Macchio with Pat Morita in The Karate Kid. (Photo: Archive)
Ralph Macchio. (Photo: Archive)
Boy George, the height of fresh fashion in 1985. (Photo: Archive)
Boy George. (Photo: Archive)
Molly Ringwald in the mid-80s. (Photo: Archive)
Molly Ringwald. (Photo: Archive)
Bill Murray in early-80’s hit movie Stripes. (Photo: Archive)
Murray at a recent Comic-Con. (Photo: Archive)
David Lee Roth performs in the 1980’s. (Photo: Archive)
David Lee Roth. (Photo: Archive)
Duran Duran, shortly after the release of the single “Rio.” (Photo: Archive)
Duran Duran in 2012. (Photo: Archive)
Madonna performs in 1987. (Photo: Archive)
Madonna in 2017. (Photo: Archive)
Matthew Broderick, on tour promoting Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. (Photo: Archive)
Matthew Broderick. (Photo: Archive)
Hulk Hogan, circa 1984. (Photo: Archive)
Hulk Hogan. (Photo: Archive)
Dolly Parton as a young woman. (Photo: Archive)
Dolly in 2011. (Photo: Archive)
Sigourney Weaver in “Aliens.” (Photo: Archive)
Sigourney Weaver. (Photo: Archive)
Ozzy Osbourne clowns with a prop gun in the early 80’s. (Photo: Archive)
Ozzy Osbourne. (Photo: Archive)
Tom Petty with the Traveling Wilburys in the late 80s. (Photo: Archive)
Tom Petty at a recent event. (Photo: Archive)
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the early 80’s. (Photo: Archive)
Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Photo: Archive)
Emilio Estevez in The Breakfast Club. (Photo: Archive)
Emilio Estevez. (Photo: Archive)
Meryl Streep in the 80’s. (Photo: Archive)
Meryl Streep. (Photo: Archive)
A young Whoopi Goldberg in “The Color Purple.” (Photo: Archive)
Whoopi Goldberg. (Photo: Archive)
“For cowards, living is punishment,” said Pat Morita to Ralph Macchio in possibly the most well-known deleted scene of all time, the original (and eventually cut) denouement of The Karate Kid. But living – and aging – is punishment for everyone. That includes Macchio, whose wobbly plump rump and baggy eyes betrayed his advancing age in sequels.
Feel old when you see your favorite 80’s band grey-bearded and stiff on TV? Click through Jetss.com’s slide-show of 17 stars from 3 decades ago – and see how Father Time has left his mark.
