The Karate Kid Trilogy & Beyond

This week, to celebrate the return of Cobra Kai on Netflix, the Koves welcome a very special guest & dear friend: Ralph Macchio! This conversation is a must listen for Cobra Kai & Karate fans alike. Tune in to hear Ralph & Marty discuss their early careers in acting, working toge ...  Show more

Ken Barefield is the Cobra Kai stunt coordinator and Martin Kove's stunt double! Learn what it's like to be a stunt coordinator and stunt actor as Ken discusses his background and unique journey into the world of stunts. Ken, Martin, and Jesse share stories about working together ...  Show more

Martin Kove is Sensei John Kreese on “Cobra Kai” and the “Karate Kid” trilogy, and has a great story about how he landed the role in the first place! He talks about the casts’ initial reaction to the “Karate Kid” script and movie, his then-wife’s review of the Kreese character, b ...  Show more

Martin Kove joins Jay to talk about the success of Cobra Kai, and what prompted him to return to the character of John Kreese after 35 years. Martin also jokes about how the character affected his castings going forward (and shares a WILD story about changing a producer's mind) a ...  Show more

Leather jackets are an important talisman in the BMW universe, but this episode might reveal their true role: signs of “not boyfriend/girlfriend material.”
 
Rider takes us behind the scenes of a make out scene with an actor he’s known since he was 8 years old, and while ...

For the latest episode of the Film Stories podcast, a war movie, a boxing movie, and a few problems in the making of both. 1963's The Great Escape was a film that director John Sturges couldn't initially get off the ground, and he needed his success with The Magnificent Seven to ...  Show more