John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)

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An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

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John G. Avildsen
John G. Avildsen as Self Died 2017 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA 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 T...
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone as Self Age 80 · New York City, New York, USA Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe...
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese as Self Age 83 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA Martin Charles Scorsese (/skɔːrˈsɛsi/ skor-SESS-ee, Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received man...
Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio as Self Age 64 · Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director and author. He is best known for his roles as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series,...
William Zabka
William Zabka as Self Age 60 · New York City, New York, USA William Michael "Billy" Zabka (born October 20, 1965) is an American actor, martial artist, screenwriter, and film producer. Zabka is best known for his role of Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984...
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds as Self Died 2018 · Lansing, Michigan, USA Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer, considered a sex symbol and icon of American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to pr...
Director Derek Wayne Johnson
Cast John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone, Martin Scorsese, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Burt Reynolds, Luke Perry, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burt Young

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