History Creator / TheCannonGroup

Golan and Globus, meanwhile, reunited in 1996 when Globus and Pearce went on to join Golan at his 21st Century Film Corporation. Golan continued to work as a director and producer until his death on August 8, 2014, while Globus is currently the head of Globus Max, a cinema chain in Israel. Also in 2014, the Cannon Group became the subject of the documentary film ''Film/ElectricBoogalooTheWildUntoldStoryOfCannonFilms'', produced by Creator/BrettRatner and written and directed by Australian filmmaker Mark Hartley.

* ''Anime/{{Robotech}}: The Movie'' (aka ''Robotech: The Untold Story'') (unreleased film)[[note]]It was actually completed and was originally intended to get a theatrical release by Cannon Films in 1986, but due to poor test screenings, the film's release was cancelled.[[/note]][[index]]

Golan and Globus, meanwhile, reunited in 1996 when Globus and Pearce went on to join Golan at his 21st Century Film Corporation. Golan continued to work as a director and producer until his death on August 8, 2014, while Globus is currently the head of Globus Max, a cinema chain in Israel. Also in 2014, the Cannon Group became the subject of the documentary film ''ElectricBoogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films'', produced by Creator/BrettRatner and written and directed by Australian filmmaker Mark Hartley.

* ''Film/{{Breakin}}''

Golan and Globus, meanwhile, reunited in 1996 when Globus and Pearce went on to join Golan at his 21st Century Film Corporation. Golan continued to work as a director and producer until his death on August 8, 2014, while Globus is currently the head of Globus Max, a cinema chain in Israel. Also in 2014, the Cannon Group became the subject of the documentary film ''Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films'', produced by Creator/BrettRatner and written and directed by Australian filmmaker Mark Hartley.

** ''Film/Breakin2ElectricBoogaloo'' - A subtitle so infamous, it would be used as the title for a 2014 Creator/BrettRatner-produced documentary.

** ''Film/Breakin2ElectricBoogaloo''

In 1986, the Cannon Group reached its peak, with 43 films in the calendar year alone, several times greater than the output of any of the major studios. Cannon paid top dollar to sign Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/ChristopherReeve for starring in two pictures each. To soften the backlash against its B-movies, Cannon commissioned higher-aiming films from such famous directors as Creator/JohnCassavetes, Creator/JohnFrankenheimer, Creator/JeanLucGodard and Creator/FrancoZeffirelli, which were financed by packaging them with their more lucrative films in the pre-sales market. It also received a critical success in the Dutch film ''The Assault'', which gave Golan-Globus both the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film of the year. It also was able to secure a deal with producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind to make ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', as well as with Creator/{{Mattel}} and Creator/MarvelComics for the rights to produce film adaptations of their properties (Cannon was able to produce a ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'' movie and almost filmed a ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' movie). They also acquired [[Creator/{{EMI}} Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment]], giving them access to a large library of (mostly British) films and theatre chains throughout Britain.

* ''Film/{{Lifeforce}}''

* ''Film/StreetSmart'' (a passion project for Creator/ChristopherReeve that they made as part of the deal to acquire ''Superman IV'', Creator/MorganFreeman got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for it)

* ''Literature/LadyChatterleysLover'' (1981)

In 1986, the Cannon Group reached its peak, with 43 films in the calendar year alone, several times greater than the output of any of the major studios. Cannon paid top dollar to sign Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/ChristopherReeve for starring in two pictures each. To soften the backlash against its B-movies, Cannon commissioned higher-aiming films from such famous directors as Creator/JohnCassavetes, Creator/JohnFrankenheimer, Creator/JeanLucGodard and Creator/FrancoZeffirelli, which were financed by packaging them with their more lucrative films in the pre-sales market. It also received a critical success in the Dutch film ''The Assault'', which gave Golan-Globus both the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Langauge Film of the year. It also was able to secure a deal with producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind to make ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', as well as with Creator/{{Mattel}} and Creator/MarvelComics for the rights to produce film adaptations of their properties (Cannon was able to produce a ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'' movie and almost filmed a ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' movie). They also acquired [[Creator/{{EMI}} Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment]], giving them access to a large library of (mostly British) films and theatre chains throughout Britain.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBFG'' (with Creator/CosgroveHall)

