Bullies Don’t Realize That the Boy They Are Bullying is a Martial Arts Expert

[@michaellang8461]

As someone with a hyperactive imagination growing up this was a personal fav as a kid. Thanks for reminding me of its existence.

[@mysmallnoman]

I'm literally THE SAME as this kid I have hyperactive imagination, has asthma and I'm introvert Tho i wan never bullied in my school

[@desmondparker3288]

Same

[@sphisttea9510]

called as "maladaptive daydreaming"

[@o_o8372]

Same lol

[@Dylanbar1]

Me to still am though a kid kinda I’m a teen idk if that counts as a kid or nah

[@misterx6276]

We lost a great young talent in Jonathan Brandis. He had severe depression and other mental health problems that went untreated. If you are having trouble, please get help. The only weak person is the one who needs help and refuses ro get it out of pride. We love you.

[@teaboy9614]

oh christ. I didn't know. This is sad

[@TheCrimsonTruthYouCantHandle]

Spoken like a true closed minded person who has never battled crippling mental health issues.

[@maclemaster5966]

Yeah I think he hung himself he dealt with mental issues for years I think he was 19 maybe 20 when he done it

[@maclemaster5966]

My bad he was 27

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Damn, well thanks for sharing.

[@I_wanted_Jim_as_a_nickname]

Sidekicks is a very touching movie, with good acting, chemistry between the actors, character development and re-watch value. Thanks for the recap (and the nostalgia)!

[@loganstephenson4268]

NGL rip off Karate kid

[@nicklubrino2606]

Yup, it’s a rip off “Karate Kid.”

[@moseskongi4746]

@@nicklubrino2606 This movie was corny af and lame as hell. Mr. Miyagi in the NBA slam dunk contest wood have been more entertaining.

[@Gtr25955]

Auckland and I have

[@marlenespitz2852]

@@loganstephenson4268 :-

[@samsonchan1488]

How did my 12 year old self miss this movie when it first came out? You got the kid from Neverending Story, Winnie Cooper, the wizard from Conan, the dad from The Wizard, Bull from Nightcourt, Rambo’s girlfriend and… CHUCK NORRIS ! Thanks for the recap!

[@9Tailsfan]

Don't forget the Karate Kid like story.

[@eparedes7165]

did you forget the message from the producers of the movie

[@christianblue3458]

That cool I think is a passion

[@eparedes7165]

@@christianblue3458 i have to watch the movie again

[@catrinalawrence393]

😊

[@55Quirll]

Enjoyed this and the movie. The ending between Chuck and Kelly is hilarious. Always love seeing Mako. His voice in Ang, The Last Air Bender was touching as Iroh 👍

[@youngmalik3929]

This was my fav movie as a kid in the 90’s….I use to day dream like that so much I got in trouble often. Wow. So many memories

[@rain1676]

I love you

[@Deviljho5]

Sidekick was one of my favorite movies 🍿 as a kid! RIP Jonathan Brandis, you would be 46yo on this day!

[@davidhabert]

@guts264347 I totally agree with you, Jonathan Brandis was a good actor. I remember him in Seaquest DSV. It's such a shame about what happened to him. 😢

[@ben8698]

If anyone didn’t know the actor that played the kid Barry committed suicide when he was 27 in 2003 rest in peace

[@mh60777]

I was so sad when I heard the news.

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

Yeah, as I recall he was acting in some Sci Fi series about a submarine? With Roy Scheider? I just pulled that from a distant memory from 20 years ago as I remember watching it a few times, could be wrong. Just remembered! He was also with Rodney Dangerfield in a hilarious scene in a changing room where he was pretending to be a girl soccer player, think the movie was called "Ladybugs." Shame he took his own life.

[@mh60777]

@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo yes it was called Seaquest. I used to watch it all the time. It was one of my favorites.

[@triv4555]

Dang...😔

[@deborahclark5292]

wow sad

[@tammyryan225]

That was a good movie. One a few I watched as a kid. Bloody hard movie to find after 20+ years. Sidekicks was and still is a good film. Especially with chuck Norris in it.

