Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

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Electric Boogaloo:
The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo - The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster.png
Australian theatrical poster
Directed by Mark Hartley
Written byMark Hartley
Produced by
Starring See below
CinematographyGarry Richards
Edited by
Music byJamie Blanks
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 2 August 2014 (2014-08-02)(Melbourne International Film Festival)
Running time
106 minutes [1]
CountriesAustralia
United States
LanguageEnglish

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films is a 2014 Australian-American documentary film written and directed by Mark Hartley. It tells the story of cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus who headed The Cannon Group. [2] Those interviewed lay tribute to the brash, unconventional immigrant filmmakers who gave young actors a chance and give unflinching anecdotes of both the hits and the low budget and often crass films created. [3]

Contents

Interviewees

[4] [5]

Production

The film was partly funded by Brett Ratner's RatPac-Dune Entertainment. Other investors included the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Premiere Fund, Film Victoria, and Screen Queensland. [9]

Release

Electric Boogaloo had its world premiere in August 2014 at the Melbourne International Film Festival, [10] and was shown in October 2014 at the BFI London Film Festival. [11]

Critical reception

The film received critical acclaim. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 92% approval rating, based on reviews from 49 critics, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films pays tribute to the titular studio with an affectionate look back that's arguably more entertaining than much of Cannon's own B-movie product." [12]

Home media

The film was released on Blu-ray by Ascot Elite Home Entertainment in 2015. [13]

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