Drafthouse Films Acquires US Rights to 'Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films'

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's distribution arm Drafthouse Films introduced Thursday, 12 ,. 1 it had acquired the U.S. rights for the approaching documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films.our editor recommendsAFM 2011: Drafthouse Buys U . s . States Rights for Belgian Oscar Hopeful 'Bullhead,' 'Clown'Alamo Drafthouse to develop to NY and L.A.Tim League launches Drafthouse Films PHOTOS: AFM's 20 Most Crazy Movie Posters The film, that is helmed by Mark Hartley (Machete Maidens Unleashed, Under Hollywood), follows Israeli-born cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who launched Cannon Films, an indie film studio in 1979 that ongoing to produce over 120 exploitation films, between 1979 and 1989, dubbing itself the "seventh Hollywood major." Cannon Films introduced Runaway Train (which received an Oscar nomination in 1986), Missing to use it, Dying Wish, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Masters in the World and American Ninja for the silver screen. PHOTOS: Legendary Horror Movies "Cannon Films would be a company that in several ways defined exploitation cinema in the eighties," mentioned Alamo Drafthouse Founder/Boss and Fantastic Fest Founder Tim League, "We are thrilled to discuss their untold legacy with movie fans around the country." A theatrical release is planned for late 2012, which will coincide getting a traveling roadshow retrospective of Cannon's most known works. Related Subjects