[@darkpenink6730]

how do you cope with growing/ageing in life? As I am growing old, I get scared that my life is decreasing and I feel scared. When I see comments like this or anyone mention about birthday, this death thought triggers even more in me, and I am fearful and worried about my parents too, when its their birthday.

[@tammyryan225]

@@darkpenink6730 I'm fine with it. I've faced death multiple times. Still here and not afraid of death.

[@darkpenink6730]

@@tammyryan225 You are a brave person. Thanks.

[@tammyryan225]

@@darkpenink6730 you're very kind, thankyou. I appreciate that. Thankyou.

[@nickurchin9579]

@@darkpenink6730 The primary thing I would keep in mind is that so very many die young, so like... if you can make it to even 60, congratulations, you win. If you're lucky enough to hit 70-90 range, you can take great joy in knowing you had more time. The psychological rub is you need to find enough meaning and gratitude in the present, whilst not clinging to regrets of the past, and not getting lost in the future (which you will likely imagine under worst case scenario, or go the other way and just fantasize about what you COULD do, while never actually doing much of it). I'm rambling at this point but what I mean to say is: Physical death is scary, but inevitable and therefore something we should pay little mind to (unless it can benefit our lives in some way) but growing old is a massive blessing that translates to more time. Find sincere joy in your present and death will have a lesser strength. Oh and find people you click with, make friends and share such things.

[@BasementPepperoni]

"I'M the reason that CHUCK norris doesn't compete anymore, because I would KICK....HIS.....ASSSSSSS!" LOL, that Dojo sensei villain is so dam funny in this movie!

[@playerback7722]

Yep

[@chuckwood7769]

Played the standup comedian in an episode of Star Trek tng. Trying to teach Data how to participate in humor.

[@johncarter1477-v6y]

That was Joe Piscopo who was also a Regular on Saturday Night Live for several seasons.

[@lamarmyers6001]

The second explosion had me rolling and the look on Barry's face... PRICELESS 😆🤣😂

[@officialmichaelvelli]

Nothing beats "time back" lovely instrumental, my gym motivation 💪🏽 🔥💯

[@warcimaga5583]

Chuck Noris and Jonathan Brandis! now that's a thing to be excited about. it so sad Jonathan Brandis DIED. please do more of his movie. sidekick and lady bugs with Rodney Dangerfield are my favorite of Johnathan"s 'movies. Sea quest was a great tv show. i also loved Devon Sawa, JTT & Andrew Kegan as a teen and preteen

[@lilremy2060]

Sidekicks! I’ve watched this movie 600 times lol. Best thing ever when I was a kid.

[@florilynmojica8967]

Knowing Chuck Norris I idolize him way back so everytime he has a movie I watched it. I see him as a humble, patienf and compassionate man.

[@ronaldmaxey7476]

Love seeing a mild-mannered young boy become confident with himself. Loved this movie. Need to hunt it down now .☺♥

[@christinestangeland7771]

Thank you,the timing was actually perfect. Life is a rollercoaster. Thanks again.

[@RTS907]

Such a great movie, especially his instructor. Just so sad seeing Jonathan Brandis in his happier days. I loved him in seaQuest DSV. A bright star 🌟 with such a sad ending. :-(

[@brentperala4855]

SeaQuest was absolutely amazing... R.I.P.

[@mashooqkhoso2722]

we all need an uncle like Mr Lee

[@TF2_spy961]

I know karate

[@TF2_spy961]

Specifically kyokushin

[@xavieravila3037]

You said uncle because the actor voiced Iroh from Avatar the last Airbender cartoon, right?

[@drdoom7094]

Thank u for recapping this it is a iconic moment for a kid to go through the process of changing his life from a bullied kid to a Bruce Lee fighting kid.,💯

[@edwardoverbey5487]

I remember this movie. Great martial arts movie. Chuck Norris is one of my favorite martial arts actors. He's the real deal and always seems humble.

[@eidolon8816]

Had I seen this at 12 this would have been my favorite movie of all time.

[@InformalGreeting]

Sidekick, AKA Great Value Karate Kid is one of my favorite Chuck Norris movies.

