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John G. Avildsen

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Born: December 21, 1935 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Biography

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 Tiger, Fore Play, The Formula, Neighbors, For Keeps, Lean on Me, The Power of One, 8 Seconds, Inferno, Rocky V and the first three The Karate Kid films. Avildsen was born in Oak Park, Illinois, the so...

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Film

47 Titles
Rocky
7.8
FILM
Rocky1976
The Karate Kid
7.2
FILM
The Karate Kid1984
The Karate Kid Part II
6.3
FILM
The Karate Kid Part II1986
Rocky V
5.8
FILM
Rocky V1990
The Karate Kid Part III
5.9
FILM
The Karate Kid Part III1989
Inferno
6.2
FILM
Inferno1999
Lean On Me
7.3
FILM
Lean On Me1989
8 Seconds
7.2
FILM
8 Seconds1994
American Satan
7.2
FILM
American Satan2017
The Power of One
7.5
FILM
The Power of One1992
Neighbors
5.7
FILM
Neighbors1981
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.2
FILM
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014
Joe
6.4
FILM
Joe1970
Hurry Sundown
6.4
FILM
Hurry Sundown1967
A Night in Heaven
4.6
FILM
A Night in Heaven1983
For Keeps
6.5
FILM
For Keeps1988

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The Oscars
7.0
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The Oscars1953–
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