Karate Kid Filming Locations 1984 Then and now - 80slife

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @jonathancorcio3668
    @jonathancorcio3668 2 года назад +233

    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..

    • @86FxBdyCpe
      @86FxBdyCpe 2 года назад +6

      I keep hoping to run into Doc Brown and the DeLorean.

    • @mancal5829
      @mancal5829 Год назад +4

      If we only could.

    • @JHobartMusic72
      @JHobartMusic72 Год назад +11

      Every day i wish I could just go back to the 80s again (I was born in 72) the 80s and early 90s were a time when I had a lot of dreams and goals..
      And today…
      Fk

    • @mancal5829
      @mancal5829 Год назад +4

      @@JHobartMusic72 I hear you, brother, I hear you.

    • @coreybabcock2023
      @coreybabcock2023 Год назад +1

      So much agree with you it makes me happy to see theses videos

  • @GenaralZod
    @GenaralZod 3 года назад +278

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

    • @SecretOfMonkeyIsland784
      @SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 3 года назад +10

      If you are a kid growing up in the 2010's 2020's what have you got movie wise apart from Marvel / DCU and Disney remakes very un-exciting times for Hollywood.

    • @Pivats-
      @Pivats- 3 года назад +15

      I’m hooked on 80s movies my self and I’m 17 😂

    • @James-tt1cv
      @James-tt1cv 3 года назад +13

      Good choice better than the garbage they play today 80s was da best

    • @faizanmohommad753
      @faizanmohommad753 3 года назад

      @@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 bruh ur probably like 2 lmao

    • @thunderkatz4219
      @thunderkatz4219 3 года назад +4

      I’m a gen z 2010 kid I love 80s transformers and karate kid

  • @Cyclops1973
    @Cyclops1973 Год назад +9

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

  • @johnnychun59
    @johnnychun59 3 года назад +335

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +66

      Oh wow that's really cool. I should have interviewed you for the video.

    • @Raiderrosey
      @Raiderrosey 3 года назад +5

      Did you go to Cleveland?

    • @Raja1938
      @Raja1938 3 года назад +14

      Makes sense that they used a wooden gate for that shot since Daniel couldn't see the person behind it.

    • @johnnychun59
      @johnnychun59 3 года назад +10

      @@Raiderrosey Did I go to Cleveland? No. But I worked at Weber's Place down on Vanowen.

    • @Raiderrosey
      @Raiderrosey 3 года назад +7

      @@johnnychun59 Oh yeah, spent time there for sure. Tall lady owned the place I think

  • @tonygonzalez305
    @tonygonzalez305 3 года назад +80

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +7

      Thank you!!

    • @Mr_Chicha56
      @Mr_Chicha56 3 года назад +6

      Nothing’s gonna ever keep ya down!

  • @Broke_Guy_78
    @Broke_Guy_78 Год назад +42

    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.

  • @jtballer11
    @jtballer11 3 года назад +187

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +18

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate that

    • @renesalazar7021
      @renesalazar7021 3 года назад +4

      Great video
      Loved it
      I'm a karate kid movie fan 👍👍👍

    • @lulabelle82
      @lulabelle82 3 года назад +5

      What just about to say exactly the same. This is a great video! I wish more location videos were as detailed and accurate as this one.

    • @onealsanchez3746
      @onealsanchez3746 3 года назад +1

      @@80sLife How you doing? I just found out about your channel by far the best , I love how you explained the scenes and play part of them great job!!! Can’t wait for more videos... Give me a tour lol I would love to see this places in person.
      Stay safe out there and keep up the good work!

    • @andrewlinesjah4538
      @andrewlinesjah4538 3 года назад +1

      @@renesalazar7021
      And you crown it by saying you're a Karate Kid Movie Fan
      WOW !
      We all love the movie so much
      That the spin off has even more fans ...
      IT'S CRAZY !

