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  • John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
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    78 min | Documentary
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
Not Rated
78 min | Documentary

An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.
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Derek Wayne Johnson (written by)
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Updated Jun 17, 2017

Release date
Aug 1, 2017 (United States)

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Matthew McConaughey
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Morgan Freeman
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Renée Zellweger
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John Travolta
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Elisabeth Shue
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Sigourney Weaver
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Susan Sarandon
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Lesley Ann Warren
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Dan Aykroyd
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Peter Falk
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Jack Lemmon
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Sidney Lumet
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Peter Boyle
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Gregory Peck
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Roy Scheider
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George C. Scott
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Burgess Meredith
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Warren Beatty
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John Belushi
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Liza Minnelli
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Pat Morita
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Chad McQueen
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Jeanne Moreau
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Joe Spinell
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Larry Drake
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Lara Parker
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Frank Stallone
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Alan J. Pakula
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Tommy Morrison
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Thayer David
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Jack Gilford
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Arthur Penn
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Nobu McCarthy
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Lina Wertmüller
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Danny Kamekona
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Joseph Cali
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John Swasey
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Jermaine Hopkins
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Pat E. Johnson
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Jimmy Gambina
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Ted Kennedy
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Jonathan Avildsen
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Derek Wayne Johnson
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Butkus Stallone
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Studs Terkel
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Norman Wexler
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Laurie Heineman
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Anthony G. Avildsen
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Roger Baldwin
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Clarence Avildsen
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Ivy Avildsen
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