[@ellenchase7215]

Day dreaming has kept me alive. I am sensitive. Life for me was a struggle. Sometimes I think real life is my day dreams. I am Ellen, 72 and been through terrible health challenges. People are the actors and I am whatever I choose to be. Our imaginations take us everywhere.

[@charleswamunyima9888]

Gives me some serious nostalgia. This was Jonathan Brandis in his glory days.

[@additive8924]

First thing, Macho was absolutely perfect in the role of the martial arts master. Second, Chuck Norris was a badass then and he's still a badass now! Side note. I saw a news story about a year ago where he actually promoted an 80 something woman to 5th degree black belt. It was a wonderful story to watch, and if you cared enough to watch this whole video, you should look it up. Incredibly inspiring piece.

[@PatrickMcfall-u5b]

The movie was with Chuck Norris, but no I didn't know that the kid, Berrie was dead, Thank's. It was a good move.

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

That man was brave to fight against Chuck Norris

[@shawnharvey5716]

this movie was everything to me when I was a kid man ..thank you.

[@Simple-Alexander]

Johnathan, what an epic roll he did, and what a tragic horrible loss of a great actor

[@KaLx13]

Dude kicked his asthma, and squeezed years of martial arts experience into a couple months of training

[@sws212]

That's what happens when you got a Chinese guy teaching Japanese Karate, apparently.

[@SharonShaw816]

Marius thought he could bully me, less he knew I am a martial arts fighter.😁

[@dawnbuckner2369]

I grew up watching martial art movies. My favorite martial art people are Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, Jet Lee, and Brandon Lee. I saw this movie when I was in High School and loved it, but it sort of like Karate Kid with a twist. I would love to see a recap of Rapid Fire and Enter The Dragon. I think everyone would love to see those.

[@playerback7722]

Donnie Yen is also great as well

[@kevinforeman4485]

Some movies cannot be duplicated. Enter the dragon is one of them.

[@dawnbuckner2369]

@@playerback7722 I agree

[@dawnbuckner2369]

@@kevinforeman4485 I know that it could not be duplicated, I was meaning I think people who have never seen the movie would like to know the story line by showing the movie and being told what was going on, so they can watch the full length film. Bruce Lee did an amazing job and no one could ever replace him in Enter the Dragon.

[@nicklubrino2606]

It’s a Karate Kid ripoff

[@dverarde84]

Man I remember when this came out. I was taking karate at the time, more so because of Karate Kid but this was one of my favorites anyway. Great movie. RIP Jonathan.

[@agnesantwi1495]

Ladies and Gentlemen, someone with a hyperactive imagination growing up this was a personal fav as a kid to remind me of the existing 😆😃

[@annemchurchwell]

My all-time favorite movie growing up Johnathan Brandis and Chuck Norris were two of my favorite actors. RIP Johnathan Brandis.

[@carlytr23]

Rest In Peace Jonathan

[@musk-eteer9898]

wait, what did he died and how

[@carlytr23]

@@musk-eteer9898 he killed himself

[@younggoat9836]

@@musk-eteer9898 he hung himself

[@phil4527]

He committed suicide unfortunately, such a talented young man 😔. Where ever he is, I hope he's at peace.

[@sukhi17]

Who TF is Jonathan?

[@jenniferjones9707]

Thank you, Chuck👍👏🥰Showing that, age doesn’t matter!!! It’s like riding a bike or swimming, walking or the English language…you never forget your passion and who or what you are!!! Thank you for supporting, this young man and putting that arrogant child, in his place!!!

[@josh3908]

This movie changed my life, I was a lot like Barry as a kid, I saw this movie and took up karate. Karate changed my life in so many ways, from a kid who was told he would never amount to anything to so much more. I still practice karate today.

[@guyalexander2099]

I remembered this movie Jonathan Brandis was a good actor saw a lot of his movies and tv shows . it was sad that he died he had a lot of potential !!

[@johnshawnasdbasler9956]

Phenomenal Movie❤ I miss Johnathan Brandis (Barry) Sea Quest Actor. Such a Great Spirit. It hurt a lot when He left Us.

