Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014 · 107 min · EN · R · 7.2 (182 votes)
Dir. Mark Hartley · Starring Molly Ringwald, Dolph Lundgren, Bo Derek, Alex Winter, Richard Chamberlain, Marina Sirtis · Music Jamie Blanks

“A one-of-a-kind story about two-of-a-kind men who (for better or worse) changed film forever”

Documentary

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

VIBE

Dive into the chaotic, go-for-broke spirit of 80s Hollywood. This doc captures the wild ambition and sheer audacity of Cannon Films, a rollercoaster ride through B-movie excess and industry dreams.

nostalgicenergeticraucousinformativeunhingedsteadydocumentarybehind-the-scenesarchive-heavytalking-headfilmmakingambitionexcess80s culture
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