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- Formed in 1967, American film production company Cannon Films specialised in under the radar cult movies and the type of cinema that big league Hollywood wouldn’t touch.
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The following are films produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus (Noah Films) before purchasing Cannon Films in May 1979 that were co-produced and/or released by Dewey-Friedland's Cannon or subsequently released under Golan-Globus' Cannon.
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Cannon Films was incorporated on October 23, 1967. It was formed by Dennis Friedland and Chris Dewey while they were in their early 20s. They had immediate success producing English-language versions of Swedish soft porn films directed by Joseph W. Sarno: Inga (1968), aka Jag––en oskuld and To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa (1968), aka Kvinnolek.
Sep 20, 2013 · Its films starred action stalwarts such as Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris, but it also managed to hook in respected directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Andrei Konchalovsky.
Sep 20, 2014 · Formed in 1967, American film production company Cannon Films specialised in under the radar cult movies and the type of cinema that big league Hollywood wouldn’t touch.
- Lifeforce (1985) If Stallone was Cannon’s play for a big-budget star, then Tobe Hooper was their attempt at securing a hit director. On the surface, Hooper seemed like an odd choice for the gritty company to hire for mainstream attention.
- Bloodsport (1988) Bloodsport rules. Sure, you could say more about the movie, but saying more would be against the heart of Bloodsport. Based on the (questionable) true story of Frank Dux, Bloodsport proved that a martial arts tournament featuring outrageous fighters of different styles would work, long before the Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat movies made us think otherwise.
- Joe (1970) “Why work when you can screw, make babies, and get paid for it.” That’s actually the second line spoken by Peter Boyle, playing the eponymous man in Joe.
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986) Tobe Hooper didn’t want to make another Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The first one may have become a cultural sensation, but he didn’t want to repeat himself.
Oct 2, 2015 · Electric Boogaloo doesn’t really go into the Jean-Claude Van Damme era of Cannon films. But the best JCVD movies were the ones that synthesized his natural charisma and tendency for being hammy.
Aug 27, 2023 · When aficionados think back to the glory days of Cannon Films, most notably in the peak years under Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, they invariably cast their minds to unashamedly...
