Sony Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of ‘The Karate Kid’ With New 4K UHD Blu-Ray Release This June

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced that The Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki “Pat” Morita will be available to own in a new 4K UHD Blu-Ray on June 18, 2024, in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary. This 4K Ultra HD disc arrives with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos audio in new collectible VHS-style packaging and brand-new special features. Get all the details below!

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Synopsis: Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen (1976, Rocky) — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat” Morita in his Academy Award®-nominated performance, Best Supporting Actor, 1984), an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts. His training and these vital lessons will be called into play when an outmatched Daniel faces Johnny (William Zabka), the skilled leader of the Cobra Kai — a vicious gang of karate school bullies — in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the Valley.

• Restored from the original camera negative, presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
• English Dolby Atmos + English 5.1 + English Stereo
• Special Features:
  • ALL-NEW: Commentary with the Creators of Cobra Kai Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
  • ALL-NEW: Over 30 Minutes of Deleted Scene Dailies – go behind the scenes of this classic favorite like never before with raw footage from a variety of unused scenes!
  • 4 Deleted Scenes
  • Remembering The Karate Kid Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer

BLU-RAY DISC™

• Feature presented in high definition
• English 5.1
• Special Features:
  • Blu-Pop™ Pop-Up Track
  • Commentary with Director John G. Avildsen, Writer Robert Mark Kamen and Actors Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita
  • “The Way of The Karate Kid” Multi-Part Making-Of Featurette
  • “Beyond the Form” Featurette
  • “East Meets West: A Composer’s Notebook”
  • “Life of Bonsai” Featurette

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