Updates, News and errr… Cannon Stuff

October - November 2008 (see main menu for older news)

Got a better image, information or something I’m missing or I have wrong? Like to add something? See the Contact Me page on the main menu

ADDED IMAGES

Thanks to Dan (AKA vestrondan) for the French America 3000 (1986).

Thanks to Dan (AKA Dan Smiffy) for the scan for the UK Betamax, Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981).

Thanks also to Pascal, who has sent some intersting images which I’ll be adding to the A-Z.

Another strange poster from Asia:

FOLLIES

Rick Locke's D.C. Follies (1987) added to the A-Z. Never seen it. 1986-87, this is when Cannon were spending heavily and Golan-Globus

get an executive producer mention. If you have a larger scan of the cover or have any info about Cannon’s input please get in touch.

See the Contact Me page on the main menu

POPSICLE RETURNS

Japan

Cancelled after the distributor (S. Golds) went out of business, that HMV 7 disc Lemon Popsicle set is back on for a release the middle of November here

There are other sets and single releases UK wide including from the Jersey based Play.com here and Amazon UK here

Get in the mood with this groovy British trailer here

PROMOTION

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A few nice promos I’ve gotten in the last few weeks. Covers most of Cannon from the earlier days, the 1980s, 1990s at Cannon Pictures and

of course, Pathe. Like all other Pathe material they weren’t sure if they were MGM, MGM-Pathe, Cannon Entertainment or just Pathe.

I’ll be getting some photos of the contents when time permits.

CANNON PIC OF THE DAY

Link (1986)

Amusing still from Cannon Screen Entertainment for the Elisabeth Shue film, Link (1986).

Check out the trailers: UK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwHzwAvmKtM West Germany: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NozbDVakjg

ADDITIONS

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Lots of additions to the Cannon IMDb including Chuck Norris’s Walker, Texas Ranger: Something in The Shadows (1993) (I reckon that’s the

newest (and last) VHS I’ve seen from Cannon, from 1994) and from West Germany, Ginger and Fred (1986).

IMDb ADDITIONS

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Alexander Ramati's The Desperate Ones (1968) gets added to the Cannon A-Z. Released through Cannon here in the UK and it had a

UK VHS/Betamax/V2000 release from Rank. The Desperate Ones (1968) had a release in the US as Beyond the Mountains.

Ramati worked with Cannon again on The Assisi Underground (1985)

MARION RETURNS –ONE NIGHT ONLY

Cobra (1986)

Thanks to Naseer for the heads up on Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti making a special visit here in the UK.

Showing 27 November 2008. Book your tickets now at the Barbican! www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=8079 If you go

please get some photos of the night (and poster) and I’ll post them here.

If you want to relive the film check out the trailers www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LO1w_tXr_0 and www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_iYOO7meCA

Bring back the 1980s! Maybe not.

I bet they don’t use this poster:

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Where have we seen that Madsen image used before on another Cannon film? Here’s the evidence.

LET ME TELL YOU™:

“Crime is the disease. Meet the Cure.”

“The strong arm of the law.”

Stallone Cannon Gallery

I’ve not had time to to start the Cannon Stars Stallone Gallery. Anyone want to get it going? If you have a load of images ready to

upload or want to do some work to get things goings let me know. It’ll be images from Cobra (1986) and Over the Top (1987). Photos, scripts,

scans –anything you think we’d all like to see. If you do the entire gallery then it will be your named page completely and I’ll add another page

later. You don’t need to be an expert (I’m not!), just a fan. See the Contact Me page on the main menu

IMAGES

A load of images added to the site including:

Hospital Massacre (1982) [USA VHS, IMDb A-Z] –Thanks to Timothy

No Place to Hide (1993) [USA VHS, IMDb A-Z] –Thanks to Timothy

Added cinema posters:

Making the Grade (1984) [UK quad] click for larger

Interesting how the UK release differs from the USA poster.

Also…

Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) [UK quad]

Castaway (1987) [UK quad]

Diary of a Mad Old Man (1987) [one sheet]

Dragonard (1987) [one sheet]

Kreytserova sonata (1987) [UK quad] click for larger

Manifesto (1988) [one sheet]

POW: The Escape (1986) [UK quad]

Stronghold (1985) [one sheet]

All added to Cannon Posters.

LA CASA DELLE OMBRE LUNGHE

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Impressive looking Italian locandina for House of the Long Shadows (1983).

ADDED SCANS

Lots of home video covers added including this nice item which I thought I’d never find:

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Little Girl... Big Tease (1977) –Intervision -thanks to gozo

I don’t have many Intervision/Cannon covers. The ones I know of are:

Death of A Hooker (1971) (AKA Who Killed Mary What's'ername?)

Fury on Wheels (1971)

Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970)

Happy Hooker Goes To Washington (1977)

Happy Hooker, The (1975) (I have this but not added it yet)

Joe (1970)

Maid in Sweden (1971)

Scratch Harry (1969) (AKAThe Erotic Three)

Slumber Party '57 (1976)

It would be nice for them to have their own UK gallery so if you have something you’d like to share see the Contact Me page on the main menu

More great covers from Nicolas in France:

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Freeway Maniac (1989) -“Motokiller” –I like that. It doesn’t scan well as it’s metallic but I did a bit of Photoshop on it here

Firewalker (1986) (will be added to the Chuck Norris Gallery on the next update)

–both added to the Cannon IMDb A-Z Cannon Film A-Z IMDb & Image Gallery on the main menu

On the subject of Freeway Maniac (1989), does anyone have information on the UK home video release? I can’t find anything. The film may have

been released as ‘Breakdown’.

