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John G. Avildsen

John G. Avildsen

American film director (1935-2017)
December 21, 1935 (June 16, 2017)
U.S. 1999. Adventures by John G. Avildsen with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, David Fralick. Left for dead in the desert by three thugs, an ex-soldier goes to great lengths to recover the motorcycle his attackers stole from him.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1994. Biography by John G. Avildsen with Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin, Cynthia Geary.
Runtime: 103 min.
U.S. 1992. Social drama by John G. Avildsen with Stephen Dorff, Simon Fenton, Guy Witcher. The tribulations of a young South African of English descent who is led by circumstances to serve the Black cause.
Runtime: 126 min.
U.S. 1990. Sports drama by John G. Avildsen with Sylvester Stallone, Tommy Morrison, Talia Shire. A boxing champion trains a young boxer who gets involved with a dishonest promoter after achieving some success.
Runtime: 104 min.
U.S. 1989. Sports drama by John G. Avildsen with Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively. A speculator organizes a karate fight between an unscrupulous young gladiator and a shy teenager who holds the title of champion.
Runtime: 112 min.
U.S. 1989. Social drama by John G. Avildsen with Morgan Freeman, Robert Guillaume, Beverly Todd. The new authoritarian principal of a high school faces resistance from some parents and teachers.
Runtime: 108 min.
U.S. 1987. Dramatic comedy by John G. Avildsen with Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth Mars. After deciding to keep their child, a young teenage couple face their new role as parents with difficulty.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 1986. Sports drama by John G. Avildsen with Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Tamlyn Tomita. While accompanying his master to Japan, a young American karateka attracts the enmity of his former enemy's nephew.
Runtime: 113 min.
U.S. 1984. Dramatic comedy by John G. Avildsen with Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue. Bullied by his schoolmates, a small teenager is initiated into martial arts by an elderly Japanese man.
Runtime: 127 min.
U.S. 1983. Mores drama by John G. Avildsen with Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Atkins, Robert Logan. A teacher who is married to an engineer becomes infatuated with a student who does striptease.
Runtime: 83 min
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1980. Crime drama by John G. Avildsen with George C. Scott, Marthe Keller, Marlon Brando.
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 1978. Sentimental drama by John G. Avildsen with Paul Sorvino, Anne Ditchburn, Nicolas Coster. A famous New York journalist becomes interested in a young ballet dancer.
Runtime: 101 min.
U.S. 1976. Sports drama by John G. Avildsen with Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith. A third-rate boxer gets the opportunity to face a champion at the U.S. Bicentennial celebration.
Runtime: 119 min.
U.S. 1975. Comedy by John G. Avildsen with Burt Reynolds, Conny Van Dyke, Art Carney. To escape the police, a vagrant poses as the impresario of a group of singers and musicians.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1972. Psychological drama by John G. Avildsen with Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman. The director of a fashion house tries to get out of a bad financial situation.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1972. Police comedy by John G. Avildsen, George Silano with Jackie Mason, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Dan Frazer. An informer flees to Miami with a large sum of money belonging to the police.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 87 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1970. Psychological drama by John G. Avildsen with Dennis Patrick, Peter Boyle, Susan Sarandon. A grouchy worker befriends a man who has just killed a hippie in a moment of anger.
Runtime: 107 min.

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