[@pequena_ninera]

R.I.P Jonathan Brandis. We miss you. Still love this movie.

[@sergioontiveros4984]

7:21 she didn't dump him, she rejected him

[@playerback7722]

Yep

[@1keemaster]

this movie was awesome and still is😊😊😊 i day dreamed a lot not as intense but still. the power of dreaming and believing in ones self that was his ninja way.

[@katiehoward8369]

Joe Piscapo! He always played cocky jerks lol I loved this movie as a kid! RIP Jonathan Brandis!

[@desmondparker3288]

Everytime I see him I think these movies and shows.... IT, Neverending Story 2, Sea Quest, and Ladybugs lol. Nostalgia to the max

[@MsArtemis01]

Good movies

[@ratnakararumugam2582]

movies like these made my childhood worth living!

[@navysteel8510]

I love this movie it's a reminder that fantasy can always become reality

[@sukhi17]

Whats the movie called?

[@ricardorussell6046]

If not wrong the actor is Jonathan Brandi's, playing the lead .

[@djxxone]

God I remember going to the movies with my dad when I was a kid to see this ahhh memories of being a kid in the early 90s

[@johncarter1477-v6y]

This was basically a Remake of the Karate Kid. Sad what happened to Johnathan Brandis in Real Life.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

I was that kid. Daydreamed about beating the sht out of a few bullies. Took Ed Parker kenpo karate for 8 months and got my ass kicked by same bullies. I learned that reality is a thing.

[@kupamanduka9218]

You didn't see the movie Never Back Down did you?

[@jasonslabaugh5783]

The oriental teacher was also in Rambo 2

[@RedPolarBearRanger]

I love this film I first seen it in school one day when one of my classmates brought it in for movie day. I do see some similarities to the Karate Kid & Cobra Kai. Barry is like Daniel LaRusso & Miguel Diaz. The reason why I brought up Miguel is because both Barry & Miguel have asthma not mention I see Mr. Lee being similar to Mr. Miyagi, while Randy is similar to Johnny Lawrence, as well as Mike Barnes, Ned Randall from the Next Karate Kid, & Kelly Stone is similar to John Kreese.

[@nati2637]

Yes!!! My thought exactly!

[@josegarcia6997]

Yeah I was bout to comment that this is basically karate kid

[@taraberardi-gordon3484]

Very Inspiring about a young guy who wants to learn how to fight and Martial Arts is the answer thanks for sharing and seeing Chuck Norris the original Walker Texas Ranger

[@jvlopez193]

Thought I'm alone, 😥 Fantasizing things that would never going to happen in real life. This makes me feels good, it even gives me goosebumps sometimes. At least in my dreams I get to have what I want.

[@smoovegittar]

The legendary Mako

[@marvintibby9805]

I wanted him to fight the bullie instead of breaking blocks.

[@eastbro]

Missed the part where Mr. Lee set the blocks on fire to help Barry concentrate.

[@silentknight837]

Loved this movie as a kid even to this day I still go back and watch it from time to time

[@bevinazto3571]

Titlepls

[@KrK-EST]

Nice to see him again after SeaQuest 🙂👍

[@CryptidsRoost]

I remember watching this many years ago. I used to love all the martial art films back then. Even with where Billy Blanks was a bad guy, etc. Loved them all. Will have to search out and watch this one again. When you look at the overall storyline of this movie, it is very reminiscent of the original karate kid, starring Ralph Macchio.

[@fw1421]

Great feel good film. Wasn’t available on DVD until a few years ago. Very good cast. Joe Piscapo was hilarious in his role.

[@hidan407]

Has anyone ever had a highschool moment where they was bullied and then took up a fighting style and actually fought their bullies, and the bully was actually man enough to fight by himself?

