Menahem Globus Wiki Biography
Menahem Golan (Hebrew: מנחם גולן; May 31, 1929 – August 8, 2014) was an Israeli director and producer. He produced movies for such stars as Sean Connery, Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Charles Bronson, and was known for a period as a producer of comic book-style movies like Masters of the Universe, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Captain America, and his aborted attempt to bring Spider-Man to the silver screen. Using the pen name of Joseph Goldman, Golan also wrote and “polished” film scripts. He was co-owner of Golan-Globus with his cousin Yoram Globus. Golan produced about 200 films, directed 44, won 8 times the Violin David Awards and The Israel Prize in Cinema.
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 31, 1929 |
| Place Of Birth | Tiberias, Palestine [now Israel] |
| Profession | Producer, Writer, Director |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1814862 |
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| 1 | For me a director is a director, he dictates the piece, creates it and I need to help him. The producer brings together all the elements that make it possible for the director to make the film – develop the script, hire the actors, hire the director and then work together with him. The director is the architect and the producer is the engineer. |
| 2 | I make films, love them, sometimes I also do an excellent job. I don’t consider myself an Ingmar Bergman, I don’t make “message” films. I make them for the audience in the theater who doesn’t get bored, laughs at a comedy, cries at a tragedy, with a lot of emotion. I’m hoping that there’s still a future. |
| 3 | The film business is the only business where a negative is a positive. |
| 4 | If you make an American film with a beginning, a middle and an end, with a budget of less than five million dollars, you must be an idiot to lose money. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Co-founder of Israeli film production company Noah Films. |
| 2 | Started US production company 21st Century Pictures. |
| 3 | Purchased Britain’s Elstree Studios. [1986] |
| 4 | Purchased UK production company Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment. [1986] |
| 5 | He grew up in Tiberius, a city located in northern Israel, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. |
| 6 | Along with his cousin, Yoram Globus, bought the Cannon Group production company in 1979 and ran it throughout the 1980s. Because of their fast, low-budget style of filmmaking, they earned the nickname the Go-Go Boys. |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missing in Action | 1984 | producer | |
| Maria’s Lovers | 1984 | executive producer | |
| Ninja III: The Domination | 1984 | producer | |
| Exterminator 2 | 1984 | executive producer | |
| Bolero | 1984 | executive producer | |
| I’m Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes – the Man and His Work | 1984 | Documentary producer | |
| Ordeal by Innocence | 1984 | executive producer | |
| Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | 1984 | producer | |
| The Naked Face | 1984 | producer | |
| The Ambassador | 1984 | producer | |
| Making the Grade | 1984 | executive producer | |
| Breakin’ | 1984 | executive producer | |
| Grace Quigley | 1984 | producer | |
| Over the Brooklyn Bridge | 1984 | producer | |
| Love Streams | 1984 | producer | |
| Edut Me’ones | 1984 | producer | |
| The Big Tease: Here Comes Another One | 1984 | producer | |
| Sahara | 1983 | producer | |
| Revenge of the Ninja | 1983 | producer | |
| Sababa | 1983 | producer | |
| Hercules | 1983 | producer | |
| The Wicked Lady | 1983 | producer | |
| Nana | 1983 | producer | |
| 10 to Midnight | 1983 | executive producer | |
| One More Chance | 1983 | executive producer | |
| Treasure of the Four Crowns | 1983 | executive producer | |
| House of the Long Shadows | 1983 | producer | |
