Continuity mistake: At the end of the final match, the announcement is made it's the first time in history the defending champion kept his title. Yet in Karate Kid 1 Johnny Lawrence had already won the championship twice and was there for his 3rd time.
The Karate Kid III (1989)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, Thomas Ian Griffith
Daniel goes to the Cobra Kai dojo to tell Silver that he won't enter the tournament, he then discovers that Silver is evil and that Kreese is still alive. Barnes is also there and they are about to beat Daniel to death when Miyagi saves him and wipes the floor with all three of the villains. Daniel defeats Barnes in the final of the tournament.
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Terry Silver: A man can't stand, he can't fight.
Trivia: When Daniel is persuading Myagi to use his college money to buy a store for selling Bonsai trees, he takes a wad of cash, smells it, and says, "Hmm. Looks like money.smells like money." Ralph Macchio has practically no sense of smell at all, so just for fun he always makes a point to smell something in every movie he does.
Question: I've heard that many people (Ralph Macchio included) do not like this movie. Is there a reason why?
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Answer: Ralph Macchio admitted that he didn't like it as he felt that they were just making the first movie all over again and left out a lot of good stuff.