I lived in that apartment building when they filmed the movie. During the scene where Daniel and his mom first arrive and he's taking his bike off the car, I was standing on my balcony (says "South" on it). I had been watching them rehearse the scene a few times. When the director said he was ready to shoot, I asked if I should go back inside. He said no, it was okay if I stayed and watched. I wouldn't be seen. And yes, the wooden front gate was just installed for the movie. It was a metal gate before and after.

There's something about the aura of just being in those locations and reminiscing of times past that just hits deep.. If only we could go back in time.. Great video, very nostalgic..

I can't believe it's been over 35 years. I got my son hooked on 80s movies.

The 80"s were the shit. Lots of fun.

For 15 minutes watching this I was 11 years old again! Thanks for putting these together very cool!

80's Life...You're the best around!

I've seen several Karate Kid location vids on KZfaq and this by far the best one. You pointed out some very unique things!

For those of us who don't have the time or money to take a trip and visit all these iconic locations....... We kindly THANKYOU sir!!!!! Such a great movie that we still watch today.

For my 40th birthday we rented Golf n Stuff and had a slumber party in the secondary arcade. We got to use the go carts, arcade, golf course and slept in sleeping bags in the building that most of the KK footage was shot in front of. Plan on doing this again once covid subsides and if they still have the slumber party rental option. It's mostly meant for kids, but I am one. A kid of the 80s forever.

I saw Karate Kid with my dad and a bunch of other kids from my tae kwon do class. We were all laughing because we went direct from TKD to the theater, and we were still dressed in our TKD uniforms. We were all cheering at the end of the movie. Great times.

As much as I loved Karate Kid and all those 80s movies, you couldn't pay me enough to live in LA, back then and especially now.

To be able to say that you actually live in Daniel LaRusso‘s apartment would be so awesome!!

Great job filming the locations! Season 3 of Cobra Kai was incredible. There's something magical about the whole Karate Kid history and the joy it has brought to so many people.

This movie brought my love for that song cruel summer

"Daniel having one of his many temper tantrums"....That made laugh.

I never realized Daniel got jumped right behind his home

Growing up in the valley in the 80’s was amazing! I’m so glad I grew up in the SFV during the time of this movie!

All time Favorite Movie for me , why, I lived in NORWALK as a teenager and use to hang out at GOLF N STUFF, arcade games, bumper cars, golf, water slide, bumper water tubes. We would ride our BMX bikes that night when GOLF N STUFF was closed ,cuz they were filming. NOT knowing it was THE KARATE KID MOVIE !! memories😁😁😁

I loved the lockers detail! Lockers were a huge part of school life then. Lots of social activity in front of them...and secret notes slipped in the slots when you weren't there ;)

I enjoyed this so much. Reminiscing the early 80s, 1984 to be exact when this film was created. I was 16 y/o then. Thanks for sharing. My all-time favorite feel-good movie that I tend to watch yearly. To add, the soundtrack of this movie was just phenomenal..."Cruel Summer" by Bananarama just simply awesome.

This is so my generation and I love it

Grew up in Norwalk ,Ca .....we used to go to Golf n' Stuff and ride the go karts...brings back a lot of memories.

One of my favorite 80s movies. the best decade for music and movies ever imo

Elizabeth Shue still looks awesome for her age.

One of my favorite movies of all time. 🤙🤙Class of 84’

Glad I grew up late 70s best times 80s 90s

A flood of memories just hit me, and I’m a teenager again. Thank you!

Great job on the locations! Massive thumbs up for the kicking bricks joke! Lol!

Ralph Macchio said that he was 23 years old when he made the film and he was playing a 16 year old kid.

I watch Karate Kid every time it's on TV! Great video! Thanks 😊👍🇨🇦

I live on Long Island NY and see "Daniel" Ralph Machio at the NY Islanders hockey games all the time. He's a big fan of the team. Most nights he's just walking around the arena like everyone else is. Very cool dude. He was also a great soccer player in the 80s growing up on Long Island, which is why in the movie he's juggling the ball very well.

Still to this day I enjoy all the karate kid movies.

Thanks for the nostalgic trip down memory lane! It's so cool that the area remains only slightly changed. SO many places from other movies just are so different now that they are hard to even recognize.

Enjoyed this trip down memory lane.

The inner kid in me just did a crane kick! Thank you as I know this survey took some effort, great detail and information

I am 47 years old and grew up watching all these movies as a teen. Very good channel i find it so fascinating seeing some of the things still the same as 30 plus years ago.

I love filming location videos, but yours are superior in every way. The details are great, you don’t just do the major scenes you do locations that are minor as well. I was a teenager in the 80s & love all the films you and your brother do. Keep up the great work. Well done.

