Main content | Search | Section navigation menu | Site-wide navigation menu

Main menu

 
 
 

John G. Avildsen

Director, Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
JoeJoe (1970)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick
A 'cause celebre' in its day, this pungent drama unrolls after a wealthy executive (Patrick) murders the drug–dealing boyfriend of his daughter…
Save the TigerSave the Tiger (1973)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Harvey Jason
Spotty meditation on moral conflict in 1970's America with Lemmon as a troubled business owner longing for the past. Wordy and overstuffed with…
RockyRocky (1976) Recommended
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
The simple yet effective story of a two–bit boxer's quest for self–respect and fame was a feat paralleled by the film's writer and star,…
Formula, TheFormula, The (1980)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller
Muddled thriller with Scott as a detective caught up in a conspiracy to manipulate world fuel prices. Brando –only in three scenes– does…
NeighborsNeighbors (Neighbours) (1981)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Cathy Moriarty
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi bicker over the back–fence in this suburban comedy.
Karate Kid, TheKarate Kid, The (1984)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue
Chop–sock your way out of those teen blues with some prime 80s pulp: Ralph Macchio, learning his martial arts the hard way, sanding Pat…
Lean On MeLean On Me (1989) Recommended
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Robert Guillaume
Principal Morgan Freeman whips the pupils of a troubled high–school into shape in this formulaic but likeable example of the genre.
Rocky VRocky V (Rocky 5) (1990)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Final, agonising round in the ROCKY series, has the Italian Stallion return to the 'old neighbourhood' to coach various new prospects.
Power of One, ThePower of One, The (1992)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Stephen Dorff
From Bryce Courtney's best–seller, an oppressed English orphan in Africa finds a father figure in prison inmate Morgan Freeman, who teaches him…

Results Page   | 1 |

Display
Display
Order
Order