| I sette magnifici gladiatori | 1983 | executive producer | |
| Roman Za’ir | 1983 | producer | |
| That Championship Season | 1982 | executive producer | |
| The Last American Virgin | 1982 | producer | |
| Death Wish II | 1982 | producer | |
| Sapiches | 1982 | producer | |
| X-Ray | 1981 | producer | |
| Body and Soul | 1981 | producer | |
| Enter the Ninja | 1981 | producer – uncredited | |
| Lady Chatterley’s Lover | 1981 | executive producer | |
| Shifshuf Naim | 1981 | producer | |
| New Year’s Evil | 1980 | producer | |
| Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype | 1980 | producer | |
| Seed of Innocence | 1980 | producer | |
| The Apple | 1980 | producer | |
| Schizoid | 1980 | producer | |
| The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | 1980 | producer | |
| The Godsend | 1980 | executive producer | |
| Imi Hageneralit | 1979 | producer | |
| The Magician of Lublin | 1979 | producer | |
| Going Steady | 1979 | producer | |
| Nisuin Nusah Tel Aviv | 1979 | producer | |
| The Alaska Wilderness Adventure | 1978 | producer | |
| Uranium Conspiracy | 1978 | producer | |
| Lemon Popsicle | 1978 | producer | |
| Yisraelim Matzhikim | 1978 | producer | |
| Vengeance | 1977 | producer | |
| Mivtsa Yonatan | 1977 | producer | |
| The Passover Plot | 1976 | executive producer | |
| Diamante Lobo | 1976 | producer | |
| Lupo B’New York | 1976 | producer | |
| Mishpahat Tzan’ani | 1976 | producer | |
| Diamonds | 1975 | producer | |
| The Four Deuces | 1975 | executive producer | |
| The House on Chelouche Street | 1973 | producer | |
| Abu el Banat | 1973 | producer | |
| Kazablan | 1973 | producer | |
| Escape to the Sun | 1972 | producer | |
| I Love You Rosa | 1972 | producer | |
| Malkat Hakvish | 1971 | producer | |
| Ha-Pritza Hagdola | 1970 | producer | |
| Lupo! | 1970 | producer | |
| Margo Sheli | 1969 | producer | |
| Tuvia Vesheva Benotav | 1968 | producer | |
| Nes B’Ayara | 1968 | producer | |
| 999 Aliza: The Policeman | 1967 | producer | |
| Fortuna | 1966 | producer | |
| Einer spielt falsch | 1965 | producer | |
| Sallah | 1964 | producer | |
| Shemona B’Ekevot Ahat | 1964 | producer | |
| Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East | executive producer announced | ||
| Rak Klavim Ratzim Hofshi | 2007 | producer | |
| Children of Wax | 2007 | producer | |
| Rikud Mesukan | 2007 | producer | |
| Yamim Shel Ahava | 2005 | producer | |
| Open Heart | 2002 | producer | |
| Impossible Love | 2002 | Video short producer | |
| Crime and Punishment | 2002 | producer | |
| Death Game | 2001 | producer | |
| Kumite | 2000 | producer | |
| After Sex | 2000 | executive producer | |
| Escape to Grizzly Mountain | 2000 | executive producer | |
| Days of Love | 1999 | TV Movie producer | |
| Lima: Breaking the Silence | 1999 | producer | |
| Speedway Junky | 1999 | co-executive producer | |
| Armstrong | 1998 | producer | |
| Stickfighter | 1994 | executive producer | |
| Death Wish V: The Face of Death | 1994 | executive producer | |
| Dead Center | 1993 | producer | |
| Emmanuelle VI | 1993 | executive producer | |
| Mad Dog Coll | 1993 | producer | |
| Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde | 1993 | executive producer | |
| Silent Victim | 1993 | TV Movie producer | |
| American Cyborg: Steel Warrior | 1993 | executive producer | |
| Invader | 1992 | executive producer | |
| Prison Planet | 1992 | executive producer – uncredited | |
| Desert Kickboxer | 1992 | executive producer | |
| Hit the Dutchman | 1992 | producer | |
| Dance Macabre | 1992 | producer | |
| The Finest Hour | 1992 | producer | |
| Killing Streets | 1991 | producer | |
| Captain America | 1990 | producer | |
| Bullseye! | 1990 | executive producer / producer | |
| Street Hunter | 1990 | executive producer – uncredited | |
| Night of the Living Dead | 1990 | executive producer | |
| O Quinto Macaco | 1990 | producer | |
