The Karate Kid (1984)




The Karate Kid was released on June 22nd, 1984.
Filming locations include Sedona, AZ., Agoura Hills, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Los Angeles, 
Malibu, Northridge, Norwalk, Reseda, Westlake Village and Woodland Hills, CA. and Harrison, NJ.


Opening - 10 Franklin Ave. Harrison, NJ. 07029

The Following 'Now' picture was submitted by fellow The Karate Kid fan Kenneth Jaykus.




Daniel & Lucille Larusso drive cross country - 8375 AZ-179 Sedona, Az. 86351


The following picture was taken from the Red Rock visitor center located at the above address.
The picture is looking North. Bell Rock is visible in the distance.



Canyon Portal Motel - 280 N. Hwy. 89A Sedona, Az. 86336
NOTE: The motel no longer exists and other buildings now stand in it's place.





Larusso apartment - 19223 Saticoy St. Reseda, Ca. 91335
(South Seas Apartments)







Daniel meets Ali - 35000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu, Ca. 90265
(Leo Carrillo State Beach)







High School - 5607 Capistrano Ave. Woodland Hills, Ca. 91367
(Formerly Charles Evans Hughes Junior High School)








Cobra Kai Dojo - 5223 Lankershim Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90068


2015

2021



The Orient Express Restaurant - 5400 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90036




The Cobra Kai crash Daniel on his bike - Behind* 660 Macadam Ct. Agoura Hills, Ca. 91301




Mr. Miyagi's house - Between* Vose St. and Gault St. Canoga Park, Ca. 91303
NOTE: The house was real but was torn down some years afterwards.


The Yellow house seen in the background of the screenshot is located at
20948 Vose St. Canoga Park, Ca. 91303



Ali Mills' house - 4072 Alonzo Ave. Encino, Ca. 91316




Golf N' Stuff - 10555 E. Firestone Blvd. Norwalk, Ca. 90650
http://golfnstuff.com/norwalk/info.html





Country club - 880 S. Westlake Blvd. Westlake Village, Ca. 91361
(Hyatt Westlake Plaza, Grand Plaza Ballroom)





Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel balance - Valley Circle Blvd. Chatsworth, Ca. 91311
(Chatsworth Reservoir)




All Valley Karate Tournament - 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, Ca. 91330
(The Matadome at Cal State Northridge)





42 comments:

  1. Then & Now Movie LocationsNovember 22, 2015 at 7:59 PM

    Thank you, Jessie.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 24, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    Absolutely amazing.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2016 at 4:58 PM

    Incredible. Shame about Miyagis house though. Always thought that was real been in all 3 films.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 2, 2016 at 5:34 AM

    Nice work!

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  5. Ron C. SchinnersAugust 27, 2016 at 3:01 PM

    Nice great work

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  6. JasonAugust 30, 2016 at 12:44 PM

    I'm heading to LA next week and one of my plans is to check out some of these film locations. Will definitely use this info thanks Paul

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  7. Then & Now Movie LocationsAugust 30, 2016 at 12:54 PM

    No problem, glad I could help Jason.

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  8. UnknownOctober 10, 2016 at 7:48 PM

    Good picture's Wow"

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  9. UnknownOctober 27, 2016 at 12:32 AM

    Great, great, great. Thanks!!!!

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  10. Filipe Alencar PaivaOctober 31, 2016 at 5:54 PM

    Congratz man. Amazing job.

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  11. UnknownNovember 14, 2016 at 8:19 PM

    Thanks for the fabulous information,my son and I are watching it right now.
    11-13-2016

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  12. UnknownNovember 20, 2016 at 8:35 AM

    I appreciate the memories friend ..

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  13. UnknownJanuary 17, 2017 at 6:03 PM

    This is great! I am introducing my son to this film right now. Great movie! It is a shame that Miyagi's house was a prop. Daniel put in some work on that place!

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    1. Then & Now Movie LocationsMarch 10, 2017 at 11:11 PM

      Awesome Vincent, hopefully he liked it as much as we did our first time.

