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Fewer than three dozen turned out to see the man who made Rocky mount the same stage last Sunday. Eggs aside, director John G. Avildsen gave a better show. Unlike Stallone, who has progressed from his Rocky origins to an ever more offensive cinematic pulpit, Avildsen has remained an unpretentious, nutsy-boltsy Hollywood director. To the disappointment of some artistically-inclined questioners, Avildsen was supremely pragmatic about his work. Sly can have the public acclaim, he said; the only credit Avildsen cares about comes from the bank...
...Avildsen entertained the audience with tales from the "Rocky...
...While putting together the last scene of 'Rocky,' we decided the ending we had didn't fit the score," Avildsen said. "So we decided to walk some people in front of the camera, get Rocky and Adrian together and add a couple of 'I love you's, which always work...
...Avildsen was the first attraction of the Pudding Theatricals' directors series, a money-making venture invented to ease the organization's financial woes, said Peter J. Ocko '88, a Pudding producer...
John Landis, who directed "The Blues Brothers" and "Animal House," is scheduled to appear next Saturday at the Pudding, said David Lane Seltzer '88, who helped organize Avildsen's visit. Seltzer said future guests will include "Ghostbusters" star Harold Ramis and Sidney Lumet, director of "Out of Africa...