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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild,
Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Rate: 9
Viewed: 4/26

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4/26: People making fun of Cannon?

That's a joke. I liked their films, especially during the 80's. Come on, they were better and more creative than lot of the boring rubbish that were made by MGM, Universal, and 20th Century Fox, among others. I simply wanted to be entertained. The bottom line is: Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus absolutely delivered.

Cannon was responsible for starting the trend of Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Ninja films. Where would cinema be without Joe, Death Wish 3, That Championship Season, Cobra, Breakin', Runaway Train, Masters of the Universe, Over the Top, Missing in Action, Street Smart, Barfly, and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo?

Those who worked for Cannon beg to differ, so it's interesting to hear their stories in Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films. Does this mean that Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus made works of junk? Well, yeah...if you want to think about Invasion U.S.A., Lifeforce, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. But that's just...nitpicking.

All in all, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus deserved honorary Oscars for shaking things up in cinema during the 80's.