Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Action / Biography / Documentary / History

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 92% · 48 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 6424 6.4K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Mark Hartley Photo
Mark Hartley

Top cast

Sylvester Stallone Photo
Sylvester Stallone as Lincoln Hawk
Jean-Claude Van Damme Photo
Jean-Claude Van Damme as Gibson Rickenbacker
Mickey Rourke Photo
Mickey Rourke as Henry
Franco Nero Photo
Franco Nero as Self - Actor
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983.64 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 46 min
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1.97 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 46 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sean l 6 / 10

Even if you don't think you know Cannon

Even if you don't think you know Cannon Films, you know Cannon Films. They're the low-budget, rapid-fire movie studio who filled out countless VHS rental shelves throughout the 1980s. Under their banner, Chuck Norris became the king of the B action movie. Charles Bronson blasted his way through three Death Wish sequels. Jean-Claude Van Damme fell into overnight stardom. The studio specialized in schlock, there's no two ways about it. Schlock and imaginative, bold, blunt promotional artwork with only a loose connection to the movie itself. Yet, because they were so anxious to flood the market, Cannon was also something of an artistic paradise. So long as a director came in under budget and on time, they'd usually have carte-blanche. Naturally, this led to some wild swings and misses (like 1980's The Apple, a self-professed science fiction / comedy / musical that defies explanation), but that freedom also bore fruit that wouldn't have otherwise existed (see 1984's open-hearted urban snapshot Breakin'). It's an interesting paradox, and a tempting what-if story, considering the studio's ultimate demise after a ruinous series of big budget mainstream efforts. Remember Superman IV or Masters of the Universe? These guys still wish they could forget. A fun target for a documentary, with a surprising cache of familiar names hanging around to reminisce about the murkier portions of their respective filmographies, but it feels incomplete without either of the head honchos present to share the serious dirt. They, of course, caught wind of the film's pending release and raced to create their own, competing, retrospective.
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

In many ways more accomplished and better crafted

In many ways more accomplished and better crafted than the bevy of schlock under discussion, this enthusiastic documentary both celebrates the "it's more important to just get it done than to get it done well" attitude of the Go Go Boys and their ilk without ignoring their ignoble practices.
Reviewed by MARCO C 10 / 10

This documentary is amazing, full of amazing movies

this documentary is amazing, full of amazing movies.
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