The Funny Or Die sketch "Wax On, F**k Off" sees The Karate Kid star Ralph Macchio try to reinvent himself as a Hollywood bad boy. Director John G. Avildsen's most famous work is Rocky, and he became somewhat typecast as the go-to filmmaker for underdog stories. In 1984 he helmed the original The Karate Kid, where a bullied student named Daniel (Ralph Macchio) trains in karate by mentor Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) to face his tormentors in a competition. The film was a huge success and is now regarded as a classic.
The movie was followed by The Karate Kid Part II in 1986, which saw Daniel and Mr. Miyagi head to Japan. The sequel was even bigger than the original, but Avildsen's trilogy came to a flat end with the third movie. Only Pat Morita returned for 1994's soft reboot The Next Karate Kid, which saw Mr. Miyagi train a character played by a young Hilary Swank. Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan led the 2010 Karate Kid remake, which was a solid hit but failed to spawn a sequel.
While Ralph Macchio starred in other movies like My Cousin Vinny outside of The Karate Kid series, he's didn't become a major star. He's also famously a nice, wholesome family man in real-life with no scandals to speak of, which forms the basis for Funny Or Die's 2010 sketch "Wax On, F**k Off." This faux documentary sees Ralph's family - played by actors for this skit - and friends stage an intervention, accusing him of being just too darn nice.
His agent feels this is hurting his career too, and everyone wants him to toughen up his nice guy image. "Wax On, F**k Off" then sees Ralph Macchio train himself to be a douche, which doesn't come easy. Efforts to make a sex tape or solicit a prostitute end in failure - in the latter case he pays for an extra long hug - and kicking a fan in the face doesn't work either as he's identified as an "unknown teenager," thanks to his eternally youthful appearance.
The poster for The Karate Kid remake - which was being released around this time - is also used for comic purposes. "Wax On, F**k Off" features a few cameos too, including The Breakfast Club's Molly Ringwald. This sketch was actually Macchio's pitch and its hard not to be charmed by his commitment; plus at only four minutes it doesn't outstay its welcome. Ralph Macchio has been busy the last few years too, including appearances in Psych: The Movie and reprising Daniel in The Karate Kid sequel show Cobra Kai.
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June 18, 2020 at 04:10AM