  • @redhulk111
    @redhulk111 3 года назад +155

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

    • @Plymouthmusicschool
      @Plymouthmusicschool 3 года назад +13

      Totally agree. I was a child of the 80s, their was something endearing about the lack of tech and mass information. Things were exciting then

    • @deathbystereo-
      @deathbystereo- 3 года назад +13

      Any time before mobile phones

    • @aarionnathompson4359
      @aarionnathompson4359 3 года назад +1

      I know right it looked so peaceful and fun

    • @alvinmoneyberg887
      @alvinmoneyberg887 3 года назад

      @@deathbystereo- correct

    • @chrisragone8785
      @chrisragone8785 3 года назад +6

      Love the 80’s and 90’s. It just isn’t the same now.

  • @retroweirdo5818
    @retroweirdo5818 3 года назад +49

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +4

      That is amazing. I didn't know that was a thing. So rad

    • @retroweirdo5818
      @retroweirdo5818 3 года назад +3

      @@80sLife it was so rad. I'm hoping to do it again for my 45th or 46th.

    • @OkinInc
      @OkinInc 3 года назад +4

      Justin! That sounds like a dream come true for KK fans! I’d do that too for sure! 80’s kids 4 Life!🤣👍

    • @dacoldest3896
      @dacoldest3896 3 года назад +1

      was young allie there also?

    • @retroweirdo5818
      @retroweirdo5818 3 года назад

      @@dacoldest3896 Oh I wish! I looked everywhere for her. All I saw were Cobra Kai. 😆

  • @maxzee1739
    @maxzee1739 3 года назад +74

    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.

    • @barrymichaels2663
      @barrymichaels2663 3 года назад +2

      I really think it's great mate 👊

    • @user-ve5ln5le9y
      @user-ve5ln5le9y 3 года назад +4

      So true. I was thinking the same thing. The story of Daniel and how he finds happiness, love and a father figure is so compelling, no wonder it was a hit that spawned a sequel. Cobra Kai is the proof of how much fans still love it!

  • @normandy1140
    @normandy1140 3 года назад +15

    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.

  • @SummerlinRealtor
    @SummerlinRealtor 2 года назад +15

    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!

  • @kutnahora100
    @kutnahora100 Год назад +17

    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.

  • @sajidkhanmahmood
    @sajidkhanmahmood Год назад +1

    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.

  • @flygirl7268
    @flygirl7268 3 года назад +4

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

  • @CarstenBauer
    @CarstenBauer Год назад +2

    Thank you. Wonderful memories of the 80s.

  • @davidc6032
    @davidc6032 2 года назад +11

    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 ;)

    • @pennwoman
      @pennwoman Год назад +3

      Oh my God I remember that too!!! Those lockers were important in middle & high school!! And this was before cell phones when people socialized at them!

  • @chadsmith66
    @chadsmith66 Год назад +1

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

  • @andrewmcinnis1123
    @andrewmcinnis1123 3 года назад +5

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      You have to! Thank you so much!!

  • @ronaldpapa8182
    @ronaldpapa8182 Год назад +1

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

  • @michaelwalker3935
    @michaelwalker3935 2 года назад +3

    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.

  • @hogskins3043
    @hogskins3043 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @jacobbaranowski
    @jacobbaranowski 3 года назад +29

    This is so my generation and I love it

  • @greggburke7796
    @greggburke7796 Год назад +6

    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.

  • @hesterkarr1136
    @hesterkarr1136 3 года назад +7

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Haha. Thank you!!

  • @jovanlopez1660
    @jovanlopez1660 3 года назад +7

    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 👍

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much! That means a lot to me

  • @vonnie1999
    @vonnie1999 3 года назад +8

    Enjoyed this trip down memory lane.

  • @OhTylerB
    @OhTylerB 3 года назад +5

    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 RUclips! Really appreciate it.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much!

    • @BLEACH366
      @BLEACH366 Год назад +1

      Wow i always say to myself or out loud JcPenny $9.95 when he does that you catch on when he says Daniel isn’t getting in without a belt

  • @Speedwolf4170
    @Speedwolf4170 3 года назад +20

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +4

      Thank you so much. That means a lot to me!!

