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The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) is the second sequel to the hit motion picture The Karate Kid
(1984). This film stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Thomas Ian Griffith, Robyn Lively, and Martin Kove. Like the first two films, it was directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Robert Mark Kamen, stunts choreographed by Pat E. Johnson, and music by Bill Conti.

Plot summary

After his best student lost to Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) at the All Valley Tournament almost a year ago, Sensei John Kreese (Martin Kove) and his Cobra Kai dojo's future appeared bleak and uncertain. After giving up all hope and no where to go, Kreese visits his long time Vietnam buddy Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), who is also a karate expert and president of Dynatox Industries (a multinational company with a record of polluting the environment with toxic chemicals). Silver, who also apparently funded the original Cobra Kai dojo which Kreese taught and ran, tells Kreese to relax and that they will get their revenge on Daniel and his teacher Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) for the role they played in their school's financial collapse. He sends Kreese to Tahiti to get himself back together, while he plots a scheme to put Cobra Kai back on the map at the same time making the boy and his teacher suffer.

Miyagi and Daniel arrive from their trip to Okinawa only to find out that the hotel where Daniel originally lived and where Miyagi worked has been sold. Miyagi, now out of a job, is asked by Daniel to start a business with him selling bonsai trees. Unfortunately, Miyagi doesn’t seem too optimistic about the idea and tells Daniel that he should use his money to get a college education rather than bother starting a bonsai shop with him. Daniel goes against Miyagi anyway and purchases a shop in a rougher part of town where he finally convinces his friend to start selling the trees together as co-owners. Together they start to open shop and Daniel decides to visit a pottery dealer across the street from their store because they could use pots for the bonsais. At the pottery store Daniel meets Jessica Andrews (Robyn Lively) and they instantly become friends.

In the meantime, Terry Silver contacts a now replenished Kreese in Tahiti by telephone and begins to tell him his big scheme. He plans on making Daniel suffer and experience pain, and use the boy to make Miyagi experience the same. Silver, looking through a karate magazine, finds “Karate's Bad Boy” Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan) and decides to hire him to help him and Kreese get back at their two so-called enemies and restore their business.

Daniel receives word about the All Valley Tournament where he can defend his title, but Miyagi doesn’t support the idea. He feels that after fighting for honor in the first tournament and then his life in Okinawa, all that defending his title would be for is a plastic, metal trophy. Later back home, Terry Silver sneaks into their house and looks for information to use against the two. He hides in their chimney, where he hears Daniel tell Miyagi that he wants their karate to mean something and that he won’t be joining the tournament.

That night, Daniel takes Jessica over to visit their bonsai store and introduces Mr. Miyagi to her. Miyagi leaves the two alone while Daniel shows Jessica the inside of the shop. After just a few minutes inside, Daniel and Jessica are confronted by Mike Barnes and Snake (Jonathan Avildsen) who threaten Daniel to join the All Valley after what Terry heard while he was eavesdropping. Mike tells him that his financial future depends on him fighting Daniel in the tournament and he must sign the application. Daniel still declines and Barnes leaves in a heated rage and says he will be back for an answer.

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