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Title John G. Avildsen: The King of the Underdogs
Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018
Chassy Media, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (79 min.) : flv file, sound
Summary 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.. Nominated for Best Documentary Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.. "This affectionate portrayal of an unpretentious journeyman director will engage his detractors as well as his admirers."--Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter. "Derek Wayne Johnson's documentary ... is a love letter to a man we didn't know we loved." - Bradley Gibson, Film Threat
Notes Title from title frames
Film
In Process Record
Performer John Travolta, Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Matthew McConaughey, Luke Perry, Martin Scorsese, Sylvester Stallone, Elizabeth Shue, Renée Zellweger, Ralph Macchio, Jean Claude Van Damme, Tamlyn Tomita, Burt Reynolds
Event Originally produced by Chassy Media in 2017
Notes In English
Subject History, Modern.
Motion pictures.
History, Modern.
Motion pictures.
Genre/Form Feature films.
Feature films.
Form Streaming video
Author Wayne Johnson, Derek, filmmaker
Chassy Media (Firm),
Kanopy (Firm)