HAHAHAHA!!!.. That's awesome, "Nothing creepy about that" how you put yourself in that shot. This is Fantastic. Loving your videos, and your style of going about your edits.

Bizarre to think that nearly 40 years later there are so many things virtually unchanged, like a time capsule. Esp. those locker number tags.

Absolutely amazing video, It’s hard to believe how little some of the locations have changed. Seeing Daniels apartment building and the lobby of the sports arena gave me goosebumps, it’s a pity we weren’t able to see the arena itself.

Very cool. God, I remember when Karate Kid came out, i was 16 and living in New Jersey. I didn't see it in the movie theater i saw it on HBO a year later but that movie was huge. There was a lot of great movies coming out every year in the 80's and The Karate Kid was an instant all-time classic. It's still an incredible movie to watch even after all these years. The chemistry between the actors was magic. Those were the days. God, so many memories. A magical time. What a time to be a teenager.

3:04 “here we see the dumpsters where Daniel is having one of his many temper tantrums.” Lol

Superb effort in putting this video together, really appreciate it. I stayed at that Hyatt Regency back in 2013 taking some personal time in So Cal. I am a huge fan of the movie and Cobra Kai, and had NO IDEA that hotel doubled as the Encino Oaks Country Club until literally this very second, nearly 10 years after I stayed there. Just looked through some of my pics to confirm.. Unreal....

It's amazing how easily recognizable these locations are.

I've seen this movie countless times and I never even noticed Miyagi stealing that black belt haha! One of the very best Karate Kid location videos on KZfaq! Really appreciate it.

I trained at Jun Chong Lankershim (Corba Kai Karate studio in the movie) for many years. My group and I had done a remodel of the interior a couple years before Master Chong gave up the lease. But, it was always recognizable from the inside as that iconic Karate studio. New students frequently mentioned that it looked familiar, before they knew it was the setting of the Cobra Kai.

As someone really into urban geography, these videos are fascinating... you can see just how much and how little everyday spaces actually change. Thanks for all this work! My suggestion for another would be Beverly Hills Cop! EDIT: Just saw you DID BHC, heh.

Great video! I used to be a long distance truck driver. During mid October 2016 I found myself with a couple days layover in Ontario, California. So I rented a car and visited a bunch of these locations. That had always been a dream of mine! I was 38 years old at the time. I'll be 43 in a week so I guess it's been 5 years ago now. South Seas: There was still an empty lot next door when I was there. The entire apartment building smelled like marijuana really bad and it didn't seem like anyone there spoke English. Lol! The beach: Yeah that was cool to visit. I walked up to the lifeguard tower and watched surfers for a while. The high school: Definitely visited there and saw the sign on the wall. I walked up and touched it with my hands because I just had to. I drove around the block and saw the fields out back. I wish I would have visited his locker. That's definitely a regret. From what I understand that school was also used for the movie Summer School which is another movie I loved. The dojos: I visited both locations. The exterior shots/Orient express location as well as the location of the interior shots which was being used as an exercise place. Orient Express was vacant. Ali's house: I drove past, but didn't get out of the car. It felt really weird driving in an area like that in a piece of junk rental car. I can assure you nobody else in that neighborhood was driving a VW Jetta. But that gate wasn't in front of their house in 2016. There isn't anywhere to park other than in someone's driveway or in front of someone's house. So I didn't get out and walk around people's homes. And I don't think people should really. Golf n Stuff: I believe my visit to this place was at an earlier time. I don't think it was during the same trip. But I played some games and a round of miniature golf with the guy I drove truck with. I don't think he understood the significance of the location. But they had a small poster or something on the wall near the cash registers with pictures and stuff from the movie. I didn't visit the other sites you mentioned, but I did add one location. The bonsai store: From Karate Kid 3. I saw the railroad tracks where Mike Barnes and his buddies were doing donuts in the road and were almost hit by a train. So in total I visited 8 locations. Very happy memory.

Yo I love your show takes me back to the good days man...even made me cry just remembering when me and my family would eat dinner and sit around the tv to watch these same shows.. keep up the good work 👍

Dam how cool how things have changed. Back then was the simple life. I grew up in Glendale in the 80s 👊🏼🇺🇸🇲🇽💪🏼

Thank you. Wonderful memories of the 80s.

Grew up on this movie! I once visited these apartments a couple years ago while working in the valley

Gawd I miss the 80s so much. Great vid and thank you!

I used to live in SoCal. I went to the GolfnStuff in Norwalk in the 80s. I live in the SF bay area now. The GolfLands here don't have the same fun environment as GolfNStuff. I also used to accompany my grandmother to Encino where she worked. Encino is an underrated city. It has huge beautiful houses with spectacular views. The house I used to visit was a 15k square foot house with 2 pools, a tennis court, and a huge greenhouse. We would have to walk pass the Jackson's house to get there. Good times. Good video as always 80s Life

The karate kid one of the most classic movies of all time Ralph Macchio Rest in peace to his teacher

I just cracked up when you said daniel caused that car accident in the dance scene, and that he just is a trouble maker in general 🤣 poor Johnny. Lmao

I was 10 when this came out, one of the few 80s movie I sadly missed at the theatre.

