Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo:
The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Australian theatrical poster
Directed by Mark Hartley
Produced by
Written by Mark Hartley
Starring
Music by Jamie Blanks
Cinematography Garry 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]
Country Australia
Language English

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.

Interviewees

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.[2]

Release

Electric Boogaloo had its world premiere in August 2014 at the Melbourne International Film Festival,[3] and was shown in October 2014 at the BFI London Film Festival.[4] 2015 screen as part of the Film Comment Selects tribute to Cannon Films on 20 February in the Walter Reade Theater.[5]

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."[6]

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. ↑ "Packer, Ratner back Cannon documentary", If Magazine 13 February 2014 accessed 3 August 2014
  3. ↑ Review of film at Screen Space accessed 3 August 2014
  4. ↑ https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=electricboogaloothewilduntoldstoryofcannonfilms
  5. ↑ Cannon Films this weekend at Lincoln Center!
  6. ↑ "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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