The Karate Kid

The film that left a generation of kids nursing major back injuries after trying to replicate the infamous 'jumping crane' kick in the school playground.

Weedy Ralph Macchio learns the martial arts by waxing cars and painting fences for wise old buffer Mr Miyagi, after being bullied at his local High School.

The blockbuster spawned two sequels and left Macchio so thoroughly typecast he has struggled ever since to rid himself of the Kung Fu image.