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  • Spawn67
    Career Member
    • Aug 14, 2009
    • 816

    Cannon Films documentary...

    Anyone with Netfix seen the documentary Electric Boogaloo the wild and Untold story of Cannon Films.
    As a kid growing up in the 80's I loved those campy movies and still watch alot of them to this day. I didn't even realize they made so many films in such a short period of time!
    What's your favorite Cannon Film?
  • Iron Mego
    Wake Up Heavy
    • Jan 31, 2010
    • 3537

    #2
    Yes! Been waiting for this to show up on Netflix. I'll probably watch it tomorrow.
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    • cjefferys
      Duke of Gloat
      • Apr 23, 2006
      • 10180

      #3
      I watched it last weekend, I thought it was great. But considering how much material they had to cover, I wish it was longer.

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      • palitoy
        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
        • Jun 16, 2001
        • 59794

        #4
        I loved it but the Cannon guys ran out and made their own documentary to compete with it, anybody seen that one?
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        • thunderbolt
          Hi Ernie!!!
          • Feb 15, 2004
          • 34211

          #5
          Originally posted by palitoy
          I loved it but the Cannon guys ran out and made their own documentary to compete with it, anybody seen that one?
          well. of course they did. Fits right in with their M.O. Boogaloo was pretty good, I forgot how many b-movies they cranked out. Bet Spider-Man would have made the 70s tv show look good.
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          • enyawd72
            Maker of Monsters!
            • Oct 1, 2009
            • 7904

            #6
            They may have made a lot of sub-par films, but Masters of the Universe made up for it. Despite it's shortcomings it's still an incredibly well made film with great performances, great special effects, and an awesome score by Bill Conti.

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            • cjefferys
              Duke of Gloat
              • Apr 23, 2006
              • 10180

              #7
              Originally posted by palitoy
              I loved it but the Cannon guys ran out and made their own documentary to compete with it, anybody seen that one?
              Yeah, I heard that, it was a very Cannon thing for them to do. Haven't seen it yet but I want to.

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              • Apositive
                Career Member
                • Apr 3, 2011
                • 609

                #8
                I haven't seen the documentary but Cannon was a fun company. My favorite Cannon films are:

                Operation Thunderbolt
                Death Wish 3-it's so bad it's funny
                Masters of the Universe
                10 to Midnight

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                • palitoy
                  live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                  • Jun 16, 2001
                  • 59794

                  #9
                  Yeah, Death Wish 3 is amazing.
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                  • cjefferys
                    Duke of Gloat
                    • Apr 23, 2006
                    • 10180

                    #10
                    I remember when I was a teenager my father came home from the video store with Death Wish 1, 2 & 3. I had never seen any of them (I think the third one had just been released on video). We had a fun Saturday watching all of them!

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                    • TrekStar
                      Trek or Treat
                      • Jan 20, 2011
                      • 8708

                      #11
                      William Conrad was great as detective Cannon. They made nice cameras too.

                      The film studio? Okay, Death Wish 1-2 were awesome, they should have stopped after that
                      didn't they make some Chuck Norris movies too?

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                      • Bruce Banner
                        HULK SMASH!
                        • Apr 3, 2010
                        • 4335

                        #12
                        My favourites would have to be MOTU, Lifeforce, the Death Wish sequels and Cobra.
                        PUNY HUMANS!

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                        • cjefferys
                          Duke of Gloat
                          • Apr 23, 2006
                          • 10180

                          #13
                          Lifeforce was awesome. And Mathilda May, *swoon*

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                          • Spawn67
                            Career Member
                            • Aug 14, 2009
                            • 816

                            #14
                            Enter the Ninja
                            Revenge of the Ninja
                            Ninja 3 the domination were godlike movies I watched on a daily basis in my childhood. Of course I watched them recently and could see how campy they really were tha I never noticed as a kid. But I would watch them over 98% of movies that are released nowdays.
                            I saw Breakin one and 2 in the theatre and people actually got up and started dancing! Good times!

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                            • monitor_ep
                              Talkative Member
                              • May 11, 2013
                              • 8829

                              #15
                              Yeah I bought the dvd at Wal-mart for around $5 just to notice the have now included it with a collection of there movies.
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