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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Documentary · 2014

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

“A one-of-a-kind story about two-of-a-kind men who (for better or worse) changed film forever”

2014 Documentary 1h 47m

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A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

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Directed by

Mark Hartley

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Mark Hartley

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Self - Actress

Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

Self - Actor

Bo Derek

Bo Derek

Self - Producer & Actress

Alex Winter

Alex Winter

Self - Actor

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Self - Actor

Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis

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Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper

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The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

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