Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Mark Hartley Music director Jamie Blanks Duration Country Australia | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Screenplay Mark Hartley Writer Mark Hartley Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2 August 2014 (2014-08-02) (Melbourne International Film Festival) Cast Molly Ringwald (Herself), Dolph Lundgren (Himself), Bo Derek (Herself), Marina Sirtis (Herself), Mimi Rogers (Herself), Olivia d'Abo (Herself)Similar movies Bowfinger , That Guy Dick Miller , Back in Time , The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films , Full Tilt Boogie , Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Tagline A one-of-a-kind story about two-of-a-kind men who (for better or worse) changed film forever. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electric boogaloo the wild untold story of cannon films official trailer
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films is a 2014 Australian comedic documentary film written and directed by Mark Hartley. It focuses on the story of The Cannon Group.
Contents
- Electric boogaloo the wild untold story of cannon films official trailer
- Production
- Release
- Critical reception
- References
Production
The film was partly funded by Brett Ratner's RatPac-Dune Entertainment. Other investors included the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Premiere Fund, Film Victoria, and Screen Queensland.
Release
Electric Boogaloo had its world premiere in August 2014 at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and was shown in October 2014 at the BFI London Film Festival. 2015 screen as part of the Film Comment Selects tribute to Cannon Films on 20 February in the Walter Reade Theater.
Critical reception
The film received critical acclaim. review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film has a 95% approval rating, based on reviews from 37 critics, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's consensus states: "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films pays tribute to the titular studio with an affectionate look back that's arguably more entertaining than much of Cannon's own B-movie product."
References
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films WikipediaElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films IMDb Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films themoviedb.org