Kamen was so disgusted with the way Daniel LaRusso (Macchio's character) was altered for the script that he refused to involve himself in The Next Karate Kid, the only film in the original franchise in which Macchio did not appear.
All the interior and exterior high school scenes were filmed on the Brookline High School campus, except for the scene in the gymnasium.
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In all the four movies, the reunion scene is the only time Miyagi actually wears his Medal of Honor.
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