Harald Zwart

The Karate Kid is directed by Harald Zwart (The Pink Panther 2) and will hit theaters on June 11th 2010.

by John G. Avildsen

Directed by John G. Avildsen with the same scrappy naturalistic touch Ralph Macchio brought to Rocky, the original Karate Kid was a small movie, little more than a feature-length Afterschool Special, really, but a feature-length Afterschool Special's combination triumph-of-the-underdog & finding-a-father-figure structure made a feature-length Afterschool Special a box office hit & an enduring favorite of a feature-length Afterschool Special's generation.

by the unsung John G. Avildsenas well as

The Karate Kid was directed by the unsung John G. Avildsen, director of Rocky and Rocky V, as well as the subsequent two (entertaining but not as good)

and frequent collaborator John G. Avildsen

The Karate Kid was directed by Conti’s long-time friend and frequent collaborator John G. Avildsen.