Loper
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Michael Markman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harvey W. Mason
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Chip Miller
music video director (uncredited) / music video rep (uncredited)
Judd Miller
musician: evi (uncredited)
Bruce Morgenthaler
musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld
musician: viola (uncredited)
Irma Neumann
musician: violin (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Michael O'Donovan
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Sue Ranney
musician: bass (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
John Reynolds
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Peter Manning Robinson
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
John Rotondi
scoring engineer: Y4 (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass (uncredited)
Vic Sagerquist
music copyist (uncredited)
Bob Sanders
trombone (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Sid Sharp
musician: violin (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure
concertmaster (uncredited)
Ann Stockton
musician: harp (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Tony Terran
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Alexander Treger
musician: violin (uncredited)
Mari Tsumura
musician: violin (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Walker
musician: flute (uncredited)
Brad Warnaar
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Celia Weiner
music editor (uncredited)
Mihail Zinovyev
musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sonny P. Filippini
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Richard Belyeu
transportation captain (as Richard C. Belyeu)
James E. Foote
transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

Paula Abdul
choreographer
David Bandler
assistant: John G. Avildsen
James Barrett
advisor: bonsai plants
Howard Brandy
unit publicist
James Crabe
the Karate Kid family will miss our dear friend (as Jimmy Crabe)
Patricia L. DeShields
production accountant
Thomas Dewier
rappelling advisor (as Thomas De Wier)
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf
assistant: John G. Avildsen
Craig Hosking
helicopter pilot
Pat E. Johnson
martial arts choreographer
Kathryn J. McDermott
assistant: Shel Schrager
Roy Nagatoshi
advisor: bonsai plants
Kathy Petty
First Assistant Production Accountant
Karyn Saffro
production associate
Joyce Warren
production coordinator (as Joyce M. Warren)
Jamie Weintraub
assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Jody Weintraub
assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Julie Weintraub
assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Sarah Weintraub
assistant: Jerry Weintraub
Anne Marie Yantos
production associate
Lynette Katselas
dialogue coach (uncredited)
Stan Rodarte
stand-in: Ralph Macchio (uncredited)

Thanks

James Crabe
dedicatee: the Karate Kid family will miss our dear friend (as Jimmy Crabe)
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