| Death Warrant | 1990 | producer – uncredited | |
| Bad Jim | 1990 | executive producer | |
| The Forbidden Dance | 1990 | executive producer | |
| The Rose Garden | 1989 | producer – uncredited | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 1989 | executive producer / producer | |
| Mack the Knife | 1989 | executive producer | |
| Cyborg | 1989 | producer | |
| Sinbad of the Seven Seas | 1989 | producer – uncredited | |
| Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | 1989 | executive producer | |
| A Cry in the Dark | 1988 | executive producer | |
| I giorni randagi | 1988 | producer | |
| Hanna’s War | 1988 | producer | |
| Doin’ Time on Planet Earth | 1988 | producer | |
| Messenger of Death | 1988 | executive producer | |
| Manifesto | 1988 | producer | |
| Haunted Summer | 1988 | executive producer | |
| Hero and the Terror | 1988 | executive producer | |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | 1988 | producer | |
| Puss in Boots | 1988 | producer | |
| The Frog Prince | 1988 | producer | |
| Salsa | 1988 | producer | |
| Business as Usual | 1988 | executive producer | |
| Appointment with Death | 1988 | executive producer | |
| Alien from L.A. | 1988 | producer | |
| Bloodsport | 1988 | producer | |
| Mercenary Fighters | 1988 | producer | |
| Powaqqatsi | 1988 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Braddock: Missing in Action III | 1988 | producer | |
| Red Riding Hood | 1988 | producer | |
| Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Under Cover | 1987 | producer | |
| Dancers | 1987 | producer | |
| Surrender | 1987/I | executive producer | |
| The Kitchen Toto | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Masters of the Universe | 1987 | producer | |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | 1987 | producer | |
| Sleeping Beauty | 1987 | producer | |
| Too Much | 1987 | producer | |
| King Lear | 1987 | producer | |
| Tough Guys Don’t Dance | 1987 | producer | |
| The Emperor’s New Clothes | 1987 | producer | |
| Going Bananas | 1987 | producer | |
| Snow White | 1987 | producer | |
| Mascara | 1987 | executive producer | |
| American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | 1987 | producer | |
| Barfly | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Hansel and Gretel | 1987 | producer | |
| Shy People | 1987 | producer | |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1987 | producer | |
| Rumpelstiltskin | 1987 | producer | |
| The Hanoi Hilton | 1987 | producer | |
| Street Smart | 1987 | producer | |
| The Barbarians | 1987 | producer | |
| Down Twisted | 1987 | producer | |
| Number One with a Bullet | 1987 | producer | |
| Over the Top | 1987 | producer | |
| Assassination | 1987 | executive producer | |
| Duet for One | 1986 | producer | |
| Aladdin | 1986 | producer | |
| Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | 1986 | producer | |
| Firewalker | 1986 | producer | |
| 52 Pick-Up | 1986 | producer | |
| Avenging Force | 1986 | producer | |
| Otello | 1986 | producer | |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 | 1986 | producer | |
| Detective School Dropouts | 1986 | producer | |
| Invaders from Mars | 1986 | producer | |
| Cobra | 1986 | producer | |
| Dangerously Close | 1986 | executive producer | |
| Salomè | 1986 | producer | |
| Murphy’s Law | 1986 | executive producer | |
| America 3000 | 1986 | producer | |
| Field of Honor | 1986 | producer | |
| The Naked Cage | 1986 | executive producer – uncredited | |
| The Delta Force | 1986 | producer | |
| Malkat Hakitah | 1986 | producer | |
| Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) | 1985 | producer | |
| Fool for Love | 1985 | producer | |
| King Solomon’s Mines | 1985 | producer | |
| Runaway Train | 1985 | producer | |
| Death Wish 3 | 1985 | producer | |
| The Berlin Affair | 1985 | producer | |
| Invasion U.S.A. | 1985 | producer | |
| War and Love | 1985 | executive producer | |
