Electric Boogaloo
Two movie-obsessed cousins from Israel, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus arrived
in America and set about creating an independent studio that would be able to
compete with the majors
and no one could have anticipated just how close these
two outsiders would get in nearly taking over both Hollywood and the UK film
industry.From 1979 to 1989 Golan and Globus produced more than 120 films
through their American based production entity, CANNON FILMS.
They ruthlessly and enthusiastically pursued their American Dream of turning
a renegade independent outfit into the seventh Hollywood major with an
aggressive pre-sales policy and an insanely prolific schedule for cheap mass
production, centering on genre fare.Thanks to a revolutionary financing plan
Cannon found itself in the position of having to keep making films to keep their
ever expanding company alive – always hoping the next production would be
that elusive $100 million blockbuster.
Their filmography literally explodes with high-concept titles such as:
Breakin' 1 & 2 , The Delta Force, Invasion U.S.A., Missing In Action,
American Ninja, Deathwish 2,3,4 & 5, Cobra, Over The Top, Bloodsport and
Masters of the Universe. The successful partnership championed macho action
movie stars such as Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charles Bronson,
Michael Dudikoff, Sho Kosugi and even Sylvester Stallone.Featuring illuminating
interviews and electrifying movie excerpts, ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD
STORY OF CANNON FILMS is not just a story about a unique filmmaking legacy, but
of two cousins whose passion for cinema changed the way movies were made and
marketed, and how ultimately this passion would come between them and the
company they built together. This is a one-of-a-kind story about two-of-a-kind
men who changed film forever.
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
The drive-in filler from Manila gets the Mark Hartley (NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD)
treatment in MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED!. Boasting cheap labour, exotic scenery
and non-existent health and safety regulations, the Philippines was a dreamland
for exploitation filmmakers whose renegade productions unashamedly boasted no
budget, no scruples, no boundaries and more often than not no
clothes.Strap yourselves in and join us for a non-stop Filipino femme-fest
all the way from a jungle backlot where stuntmen came cheap, plot was obsolete
and the make-up lady was packin heat!Umbrella Entertainment is proud to
present the uncut HD feature-length version of this non-stop Filipino
femme-fest.