[@206beastman]

I trained in 3 martial arts since the age of six even competed in tournaments. During high-school key was to avoid the fight and have composure over your anger. Not show off

[@Samhayayama]

Well honestly, as someone who was bullied in the past (I'm also a decently skilled fighter myself, however I was like a year younger than them because I skipped a grade which also led to me being the smallest) nope, I've never fought a lone bully. However, I did absolutely ruin the bullies (3 of them) when I lost my patience with them. After that I had to be transferred to another school because "I was endangerment to the other students". On another occasion (this is like 6-7 years later) my school was on a trip and my friend at the time (did I mention he was the #1 taekwondo fighter and I was the #3 taekwondo fighter nationally?) was getting bullied by kids from a different school, that ended in us fighting a 14v2 and we managed to defeat them. For the ones that will be telling me that fighting 14 people with 2 decently skilled taekwondo fighters isn't that hard. Please try it yourself

[@hidan407]

@@206beastman I didnt mean already knowing martial arts even before going to highschool. Of course by then you will already how to avoid alot of things. I mean being in highschool and then after being bullied, THEN taking up a martial art and getting back at the bullies.

[@hidan407]

@@Samhayayama Honestly one of my friends who was a Pro mma fighter recently got jumped by 20 people even though he was beating 3 of them easily and he was nearly killed. Yall even fighting 14 people was a huge risk. I Box myself and honestly sheer numbers is a huge issue

[@hidan407]

@Bruce Wayne I looked up the video you speak of. Its sad seeing how the Bjj guy kept advancing when the other guy made obvious signs he wasnt trying to fight and was trying to keep him a distance. Only when he was on the ground he finally took out his gun and killed him. The Black belt did years of training only for him to get killed cause he wanted to use his art to dominate someone that was actually trying to keep them apart.

[@ExaltedMarauder]

This movie is one of my favorite movies of my childhood during the '90's. I wish more people who know about Chuck Norris actually knew about this movie.

[@Salty.Peasants]

7:30 I tend to think Hard Target was inspired by this scene.

[@BeliefGamingGG]

Seems like gta

[@jeremythevirushuang6303]

Randy became KEN MASTERS in Street Fighter. He wore red 😹

[@PJP1112]

Liked this movie as a kid except that tie breaker was a brick breaking contest. Barry should have fought the bully 1 on 1.

[@sandramarkley7966]

Well this story just mimics The karate kid I don't know who dreamed this up but whoever's ever seen The karate kid knows this is exactly like that movie wow what a genius

[@shorty3173]

The ending scene was hilarious lol

[@fantasyrogue1996]

Ah, many of my Walker, Texas Rangers actors all in one movie! So cool seeing everyone that worked with Chuck Norris together, lol.

[@mmarjisr]

that was a good movie I watched it with my kids when they were small always liked Chuck Norris movies and TV shows

[@dwai3096]

Basically a knock of version of karate kid

[@gfde7421]

sidekicks was one of my favs as a kid 😅

[@xlaxAKA_dad]

I have asthma but in movies it shows that people get an asthma attack over everything

[@SolomonTheStoryTeller]

Ah man, chuck Norris movies, brings back memories from 30 years ago

[@donnaperry3876]

I had a full on hyper imagination as a child myself. I was obese. And was picked on constantly. But in my imagination world I could do ANYTHING I wanted to.

[@RipperRoo92]

FINALLY!! I found this movie, I watched this film as a kid but I didn't know that it's a 1992 film though.

[@juliaalexander5788]

rest in peace Jonathan Brandis

[@donhagerty5669]

I watch this one recently and found it was worth the time to watch

[@johannjohann6523]

The truth of the matter in real life, and not seen in movies: You DO NOT need to be a "martial arts expert" to stand up to a bully! You just need to STAND UP! My grandfather told me you do not need to "win" a fight to get a bully to leave you alone. All you have to do is hurt him, and it doesn't matter how. Bite his ankles if you have to, and he (and hopefully not a she lol) will leave you alone. Because it's not the bully's intention to fight. It's intimidation, and all a bluff. And it does work. I stood up to a kid bullying me and whipped his butt. A week later, while walking home from school he jumped me from behind with 3 other guys. I ended making the rest of the walk home completely naked after beating me. Yeah I refused and did not return to that school after that. So never mind what my grandfather says! lol! The world's a tough place, but you still gotta stand up for yourself when you are in the right, even when you know you can get hurt doing it, was his real message. Because it is the right thing to do. And that is all that matters. (Taking some lessons learning how to defend yourself doesn't hurt either.)

