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Foundation date 27 october 1967
The Cannon Group Inc. was an American group of companies, including Cannon Films, which produced a distinctive line of low- to medium-budget films from 1967 to 1994. The extensive group also owned, amongst others, a large international cinema chain and a video film company that invested heavily in the video market, buying the international video rights to several classic film libraries.
The company was much more popular in the United Kingdom than in its native United States, which is indicative as to why the group owned several cinema chains in the UK.
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(1988)Filmography of Cannon Group (204 films)
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The Naked Face (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Roger Moore, Rod Steiger, Elliott Gould, Deanna Dunagan, Anne Archer, Art Carney
A patient of Chicago psychoanalyst Dr. Judd Stevens (Moore) is murdered after a session, stabbed while wearing a raincoat belonging to the doctor. Police detectives McGreavy (Steiger) and Angeli (Gould) investigate. McGreavy bitterly resents the doctor from a previous case in which Stevens' testimony led to a cop killer being institutionalized rather than sent to prison.
Breakin' (1984)
, 1h27Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Lucinda Dickey, Shabba Doo, Michael Chambers, Christopher McDonald, Ice-T, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kelly is a struggling young jazz dancer and, through her gay friend Adam, she is introduced to two Street dancers, Ozone and Turbo), who have a bitter rivalry with another crew known as Electro Rock, consisting of poppers Popin' Pete, Poppin' Taco, and Lollipop. They also struggle to overcome scorn from Kelly's dance instructor, Franco, who disapproves of her hybrid dance style and affiliation with street dancers. Kelly soon becomes the sensation of the street crowds. Through it all, the audience is treated to a variety of breakthrough performances, including Turbo's "Broom Scene" and Taco's unique popping solos during the dance battles at the Radiotron nightclub.
Making the Grade (1984)
, 1h44Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Judd Nelson, Jonna Lee, Gordon Jump, Walter Olkewicz, Ronald Lacey, Andrew Dice Clay
Palmer Woodrow (Dana Olsen) is a rich, prep school kid who rarely attends class and has been expelled from numerous prep schools. His parents are traveling internationally and inform him that he has been enrolled at Hoover Academy and he has one last chance to graduate or he will be cut off financially. Meanwhile, Eddie Keaton (Judd Nelson) is a small-time con artist who has run afoul of a local loanshark named "Dice." Via a chance meeting, Woodrow hires Keaton for $10,000 and a Porsche to attend his prep school and graduate, freeing Woodrow to travel to Europe for skiing.
Missing in Action (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Joseph Zito
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, James Hong, Lenore Kasdorf, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pierrino Mascarino
Colonel James Braddock is an American officer who spent seven years in a North Vietnamese POW camp, then escaped 10 years ago. After the bloodiest war, Braddock accompanies a government investigation team that goes to Ho Chi Minh City to check out reports of Americans still held prisoner. Braddock gets the evidence then travels to Thailand, where he meets Tuck, an old Army buddy turned black market kingpin. Together, they launch a mission deep into the jungle to free the American POW's from General Trau.
, 1hDirected by Michael Ventura
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about films
Actors John Cassavetes, Ted Allan, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Ben Carruthers, John Marley
Hercules (1983)
, 1h38Directed by Luigi Cozzi
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Bradford Harris, William Berger, Mirella D'Angelo, Rossana Podestà
The film is a retelling of the story of Hercules (Lou Ferrigno) battling the wizard Minos (William Berger), who uses "science" in an attempt to take over the world. Hercules must stop him and rescue his princess love in the process.
One More Chance (1983)
, 1h30Directed by Sam Firstenberg
Genres Drama
Actors John LaMotta, Kirstie Alley
An ex-con returns home to find that his family left and he has no idea where they went. Only a neighbor knows where they moved, but does not want to give him the information until he can show that he has changed.
10 to Midnight (1983)
, 1h38Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Actors Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Geoffrey Lewis, Gene Davis, Wilford Brimley
10 To Midnight is a drama that mixes elements of police and slasher films. It portrays the homicidal behavior of Warren Stacy (Gene Davis), a young office equipment repairman who kills women after they reject his sexual advances. And his attempts at flirting are always seen as "creepy" by women, resulting in frequent rejections. His first victim seen in the film is Betty, an office worker of his acquaintance. He tracks her down to wooded area, and observes her having sex with her boyfriend. He ambushes the couple, kills the boyfriend, and then gives chase to the naked woman. He soon stabs her to death.
