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Dec 4, 2020 · And in May 1970, when a band of construction workers and businessmen attacked protesters marching in New York’s financial district to protest the Kent State massacre and the Vietnam War, Wexler and director John G. Avildsen realized their forthcoming Joe might just be the movie for the moment.
Signature. John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Rocky (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also renowned for directing the first three films in The Karate Kid franchise (1984–1989). Other films he directed include Joe (1970 ...
Jun 16, 2017 · In an interview last year, Avildsen told the Baltimore Sun about his initial misgivings about “Rocky”: “When this script came to me from an old friend ...
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Jun 16, 2017 · John G. Avildsen, Director of ‘Rocky,’ ‘Karate Kid’ Films, Dies at 81. John G. Avildsen, who won an Oscar for directing the original “ Rocky ” (1976), starring Sylvester Stallone, and ...
Jun 17, 2017 · John Avildsen shows off the best director Oscar he won in 1977 for Rocky.Avildsen, who also directed The Karate Kid, died Friday from pancreatic cancer at age 81 in Los Angeles. Pendergrass/AP ...
Jun 16, 2017 · June 16, 2017. John G. Avildsen, who as the director of “Rocky” and “The Karate Kid” created pop culture touchstones by telling stories of down-and-out characters finding triumph, died on ...
Jun 18, 2017 · LOS ANGELES — John G. Avildsen, who directed “Rocky” and “The Karate Kid” — two dark-horse, underdog favorites that went on to become Hollywood franchises — died Friday at age 81.
