Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story Of Cannon Films

[Jerry_Dam]

At least the German edition will have a few extras:

Original trailer, Cannon Films trailers, Deleted & Extended Sequences, Menahem Golan imitation, Mark Helfrich's T-Shirt collektion, Roy & John read theyr favorite reviews/critics, Misc trailers, Easter Egg

http://www.ascot-elite.de/movies/ind...?movie_id=1035

[Gull Cottage]

A few years ago i watched this doco from 1986 about Cannon. You guys might be interested.

'The Last Moguls' - 1986 BBC Documentary On Menahem Golan & Cannon Films - YouTube

[Jerry_Dam]

Both ELECTRIC BOOGALOO and GO-GO BOYS have used a lot of clips from that 1986 BBC documentary as it seems footage like this from Golan & Globus is rare, except for some TV interviews (most features on them at the time were in trade magazines and the likes).

[Hard Times Chaney]

Yeah, I'd love to have that BBC documentary released as well.

[robgmun]

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Wrong thread!!! Hahaha

[Hard Times Chaney]

Anyone got this yet?

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by Hard Times Chaney

Anyone got this yet?

I received it a couple of weeks ago. Solid HD transfer, dual-layered disc with quite a few extra features.

The disc is verified "B" locked.

[El_Fez]

Originally Posted by LegacyCosts

s a fan of 80's schlock I feel I really should check some of these films out. What are some of the best?

My personal top 10-ish cannon films (my Cannon Canon, if you will):

Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo -
Yeah, they're kind of goofy, but they're a ton of fun with lots of energy and some good dancing bits - it's hard to be cynical about that!

Enter the Ninja -
Franco Nero as a Ninja, battling an evil CEO and his ninja assassin? Brilliant stuff!

Revenge of the Ninja -
The followup to Enter the Ninja with Sho Kosugi as the Ninja this time who swears off his ninja was when his family is murdered, only to take up the sword again when his business partner turns out to be a ninja assassin.

Ninja III: The Domination -
You think the other two Ninja flicks were crazy? Fine - how about Ninja genre flick mixed with The Exorcist with a hint of Flashdance? Yes, it's completely ****ing nuts.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 -
Despite being an exploitation studio, Cannon did very little slasher flicks (especially past about 1982 or so) - which really make's Tobe Hooper's TCM flick stand out. Mind you, it's more Dark Comedy than slasher, but it's still pretty good!

Invasion USA -
While Cannon is the House that Chuck Built, this is probably his best work with them. Great action, loads of explosions, murder and mayhem left and right - a perfect Christmas movie!

Runaway Train -
Despite being producers of Low Budget Schlock, occasionally they managed to produce art. Runaway Train is one of those rare instances. If this flick came from any other (read: more respectable) studio, it would have been hailed as a classic.

The Last American Virgin -
One of Cannon's lesser exploited genres - the teen sex romp comedy. The film is a remake of the Go-Go Boy's wildly successful (in Israel) Lemon Popsicle series. Great soundtrack, goofy sex exploits and a hell of an ending that you wouldn't get from a mainstream studio.

Delta Force -
Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (the manliest team-up in the history of film) bring Freedom to the Middle East by blowing up every goddamned terrorist in sight with a motorcycle covered in rockets. AWESOME!

[Buscemi]

Warner Home Video will be distributing in the US, according to the Classification and Rating Administration.

And it is rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, violence including rape, language, and some drug use.

So it looks like it will be straight-to-DVD in the US but I don't know if it will be on Blu-ray as well as DVD and VOD.

[Jerry_Dam]

US trailer - in select theaters September 18, 2015, on Digital HD or Blu-Ray 9/29

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films - Official Trailer - YouTube

[omenboy]

Originally Posted by Jerry_Dam

US trailer - in select theaters September 18, 2015, on Digital HD or Blu-Ray 9/29

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films - Official Trailer - YouTube

I have the Region 2 blu and it is definitely worth picking up - the interviews and anecdotes are highly entertaining (they were definitely a couple of characters) and the film clips are fantastic. Any fan of the golden era of Cannon Films will love this documentary - I certainly do!!

[El_Fez]

No blu ray? really? Come on, this is the 21st Century!

[Jerry_Dam]

I guess they don't want to take the risk since Blu's sell less and they assume people will care less about quality because it's a documentary. There's still the German Blu...

US backcover:

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[levcore]

I take it the German blu has no forced subtitles or anything like that?

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by levcore

I take it the German blu has no forced subtitles or anything like that?

Nope, it's English friendly.

[levcore]

Originally Posted by Katatonia

Nope, it's English friendly.

Awesome, i think i will order it then!

[Movieman66]

Got an E-Mail from Warner Bros. about Electric Boogaloo today about the film's theatrical showings. Here is the post I put on the IMDb Electric Boogaloo message board about it:

"Just got a E-Mail from Warner Bros. saying that Electric Boogaloo will have a two night theatrical showing in September.

The first night is September 17 and the showings will take place at selected Landmark theatres throughout the country.

List of theatres:

Baltimore - Harbor East
Chicago - Century Centre Cinema
Dallas - The Magnolia Theatre
Denver - Mayan Theatre
Houston - River Oaks Theatre
Los Angeles - The Landmark
Minneapolis - Edina Cinema
New York City - Sunshine Cinema
San Diego - Hillcrest Cinemas
San Francisco - Embarcadero Center Cinema
San Francisco Peninsula - Guild Theatre
St. Louis - Tivoli Theatre
Washington D.C. - E Street Cinema

Start time is 7 P.M. local time.

The second night is September 23 and takes place at Alamo Drafthouse locations.

List of locations and start times:

Austin - Theater and start time unavailable at time of post.
Kalamazoo - 7 P.M.
Kansas City - 10 P.M.
New York City: Yonkers location - 8 P.M.
Washington D.C. - 7:30 P.M.

Also in the same E-Mail was details of a 10 disc DVD box set called The Bombs, Babes & Blockbusters of Cannon Films. Along with Electric Boogaloo, the set contains the following films:

Bloodsport
Cobra
The Delta Force
Hellbound
The Hitman
Invasion USA
Masters of the Universe
Missing in Action
Over the Top

The box set will be available the same day as the video release of Electric Boogaloo on September 29."

[levcore]

Very good documentary, I'm glad i picked it up.

[UniSol GR77]

The time has come!
I've just launched my American Ninja Saga website featuring a detailed and well-thought timeline about the fictional world of Joe Armstrong/American Ninja and exclusive interviews with important figures behind the American Ninja movies: Sam Firstenberg (AN1+2 director), David Bradley (Sean Davidson/Joe Kastle), Cedric Sundström (AN3+4 director), Kely McClung (Super Ninja in AN4).
Don't miss it.

http://americanninjasaga.blogspot.it

American Ninja (1985) – American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) – American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989) – American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990) – American Ninja 5 (1993).

Enjoy and thank you so much!

[reaperx187]

I really want to get this liked what i caught from the trailer i checked awhile ago though.