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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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Hospital Massacre (1981)
, 1h29Directed by Boaz Davidson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Barbi Benton, Judith Baldwin, Billy Jayne
In 1961, an unpopular boy named Harold leaves a Valentine's Day card at the home of Susan Jeremy. Susan and her friend David mock and crumple up the Valentine, prompting an enraged Harold to break into the house, and kill David by hanging him from a hatstand.
Enter the Ninja (1981)
, 1h41Directed by Menahem Golan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi, Christopher George, Will Hare, Derek Webster
After completing his training of ninjutsu within Japan as a Ninja, an Angolan Bush War veteran by the name of Cole (Franco Nero) visits his war buddy Frank Landers (Alex Courtney) and his newlywed wife Mary Ann Landers (Susan George), who are the owners of a large piece of farming land in the Philippines. Cole soon finds that the Landers are being repeatedly harassed by a CEO named Charles Venarius (Christopher George) in order to get them to sell their property because, unbeknownst to them, a large oil deposit is located beneath their land. After beginning to thwart Venarius' hired henchmen's attempts to bully and coerce the Landers into the selling of their property to Venarius, Cole eventually finds himself facing an old rival from the days of his training – Hasegawa (Sho Kosugi), who was hired by Venarius as an assassin to eliminate Cole. In the midst of these events, an affair occurs between Cole and Mary one evening.
The Wishing Tree (1980)
, 1h47Directed by Tenguiz Abouladze
Origin Georgie
Genres Drama
Actors Sofiko Tchiaoureli, Kakhi Kavsadze, Ramaz Chkhikvadze
The Wishing Tree begins with a gorgeous scene, a field of roses, where an even more beautiful horse, named Tetra, is in agony. A young man, Gedya (Soso Jachvliani) rushes to his rescue, but loses the battle, and his horse dies surrounded by roses. This scene will certainly be remembered, as Abuladze will once again bring the audience back to the red roses, where in the end, only the careful viewer will understand its deep meaning. By the time Gedya finds the strength to recover from his loss, he and the entire village is stunned by the incredible beauty of a woman who has come to their town- Marita (Lika Kavjaradze). As soon as Gedya and Marita see each other, they fall in love. But their happiness won`t last forever.
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
Directed by Charles B. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Oliver Reed, Sunny Johnson, Virgil Frye, Mel Welles, Corinne Calvet, Dick Miller
The film is a reversal of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story, about a malformed doctor who drinks a potion and becomes a handsome (and violent) ladies man.
, 1h28Directed by Alan Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Martine Beswick, Chris Lemmon, Edie Adams, Adam West, Phil Silvers, Richard Deacon
The Apple (1980)
, 1h26Directed by Menahem Golan
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors Catherine Mary Stewart, Joss Ackland, Vladek Sheybal, Ray Shell, Miriam Margolyes, Derek Deadman
Alphie (George Gilmour) and Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart), two youths from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in Canada, travel to America to take part in the 1994 Worldvision Song Festival. Despite being the most talented performers, they are beaten by BIM (Boogalow International Music) and its leader, Mr. Boogalow (Vladek Sheybal), who use underhanded tactics to secure a victory. The duo are approached by Mr. Boogalow to sign to his music label, but they soon discover the darker side of the music industry. Bibi is caught up in the wild lifestyle BIM offers, while Alphie risks his life to free her from the company's evil clutches. He eventually convinces her to run away with him and the pair live as hippies for a year (and produce a child) before being tracked down by Mr. Boogalow who insists Bibi owes him ten million dollars. Alphie and Bibi are saved by the Rapture, and all good souls are taken away by Mr. Topps (aka God).
Contamination (1980)
, 1h35Directed by Luigi Cozzi
Origin Italie
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Horror, Romance
Themes Space adventure films, Medical-themed films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masè, Gisela Hahn, Siegfried Rauch, Carlo Monni
A large ship drifts into New York Harbor, seemingly abandoned. The ship is discovered to be carrying large containers of coffee, hidden inside of which are a series of football-sized green eggs. The crew sent in to explore the ghost ship find the mutilated remains of the former crew gathered in one place, and they soon discover the reason why: when disturbed, the green eggs explode, spraying a viscous liquid over everything. The liquid is toxic to living creatures, and causes the body to immediately explode.
