Tag: Robert Mark Kamen

The Karate Kid Script

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Year:1984
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso has his share of adolescent woes. Luckily, his apartment building houses a resident martial arts master: Kesuke Miyagi, who agrees to train Daniel ... and ends up teaching him much more than self-defense. Armed with newfound confidence, skill and wisdom, Daniel ultimately faces off against his tormentors in this hugely popular classic underdog tale.
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A Walk In The Clouds Script

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Year:1995
Director:Alfonso Aráu
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay), Mark Miller (Screenplay), Harvey Weitzman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.
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The Power of One

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Year:1992
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay), Bryce Courtenay (Novel)

Script Synopsis:PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.
The Power of One Script Resources:

  • The Power of One Script PDF - February 1990 Draft at The Daily Script
  • The Power of One Script - 1990-02 Draft at IMSDb
  • The Power of One Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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Colombiana

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Year:2011
Director:Olivier Megaton
Written by:Luc Besson (Screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.
Colombiana Script Resources:

  • Colombiana Script - 2009-08 Draft at IMSDb
  • Colombiana Script PDF - AUGUST 2009 DRAFT at Script City ($)
  • Colombiana Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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The Next Karate Kid

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Year:1994
Director:Christopher Cain
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Characters), Mark Lee (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both her parents in an accident and is having problems with her grandmother and her fellow pupils. Mr. Miyagi decides to teach her karate to get her through her pain and issues and back on the right path.
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The Fifth Element

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Year:1997
Director:Luc Besson
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay), Luc Besson (Screenplay), Luc Besson (Story)

Script Synopsis:In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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Karate Kid 3

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Year:1989
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, visits Terry, a friend from Vietnam. Terry is a ruthless business man and a martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese take revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
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Karate Kid

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Year:2010
Director:Harald Zwart
Written by:Christopher Murphey (Screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (Story)

Script Synopsis:12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
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Karate Kid 2

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Year:1986
Director:John G. Avildsen
Written by:Robert Mark Kamen (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr. Miyagi's dying father. After arriving Mr. Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an old love. This stirs up trouble with an old rival who he originally left Okinawa to avoid. In the mean time, Daniel encounters a new love and also makes some enemies.
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