In the pantheon of great 1980s montages, The Karate Kid’s iconic tournament scene, set to “You’re The Best” by Joe Esposito, sits snugly between Scarface’s “Push it to the Limit” and Rocky IV’s “Heart’s On Fire.”
It’s an artistic achievement that somehow manages to stand out amid an era that may have been way too into substituting synthesized pop jams for meaningful exposition. The Coolidge Corner Theatre’s @fter Midnite series restores this classic for a
night of crane kicking, fence painting, and fly catching.
[Fri 8.16.13 - Sat 8.17.13. 290 Harvard St., Brookline. midnight/all ages/$9.25. @thecoolidge. coolidge.org]
