http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/10/10/yesterday-s-hits-the-karate-kid-1984-john-g-avildsen.aspxWhat made The Karate Kid a hit?: The Karate Kid is nothing if not a formula movie, and a number of ingredients were combined to make the film resound with audiences. To begin with, there’s the always dependable “underdog” element, which director JohnenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)