  • @robertoterriquez2132
    @robertoterriquez2132 3 года назад +2

    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

  • @davidgonzales9659
    @davidgonzales9659 3 года назад +68

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

    • @aSome1
      @aSome1 3 года назад +8

      sometimes...it also must be annoying seeing a couple of strangers at your doorstep everytime because you just happened to buy a house where a classic movie was filmed...I'm from Brazil and a couple of years ago, a TV crew from Record TV (a Brazilian TV channel) went to Philly to film the Rocky locations and the woman now livng in the Rocky's house in Rocky I and II felt a bit annoyed by their presence and she briefly told that it's usual for her to see strangers photographing her house...it must seem awesome at first, but as time goes by, it must be something invasive...
      I don't know if you know something in Portuguese, but the video's here below (@ 5:59):
      ruclips.net/video/iauM8O7Ni8M/видео.html

    • @SecretOfMonkeyIsland784
      @SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 3 года назад +7

      @@aSome1 Yep true but why would you buy a ex-movie house if you are going to then complain when it gets attention. Get a normal house otherwise there are tons to choose from.

    • @robmack2175
      @robmack2175 3 года назад

      I would love it. Even better would be if someone converted the apartment block into martial arts dojos. no better advertising than the fact it was on karate kid and cobra kai! each little apartment doing a different style. can cool off in the pool after training.

    • @almad4355
      @almad4355 3 года назад

      Get a life dude.

  • @JohnMurphy-wf2is
    @JohnMurphy-wf2is 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @arielochoa4477
    @arielochoa4477 3 года назад +6

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you, I appreciate it

  • @BostonSmitty
    @BostonSmitty 3 года назад +2

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you so much for watching

  • @MsDisneylandlover
    @MsDisneylandlover 3 года назад +37

    This movie brought my love for that song cruel summer

    • @kutnahora100
      @kutnahora100 Год назад +4

      Loved this song too. I watch Karate kid every year or if I want to feel good and happy after being lonely....

    • @shadowarquette2615
      @shadowarquette2615 Год назад +2

      They used it in cobra Kia as well

    • @worldweary1913
      @worldweary1913 Год назад +1

      bananarama.

  • @zeusfloreus
    @zeusfloreus Год назад +1

    Wow, Great walk through with a classic hit growing up! Great video!!!!

  • @cal88usa
    @cal88usa 3 года назад +4

    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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate it

  • @swismyid
    @swismyid Год назад +1

    This was very cool! The attention to details was great...the one that got me was your eyes catching the missing locker number. I said DAM! You got another sub!

  • @ProtectLifeAlways
    @ProtectLifeAlways 3 года назад +5

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me.

  • @sgt7512
    @sgt7512 3 года назад +2

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you. And me too!!

  • @cryptolord9826
    @cryptolord9826 3 года назад +16

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

  • @fuyu5979
    @fuyu5979 Год назад +2

    One of my all time favorite movie. So many teaching moments in the movie. Kudos for the update on each scene to what it is now.
    Anticipating ur next upload.

  • @spuds94bravo
    @spuds94bravo 3 года назад +10

    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😁😁😁

    • @shadeyxo
      @shadeyxo 3 года назад

      Do you know why they closed the water slide?

    • @spuds94bravo
      @spuds94bravo 3 года назад +1

      I believe it was a LIABILITY issue, kids use to get hurt all the time, accidently, that slide would be packed with kids and next to that electrical plant at the back..

    • @Chris-nn3vu
      @Chris-nn3vu 3 года назад +1

      @@spuds94bravo USED

  • @brentgath4447
    @brentgath4447 3 года назад +2

    What a cool walk down memory lane. Thanks for taking us on the tour. Greetings from Germany!

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      My pleasure. Thank you so much for watching!

  • @outsider238
    @outsider238 3 года назад +7

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much

    • @markbarclay02
      @markbarclay02 3 года назад

      Sure is great. And just crazy to know all those years have flown by, yet it's all still so fresh like it was only yesterday

  • @nibora4895
    @nibora4895 3 года назад +3

    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!

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for watching

  • @surfshack2
    @surfshack2 3 года назад +6

    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.

    • @carlc5748
      @carlc5748 2 года назад +1

      I was a few years older than you, but you nailed it, how it was back then!

