William Zabka’s Typical Vibe
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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
William Zabka has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Karate Kid.
Recurring themes

Valley Girl
1983
Comedy · Romance

Adventures in Babysitting
1987
Comedy

Maine Pyar Kiya
1989
Romance · Drama

Working Girl
1988
Comedy · Romance

Oliver & Company
1988
Animation · Comedy

Life or Something Like It
2002
Comedy · Drama

Namastey London
2007
Comedy · Drama

Youngblood
1986
Drama · Romance

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
Dir. John G. Avildsen · With Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue

This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.
Dir. Josh Heald, Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz · With William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Courtney Henggeler

Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
Dir. Chris Dowling · With Kristoffer Polaha, David DeSanctis, McKaley Miller

When Terry Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy, helps her pass as a guy so well that she is soon making friends with the boys at school, including the attractive Rick, who becomes her new best friend. But her gender-swapping makes things difficult when she falls in love with him.
Dir. Lisa Gottlieb · With Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.
Dir. Alan Metter · With Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young
After a military plane crashes outside of a small American town, its cargo — a genetically engineered, sixty-foot-long python — begins stalking and killing the locals.
Dir. Richard Clabaugh · With Frayne Rosanoff, Robert Englund, Casper Van Dien