Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)
A one-of-a-kind story about two-of-a-kind men who (for better or worse) changed film forever
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
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