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  14. desFebruary 4, 2017 at 7:29 PM

    nice pix. I am also introducing these cool old films to my kids and taking them to see the houses. Dif gonna take them to Russo's apartment. I have taken them to see E.T's house and they loved it. I recommend it looks just the same. ;)

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  15. mamalarougeMay 19, 2017 at 4:49 PM

    love this. for years ive been a filming location geek and the karate kid has always been the top of the list. generally the places are the same! for anyone interested a pal of mine is a podcaster and is due to have ralph macchio in the near future as a guest. As I write this the interview hasnt been done but its a matter of weeks or a few months away so you can keep checking back to the site if it interests anyone. He has a few decent actors under his belt on the site and Ralph is hopefully not far away....may 2017 now so keep checking!http://markandme.podomatic.com/

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  16. UnknownJune 25, 2017 at 12:44 PM

    Great work done Paul! I wrote a blog about brand and audience connectivity based on the book "The Films of John Avildsen" and was surprised with so many good articles, blogs and overall material based on his two successful franchises - Rocky and The Karate Kid - It would be great if they could make a final instalment for the KK franchise. John Avildsen had a different vision for the KK3 that never materialized since the producers did not want to let John make KK3 according to his inspiration (going to Asia for KK3 and explaining more the origins of Mr Miyagi's martial arts history, etc..) the producers thought it would be too expensive and decide to make a different movie in LA... also It was not John's idea for not taken Elisabeth Shue on the KK2, but again producers did not want to pay for her role (that was a big mistake). Well thank you for the excellent work you place here. Also it is very sad that John Avildsen passed away on July 16.
    https://blogsandbirds.wordpress.com/2017/05/25/the-karate-kid-a-classic-franchise-from-john-g-avildsen/
    Regards

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  17. UnknownJuly 9, 2017 at 8:24 PM

    Good work, man!

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  18. AnonymousDecember 2, 2017 at 9:25 AM

    Jon from UK
    WOW! that was actually a bit too good

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  19. Totengott666January 30, 2018 at 4:53 PM

    I like this....

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  20. AnonymousMay 12, 2018 at 11:30 PM

    awesome job! great post.

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  21. UnknownSeptember 24, 2018 at 1:56 AM

    Thanks for your pics great locations I play on checking out when in LA early next year. Just a question tho...so the orient express where Danny and his mum eat across the road from the Cobra Kia karate studio isn't actually the building isn't actually the building next door/across the road!? Thanks again.

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    1. Then & Now Movie LocationsSeptember 24, 2018 at 8:04 AM

      That's correct, it's a completely different location. They did a good job of making it look like it was right across the street from the dojo though.

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  22. AnonymousAugust 23, 2019 at 10:53 PM

    Going to L.A in a month. Is there a tour which takes me to all the Locations of where the Karate Kid was filmed?

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  23. tisamSeptember 15, 2019 at 9:19 AM

    Hello where is this picture taken?
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UFSi8xPOVCc/VlGGgWZWJVI/AAAAAAAAFMw/H_puTRjFnq8/s400/The%2BKarate%2BKid%2BPoster.jpg
    thanks

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  24. jm9808March 22, 2020 at 11:54 AM

    Very, very cool.

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  25. UnknownMarch 22, 2020 at 6:14 PM

    Great ❤

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  26. UnknownApril 17, 2020 at 9:15 AM

    Wow!!! Good work. Thank's

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  27. UnknownApril 21, 2020 at 1:26 AM

    Absolutely superb thanks guys

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  28. Rob ZApril 22, 2020 at 5:44 AM

    What about where he learns the crane kick?

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  29. Rob ZApril 22, 2020 at 5:46 AM

    Are the wood stands still at the beach where he practices the crane kick?

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    1. AnonymousJuly 7, 2020 at 1:29 PM

      That was shot at Leo Carillo Beach in Malibu. The stands were only there during filming.

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  30. AnonymousNovember 20, 2020 at 7:40 PM

    Sweet pictures! Thanx

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  31. Bthatcher23July 11, 2021 at 3:31 PM

    Where was the boat dunking scene shot? When Daniel was learning balance.

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    1. Then & Now Movie LocationsJuly 12, 2021 at 12:25 AM

      The Chatsworth Reservoir. It's only open to the public one day a year (Earth Day).

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  32. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2023 at 6:13 PM

    One of my all time favorite films. I live in LA and will be checking these sights out. Thank you

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