Directed by:
Mark HartleyScreenplay:
Mark HartleyComposer:
Jamie BlanksCast:
Dolph Lundgren, Molly Ringwald, Bo Derek, Marina Sirtis, Olivia d'Abo, Robert Forster, Richard Chamberlain, Elliott Gould, Mimi Rogers, Cassandra Peterson (more)VOD (1)
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From acclaimed filmmaker Mark Hartley, Electric Boogaloo takes us on a hilarious thrill ride through the masterworks of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, two movie-obsessed immigrant cousins who gate-crashed Hollywood's party, ran an indie studio that became the synonym for schlock, and nearly took over the industry in the process! From 1979 to 1989 their studio, Cannon Films, churned out more than 120 films featuring ninjas, nudity, wooden action heroes, threadbare plots, unintentional humour and accidental moments of genius. These cousins of chaos produced a breath-taking cavalcade of hits and misses, made movies based on posters, sold others they hadn't even made (or written!), released a sequel before the original film, botched plots, bounced cheques and burned careers – and in doing so changed the way movies were made and marketed. This is a one-of-a-kind story about two-of-a-kind men who – for better or for worse – changed the film industry forever. (IFF Bratislava)
(more)Cast
Dolph Lundgren
Sweden
Best movies:
Rocky IV (1985)
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Rocky Balboa (2006) - a.f.
Molly Ringwald
USA
Best movies:
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Stand (1994) (series)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Bo Derek
USA
Best movies:
Orca: Killer Whale (1977)
A Change of Seasons (1980)
L'onore e il rispetto (2006) (series)
Marina Sirtis
UK
Best movies:
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Olivia d'Abo
UK
Best movies:
Animatrix (2003)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV movie)
Justice League: Doom (2012)
Robert Forster
USA
Best movies:
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Richard Chamberlain
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973)
Elliott Gould
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Mimi Rogers
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
The X Files: Biogenesis (1999) (video compilation)
The Doors (1991)
Cassandra Peterson
USA
Best movies:
Roma (1972)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Catherine Mary Stewart
Canada
Best movies:
Mischief (1985)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
The Apple (1980)
Alex Winter
UK
Best movies:
The Best Man (2006) (TV movie)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Franco Nero
Italy
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Michael Dudikoff
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
TRON (1982)
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) (TV movie)
Melody Anderson
Canada
Best movies:
Elvis: The Movie (1979) (TV movie)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993) (TV movie)
Sybil Danning
Austria
Best movies:
Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Four Musketeers (1974)
The Twist (1975)
Lucinda Dickey
USA
Best movies:
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990) (TV movie)
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
Adolfo Quinones
USA
Best movies:
Tango & Cash (1989)
Miami Vice (2006)
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Tobe Hooper
USA
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Body Bags (1993) (TV movie)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Martine Beswick
Jamaica
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Thunderball (1965)