John G. Avildsen
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- 21 dicembre 1935 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- 16 giugno 2017
Biografia
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, the son of Ivy (née Guilbert) and Clarence John Avildsen. He was educated at The Hotchkiss School and New York University. After starting out as an assistant director on films by Arthur Penn and Otto Preminger, John Avildsen received his first success with the low budget feature Joe (1970) which received critical acclaim for star Peter Boyle and moderate box office business. This was followed by another critical success, Save the Tiger (1973), that was nominated for three Oscars, winning Best Actor for star Jack Lemmon. Avildsen's greatest success was Rocky (1976), garnering ten Academy Award nominations and winning three, including Best Picture and Best Director. He later directed what was expected to be the series' final installment, Rocky V (1990). His other films include Cry Uncle! (1971), Neighbors (1981), The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Lean on Me (1989) and 8 Seconds (1994). Avildsen was the original director for both Serpico (1973) and Saturday Night Fever (1977), but was fired over disputes with producers Martin Bregman and Robert Stigwood, respectively.
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Filmografia
- May Day x 4 · Cinematography
- Ammo for Shooting Clouds: John G. Avildsen Before Rocky · In persona
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic · In persona
- Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie · In persona
- Frank Serpico · In persona
- American Satan · Talk Show Host, Produzione esecutiva
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs · In persona
- The Real Miyagi · In persona
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · In persona
- The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance · In persona
- Tribute To James Crabe · In persona
- Make Your Own Damn Movie! · In persona
- The Way of The Karate Kid · In persona
- Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon · In persona
- Fino all'inferno · Regia
- Sports on the Silver Screen · In persona
- Otto secondi di gloria · Regia
- The Troma System · In persona
- La forza del singolo · Regia, Montaggio
- Rocky V · Regia, Montaggio
- Karate Kid III - La sfida finale · Regia, Montaggio
- Conta su di me · Regia, Produzione esecutiva
- Per gioco e... per amore · Regia, Montaggio
- Happy New Year · Regia
- Karate Kid II - La storia continua... · Regia, Montaggio
- Per vincere domani - The Karate Kid · Montaggio, Regia
- Nudi in paradiso · Regia, Montaggio
- Traveling Hopefully · Regia, Produzione
- I vicini di casa · Regia
- La formula · Regia
- Ballando lo slow nella grande città · Produzione, Montaggio
- Rocky · Regia
- Un uomo da buttare · Regia
- Fore Play · Regia
- Salvate la tigre · Regia
- The Stoolie · Cinematography, Regia
- Okay Bill · Sceneggiatura, Montaggio
- Il pornocchio · Regia, Fotografia
- Ore 10 lezione di sesso · Soggetto, Fotografia
- La guerra del cittadino Joe · Fotografia, Regia
- Turn On to Love · Regia
- Out of It · Associate Producer, Fotografia
- E venne la notte · Assistant Director
- Mickey One · Produzione esecutiva
- Smiles · Produzione, Regia
- Greenwich Village Story · Alvie
- Oscars: La notte in diretta · In persona
- A Fine and Private Place · Regia