The Official Golan/Globus Appreciation Thread

[maybrick]

In the annals of Motion Picture history, there have been few parterships that have produced as much pure cheese as that of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. Please take a moment and bask in their glory, for without them, we may never have had Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, or Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.

10 to Midnight (1983)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
Daughters, Daughters (1973)
Secret of Yolanda (1982)
Alien from L.A. (1988)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Ambassador, The (1984)
America 3000 (1986)
American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993)
American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
I Love You Rosa (1972)
Apple, The (1980)
Appointment with Death (1988)
Assassination (1987)
Assisi Underground, The (1985)
Avenging Force (1986)
Adventures of Hercules, The (1985)
Barbarians, The (1987)
Barfly (1987)
Berlin Affair, The (1985)
Bloodsport (1988)
Body and Soul (1981)
Bolero (1984)
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
Breakin' (1984)
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Business as Usual (1987)
Cannon Movie Tales: Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Cannon Movie Tales: Puss in Boots (1988)
Cobra (1986)
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
Cry in the Dark, A (1988)
Cyborg (1989)
Dancers (1987)
Dangerously Close (1986)
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Death Wish II (1982)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
Delta Force, The (1986)
Detective School Dropouts (1985)
Bullet from God, A (1976)
Diamonds (1975)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
Down Twisted (1987)
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
Duet for One (1986)
Déjà Vu (1985)
Forced Testimony (1984)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (1987)
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Going All the Way (1978)
Exterminator 2 (1984)
Field of Honor (1986)
Firewalker (1986)
Fool for Love (1985)
Girl from the Dead Sea, The (1966)
Four Deuces, The (1976)
Stray Days (1988)
Godsend, The (1980)
Going Bananas (1988)
Gor (1988)
Grace Quigley (1984)
Hanna's War (1988)
Hanoi Hilton, The (1987)
Hansel and Gretel (1988)
Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood, The (1980)
Up Your Anchor (1985)
Haunted Summer (1988)
Hercules (1983)
Hero and the Terror (1988)
Hospital Massacre (1982)
Hot Chili (1985)
Hot Resort (1985)
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes - the Man and His Work (1984)
My Mother the General (1979)
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1989)
Jump (1971)
Kazablan (1974)
Kid Vengeance (1977)...aka Vengeance (1977) (USA)
King Lear (1987)
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
Last American Virgin, The (1982)
Lifeforce (1985)
Love Streams (1984)
Lupo (1970)
Mack the Knife (1990)
Magician of Lublin, The
Prom Queen (1986)
Highway Queen, The (1971)
Manifesto (1988)
Margo Sheli (1969)
Maria's Lovers (1984)
Mascara (1987)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Mata Hari (1985)
Lover, The (1985)
Mercenary Fighters (1988)
Messenger of Death (1988)
Missing in Action (1984)
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
Murphy's Law (1986)
Naked Cage, The (1986)
Naked Face, The (1984)
Nana (1982)
Miracle in Our Town, A (1968)
New Year's Evil (1980)
Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
Marriage Tel Aviv Style (1979)
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Otello (1986)
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
Over the Top (1987)
Powaqqatsi (1988)
Big Escape, The (1970)
Rappin' (1985)
Red Riding Hood (1989)
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Baby Love (1984)
Rose Garden, The (1989)
Runaway Train (1985)
Lemon Popsicle (1983)
Sahara (1983)
Salome (1986)
Salsa (1988)
Sam's Song
Private Popsicle (1982)
Schizoid (1980)
Seed of Innocence (1980)
Seven Magnificent Gladiators, The (1983)
Hot Bubblegum (1981)
Shy People (1987)
Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
Snow White (1988)
Speedway Junky (1999)
Street Smart (1987)
Aladdin (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Surrender (1987)
Sword of the Valiant (1984)
Treasure of the Four Crowns, The (1983)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The (1986)
That Championship Season (1982)
Thunder Alley (1985)
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
Under Cover (1987)
Wicked Lady, The (1983)
It's a Funny, Funny World (1978)
Going Steady (1979)

[Franco]

They were jews, no?

[onebyone]

Ahh, the folks behind New Year's Evil and Hospital Massacre, two classic bad movies that I have loved since childhood. In fact, I have had my VHS tapes of those movies for that long as well. Thank you guys for your work in bad cinema. Thank you. *tears up*

[maybrick]

Originally Posted by Franco

They were jews, no?

I have no idea if they were Jews or not. According to the bio on imdb, they were born in Palestine pre-Israel in 1929 and 1941 and are of Polish decent.

[Peter Vincent]

Yeah, they sure had their hand in a lot of JUNK! Some are favs of mine but only because I grew up watching them & are part of my childhood (namely Salsa!, Superman IV & Master Of The Universe), but even THOSE are pure CHEESE!

SO, dare I ask, Where R They Now? Did they just retire?

[Katatonia]

Hell yeah, a ton of favorites over the years came from these two guys. Cannon films released a ton of great cheese movies!

[walkingdude]

Looks like I only have four DVDs of that whole list.Bloodsport,Last American Virgin,Lifeforce and Chainsaw 2.

[betterdan]

I have 7 off that list.

10 to Midnight
Death Wish 2
Death Wish 3
The Godsend
Invaders From Mars
Last American Virgin
TCM2

[KillerCannabis]

I love GG. These guys are responsible for so much good film its unreal. And they were also the home studio during the 80's for two of my favorite action stars of all time Chuck Norris and Charles Bronson. And Golan even directed Franco Nero in Enter the Ninja, which kicked ass. I wish these guys were around today making more films that kicked ass and took no names.

[walkingdude]

Originally Posted by KillerCannabis

I love GG. And Golan even directed Franco in the way of the Jew

Come on Franco!You knew they were Jews!

[Criswell]

52 Pick-up............how friggin sleazy wat that!!!!!!!!!!!

mmmmmmmmmmmmm Vanity at her best!!!!!!

[patmcgahern]

Yay, sign me up for more of the Cannon love, I've seen most of the titles there believe it or not, and own a good deal of them, even Puss In Boots with Christopher Walken "I'm singing the happy cat song!". They're still around mostly involved in cheapjack action movies lensed in Israel, but I doubt they'll ever re-reach the glory days of Tough Guys Don't Dance, but even some movies on their downward spiral were great, anyone else love American Cyborg: Steel Warrior?

Anyone?

It's got Joe Lara and John P Ryan?

[patmcgahern]

That list doesnt seem very complete,
More titles can be found here,
http://mtceuropavideo.com/cannon_group_collection.htm
http://mtceuropavideo.com/21st_century_collection.htm

[maybrick]

The reason it's not complete is because this is a Golan-Globus thread, not a Cannon Thread. Although it's true that they ran Cannon throughout the 80s, not every Cannon release was a Golan-Globus production. Some films of theirs predate their involvement in Cannon (which they bought in 1979), and others were merely picked up and distributed by them, not actually "produced". For example, The Great Skycopter Rescue (which SUCKS by the way) according to imdb was produced by George and Lawrence Foldes.

Now, I'm not saying this list is by anymeans complete (I'm relying on imdb afterall) but a lot of these titles were known under alternate titles as well. After Cannon dissolved, Golan and Globus parted ways. Any movies produced by 21st Century involved Golan by himself, not paired with Globus.

[speanroc]

Originally Posted by betterdan

I have 7 off that list.

10 to Midnight
Death Wish 2
Death Wish 3
The Godsend
Invaders From Mars
Last American Virgin
TCM2

sweet list