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Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter and loanshark debt collector ...
John G. Avildsen won an Oscar for his direction of Rocky and went on to direct The Karate Kid (1984) and two of its sequels, as well as Rocky V. Special 30% offer for students! Finish the semester strong with Britannica.
Jun 16, 2017 · John G. Avildsen, who won an Oscar for directing the original “Rocky” (1976), starring Sylvester Stallone, and also directed all three of the original “Karate Kid” films, has died in Los ...
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Jun 16, 2017 · 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 ...
Box office. $130.8 million. The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the Karate Kid franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka. [3] [4] The Karate Kid follows the story of Daniel LaRusso (Macchio ...
Jun 16, 2017 · Karate Kid. director John G. Avildsen dies at 81. Oscar-winning filmmaker John G. Avildsen, who helped to make Sylvester Stallone a movie star and launch an enduring Hollywood franchise as the ...