    • @surfshack2
      @surfshack2 2 года назад +1

      @@carlc5748 Thanks Carl C 👍

    • @pennwoman
      @pennwoman Год назад

      Yes 80s movies were awesome.

  • @VirginiaMyVirginia
    @VirginiaMyVirginia Год назад +1

    Awesome job, fully enjoyed this, love how you covered so much.

  • @nukem384
    @nukem384 3 года назад +3

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Haha thank you!

  • @awainwright534
    @awainwright534 3 года назад +1

    This is fantastic! Brilliantly put together and excellent attention to detail too. Great work, thanks from England. 🇬🇧👏

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate that!

    • @awainwright534
      @awainwright534 3 года назад

      @@80sLife No, thank you!

  • @MrJevman
    @MrJevman 3 года назад +13

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much! Yeah, I was really disappointed

  • @davefilms345
    @davefilms345 3 года назад +3

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you so much!

  • @mdmejia67
    @mdmejia67 3 года назад +12

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

  • @RAIDER4LIFE131
    @RAIDER4LIFE131 3 года назад +2

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you so much! Sweep the leg!!

  • @koreancardboard
    @koreancardboard 2 года назад +7

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  2 года назад +2

      Haha thank you! I think that was the start of me letting my wacky side out. Thank you

    • @thebalderthor4884
      @thebalderthor4884 Год назад

      Agreed. This was really fun. Very well done video. Thanks! It adds so much that you spliced video with the actual movie.

  • @j_m_b_1914
    @j_m_b_1914 3 года назад +2

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you so much

  • @robmack2175
    @robmack2175 3 года назад +3

    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!

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much. Giving people personal tours in the future would be awesome.

  • @tg8150
    @tg8150 Год назад +1

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

  • @DS-hs7fd
    @DS-hs7fd 3 года назад +8

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you you!! I really appreciate that

  • @jpdive8664
    @jpdive8664 2 года назад +1

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

  • @magamaga1827
    @magamaga1827 2 года назад +9

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  2 года назад

      That's really cool

    • @pennwoman
      @pennwoman Год назад

      No way!!! Awesome!!!

  • @imjuslooking7270
    @imjuslooking7270 Год назад +1

    Thanks so much for the videos/reliving the Karate Kid. What a masterpiece of a movie that is and was.

  • @duhmilkz
    @duhmilkz 3 года назад +9

    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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Yeah, That was actually a new discovery for me as well

  • @Simini1083
    @Simini1083 2 года назад +1

    I ENJOYED your documentary on the filming locations of the original Karate Kid. Hope to visit some of these locations one day. THANKS for sharing.

  • @deejaytee
    @deejaytee 2 года назад +11

    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.

    • @autumn7352
      @autumn7352 Год назад

      Great idea!! Please do BEVERLY HILLS COP!! @80s Life

  • @MrJtrip11
    @MrJtrip11 3 года назад +2

    Well done my friend! Thanks so much for the tour!

  • @RoyAH.
    @RoyAH. 3 года назад +3

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      🙂 my pleasure. Thanks for watching

  • @FirstLast-vl1vq
    @FirstLast-vl1vq Год назад +2

    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....

  • @viawilderness
    @viawilderness Год назад +3

    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 😂

  • @pinoyboysandme7251
    @pinoyboysandme7251 Год назад +1

    Just found your channel it's Totally Awesome 🎉 you do amazing research.

  • @jbone6993
    @jbone6993 3 года назад +6

    Awesome footage loved 80s

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you. Me too

  • @jefflewis8617
    @jefflewis8617 Год назад +1

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

  • @briancarpenter7179
    @briancarpenter7179 3 года назад +3

    You lined up the Shots perfectly. Good job.👍

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you very much

  • @siddharthagoyal41
    @siddharthagoyal41 3 года назад +2

    Loved watching it, takes me down to memory lanes.

  • @richarddelinski1489
    @richarddelinski1489 3 года назад +3

    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.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much

  • @carlc5748
    @carlc5748 2 года назад +1

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

  • @OkinInc
    @OkinInc 3 года назад +4

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Haha. Thank you!

