Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed their new 4K release of ‘The Karate Kid’ in celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary. The new 4K Ultra HD release will feature new extras and include collectable VHS packaging. Continue below to check out the full announcement for the release with bonus content listings, disc specs and more.

THE ICONIC FAN FAVORITE RETURNS TO 4K ULTRA HD™

IN CELEBRATION OF ITS 40^TH ANNIVERSARY

AVAILABLE WITH COLLECTIBLE VHS-STYLE PACKAGING AND NEW SPECIAL FEATURES ON JUNE 18^TH

 

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.

 

DISC DETAILS & BONUS MATERIALS

 

4K ULTRA HD DISC

• 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

 

CAST AND CREW

 

Directed By: John G. Avildsen

Produced By: Jerry Weintraub

Written By: Robert Mark Kamen

Cast: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove, William Zabka

 

SPECS

 

Run Time: Approx. 127 minutes

Rating: PG

4K UHD Feature Picture: 2160p Ultra High Definition, 1.85:1

4K UHD Feature Audio: English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Compatible) | English 5.1 DTS-HD MA | English Stereo DTS-HD MA

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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