This documentary is a companion to a book about John G. Avildsen entitled "The Films of John G. Avildsen: Rocky, The Karate Kid, and Other Underdogs", written by Larry Powell and Tom Garrett.
The filmmakers conducted approximately 40 interviews over a span of 9 months.
Filming took place in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Rocky (1976) and The Karate Kid (1984) are director Derek Wayne Johnson's two favorite films of all time.