John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
August 1, 2017
78 minutes
6.8
Documentary

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

Trailer
Cast
John G. Avildsen
(Self)
Sylvester Stallone
(Self)
Martin Scorsese
(Self)
Ralph Macchio
(Self)
William Zabka
(Self)
Burt Reynolds
(Self)
Luke Perry
(Self)
Talia Shire
(Self)
Carl Weathers
(Self)
Burt Young
(Self)
Kevin Connolly
(Self)
Jerry Weintraub
(Self)
Sigourney Weaver
(Self (archive footage))
Lara Parker
(Self (archive footage))
Jack Lemmon
(Self (voice) (archive footage))
Stephen Dorff
(Self)
Frank Serpico
(Self)
Leonard Maltin
(Self)
Mike Medavoy
(Self)
Martin Kove
(Self)
Sean Kanan
(Self)
Yuji Okumoto
(Self)
Tamlyn Tomita
(Self)
Stephen Baldwin
(Self)
Robert Mark Kamen
(Self)
Bill Conti
(Self)
Clarence Avildsen
(Self)
Derek Wayne Johnson
(Self (voice))
Randall Batinkoff
(Self)
Garrett M. Brown
(Self)
Lloyd Kaufman
(Self)
Morgan Freeman
(Self)
Tracy Brooks Swope
(Self)
Tony O'Dell
(Self)
Ron Thomas
(Self)
Rob Garrison
(Self)
Darryl Vidal
(Self)
Melissa Avildsen
(Self)
Christopher Atkins
(Self)
Larry Karaszewski
(Self)
Roger Baldwin
(Self (archive footage))
Pat Morita
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