** ''Film/DeathWish1974''

In the early years, under the leadership of Friedland and Dewey, the Cannon Group was a tightly run organization, producing exploitation films on very low budgets and sometimes NoBudget. Films had their budgets capped at no more than $300,000. After the SleeperHit ''Film/{{Joe}}'', throughout UsefulNotes/TheSeventies the company lost money from unsuccessful films whose descriptions often resembled softcore pornography. With these issues, it would become apparent that Friedland and Dewey would have to sell their studio.

* ''Film/{{Joe}}''

Due to this turn of events, the company began dismantling some of its Thorn EMI assets, including the library and studio lots. Cannon would ultimately be sold in the late 1980s to Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti, who immediately renamed the company to Creator/{{Pathe}}; Communications in the hopes of buying out the French studio of the same name (this deal fell through, as his sketchy background raised eyebrows with the French government). This caused a massive restructuring of the company's operations to reduce its debts. At that point, in 1989 Golan left his position in the company over a feud with Parretti and Globus. While Globus continued to work with Pathé, Golan went on to form his own company (21st Century Film Corporation), whose productions included ''Film/CaptainAmerica1990'' and ''Film/DeathWishVTheFaceOfDeath'', which had been stuck in DevelopmentHell at Cannon. Golan also took with him the rights to Cannon's announced but unproduced ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' movie, which he would ultimately fail to realize due to myriad financial and legal difficulties.

Due to this turn of events, the company began dismantling some of its Thorn EMI assets, including the library and studio lots. Cannon would ultimately be sold in the late 1980s to Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti, who immediately renamed the company to Creator/Pathe; Communications in the hopes of buying out the French studio of the same name (this deal fell through, as his sketchy background raised eyebrows with the French government). This caused a massive restructuring of the company's operations to reduce its debts. At that point, in 1989 Golan left his position in the company over a feud with Parretti and Globus. While Globus continued to work with Pathé, Golan went on to form his own company (21st Century Film Corporation), whose productions included ''Film/CaptainAmerica1990'' and ''Film/DeathWishVTheFaceOfDeath'', which had been stuck in DevelopmentHell at Cannon. Golan also took with him the rights to Cannon's announced but unproduced ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' movie, which he would ultimately fail to realize due to myriad financial and legal difficulties.

Due to this turn of events, the company began dismantling some of its Thorn EMI assets, including the library and studio lots. Cannon would ultimately be sold in the late 1980s to Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti, who immediately renamed the company to Pathé Communications in the hopes of buying out the French studio of the same name (this deal fell through, as his sketchy background raised eyebrows with the French government). This caused a massive restructuring of the company's operations to reduce its debts. At that point, in 1989 Golan left his position in the company over a feud with Parretti and Globus. While Globus continued to work with Pathé, Golan went on to form his own company (21st Century Film Corporation), whose productions included ''Film/CaptainAmerica1990'' and ''Film/DeathWishVTheFaceOfDeath'', which had been stuck in DevelopmentHell at Cannon. Golan also took with him the rights to Cannon's announced but unproduced ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' movie, which he would ultimately fail to realize due to myriad financial and legal difficulties.

* ''Film/StreetSmart''

* ''[[Film/InvasionUSA1985 Invasion U.S.A.]]''

Throughout the Golan-Globus years, many films of the Cannon Group were released by UsefulNotes/HomeVideoDistributors such as MCA Videocassette, Inc., MGM/UA Home Video, Thorn EMI Video (which Cannon wound up acquiring and briefly renaming ''Creator/{{HBO}}/Cannon Video'', before selling their stake to HBO amid their troubles in 1987) and Media Home Entertainment, among other companies. Today, most of these films are owned by [=StudioCanal=], MGM, or Warner Bros., depending on the film.