John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

Derek Wayne Johnson
2017-08-01

Discover the unknown legend behind Rocky & The Karate Kid
6.8
78 min

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

Cast

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