  • @herbst8382
    @herbst8382 Год назад +1

    Men i love your 80s Life channel. Its so great to remember when i was a Teenager. 🙂

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  Год назад

      Thank you so much for watching

  • @rawkusrex
    @rawkusrex 3 года назад +4

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you!

  • @fredwilliams7893
    @fredwilliams7893 Год назад +1

    This is so cool you took the time to do this video! Great job man!

  • @eriksarni1
    @eriksarni1 3 года назад +7

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

    • @gabrielortiz665
      @gabrielortiz665 3 года назад

      Love your vids! What's the address of Daniel's house? Thanks

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Thank you. I put the address on screen

    • @barrymichaels2663
      @barrymichaels2663 3 года назад

      Did it feel great being there mate

  • @anadraham2995
    @anadraham2995 3 года назад +1

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

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      Haha. Thank you. I really appreciate it

  • @nahuilegorreta6572
    @nahuilegorreta6572 3 года назад +106

    I never realized Daniel got jumped right behind his home

    • @SALTER818
      @SALTER818 3 года назад +7

      I went through that feeling years ago.. never forgot feeling that.

    • @SeanStewart88
      @SeanStewart88 3 года назад +18

      Yeah I always wondered how Miyagi knew where to come and save him. Makes total sense now.

    • @lukey1210
      @lukey1210 3 года назад +1

      Was thinking that

    • @coreynewell9673
      @coreynewell9673 3 года назад +4

      He didn't get jumped. He got disciplined the Cobra Kai way

    • @eazyj2888
      @eazyj2888 3 года назад +1

      @@SALTER818 Damn..What happened..If you don’t Mind me asking??

  • @LaiaBertran
    @LaiaBertran Год назад

    Loved this video. Is a very warm feeling. I'm from Spain and these locations were so special to me because they were so north american, a place I wanted to visit in the 80's. This movie will always be so magical to me.

  • @danielchala1621
    @danielchala1621 3 года назад +3

    Good job in explaining the whole terrain. Very informative and cool.

  • @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245
    @theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 3 года назад +2

    Wow so many details that I never noticed before good job! Thanks! I was a kid when this came out and had not been to a beach yet. I was so in love with beaches because of this movie! I have since been to Hawaii and all of the popular beaches of California and Florida. But I first saw the beach in this movie!

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      That's awesome. Thank you so much for watching

  • @danielmoore1232
    @danielmoore1232 3 года назад +24

    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.

    • @adamchapman3358
      @adamchapman3358 Год назад +1

      Sounds like an awesome adventure. I'm the same age and would definitely enjoy looking at the locations. The apartment smelling like weed made me think there probably wasn't anyone around to reminisce about the movie.

    • @danielmoore1232
      @danielmoore1232 Год назад +1

      @Adam Chapman it's very strange man. All of my favorite movies from my youth straight up lied to me. And I didn't know any better because I was just some kid living on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere Ohio.
      Think about all of the movies and TV shows from the 80's that took place in certain locations. For example the movies set in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. The demographics in those movies looked just like the demographics in my small town. Then I get there and I'm the only non-hispanic white dude for miles.
      It makes perfect sense to me now, but as a kid I had no idea. It's like Seinfeld. Set in NYC and not a single ethnic character. I just think that's kinda funny, but I think it makes some people really mad. Lol!
      But no, nobody there talks about those movies. In fact they're annoyed by tourists stopping by their apartment building to pose for pictures. They even put a gate up so people can't walk in by the swimming pool and stuff now.
      When you think about it, those are just financially poor folks living in Reseda just working and trying to keep up with the ridiculous cost of living in SoCal. They really don't want to be bothered.

    • @adamchapman3358
      @adamchapman3358 Год назад +1

      @danielmoore1232 You bring up a good point. I didn't think about Hollywood bringing in their white cast of stars to these areas. I always assumed the demographic of the neighborhoods changed over time haha.
      The only movie location I wanted to see was "The last dragon" 1985.
      I was out in New York in 2018 visiting friends and time slipped by and I didn't get to see filming locations. I'm assuming Brooklyn will be primarily black neighborhood like movie but now I'm not sure lol.
      Please tell me you have seen the last dragon filming locations in Brooklyn?

