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- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSharon KentRichard MichaelsLuigi MastroianniA bored housewife starts hanging out in Greenwich VIllage, and gets involved with pot-smoking hippies and an Italian filmmaker.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsDick CarballoDevin GoldenbergZachary HainesA conservative community does not think that the sex drive is normal for their children.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsPeter BoyleDennis PatrickSusan SarandonTwo men--wealthy conservative Bill and far-right factory worker Joe--form a dangerous bond after Bill confesses to Joe about murdering his daughter's drug-dealer boyfriend.Starting with a murder and ending with a massacre, this bleak portrait of America shows a dream turned sour and a country at odds with itself.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJackson BeckPamela GruenAllen GarfieldPrivate detective takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsBob BradyGordon FelioRoz KellyThe story of Bill, a young, successful stockbroker who zips off to Greenwich Village on his motorcycle when no one's looking to venture into the hippy counterculture world.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenGeorge SilanoStarsJackie MasonJosip ElicReid CruickshanksA police informant steals police funds earmarked for a sting operation and the case detective goes after him to retrieve the money.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJack LemmonJack GilfordLaurie HeinemanA disillusioned war veteran has two days to let go of his shaken morals if he wants his small fashion company to survive.A jolting drama, fueled by two stunning performances.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenBruce MalmuthRobert McCartyStarsIrwin CoreyPat PaulsenDeborah LoomisThree vignettes about a man who buys a weird doll, a writer who is visited by his muse and a kidnapper with very odd demands who holds a VIP.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsBurt ReynoldsArt CarneyConny Van DykeW. Bright (Burt Reynolds) 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 hijacks a car, he meets an aspiring country band, the Dixie Dancekings, led by Dixie (Conny Van Dyke). The two sides eventually take a liking to one another, especially after the Dancekings realize the size of Bright's thefts. Trailed by religious zealot cop Deacon Gore (Art Carney), Bright helps the band make it big while on the run.It may be time to put in a word or two in behalf of this very easy-to-take summertime divertissement.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.This story of a down-on-his-luck boxer is thoroughly predictable, but Sylvester Stallone's script and stunning performance in the title role brush aside complaints.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsPaul SorvinoAnne DitchburnNicolas CosterAn aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsGeorge C. ScottMarlon BrandoMarthe KellerThe synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.Its completely muddled plot is a disaster: There can be no joy in unraveling a plot that is a mystery even to itself.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydKathryn WalkerA quiet man's peaceful suburban lifestyle is threatened by the new, obnoxious couple that moves in next door.An entertaining examination of growing up vs. growing old and how neither is necessarily the right thing to do.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsChristopher AtkinsLesley Ann WarrenRobert LoganA married college professor begins a torrid affair with her failing student, who secretly moonlights as a late-night strip-club dancer.It's not sordid enough to be decent junk.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaElisabeth ShueA martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.Utterly predictable and wholly of its time, but warm, sincere, and difficult to resist, due in large part to Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio's relaxed chemistry.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsPat MoritaRalph MacchioPat E. JohnsonDaniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own.Too calculated and manipulative, this is a disappointing sequel to the 1984 picture.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsPeter FalkCharles DurningClaude LelouchNick and Charlie (Peter Falk and Charles Durning) are two crooks that rob Harry Winston's jewelry store. Nick portrays a rich elderly brother and sister by using prosthetics and make-up to con the manager.More baloney from Avildsen
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsMolly RingwaldRandall BatinkoffKenneth MarsAfter she gets pregnant, a teenage girl must decide whether she should keep the baby or not.Its subject is nominally daring, but in spite of that, For Keeps proceeds with an amazing degree of caution.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsMorgan FreemanBeverly ToddRobert GuillaumeThe dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means.Avildsen's enthusiastic direction gives Lean on Me a heartwarming, feel-good tone that is accessible beyond the environs of its subject.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaRobyn LivelyOstracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business.Inspiration is in short supply in this third Karate Kid film, which recycles the basic narrative from its predecessors but adds scenery-chewing performances and a surprising amount of violence.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungReluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protégé who's hungry for success.Rocky V's attempts to recapture the original's working-class grit are as transparently phony as each of the thuddingly obvious plot developments in a misguided installment that sent the franchise flailing into longterm limbo.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsStephen DorffArmin Mueller-StahlMorgan FreemanAn English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war."The Power of One" begins with a canvas that involves all of the modern South African dilemma, and ends as a boxing movie. Somewhere in between, it loses its way.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsLuke PerryStephen BaldwinJames RebhornThis movie chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.The title implies how long you'll be able to sit through it.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenA businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsJean-Claude Van DammePat MoritaDanny TrejoA man (JCVD) drives out in the desert where some men steal his motorcycle and leave him for dead. He survives and no longer thinks of suicide as he now has a purpose in life: revenge and getting his bike back.You've seen it before, so why bother seeing Jean-Claude Van Damme go through the paces in this straight-to-tape howler?
- DirectorRalph ZimanStarsRichard DreyfussJosh PeckAl Kaplan and his gang of Holocaust survivors plot to kidnap a Nazi war criminal before he is deported back to Lithuania. Nate, Al's estranged grandson, is unwittingly lured into the plot - and his relationship with his grandfather begins.