John G. Avildsen
Series
Language
English
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) Rocky
Series
Language
English
Description
Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the underdog, gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect and the world heavyweight boxing crown...and comes out a winner.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
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.
5) Lean on me
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
This is the fact-based story of high school principal Joe Clark, who armed himself with a bullhorn and a Louisville Slugger and slammed the door on losers at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey.
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles from the East and faces the difficult task of making friends. He becomes the object of bullying by a gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the gang leader's ex-girlfriend. Daniel asks Miyagi, a master of martial arts, to help him learn karate. Daniel then prepares himself both mentally and physically for the fight of his life.
7) Rocky V
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
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.
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso has an upcoming tournament in which he is the target of vicious student Mike Barnes. Mr. Karate kid, part III. Miyagi instructs Daniel not to compete, but Daniel's pride sends him to the instructor Terry Silver who secretly is setting him up to be the loser. The next Karate kid. Miyagi helps an orphaned 17-year-old tomboy to channel her anger through learning martial arts.
9) Joe
Series
Publisher
Classic Reel
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Account of how an average "Joe" becomes a murderer. An odd friendship grows between a businessman and a blue-collar welder as they search for the businessman's runaway daughter. They are thrust into the midst of the counter-culture, a shocking and humiliating experience that ends in senseless acts of violence.
11) Joe
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
An account of how an average "Joe" becomes a murderer. A friendship grows between a wealthy executive and a blue-collar welder due to their common fear and frustration with the "liberals" and "hippies" who are ruining the country.
12) The karate kid
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel, a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn, from a most unexpected teacher." --
Series
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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...
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"The Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (Macchio), has an upcoming tournament in which he is the target of vicious student Mike Barnes (Kanan). Mr. Miyagi (Morita) instructs LaRusso not to compete, but LaRusso's pride sends him to instructor Terry Silver who is secretly setting LaRusso up to be the loser." --
15) Joe
Series
Publisher
Legacy Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Bill, a wealthy businessman, confronts his junkie daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend and in the ensuing argument kills him. Panic-stricken, he wanders the streets and eventually stops at a bar. There he runs into a drunken factory worker named Joe, who hates hippies, blacks, and anyone who is "different", and would like to kill one himself. The two start talking, and Bill reveals his secret to Joe.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Lean on me: A bat-and-bullhorn wielding principal in New Jersey turns a failing school around with his tough love methods.
Stand and deliver: A teacher in a Los Angeles barrio inspires his students to excel at math and to pass the Calculus Advanced Placement Test.
17) The formula
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"35 years after the disappearance of a formula developed by Germany during World War II to derive cheap, pollution-free gasoline from coal, a Los Angeles detective is on the brink of unearthing the secret which could change the couse of world history." --
18) Neighbors
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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....
19) Rocky
Series
Language
English
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,...
20) 8 seconds
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
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.