Drafthouse Films Acquires US Privileges 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. privileges towards the approaching documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films.our editor recommendsAFM 2011: Drafthouse Buys United States Privileges for Belgian Oscar Hopeful 'Bullhead,' 'Clown'Alamo Drafthouse to grow to NY and L.A.Tim League launches Drafthouse Films PHOTOS: AFM's 20 Most Crazy Movie Posters The film, which is helmed by Mark Hartley (Machete Maidens Unleashed, Less Than Hollywood), follows Israeli-born cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, who released Cannon Films, an indie film studio in 1979 that continued to create 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 for action, Dying Wish, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Masters from the World and American Ninja towards the giant screen. PHOTOS: Legendary Horror Movies "Cannon Films was a company that in lots of ways defined exploitation cinema from the eighties," stated Alamo Drafthouse Founder/Boss and Fantastic Fest Founder Tim League, "We're thrilled to talk about their untold legacy with movie fans round the country." A theatrical release is planned for late 2012, that will coincide having a traveling roadshow retrospective of Cannon's most known works. Related Subjects