That’s because the final scene that they ended up shooting together paid homage to the first time that their characters met – and their feud began – in the original film 41 years ago. ‘October 31, 1983, was the first day of shooting of the Karate Kid film. It was Halloween, so I remember the date,’ he recollected.

Actor Peter Jason, best known for performances in films like The Karate Kid and television shows like NCIS, died Feb. 20 at 80. A cause of death was not immediately available for the prolific character actor and frequent John Carpenter collaborator.