John G. Avildsen Movies

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

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

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

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

A struggling writer dumps a pregnant dancer for a well-off socialite. Later, he realizes his true feelings and opts to make amends.

A short film by John G. Avildsen.

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...

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 30 minute infomercial that originally aired on Comedy Central in 1993. The idea was that by purchasing Troma Inc. movie products you could better...

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 documentary about Roger Baldwin, the founder of the ACLU.

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

A former comic is on the run from the mob.

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

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

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

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

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

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...