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John G. Avildsen

1935Oak Park, Illinois, USA43 Movies1 TV Shows

John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1977 for Rocky. Other films he directed include Joe, Save the Tiger, Fore Play, The Formula, Neighbors, For Keeps, Lean on Me, The Power of One, 8 Seconds, Inferno, Rocky V and the first three The Karate Kid films.

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John G. Avildsen

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Ammo for Shooting Clouds: John G. Avildsen Before Rocky

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie

Frank Serpico

American Satan

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

The Real Miyagi

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

Inferno

Sports on the Silver Screen

8 Seconds

The Troma System

The Power of One

Rocky V

Rocky Special: Burning Youth

The Karate Kid Part III

Lean On Me

For Keeps

Happy New Year

The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid

A Night In Heaven

Traveling Hopefully

Neighbors

The Formula

Slow Dancing In The Big City

Rocky

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings

Fore Play

Save the Tiger

The Stoolie

Okay Bill

Cry Uncle!

Guess What We Learned in School Today?

Joe

Turn On to Love

Out of It

Hurry Sundown

Mickey One

Smiles

Greenwich Village Story

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