Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films is a 2014 Australian-American comedic documentary film written and directed by Mark Hartley. It focuses on the story of The Cannon Group.

Electric Boogaloo:
The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Australian theatrical poster
Directed byMark Hartley
Produced by
Written byMark Hartley
StarringSee below
Music byJamie Blanks
CinematographyGarry Richards
Edited by
  • Jamie Blanks
  • Sara Edwards
  • Mark Hartley
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 2 August 2014 (2014-08-02) (Melbourne International Film Festival)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryAustralia
United States
LanguageEnglish

Interviewees

[2][3]

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.[7]

Release

Electric Boogaloo had its world premiere in August 2014 at the Melbourne International Film Festival,[8] and was shown in October 2014 at the BFI London Film Festival.[9]

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."[10]

See also

References
  1. "ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. Stream This: 'Electric Boogaloo' and the Cannon Films Legacy|Collider
  3. Variety
  4. Cannon Films: A 10-Part Appreciation of the Studio That Revolutionized ‘So Bad, It’s Good’ Movies-Vulture
  5. The Cannon Canon: The Top 20 Cannon Films|Consequence of Sound
  6. Runaway Train: Arthouse Action from Cannon Films-The Retro Set
  7. "Packer, Ratner back Cannon documentary", If Magazine 13 February 2014 accessed 3 August 2014
  8. Review of film at Screen Space accessed 3 August 2014
  9. Blyth, Michael. "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films". British Film Institute. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  10. "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.