John G. Avildsen Movies

A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

Sylvester Stallone and John G. Avildsen narrate behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rocky" to mark the film's 40th anniversary.

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a...

Drawing on archival footage from four separate film productions that documented the protests of early May, 1970, this short film creates a...

A short film by John G. Avildsen.

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

John G. Avildsen pays tribute to cinematographer James Crabe.

W.W. Bright is a robber with a heart of gold who travels the South knocking off banks and gas stations owned by a corrupt businessman. When he...

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.

John Travolta, Barry Gibb and the Saturday Night Fever cast and crew tell the story behind the mega-hit film. Bruno Tonioli goes through the disco...

An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.

The 35th anniversary of the 1976 Oscar-winning film “Rocky” is marked with a TV retrospective in which Sylvester Stallone and others...

The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

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

Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old...

HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from...

A bored housewife starts hanging out in Greenwich Village and gets involved with pot-smoking hippies and an Italian filmmaker.

Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.

Parents in a small, conservative community don't think that the sex drive is a normal thing for children to experience. So much so, that they label...

Documentary on Jack Lemmon featuring interviews with those who knew him and worked with him.