John G. Avildsen Movies

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

In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and becomes famous in 1973 when director Sidney Lumet tells...

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

The film tells the story of Bill, a young, successful stockbroker who zips off to Greenwich Village on his motorcycle when no one's looking to...

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

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

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

A documentary about Roger Baldwin, the founder of the ACLU.

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...

A short film by John G. Avildsen.

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...

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

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

A three-part omnibus centered around sex and its discontents.

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't...

An introverted nerd and a violent jock vie for the attentions of a cheerleader.

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...

South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Night of the Living Dead's George A. Romero and Spider-Man's Stan Lee share their filmmaking secrets with...

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

Retrospective documentary on the making of The Karate Kid (1984).