John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

Name: John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Director: Derek Wayne Johnson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-08-01
Duration: 4680000 s
Cast: John G. Avildsen, Sylvester Stallone, Martin Scorsese

Directed by Derek Wayne Johnson

Not Rated

2017 78mDocumentary

7.6100%

John G. Avildsen's films have inspired millions of 'underdogs' and shaped popular culture for decades, yet most people don't even know his name. Discover the unknown legend behind Rocky (1976) and The Karate Kid (1984) in this official biography about a prolific filmmaker who directed seven actors to Academy Award nominations and earned his own Oscar for Best Director.

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Cast of John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. AvildsenSelf
Sylvester StalloneSelf
Martin ScorseseSelf
Ralph MacchioSelf
William ZabkaSelf
Burt ReynoldsSelf
Luke PerrySelf
Talia ShireSelf
Carl WeathersSelf
Burt YoungSelf
Kevin ConnollySelf
Jerry WeintraubSelf
Sigourney WeaverSelf (archive footage)
Lara ParkerSelf (archive footage)
Jack LemmonSelf (voice) (archive footage)
Stephen DorffSelf
Frank SerpicoSelf
Leonard MaltinSelf
Mike MedavoySelf
Martin KoveSelf
Sean KananSelf
Yuji OkumotoSelf
Tamlyn TomitaSelf
Stephen BaldwinSelf
Robert Mark KamenSelf
Bill ContiSelf
Clarence AvildsenSelf
Derek Wayne JohnsonSelf (voice) / Director / Writer / Producer
Randall BatinkoffSelf
Garrett M. BrownSelf
Lloyd KaufmanSelf
Morgan FreemanSelf
Tracy Brooks SwopeSelf
Tony O'DellSelf
Ron ThomasSelf
Rob GarrisonSelf
Darryl VidalSelf
Melissa AvildsenSelf
Christopher AtkinsSelf
Larry KaraszewskiSelf
Roger BaldwinSelf (archive footage)
Pat Morita
Emmett JamesProducer
Chris MayProducer