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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

...an entertaining doc, with tons of talking heads (Hartley has a knack for securing interesting people who haven’t been interviewed to death) and great anecdotes, plus nostalgia-provoking glimpses...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

Here is the funny but sometimes tiring story of Cannon Films, the B-movie outfit set up by two legendary wheeler-dealer Israeli cousins...

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Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

...[an] entertainingly goodhearted documentary...

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Cast & Crew

Barbet Schroeder
As Self - Director
John Cassavetes
As Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Cassavetes
Director
Albert Pyun
As Self - Filmmaker
Albert Pyun
Director
Tobe Hooper
As Self - Filmmaker

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"Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films" ist a documentary that tells the story of two movie-obsessed cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who founded independent film company Cannon Films. The film explores how their passion for cinema led to the production of over 120 films, including action movies featuring Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Dolph Lundgren, and how they became one of Hollywood's leading producers. The documentary also looks at their unconventional marketing strategies and how they changed the way movies were made and marketed.

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