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Ralph Macchio in 1983

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Ralph Macchio Now.

Johnny Cade
 
 
Johnny Cade is a 16 year old greaser he has no one but the gang and his best bud Ponyboy. Johnny has it rought at home his dad beats him and his mom always is on his case, Johnny has it real bad at home but on top of it he has to deal with the rich south side Soc's.
  Then one night the soc's Take things to far and Johnny trying to save ponyboy killes the Soc. That leads to nothing but madness, Untilll.............................. Johnny meets his end.

Handsomely featured, Italian-American actor with boyish looks that initially assisted his career, but in more recent years have probably restricted his opportunities at getting stronger, dramatic roles. Started out in various TV commercials in the late 1970s before appearing in the puerile comedy movie Up the Academy (1980), then a regular role in 1980 on the TV series "Eight I Enough" (1977) followed by a decent performance as teenager "Johhny Cade" in the The Outsiders (1983) based on the popular S.E. Hinton novel about troubled youth.

In 1984, Macchio scored the lead role in the The Karate Kid (1984) directed by Rocky (1976) director John G. Avildsen. The film was a phenomenal success, being highly popular with adults and children alike. The movie spawned two equally popular sequels The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid, Part III (1989), both again starring Macchio and Pat Morita, and both directed by Avildsen.

Macchio also starred in the blues road movie Crossroads (1986), featured alongside Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (1992) and, looking to toughen up his image, Macchio played a hit man in A Good Night to Die (2003). Arguably, movie audiences still identify Macchio very strongly with his "Karate Kid" role, but as his features have gained a more weathered, adult edge, he has found opportunities and positive reviews from appearances in stage productions showcasing his acting talent. It would be great to see this versatile actor score some broader and more challenging film roles.

 

  1. "Up the Academy" (1980) As:Chooch
     aka Mad Magazine.
  2. "The outsiders" (1983) As: Johnny Cade
  3. "The Karate Kid" (1984) As:Daniel Larusso
  4. "Teachers" (1984) As: Eddie Pilikian
  5. "The three wishes of Billy Grier" (1984) (TV show) As:Billy Grier
  6. "Crossroads" (1986) As:Eugene Martone
  7. "The Karate kid Part 2" (1986) As: Daniel Larusso
  8. "Distant Thunder"  (1988) As: Jack Lambert
  9. "The Karate Kid, part 3" (1989) As:Daniel Larusso 
  10. "To Much Sun" (1991) As: Frank Jr.
  11. "The last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story" (1992) (TV) As:Robert Garwood
  12. "My Cousin Vinny" (1992) As:William 'Billy' Gambini
  13. "Naked in New York" (1993) Chris
  14. "Dizzyland" (1998)
  15. "The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue" (1998) (V) (voice) As:17 Year Old Tim
  16. "The other Side" (1999) (TV episode)As" Dr. Neal Eberhardt
  17. "The Outer Limits"  As:Dr. Neal Eberhardt (1 episode, 1999)
     aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
  18. "The Office Party" (2000) As:Sean
  19. "Letters to Suzie" (2000) (TV) As:Max 
  20.  "Chicken Soup For the Soul" (2000) (TV)  As:Max
  21. "Twice in a Lifetime" (2000) (TV) (1 episode) As:Officer Dan Patello
  22. "Can't Be Heaven" (2000) AS: Hubbie
  23. "Popcorn Shrimp" (2001) As:Cop #2
  24. "A Good Night to Die" (2003) As: Donnie
  25. "Beer League" (2006) As: Mazaka Artie Lange.