Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
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| Directed by | Mark Hartley |
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| Written by | Mark Hartley |
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| Music by | Jamie Blanks |
| Cinematography | Garry Richards |
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| 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.
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.
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.
The film received critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 95% rating, based on 37 reviews, 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."
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