asianxcore

For anyone in Northern California, this film is being shown as a part of the San Francisco International Film Festival. I think there are 2 screenings for it.

http://www.sffs.org/sfiff58/program

DJariya

U.S. Trailer. Warner Brothers picked up the U.S. rights. Supposedly will get a theatrical run here at some point. WB will also distribute the DVD/BD.

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ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films - Theatrical Trailer from RatPac Documentary Films on Vimeo.

The video does work, just click and watch it on Vimeo.

Why So Blu?

Holy shit, that looks great!

Matthew Chmiel

I'm calling it now: the film will get an extremely limited theatrical release with it being available on demand the same day with a Blu-ray release about two months later.

CrumpsBrother

Word.

And given that WB picked it up, it won't play Netflix or Amazon Prime streaming. I really liked Hartley's other films and will gladly see in a theater if it plays in LA.

Matthew Chmiel

Calling it now: it will play at the Sundance Sunset Cinema in West Hollywood.

Can this documentary just be released already?

Solid Snake

Says private video and that I need a password for it.

DJariya

It worked 2 days ago. I guess they took it down.

The official Facebook page for the movie said the documentary will be Rated R by the way.

Matthew Chmiel

Warner submitted it for MPAA approval once they acquired it.

Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, violence including rape, language and some drug use.

Now that's an R-rating.

VHS?

Saw it and loved it. Loved seeing all the old Cannon films ads.
It was like non-stop releases. More than Sy-Fy could ever do in a lifetime.

DJariya

How did you see it? At a film festival? It's been playing mostly in film festivals for the last few years.

VHS?

It was a link to YouTube which I thought was a trailer only. Surprisingly it was the whole thing that had been up for a few days before getting taken down. It was probably ripped from import BD

Hazel Motes

Man, in theory, I want to see so many damn films from this movie. I just don't think it will happen. Maybe I'll watch the doc the brothers produced. Loved this movie though.

Brian T

I saw the premiere at TIFF last year (maybe the year before?) - good response there, but not surprisingly the house wasn't packed -- and I also rewatched it on that YouTube rip because I wanted to see it again so badly. Not surprising it got ripped considering several other regions already have it on DVD or Blu-ray (including a nicely appointed German edition).

Hartley's docs are by far the best when it comes to exploring these little pockets of cinema history with both the passion and derision they deserve.

We can at least be grateful that Kino, Shout, Olive and even Fox/MGM to a lesser degree (with their budget-minded Norris/Bronson/Van Damme combos) have done a decent job getting a lot of the key Cannon titles to Blu-ray since Hartley finished Electric Boogaloo. A lot of the earlier DVDs went out of print and fetch steep prices.

Why So Blu?

A friend of mine has the Australian copy - makes sense since the film was made with the cooperation of Australian producers. Oh, and Brett Ratner produced it, too. It was really cool and made me want to watch some Cannon fodder.

godzilla rules

This is one of the best movies of the year. I too have the Australian version and it is great. This is a must see for anyone who likes movies or grew up in the 80's

asianxcore

It's being released in September on DVD in the States by Warner Bros.!

Bluelitespecial

only on DVD, that sucks.

DJariya

Doesn't really bother me the movie isn't on BD.

I might consider getting the 10-disc collection depending on what movies are in it. That ad is too hard to decipher. At least the documentary is included with it too.

Edit:

The 10-disc collection includes the following movies:

Missing in Action (already have on BD)

Invasion USA (own on DVD)

Cobra (own on BD)

The Delta Force (own on BD)

Masters of the Universe (don't have)

Over the Top (don't have)

Bloodsport (own on BD)

The Hitman (own on DVD)

Hellbound (don't have)

Electric Boogaloo


I guess I don't need the 10-disc set.

DJariya

http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Booga...HVYZH9AKZ04SB6

Here's the Amazon pre-order link.

It's $14.96. I went ahead and ordered it.

asianxcore

Looks like Warner Bros. is prepping this for a Theatrical Release in the States as well!

DJariya

Here's the trailer again. This time WB's Youtube page has it.

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Didn't realize from the trailer that Franco Nero was completely dubbed in Enter the Ninja.

DJariya

DVD artwork front and back. Extras appear to be deleted scenes and trailers for old Cannon movies.

Mike86

Pre-ordered a copy. Too bad it's DVD only.

Spiderbite

I know as soon as I get my dvd copy in, they will announce a BD release.