Young Warriors (1983)
, 1h45Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films
Actors Anne Lockhart, Mike Norris, Ernest Borgnine, James Van Patten, Richard Roundtree, Lynda Day George
A young woman is gang raped and murdered in a California college town, sparking her brother Kevin (James Van Patten) to take up arms by night with a gang of like-minded vigilantes from his fraternity, brutally punishing any miscreants they catch in a criminal act. In the meantime, Kevin debates the issue of violent crime in the U.S. with his teachers and others during the day. As Kevin and his gang head toward a final, bloody confrontation with the low-lifes who murdered his sister, other scenes show the difference between his character, now violent, and the people he is supposedly protecting.
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
, 1h30Directed by Sam Firstenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Sho Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Kane Kosugi, Virgil Frye, John LaMotta, Don Shanks
In Japan, the home of Chozen "Cho" Osaki (Sho Kosugi) is attacked by an army of ninjas, resulting in the slaughter of his entire family except for his mother and his younger son, Kane (Kane Kosugi). When Cho arrives at his estate and discovers the carnage, the ninjas attempt to kill him as well, but Cho, being a ninja himself, avenges his family and kills the attackers. Afterwards, however, he swears off being a ninja forever and moves with his son and mother to California, where he opens a doll gallery with the help of his American business partner and friend, Braden (Arthur Roberts), and his assistant Kathy (Ashley Ferrare).
Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Heist films
Actors Tony Anthony, Gene Quintano, Ana Obregón, Francisco Rabal, Emiliano Redondo
The movie follows J.T. Striker, a Soldier of Fortune (Tony Anthony), who has been hired to assemble a group of professional thieves to retrieve the gems which are hidden inside two of the remaining four Mystical Crowns. Striker braves a mysterious magical cave in which skeletons and spears appear and jump out at him. He discovers a scroll in one of the crowns in the cave, which tells him that the fourth crown had disappeared long ago. He denies that the gems are magical or even valuable. He succumbs to the belief eventually and sets off to find the last two crowns, which are being held inside a heavily guarded compound that is the home of a cult led by the evil Brother Jonas. Striker's team suffers casualties from booby traps as it performs a dangerous acrobatic commando raid on the room where the crowns are kept. Striker retrieves the gems from the two magical crowns, and the magic makes his head literally spin. His face becomes half deformed, like that of Two-Face. Striker shoots fire from his fingers, melting the henchmen, their weapons, and Jonas. After, the film cuts to a shot of a boggy swamp, where a large pile of slimy brown sludge rises from the swampy water. A head like that of a moray eel with crystal blue eyes shoots towards the screen for a 3-D effect, setting up for a sequel that never happened.
The Last American Virgin (1982)
, 1h32Directed by Boaz Davidson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about virginity
Actors Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve Antin, Louisa Moritz, Kimmy Robertson, Harry Bugin
The plot closely follows the original Israeli film Eskimo Limon (Lemon Popsicle), and revolves around protagonist Gary (Lawrence Monoson), a typical high school student in early 1980s Los Angeles, and his friends Rick (Steve Antin), the slick ladies' man, and David (Joe Rubbo).
That Championship Season (1982)
, 1h50Directed by Jason Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films, Films based on plays
Actors Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Bruce Dern, Paul Sorvino, Stacy Keach, Arthur Franz
It has been 25 years since the 1957 Fillmore High School (fictional) basketball team won the Pennsylvania state championship. The coach and four of the victors regularly gather to relive the glory of their shining moment.
Body and Soul (1981)
, 1h49Directed by George Bowers
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Jayne Kennedy, Perry Lang, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Kim Hamilton, Peter Lawford, Ola Ray
Le champion Léon ne veut pas devenir boxeur, mais pour sauver sa petite sœur qui nécessite des traitements médicaux, il décide de participer au titre pour financer les soins.
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
, 1h44Directed by Just Jaeckin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Sylvia Kristel, Nicholas Clay, Shane Briant, Elizabeth Spriggs, Anthony Head, Ann Mitchell
After an injury leaves her husband impotent and crippled, Lady Chatterly is torn between love for her husband and her desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out the means of fulfilling her physical needs.