John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.
Director: Derek Wayne Johnson
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John G. Avildsen as Self |
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Sylvester Stallone as Self |
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Martin Scorsese as Self |
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Ralph Macchio as Self |
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William Zabka as Self |
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Burt Reynolds as Self |
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Luke Perry as Self |
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Talia Shire as Self |
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Carl Weathers as Self |
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Burt Young as Self |
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Kevin Connolly as Self |
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Jerry Weintraub as Self |
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Stephen Dorff as Self |
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Frank Serpico as Self |
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Leonard Maltin as Self |
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Mike Medavoy as Self |
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Martin Kove as Self |
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Sean Kanan as Self |
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Yuji Okumoto as Self |
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Tamlyn Tomita as Self |
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Stephen Baldwin as Self |
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Robert Mark Kamen as Self |
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Bill Conti as Self |
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Clarence Avildsen as Self |
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Derek Wayne Johnson as Self (voice) |
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Randall Batinkoff as Self |
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Garrett M. Brown as Self |
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Lloyd Kaufman as Self |
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Morgan Freeman as Self |
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Tracy Brooks Swope as Self |
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Tony O'Dell as Self |
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Ron Thomas as Self |
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Rob Garrison as Self |
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Darryl Vidal as Self |
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Melissa Avildsen as Self |
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Christopher Atkins as Self |
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Larry Karaszewski as Self |
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Pat Morita as |
| Directing | Derek Wayne Johnson | Director |
| Writing | Derek Wayne Johnson | Writer |