Question: Who casted a film directed by John G. Avildsen?
Context: Slow Dancing in the Big City is a 1978 film directed by John G. Avildsen.  It stars Paul Sorvino and Anne Ditchburn.  This was the first film made by Avildsen after 1976's "Rocky" won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.  It has never been released on video or DVD. Caro Jones (1923 - September 3, 2009) was a Canadian-American actress and casting director who was responsible for casting more than 1,000 films, theater productions and television shows over the course of more than forty years, including "Rocky", "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Green Acres". Desert Heat (released in Europe and South America as Inferno) is a 1999 American action film directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Trejo and Pat Morita.  This was the last film directed by Avildsen, before his death in 2017. Cry Uncle! , released in the UK as Superdick (theatrical title) and American Oddballs (video title), is a 1971 film in the Troma library.  It is directed by John G. Avildsen and stars Allen Garfield.  The story, based on the Michael Brett novel "Lie a Little, Die a Little", follows the misadventures of a slobbish private detective who is hired by a millionaire to investigate a murder.  The movie features one of Paul Sorvino's first screen performances, and an early appearance from TV star Debbi Morgan.  Avildsen directed this film six years prior to his Oscar-winning project Rocky. The Karate Kid is a 1984 American martial arts drama film produced by Jerry Weintraub, directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Robert Mark Kamen, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elisabeth Shue.  It is an underdog story in the mold of a previous success with "Rocky" (1976), which Avildsen also directed.  The film features the Gōjū-ryū style of karate.  "The Karate Kid" was a commercial success upon release and garnered critical acclaim, earning Morita an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.  The film became the first installment in an ongoing film series, spawning three sequels, a 2010 remake and an upcoming follow-up television series. Guess What We Learned in School Today?  (also released in the United States as I Ain't No Buffalo) is a 1970 film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Eugene Price.  The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1970 and opened in the United States in 1971.  Although it was shot before Avildsen's "Joe", it got distribution after due to "Joe's" success. Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone.  It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia.  Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter, and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship.  The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's brother Paulie, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey Goldmill, and Carl Weathers as the champion, Apollo Creed. Ash Avildsen (born November 5, 1981, son of John G. Avildsen) is the founder and CEO of Sumerian Records and Sumerian Films, as well as the writer and director of the films "What Now" and "American Satan".  Avildsen also played a lead role in "What Now" and is responsible for numerous nationwide tours such as Summer Slaughter, All Stars Tour, Thrash and Burn, and the recent Sumerian 10 Year Anniversary tours. The Formula is a 1980 American mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  It features a preeminent cast including Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, John Gielgud, and Marthe Keller.  Craig T. Nelson also makes a brief appearance as a geologist. Anne Ditchburn (born October 4, 1949) is a Canadian ballet dancer, choreographer, and film actress, headlining films like 1979's "Slow Dancing in the Big City" as a dancer with a crippling disease, a film directed by "Rocky" director John G. Avildsen and co-starring Paul Sorvino .  She also played the doomed ballet dancer Laurian Summers in the 1983 cult horror film "Curtains" with John Vernon and Samantha Eggar.  She danced in nearly all of her film credits, and earned a Golden Globe nomination for her work in "Slow Dancing in the Big City".  In her time with the National she choreographed some of its most disguished pieces of the 1970s, including "Mad Shadows" and "Kisses", while also heading side company Ballet Revue.
Answer: Caro Jones