| Le soulier de satin | 1985 | executive producer | |
| American Ninja | 1985 | producer | |
| Hot Chili | 1985 | producer | |
| Thunder Alley | 1985 | executive producer | |
| Lifeforce | 1985 | producer | |
| Rappin’ | 1985 | producer | |
| Up Your Anchor | 1985 | producer | |
| The Assisi Underground | 1985 | producer | |
| The Adventures of Hercules II | 1985 | producer – uncredited | |
| Déjà Vu | 1985 | producer | |
| Mata Hari | 1985 | executive producer | |
| Nine Deaths of the Ninja | 1985 | executive producer | |
| Ahava Ilemeth | 1985 | producer | |
| Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | 1985 | producer | |
| Ha-Me’ahev | 1985 | producer | |
| Hot Resort | 1985 | producer | |
| Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo | 1984 | producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Quatermain and the Jewel of the East | screenplay announced | ||
| Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! | 2009 | writer – as Joseph Goldman | |
| Marriage Agreement | 2008 | screenplay | |
| Children of Wax | 2007 | screenplay / story | |
| Rikud Mesukan | 2007 | ||
| Yamim Shel Ahava | 2005 | written by | |
| Final Combat | 2003 | writer – as Joseph Goldman | |
| Crime and Punishment | 2002 | adaptation – as Joseph Goldman / screenplay | |
| Kumite | 2000 | as Joseph Goldman | |
| Lima: Breaking the Silence | 1999 | written by | |
| The Versace Murder | 1998 | writer | |
| Armstrong | 1998 | written by | |
| Put K Slave | 1997 | ||
| Dead Center | 1993 | from a story by – as Joseph Goldman | |
| Deadly Heroes | 1993 | story – as Joseph Goldman | |
| Hit the Dutchman | 1992 | screenplay – as Joseph Goldman | |
| Killing Streets | 1991 | story – as Joseph Goldman | |
| Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | 1990 | characters | |
| The Forbidden Dance | 1990 | story | |
| Mack the Knife | 1989 | screenplay | |
| Hanna’s War | 1988 | written by | |
| Under Cover | 1987 | uncredited | |
| Going Bananas | 1987 | written by | |
| The Delta Force | 1986 | written by | |
| Hot Chili | 1985 | as Joseph Goldman | |
| Sahara | 1983 | story | |
| Revenge of the Ninja | 1983 | based on an idea by – uncredited | |
| The Apple | 1980 | screenplay | |
| The Magician of Lublin | 1979 | screenplay | |
| Mivtsa Yonatan | 1977 | ||
| Diamonds | 1975 | ||
| Kazablan | 1973 | ||
| Escape to the Sun | 1972 | ||
| Shod Hatelephonim Hagadol | 1972 | ||
| Katz V’Carasso | 1971 | ||
| Malkat Hakvish | 1971 | ||
| Ha-Pritza Hagdola | 1970 | ||
| Lupo! | 1970 | ||
| Margo Sheli | 1969 | writer | |
| What’s Good for the Goose | 1969 | screenplay / story | |
| Commandos | 1968 | short story | |
| Tuvia Vesheva Benotav | 1968 | writer | |
| 999 Aliza: The Policeman | 1967 | ||
| Fortuna | 1966 | ||
| El Dorado | 1963 | writer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage Agreement | 2008 | ||
| Rikud Mesukan | 2007 | ||
| Yamim Shel Ahava | 2005 | ||
| Final Combat | 2003 | ||
| Open Heart | 2002 | ||
| Crime and Punishment | 2002 | ||
| Death Game | 2001 | ||
| Kumite | 2000 | ||
| Lima: Breaking the Silence | 1999 | ||
| The Versace Murder | 1998 | ||
| Armstrong | 1998 | ||
| Put K Slave | 1997 | ||
| The Road to Glory | 1997 | ||
| Die Tunnelgangster von Berlin | 1996 | TV Movie | |
| Luise knackt den Jackpot | 1995 | ||
| Russian Roulette – Moscow 95 | 1995 | ||
| Deadly Heroes | 1993 | ||
| Silent Victim | 1993 | TV Movie | |
| Hit the Dutchman | 1992 | ||
| Mack the Knife | 1989 | ||
| Hanna’s War | 1988 | ||
| Over the Top | 1987 | ||
| The Delta Force | 1986 | ||
| Over the Brooklyn Bridge | 1984 | ||
| Enter the Ninja | 1981 | ||
| The Apple | 1980 | ||
| The Magician of Lublin | 1979 | ||
| Uranium Conspiracy | 1978 | ||
| Mivtsa Yonatan | 1977 | ||
| Diamonds | 1975 | ||
| Lepke | 1975 | ||
| Kazablan | 1973 | ||
| Escape to the Sun | 1972 | ||
| Shod Hatelephonim Hagadol | 1972 | ||
| Katz V’Carasso | 1971 | ||
| Malkat Hakvish | 1971 | ||