Subscribed! Thanks so much for the excellent video and comparison! Man I miss the 80s

This is THEE family movie for us. We are heading down in June to check out some of the locations.

The Karate kid films are great, now the saga continues with Cobra Kai. 👊

Fantastic match ups with the movie clips and the locations as they look today. Excellent work!

This video was so cool. Thank you so much for posting this. I was 11 years old in 1984 when Karate Kid came out. I've always been a big fan of the Karate Kid movies. This was very fun to watch.

This is the best filming location for this movie . You explain everything so well. I can't wait for more stuff

You lined up the Shots perfectly. Good job.👍

I visited my school recently and nothing much had changed since 1985. Some things just seemed smaller, but it was really strange. It makes you realise that you are just passing through and lots will remain unchanged after you're gone.

What an absolute joyful trip back to 1984. Thank you!👏🏻

I hung out at that beach for all my life 43 now, wasn't till bout 5 years ago i realized it was Karate Kid beach

I think those tracks they built in front of Miyagi's house were a metaphor for him going from one side of the tracks (where he wasn't safe) to Miyagi's (where it was safe).

Loved watching it, takes me down to memory lanes.

Here in Brazil, Karatê kid maked my youth and more👏🏼👏🏼🇧🇷🇧🇷🇺🇸👏🏼👏🏼

Awesome footage loved 80s

“One of his many temper tantrums”. 🤣🤣🤣 Great video bro.

Nice work again.. 1 of my favorite 80's movies of all time... Fear does not exist in this dojo does it? No sensei!!!!

That was absolutely awesome. Thank you so much for creating this and sharing it

This is by far one of the best filming location video's I've watched. This video was very well put together. Great job! 👍

That was really sweet. I remember seeing the Karate Kid when it first came out back in 1984. It's pretty cool that you grew up in that area, that must have been fun. Thanks for posting this!

Thanks for putting so much care and detail in this! This really bright back some great memories!

I was 7 when this movie came out and i can still remember doing flying side kicks outside the movies after I watched The Karate Kid with my parents. Watching this video also brings back memories of how many times i used to visit someone in Southern California and makes me feel nostalgic.

Again, such amazing work done on a location vid. Great detail about every shot. Funniest part was easily your face in place of Daniel's staring at Allie.

This movie is literally why I moved to California.

Incredible work. Thank you, sir ! 🙏🏽

Stumbled across your channel today and am super impressed. 1st video was BIBO and now KK. Cannot wait for a day off so I can stroll down memory lane via your channel.

Very good video. I enjoyed it all the way through. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this for us. Looking forward to more then/ now filming location videos from you.

Wow, this is awesome. I love how informative your video is, you just took me back to 1984, my childhood. I love the 80. Thank you

Karate Kid was one of my favorites back then and it still is

OMG as a child of the 80’s I love this video! Thank you so much for posting!

I am SO very impressed! Great research, great shots, WELL done! Thank you, I love the 80's and this made my night!

saw a new upload and it brought a smile to my face

Wow what a cool video, Iam a huge big Cobra 🐍 Kai Fan and to know I live in the Valley makes me feel cool...... COBRA KAI NEVER DIES!!!!

Thanks so much for putting this together. Great watch.

Nice work! It is SO COOL to be at the same location where someone was once physically present! I'm not only a movie fan, but a history fan in general, and I think about that kind of stuff when visiting historical sites. From this video I think you may have the same fascination as me lol 😂

Great video bro! I actually didn't know that they filmed those scenes at the chatsworth reservoir lol I lived right down the street from it for almost 20 years lol

Wow. I saw this movie in the theater when I was just 5 years old. I feel old!

Thank you sooooooooo much for taking the time and effort to put this little 💎 together - your superimposed face over daniels on the 🏖️ was hillstbluesarious!!!

Loved this movie a favorite for sure. Legend status

All these videos you have made are great, I grew up in the 80s and 90s watching all the big Hollywood movies and tv series and was always in awe. its great seeing the locations of all my fav movies, When I eventually am able to visit LA I would love to hire you as a tour guide as I can't imagine the commercial guides doing a better job than this!

LOVE your channel. Everything I love!

Excellent! You answered some long looming questions that I had about several of the filming locations, thank you!

imagine walking right where THE Ralph Macchio was

Ahh! You were in town where I live now! Westlake Village! Come on by next time. Thanks for another great episode!