“Cobra Kai”, the series that follows the “Karate Kid” films and is breaking all records on Netflix, has a direct link with the “Rocky Balboa” saga that made Sylvester Stallone famous!
During the fourth season of Cobra Kai, as he prepares for a rematch against rival Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) practices during a song-driven sequence. Burning Heart (from the group Survivor), made famous thanks to the soundtrack of the movie Rocky IV.
The use of this cult song is not entirely the result of chance. If listening to a hit from the 80s fits perfectly with Johnny’s has-been character, the series above all wanted to pay homage to the Rocky saga, with which it has a special link.
Cobra-Kai is indeed the sequel to the Karate Kid trilogy, the three parts of which were directed by John G. Avildsen. Cult filmmaker, the latter won the Oscar for Best Director in 1977 thanks to the film Rocky, which he directed from the screenplay written by Sylvester Stallone. “Sly” then directed the other parts of the saga himself, but Avildsen had nevertheless returned for Rocky V, judged by general opinion to be the worst of the six films. rocky.
The Cobra Kai tribute sequence:
