John G. Avildsen Movies

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

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...

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

A former comic is on the run from the mob.

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

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

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.

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

A short film by John G. Avildsen.

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

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...

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...

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

John G. Avildsen pays tribute to cinematographer James Crabe.

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

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...