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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2014-10-06

Runtime: 107 mins

Director: Mark Hartley

Writer: Mark Hartley

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Production Companies: RatPac Documentary Films, Celluloid Dreams, WildBear Entertainment

Production Countries: France, United States of America, Australia

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