John G. Avildsen
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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.
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Filmography
- Turn on to Love (1969)
- Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970)
- Joe (1970)
- Cry Uncle! (1971)
- Okay Bill (1972)
- Save the Tiger (1973)
- The Stoolie (1974)
- Fore Play (1975)
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
- Rocky (1976)
- Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)
- The Formula (1980)
- Neighbors (1981)
- Traveling Hopefully (1982)
- A Night in Heaven (1983)
- The Karate Kid (1984)
- The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
- Happy New Year (1987)
- For Keeps (1988)
- Lean on Me (1989)
- The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
- Rocky V (1990)
- The Power of One (1992)
- 8 Seconds (1994)
- Inferno (1999)
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