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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The karate kid [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents an Overbrook Entertainment/Jerry Weintraub production ; in association with China Film Group Corporation ; a film by Harald Zwart ; produced by Jerry Weintraub ; produced by Will Smith ... [et al.] ; screenplay by Christopher Murphey ; directed by Harald Zwart.

Publisher, Date:

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.

Description:

1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: PG; for bullying, martial arts action violence and some mild language.

Subjects:

Karate -- China -- Juvenile films.

Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile films.

Man-woman relationships -- China -- Juvenile films.

Martial arts -- China -- Juvenile films.

Combate mano a mano (Estilo oriental) -- Teatro.

Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Teatro.

Feature films.

Martial arts films.

Action and adventure films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Author:

Zwart, Harald, 1965-

Weintraub, Jerry.

Smith, Will, 1968-

Murphey, Christopher.

Cheng, Long, 1954-

Smith, Jaden, 1998-

Henson, Taraji P.

Columbia Pictures.

Overbrook Entertainment (Firm)

Jerry Weintraub Productions.

Zhongguo dian ying ji tuan gong si.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.

Special features: Chinese lesson; music video with Justin Bieber, featuring Jaden Smith: " Never say never"; Just for kicks: the making of The karate kid; previews.

Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Joel Negron ; music composed by James Horner.

Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson.

DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1).

In English and dubbed French; optional subtitles in English and French ; optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.

ISBN:

9786313778621

0043396359130

Publisher Number:

35913

Other Number:

646519757

System Availability:

6

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

6

Control Number:

271974

# Local items in:

5

# System items in:

5

Call Number:

DVD j Karate k

Medium:

[videorecording]