John G. Avildsen
Series
Karate Kid volume 1
Formats
Description
Dre Parker finds himself in China after his mother's latest career move. He and classmate Mei Ying immediately fall for each other, but cultural differences make this friendship impossible. Even worse, his feelings make an enemy of class bully, Cheng who is quite adept at kung fu. Dre turns to maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a kung fu master and learns that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm. However, Dre realizes...
2) 8 Seconds
Pub. Date
1999
Description
The heroic life story of rodeo legend Lane Frost, the bull-riding champion who fights to achieve his childhood dreams--both in and out of the rodeo ring.
4) Rocky
Description
Rocky Balboa, the underdog, gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect and the world heavyweight boxing crown and comes out a winner.
6) Lean on me
Pub. Date
c1989
Description
Fact-based story of high school principal Joe Clark, who armed himself with a bullhorn and a Louisville Slugger and slammed the door at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey to keep trouble makers out and serious strivers in.
Pub. Date
c1992
Description
A young English boy, orphaned in a foreign land and terrorized for his political belief, turns to boxing. As he grows up fighting with his fists and leading with his heart, he takes on the system and the social injustices around him--finding that one person really can make a difference.
9) The Karate Kid collection: Karate kid (c2010) ; Karate kid (c1984) ; Karate kid II ; Karate kid III
Pub. Date
♭2014.
Description
Karate kid (c2010): Dre Parker finds himself in China after his mother's latest career move. He and classmate Mei Ying immediately fall for each other, but cultural differences make this friendship impossible. Even worse, his feelings make an enemy of class bully Cheng, who is quite adept at kung fu. Dre turns to maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a kung fu master, and learns that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm....
10) 8 seconds
Pub. Date
1994
Description
The heroic life story of rodeo legend Lane Frost, the bull-riding champion who fights to achieve his childhood dreams--both in and out of the rodeo ring.
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Karate kid: A 17-year-old underdog faces his greatest enemy in a karate tournament where more than honor is at stake.
Karate Kid II: Daniel accompanies Mr. Miyagi to Okinawa, where his mentor becomes re-engaged in an old feud with a lifelong enemy.
Karate Kid, Part III: When Mr. Miyagi refuses to help him prepare for an upcoming tournament, Daniel finds a new mentor, unaware that an old enemy is setting him up.
Next Karate Kid: After her parents...
12) Rocky
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. He works in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a meager wage so he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer. The promoters are touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed,...
Series
Karate Kid volume 2
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Daniel accompanies Miyagi to Okinawa, where he soon finds himself entangled in a decades-old feud with his friend and mentor's lifelong enemy.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Rocky: Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with the World Heavyweight Champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner.
Rocky II: It's the rematch of the century as Rocky Balboa takes on Apollo Creed in this powerful follow-up to one of the most acclaimed movies in film history....
15) Rocky V
Series
Rocky anthology volume 5
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
Rocky and his family must move to their old, low-rent neighborhood after all their money is lost by an an unscrupulous financial advisor and injuries force his retirement from the ring. As Rocky tries to resolve the resentment held by his son, a young boxer Rocky trained publicly taunts his mentor, and Rocky realizes he must fight once more.
16) Rocky / Rocky II
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. He works in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a meager wages so he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer. The promoters are touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed,...
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Karate kid: A 17-year-old underdog faces his greatest enemy in a karate tournament where more than honor is at stake.
Karate Kid II: Daniel accompanies Mr. Miyagi to Okinawa, where his mentor becomes re-engaged in an old feud with a lifelong enemy.
Karate Kid, Part III: When Mr. Miyagi refuses to help him prepare for an upcoming tournament, Daniel finds a new mentor, unaware that an old enemy is setting him up.
Next Karate Kid: After her parents...
18) Lean on me
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Based on the true story of New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark, who wins the support and respect of his students for his controversial methods in ridding the school of violent students and drug dealers.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Stand and deliver (side A): Look at the too-cool-to-cope kids in Jamie Escalante's class at East L.A.'s tough Garfield High and many will say they see a bunch of losers. Escalante sees scholars. He cajoles, instructs, challenges and inspires his no-expectations barrio kids to pass the daunting Calculus Advanced Placement Test.
Lean on me (side B): A bat-and-bullhorn-toting Principle Joe Clark, whose controversial methods turned the failing school...
20) Neighbors
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Earl Keese is a slightly overweight, fairly average guy who is approaching middle age. He leads a reasonably comfortable life with his family in their suburban home until the house next door is bought by a truly odd couple, Vic and Ramona, who quickly proceed to drive Earl crazy. Vic's lunatic behavior has Earl running in circles while Ramona's coarse seductiveness leaves him panting. In short, Earl's tranquil life is suddenly turned upside down....
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