New Year's Evil (1980)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about music and musicians
Actors Roz Kelly, Grant Cramer, Louisa Moritz, Taaffe O'Connell, Teri Copley
As the film begins New Year's Eve is on its way and television's most famous punk rock lady icon, Diane Sullivan or Blaze as her fans call her, is holding a late night countdown celebration of music and partying. All is going well until Diane receives a phone call from an odd-sounding stranger claiming his name is Evil, who announces on live television that when the clock strikes twelve in each time zone, a 'Naughty Girl' will be punished (murdered), then the killer signs off with a threat claiming that Diane will be the last Naughty Girl to be punished.
The Magician of Lublin (1979)
, 1h45Directed by Menahem Golan
Origin Israel
Genres Drama
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Alan Arkin, Louise Fletcher, Shelley Winters, Valerie Perrine, Lou Jacobi, Zachi Noy
Yasha Mazur (Alan Arkin) is a turn-of-the-20th-century Jewish stage magician, womaniser, conman, and mystic. His great ambition is to figure out how to fly - an ambition he eventually achieves but not as a magic trick. He tours the western reaches of the old Russian Empire.
Cheerleaders Beach Party (1978)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Dance films, Sports films
Actors John Hart
Rambling U. cheerleaders (Monica, Toni, Sissy, and Sheryl) work together to keep State U. from stealing Rambling’s star football players.
, 1h29Directed by William A. Levey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Joey Heatherton, George Hamilton, Jack Carter, Ray Walston, Phil Foster, David White
World famous prostitute Hollander is called to testify in front of the United States Congress.
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
, 2h4Directed by Menahem Golan
Origin Israel
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Dans un avion, Films about hijackings
Actors Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Assi Dayan (אסי דיין), Sybil Danning, Klaus Kinski, Shaike Ophir
In July 1976, Air France flight 139 from Tel Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked by four terrorists, two of whom are West Germans named Wilfried Boese (Klaus Kinski) and Halima (Sybil Danning), and the other two are Palestinians. After landing to refuel in Libya, the four hijackers force the plane to take off and to land thousands of miles away at the airport in Entebbe, Uganda, at the invitation of the Ugandan leader Idi Amin (Mark Heath). The two Germans and two Arab hijackers are joined at the Entebbe Airport by at least three more Palestinian terrorists. The Jewish passengers are separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit, under the command of Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu (Yehoram Gaon), to raid the airfield and release the hostages. The film is based on fact and follows the events following the flight's takeoff until the hostages' return to Israel.
, 1h22Directed by William Dear
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Nick Nolte, Terence McGovern, Susan Kingsley
An outlaw motorcycle club commits illegal acts, but only to make a point against police corruption. They are normally law-abiding, even going so far as to help an elderly couple whose car stops running. When a police officer rapes a woman, he frames the crime on the bikers. The town's citizens attack the gang in revenge, leading to a battle.
Little Girl, Big Tease (1976)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films
Actors Rebecca Brooke
Virginia, the 16-year-old daughter of a wealthy businessman, is kidnapped by a two men, J.D. and Dakota, and Alva Coward, a woman who is her high school economics teacher. While the details of the payout of the $2 million ransom are being worked out by J.D. and Alva, Virginia is raped by the muscle-man of the outfit and is comforted by the woman, whom she has sex with. Virginia also has sex with the boss of the outfit. She enjoys having sex with the three and helps them escape after she is ransomed.
Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about sharks, Natural horror films
Actors Richard Jaeckel, Harold Sakata, John Davis Chandler, Luke Halpin
Sonny Stein, who is played by Richard Jaeckel, learns while working as a marine salvager in the Philippine Islands, that he has a connection with Mako sharks, and is given a medallion by a Filipino shaman. Becoming alienated from society, Stein lives alone in a small stilt house offshore of Key West, Florida. He develops an ability to telepathically communicate with sharks. He then sets out to destroy anybody who harms sharks. People enter into his strange world to exploit his abilities and his shark "friends," including an unethical shark research scientist and a morbidly obese strip club owner (Buffy Dee) who wants to use a shark in his dancers' acts. Stein then uses these sharks to get revenge on anybody he considers a threat.