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Ralph Macchio - 51???

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What is that man taking?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Ralph_Macchio_01_%289514696578%29.jpg

Oh, and sidebar (sorry), what is it with Daniel Larusso? Three films, three different girls. What a player!?!

*Sweep the leg!*

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c8ad4aa802/wax-on-f-ck-off-with-ralph-macchio
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    ROWLING2010ROWLING2010 Posts: 3,909
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    First and third film were good. 2nd was terrible.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32,379
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    Never heard of him, what does he do?
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    TakaeTakae Posts: 13,555
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    woodbush wrote: »
    Never heard of him, what does he do?

    Gets beaten up, acts like a wounded puppy, quotes a Robert Frost poem, causes a fire in an abandoned church, throws a bed pan at a nurse, and dies.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32,379
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    Takae wrote: »
    Gets beaten up, acts like a wounded puppy, quotes a Robert Frost poem, causes a fire in an abandoned church, throws a bed pan at a nurse, and dies.

    That explains it all:o
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    Trsvis_BickleTrsvis_Bickle Posts: 9,202
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    Takae wrote: »
    Gets beaten up, acts like a wounded puppy, quotes a Robert Frost poem, causes a fire in an abandoned church, throws a bed pan at a nurse, and dies.

    Awhatnow?:confused:

    Wax on, wax off...
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    LykkieLiLykkieLi Posts: 6,644
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    Great genes.
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    shackfanshackfan Posts: 15,461
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    woodbush wrote: »
    Never heard of him, what does he do?

    The OP should have said the kid in the 80s Karate Kid films. Would have been a lot clearer. Thanks Google.
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    LykkieLiLykkieLi Posts: 6,644
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    shackfan wrote: »
    The OP should have said the kid in the 80s Karate Kid films. Would have been a lot clearer. Thanks Google.

    Clicking on the link would have shown that, he hasn't aged much.
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    Pisces CloudPisces Cloud Posts: 30,239
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    He must have been 23 when he made The Karate Kid then. Not as bad as some other age discrepancies, like Stockard Channing being about 34 when she made Grease and Dustin Hoffman being around 30 when he made The Graduate. Only six years younger than Anne Bancroft.
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    Roland MouseRoland Mouse Posts: 9,531
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    Takae wrote: »
    Gets beaten up, acts like a wounded puppy, quotes a Robert Frost poem, causes a fire in an abandoned church, throws a bed pan at a nurse, and dies.

    Stay Gold Ponyboy!

    :D
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    BastardBeaverBastardBeaver Posts: 11,903
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    He makes Phoebe from friends look well old.
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    In Karate Kid 3 he is older than the man who played Terry Silver (The new Cobra Kai teacher who tricks Daniel to let him be his new trainer)
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    The memory of the young, slightly chubby Elisabeth Shue in that film gives me the horn.
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    Rare GrooveRare Groove Posts: 406
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    More like what's he not taking.
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    Trsvis_BickleTrsvis_Bickle Posts: 9,202
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    kippeh wrote: »
    The memory of the young, slightly chubby Elisabeth Shue in that film gives me the horn.

    You take that back right now...:mad::p
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Trsvis_Bickle wrote: »
    You take that back right now...:mad::p

    Aw come on, she was puppy-fat pokeable in TKK :cool:
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    Trsvis_BickleTrsvis_Bickle Posts: 9,202
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    Dan Fortesque wrote: »
    He must have been 23 when he made The Karate Kid then. Not as bad as some other age discrepancies, like Stockard Channing being about 34 when she made Grease and Dustin Hoffman being around 30 when he made The Graduate. Only six years younger than Anne Bancroft.

    The thing is that he actually makes quite a convincing teenager in the first Karate Kid film, despite being in his 20s, as you say. His on-screen girlfriend, the lovely, curvy Elisabeth Shue, was 21 but didn't really look like a teenager.

    I really like the first film. Of course it's not great cinema and it has all the cliches of 80s films - power ballads, terrible hair etc. However, the story has a certain charm and the late Pat Morita was brilliant as Mr Miyagi.
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Trsvis_Bickle wrote: »
    The thing is that he actually makes quite a convincing teenager in the first Karate Kid film, despite being in his 20s, as you say. His on-screen girlfriend, the lovely Elisabeth Shue, was 21 but didn't really look like a teenager.

    Ironic then that by the third film, Shue had blossomed into quite the lovely (I know she wasn't in it), and Ralph had put on about two stone, and wore his trousers higher than Simon Cowell. :D
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    Trsvis_BickleTrsvis_Bickle Posts: 9,202
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    kippeh wrote: »
    Ironic then that by the third film, Shue had blossomed into quite the lovely (I know she wasn't in it), and Ralph had put on about two stone, and wore his trousers higher than Simon Cowell. :D

    Yes, Ralph was a bit of a chubster by the third one (Italian genes, I expect). He should probably have switched arts from Karate to Sumo to make it more convincing.:D

    Elisabeth was indeed still sex on a stick in 1995 when she was in Leaving Las Vegas.
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    MoggioMoggio Posts: 4,289
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    His wig isn't very fetching.
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    darkjedimasterdarkjedimaster Posts: 18,621
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    He was also in My Cousin Vinny which starred Joe Pesci. Great film. :D
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    Miss XYZMiss XYZ Posts: 14,023
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    Oh how I loved Daniel LaRusso during my pre-teen years. ♥

    He does look good for his age in that picture OP, but his forehead looks a little larger in this pic.
    http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/ralph-macchio.jpg

    And his hair looks a little different in this one! :D
    http://www.movpins.com/big/MV5BMTY3ODQwNDgzNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDU4NDA2NA/ralph-macchio-at-event-of-take-me-home-tonight.jpg
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    James FrederickJames Frederick Posts: 53,184
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    You could always tell when Karate Kid 1 had been on TV as the next day half the kids in the playground were trying to do the crane kick and as ours had wooden stumps some tried to get up and do it on those
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    rupert_pupkinrupert_pupkin Posts: 3,975
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    Miss XYZ wrote: »
    Oh how I loved Daniel LaRusso during my pre-teen years. ♥

    i cant relate to that, but i love this song inspired by it

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00ZHah-c0hQ
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    soransoran Posts: 1,646
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    He was also good in Crossroads(1986) although the story is similar to TKK just swap Karate for guitars.
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