[@tangerinerose3724]

Love these mini movie versions. Thanks 👍

[@redt3788]

I want to see a recap of the movie Forbidden Kingdom

[@MichaelTatum-k7w]

I totally forgot about this movie. Thanks for bringing back in my life❤

[@tomcha75]

This brings back fond memories as a kid. It's too bad the main actor committed suicide, I think.

[@philipocallaghan]

RIP "Barry" who committed suicide many years ago, an up and coming actor who had his demons!

[@darickbonebrake6774]

Soooo...I actually was a nerd who went to the top of the rope in gym class cause someone thought I couldn't. This movie had me when I was young. Lol

[@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo]

Funny, we didn't have a rope but had this super high pegboard thing you had to jump off a platform to the bottom row then use the round pegs to go up row by row to the top near the ceiling of the gym, then let yourself back down. I didn't have the upper body strength to do it at all when I was a freshman, and when I was a sophomore I was super tall and lanky, 6'5" and weighed 170 and had long noodle arms, couldn't even do one pull up, but had good core strength and could crank out sit ups no problem. Starting second year I worked out every day after school on the universal machine, and stayed late to practice on that board when no one was around, then went over during the summer every afternoon. Finally nailed it during the summer and kept practicing so I could race up and down it practically with my eyes closed. The first gym class of Junior year in front of everyone I owned it, went to the top and slapped the ceiling with my left hand, and never took shit again. It was worth every bit of sweat to shut up the loudmouths in the class looking for any excuse to put someone down. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw this movie and the rope climb.

[@user-xh2jz6jc4q]

Well that just took me back to the mid to late 80's

[@patrickkozlowski8273]

its been forever since ive seen this movie loved it

[@ΜάριοςΣπανός]

Barry's asthma disappeared because it saw Chuck Norris staring at it

[@IDcLuc]

Nice video once again!

[@christianjimenez4712]

I grew up watching martial art movies. My favorite martial art people are Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, Jet Lee, and Brandon Lee.

[@barrybrown5551]

I got into martial arts when I was 12 years old in 1976 by the time this movie come out I had three children and I was teaching them taekwondo and Tang Soo do both styles are very similar. My children knew that I admired Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris. So when this movie came out I took them to see it. My children thought they were just amazing that the boy in this movie's name was Barry, and how much he admired Chuck Norris. Because Barry is my name, and always dreamed of going to the Battle of Atlanta and sparring with Chuck Norris. In a few months I will be 59 and I still admire Chuck Norris and workout a few times a week. It has killed me in shape, and mainly help me with my mine set, my discipline, my patience, and my help. Martial arts has helped me through a lot of difficult time in my life, from a child, to an adult. Through the accomplishment of learning the art and the meditation, my life has been more focused. I have passed on through my children and my fellow students that anything in life can be accomplished if you if you have the ambition to maintain your vision you will reach your goal. Thank you Chuck Norris for the inspiration and motivation, you made a big impact in my life can I pass it on down the line to the next, and even the generation after that also teach my grandchildren, and my son teaches his children. In my eyes Mr North's you are a true hero, an inspiration, you redirecting my life and many others. "Truly a Bell Sheep". Those of you who do not know what that is it is the one that others follow. Thank you and God bless 🙏💖

[@wxnterfv]

😮

[@wxnterfv]

Nice

[@joshuabruce1399]

The tru definition of "Snap back to reality"

[@Ziggified]

Omg this is insanely epic

[@ejsvegas5724]

This just popped up, reminded me it was a pretty cool movie back in the day. I'll have to watch it again.

[@vinurinethma3787]

Isn't he Jonathan Brandis 😶🙁🙁🙁 I was a big fan of "sea quest" where he act as "lucas".I was heart broken when i got to know about his death.RIP Jonathan😔😔

[@SmokeShadowStories]

Danica McKellar is still stunningly beautiful.

[@thisguy1413]

Barry suffers from depression, and Brandis committed suicide from it. So sad.

[@mopar_keys]

One of my favorite movies when I was a kick

[@TheLike_Button]

Lol, back when people actually thought karate worked