    • @danielmoore1232
      @danielmoore1232 Год назад

      @Adam Chapman yeah it's possible some of the demographics in the Valley changed over time. I'm not sure to what degree. But if that's the reason for the almost exclusively white casting in 80's teen movies like Karate Kid, Summer School, etc then it has REALLY changed over the past 30-40 years. But yeah that's possible.
      And unfortunately I never found myself with any time to do any exploring in New York City. I did drive a truck through Manhattan and drove right past the coffee shop restaurant from Seinfeld. It's much smaller than the show makes it look.
      I always wished for a layover in Atlanta. I wanted to go visit locations from the first season of the Dukes of Hazzard. The town square from the opening credits, which I hear looks very similar still today. The Boar's Nest which I hear is a church now, and maybe the exterior shots of the Sheriff's office. Just stuff like that.
      But unfortunately I'm a local truck driver now. I've not left Ohio for like 6 years at this point. I'm just old and fat now. No more exploring for me I guess.

    • @estebancruz6194
      @estebancruz6194 Год назад +1

      I need to do the same. I still live on Saticoy, but on the other side of The Valley near Lankershim. & I want to visit Ohio & be the only Latino in town 😅

  • @voorheeslaz70voorhees12
    @voorheeslaz70voorhees12 Год назад

    Wow that was awesome it takes me back when I was a young lad. Thanks for sharing. Now my kids know about the Karate kid movies and they love them, specially the early ones

  • @jackcarreno907
    @jackcarreno907 3 года назад +3

    Really good break down explanations and images of scenes seen in the movie.

  • @lincbond442
    @lincbond442 Год назад

    Excellent job on this video. You really did your homework, especially in finding Mr. Miyagi's home. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

  • @Truthseeker1515
    @Truthseeker1515 3 года назад +3

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

    • @jazzyjeff7431
      @jazzyjeff7431 3 года назад

      We are the same age,i must've lucked out and bribed somebody i did see it in the theater haha.

    • @Truthseeker1515
      @Truthseeker1515 3 года назад +1

      @@jazzyjeff7431 A lot relied on your parents and I do not think this flick attracted much attention. I saw countless movies underage because I was accompanied by one or two parents. Sudden Impact was an 18 certificate in the UK and I sneaked in with my dad when I was 10. Go figure.

    • @jazzyjeff7431
      @jazzyjeff7431 3 года назад

      @@Truthseeker1515 Yes that is very true.I thought Karate Kid was popular right from the start here in the US but i can't really remember.If it had anything to do with karate or ninjas,i had to see it.

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 2 года назад +1

    Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

  • @brunodavidferreira5781
    @brunodavidferreira5781 Год назад +2

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

  • @32phoenixx
    @32phoenixx 3 года назад +2

    That was cool! Great job on the video. Its awesome to see not much has changed.

  • @lindyhudis8942
    @lindyhudis8942 Месяц назад

    I love this! Thank you! I used to work close to the apartment location on 19223 Saticoy Street. I would have a "Hollywood/80's" moment whenever I would drive by on my way to work!

  • @jackchesnut1956
    @jackchesnut1956 3 года назад +5

    It's amazing how easily recognizable these locations are.

  • @swordfish00007
    @swordfish00007 3 года назад +1

    Very cool and thanks for sharing this. Loved this movie and very interesting to see where all this was filmed.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад

      My pleasure. Thank you!

  • @princegroove
    @princegroove 3 года назад +3

    I’ve spent many nights at that Golf N Stuff. Awesome work, dude.

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you!

  • @fredvegerano9607
    @fredvegerano9607 3 года назад +2

    Hey this is a amazing video!!!Thanks for re-filming the original parts of the movie "Karate Kid" and showing us the before and after! Fantastic work!!!!!

    • @80sLife
      @80sLife  3 года назад +1

      Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it

    • @fredvegerano9607
      @fredvegerano9607 3 года назад

      @@80sLifeYou're very welcome!!

  • @growinlegit
    @growinlegit 3 года назад +3

    Loved this movie a favorite for sure. Legend status