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Category. : Golan-Globus films. This category contains films produced or distributed by the Golan-Globus team, released under various banners such as Cannon Films. Most of the library of Cannon is currently owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
One of the final films produced by Golan and Globus that received a wide release under the Cannon Films banner was the post-apocalyptic action film Cyborg. This film was conceived to use both the costumes and sets built for an intended sequel to Masters of the Universe and the ill-fated live-action version of Spider-Man .
- October 23, 1967; 55 years ago
- Motion pictures, Video releasing, Cinema Chains (UK & Europe)
- United States, (Also owned studios and cinema chains throughout the UK, Israel and Europe)
- Film production
Menahem Golan ( Hebrew: מנחם גולן; May 31, 1929 – August 8, 2014, originally Menachem Globus) was an Israeli film producer, screenwriter, and director. He co-owned The Cannon Group with his cousin Yoram Globus.
YearTitleFunctioned As(director)Functioned As(writer)2009NoYes2008Marriage ArrangementYesYes2007Children of WaxNoYes2007A Dangerous DanceYesYes- 3
- Joseph Goldman
- Israeli
- Rachel Golan
- Evil Angels (1988) Evil Angels (titled A Cry in the Dark outside of New Zealand and Australia) is considered one of the best courtroom drama movies. It was based on the death of the nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain; the wrongful conviction endured by her mother (Meryl Streep), and the false implication of her father (Sam Neill).
- Runaway Train (1985) Another Konchalovsky entry, Runaway Train is a thriller movie based on the screenplay of the legendary Akira Kurosawa. It's about two escaped convicts (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts) and a locomotive driver stuck on a runaway train.
- The Last American Virgin (1982) The sex comedy film The Last American Virgin, which still resonates 40 years later, is the American remake of the Israeli flick Lemon Popsicle (1978).
- Barfly (1987) Fans of the poet Charles Bukowski might love Barfly, the author’s semi-autobiography, in which he also worked on the screenplay. It follows the author’s drinking spree and is led by Mickey Rourke, who “literally” consumed his role.
Sep 20, 2013 · Producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, the two figureheads behind the studio, had just opened their expensive new offices in Los Angeles, and their growing fame was captured for...
Aug 11, 2014 · Golan-Globus revived it by rushing a series of low-budget action films and trendy teensploitation films into production, just in time to cash in on the sudden need for cheap product being...
Oct 22, 2014 · The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films: Directed by Hilla Medalia. With Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Yehuda Barkan, Ram Globus. Two Israeli cousins, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, in pursuit of the American Dream, turned the Hollywood power structure upside down, producing over 300 films and becoming the most powerful independent ...