IS SPIDER-MAN

OK, maybe not but is that what Cannon had in mind? Matthew Daniels has penned a great article on the Cannon Could Have Been, Spider-Man.

With input from Spider-Man writer Ted Newsom we get some great insights into what really could have been, had Cannon made Spider-Man.

That’s been added to Cannon, Could Have Been on the main menu

If you’d like to add something about Spider-Man see the Contact Me page on the main menu

MIKE HUNTER

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Norman J. Warren’s The Destructer (1978) [AKA Prey] from West Germany. I think this is from Cannon’s catalogue when they picked up the

Tigon back catalogue. The Destructer (1978) @ the IMDb http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0086872

See the intro logos at YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac-oGG16L6k That Scotia-Cannon intro board looks like something someone

made on their kitchen table.

ADDED SCANS

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Lots of home video covers added to the IMDb A-Z and home video galleries. Including:

American Raspberry (1977) [AKA Prime Time] Rank-Cannon

Body and Soul (1981) Rank-Cannon

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993) [Cannon Pictures UK home video]

BOLO!

“ARE YOU READY TO GET YOUR GUTS KICKED OUT?” -Ah, they don’t do tag-lines like that any more.

Wing-Cho Yip’s The Thunder Kick (1973). Bolo Yeung’s first Cannon film, Bloodsport (1988) being his 2^nd.

AKA:

Yi wang da shu

Survival of the Dragon (UK)

Thunderkick

Der Gelbe Teufel mit dem Superschlag (West Germany)

La Vendetta di Ki-Siang (Italy)

Check out the trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOqwFh2mhLA (you might not get to the end of that but I’m sure you get the idea).

There’s a few DVDs of this around included one from Tai Seng.

NEW LOGO

Rarely seen logo from Cannon Pictures when they were linked to the pilot TV show, Walker, Texas Ranger (1993).

See a clip of the video here

GOLAN INTERVIEW 2008

Films in Review’s Oren Shai speaks with Menahem Golan www.filmsinreview.com/2008/08/20/interview-menahem-golan

Excellent article.

BEN, BONZO AND BIG BAD JOE. Honest.

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Some great scans from Tim from Variety magazine. I’ve seen It Ate Cleveland before but the others are all new to the site.

Ben, Bonzo and Big Bad Joe became: Going Bananas (1987) AKA My African Adventure

Duet for One (1986) would be made minus Dunaway.

Citizen Joe would have been a follow-up to Joe (1970)

Number One with a Bullet (1987) was made but had no sign of Belushi.

-Thanks to Tim.

JCVD UPDATE

I’ve updated the JCVD Gallery. Thanks to all those who’ve sent me stuff including Lucio, István and Hiwa.

Thanks!

In case you’re wondering about that coin, that’s accepted as currency in several countries.

THE BERLIN ORDEAL

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2 amusing reviews from 1986 for The Berlin Affair (1985) and Ordeal by Innocence (1984).

Just in case you’re not sure of what you’re missing catch the trailer for The Berlin Affair (1985) at YouTube

WHERE’S THE BELT?

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Auction lot:

320. Christopher Reeve Hero Costume from Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

“(Warner Bros., 1987) This four-piece costume consists of a long-sleeve leotard of blue and red stretch jersey, with chest emblazoned with the trademark Superman “S” in yellow and red; red briefs with belt loops (belt not present) and a Bermans & Nathans label typed “Christopher Reeve 4913 Walking Superman IV”; a pair of blue stretch nylon pants with matching label; cape of scarlet wool with padded shoulders, the back having another Superman “S” logo with similar label, and a pair of red knee-length leather boots with zipper closures, inscribed in black felt pen “C4?. Each piece has a matching label with matching production numbers. Worn by Christopher Reeve in the fourth installment of the Superman series of films from the late 1970s / 1980s. In this film, Superman fights Lex Luthor’s diabolical creation, Nuclear Man, an android of superhuman strength powered by the sun. The “Walking” notation in this costume identifies it as one of the close-up or hero costumes, and the entire garment and boots remain in excellent condition. Easily one of the most recognizable costumes in Hollywood history, this is without question the best Christopher Reeve Superman costume to ever come to auction!”

On the subject of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) here’s a picture of my UK quad:

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I’ve not seen that for sale very often so was happy to get a hold of it. I’ll re-photograph it later when I do all my posters.

I first seen that poster in the foyer of the Dundee Cannon cinema. More than 22 years ago…

JAPAN

Just in case you were wondering what a Cannon NTSC VHS tape looked like from Japan. That’s The Sicilian Connection (1985).

Managed to get a hold of the US one sheet cinema poster too. Damiano Damiani's film has had a couple of DVD releases in Germany

and Italy with its original name of Pizza Connection (1985). Cecchi Gori Home Video handled the Italian release I've seen. 16:9 in Italian only.

This was another in a long line of movies Cannon International had dubbed for the US market. I'm not sure who released this in the UK on

home video but it was MGM in the US.

Watch the trailer on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZqmBENIrBI

Do you know anything about the UK name/release? See the Contact Me page on the main menu