The Karate Kid

Synopsis

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

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Cast

Jaden Smith

Dre Parker

Jackie Chan

Mr. Han

Taraji P. Henson

Sherry Parker

Wenwen Han

Meiying

Zhenwei Wang

Cheng

Yu Rongguang

Master Li

Wu Zhensu

Meiying's Dad

Wang Ji

Mrs. Po

Tess Liu

History Teacher

Xu Ming

Bao

Zhao Yi

Zhuang

Lü Shijia

Liang

Luke Carberry

Harry

Liang Geliang

Ping-Pong Man

Zhang Bo

Song

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Jared Minns

Dre's Detroit Friend

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Cameron Hillman

Mark

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Ghye Samuel Brown

Oz

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Zhiheng Wang

Meiying's Mom

Crew

Art

• François Séguin Production Design
• Angel Tsui Graphic Designer
• Angel Tsui Graphic Designer
• Angel Tsui Graphic Designer
• Second Chan Art Direction
• Jeffrey Kong Set Decoration

Camera

• Roger Pratt Director of Photography
• Jasin Boland Still Photographer
• Ng Man-Ching Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Han Feng Costume Design
• Camille Friend Hairstylist
• Marc Gabarino Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
• Eddie Liu Makeup Artist
• Judy Murdock Makeup Artist
• Renee J. Vaca Hairstylist
• Yang Xiaohai Makeup Artist

Crew

• Wu Gang Stunt Coordinator

Directing

• Harald Zwart Director
• Nikki Clapp Script Supervisor
• Doug Coleman Second Unit Director

Editing

• Joel Negron Editor

Production

• Ken Stovitz Producer
• Zoe Thompson Casting
• Susan Ekins Executive Producer
• Solon So Chi-Hung Co-Producer
• Han Sanping Executive Producer
• James Lassiter Producer
• Jerry Weintraub Producer
• Will Smith Producer
• PoPing AuYeung Casting
• Jada Pinkett Smith Producer
• Dany Wolf Executive Producer
• Dany Wolf Unit Production Manager

Sound

• James Horner Original Music Composer
• Daniel Pagan Sound Effects Editor
• Pilar McCurry Music Supervisor
• John Finklea Music Editor
• Steven Ticknor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Michael K. Bauer Music Editor
• Steven Ticknor Supervising Sound Editor
• Greg ten Bosch Sound Effects Editor
• Skye Lewin Music Editor
• Martin Lopez Sound Designer
• Tateum Kohut Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Susan Dudeck ADR Editor

Writing

• Robert Mark Kamen Story
• Christopher Murphey Screenplay

Photos