Notes

RIP, Menahem Golan

Producer and director Menahem Golan has died. Golan produced (and sometimes wrote and directed) many, many films including: The Delta Force (1986), Death Wish (1974), The Apple (1980), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Missing In Action (1984), Invasion U.S.A. (1985), American Ninja (1985), Lifeforce (1985), Cobra (1986), Masters of the Universe (1987) Bloodsport (1988), Breakin’ (1984) and Breakin’ II: Electric Boogaloo (1984). He also produced: Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear (1984), The Company Of Wolves (1985) Barfly (1987) and Street Smart (1987). The New York Times, The Dissolve and The AV Club have obituaries. Cinemablend examines Golan’s influence on Hollywood. Here is a segment from a BBC documentary on Menahem Golan and Cannon Films.

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