| Ha-Pritza Hagdola | 1970 | ||
| Lupo! | 1970 | ||
| Margo Sheli | 1969 | ||
| What’s Good for the Goose | 1969 | ||
| Tuvia Vesheva Benotav | 1968 | ||
| 999 Aliza: The Policeman | 1967 | ||
| Fortuna | 1966 | ||
| Einer spielt falsch | 1965 | ||
| Dalia Vehamalahim | 1964 | ||
| Shemona B’Ekevot Ahat | 1964 | ||
| El Dorado | 1963 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rikud Mesukan | 2007 | Security guard in the show | |
| Love Hurts | 2004 | TV Series | Dana’s Dad |
| Armstrong | 1998 | Russian President | |
| Zihron Devarim | 1995 | Nelo | |
| Deadly Heroes | 1993 | Fisherman (as Joseph Goldman) | |
| Hit the Dutchman | 1992 | Hymie Weinstock (as Joseph Goldman) | |
| El Dorado | 1963 |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death Wish V: The Face of Death | 1994 | presenter | |
| Death Wish II | 1982 | presenter | |
| The Young Racers | 1963 | production assistant |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Forbidden Dance | 1990 | lyrics co-written by | |
| Mack the Knife | 1989 | lyrics written and adapted by |
Assistant Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Young Racers | 1963 | assistant director |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazablan | 1973 | english version |
Production Manager
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Young Racers | 1963 | production manager |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reyes | 2017 | special thanks: RIP pre-production | |
| Escape from Ensenada | 2017 | dedicatee completed | |
| The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | 2014 | Documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Banker | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself (Interview) |
| The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Big Eden | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Seret Shachor Lavan | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| A History of Israeli Cinema | 2009 | Documentary | |
| You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Seret Me’Ha’Haim | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hype with John Stossel | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Shooting Versace | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Cannes Man | 1997 | Himself | |
| Cinema of Vengeance | 1994 | Documentary | Himself |
| Eurotrash | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Est & Ouest: Les paradis perdus | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| Talking Pictures | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Media Show | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Omnibus | 1986 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 87th Annual Academy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself – Producer, Director (In Memoriam) |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Raimondo Rezzonico Award | Locarno International Film Festival | ||
| 1984 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Jerusalem Film Festival | ||
| 1980 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!) | The Apple (1980) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Feature | Tough Guys Don’t Dance (1987) |
| 1988 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Picture | Tough Guys Don’t Dance (1987) |
| 1987 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Language Film | Otello (1986) |
| 1987 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Picture | Cobra (1986) |
| 1984 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Picture | Hercules (1983) |
| 1982 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Picture | Death Wish II (1982) |
| 1980 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | The Apple (1980) |
| 1980 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Picture | The Apple (1980) |
| 1979 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | The Magician of Lublin (1979) |