Menahem Golan

{{Short description|Israeli film director and producer (1929–2014)}} {{Infobox person | name = Menahem Golan | native_name = מנחם גולן | native_name_lang = Hebrew | image = Menahem Golan 034 edited.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Menachem Globus<ref name="name">{{cite web | url=https://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=מנחם_גולן | title=מנחם גולן |website=ishim.co.il }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|5|31|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Tiberias]], [[Mandatory Palestine]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|8|8|1929|5|31|df=y}} | death_place = [[Jaffa]], [[Israel]] | death_cause = | employer = | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|film producer|screenwriter}} | other_names = Joseph Goldman | successor = | spouse = Rachel Golan | children = 3 | known_for = Founder of [[Golan-Globus]]/[[The Cannon Group]] }}

'''Menahem Golan''' ({{langx|he|מנחם גולן}}{{lrm}}; 31 May 1929 – 8 August 2014, originally '''Menachem Globus''') was an [[Israelis|Israeli]] [[film producer]], [[screenwriter]], and [[Film director|director]]. He co-owned [[The Cannon Group]] with his cousin [[Yoram Globus]]. Cannon specialized in producing low-to-mid-budget American films, primarily [[Film genre|genre]] films, during the 1980s after Golan and Globus had achieved significant filmmaking success in [[Israel]] during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Golan Quits Cannon Group To Form His Own Company |work=The New York Times |date=1 March 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/01/business/the-media-business-golan-quits-cannon-group-to-form-his-own-company.html?scp=2&sq=Cannon%20Films&st=cse |access-date=8 August 2010|first=Geraldine |last=Fabrikant}}</ref>

Golan produced films featuring actors such as [[Sean Connery]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Chuck Norris]], [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]], and [[Charles Bronson]], and for a period, was known as a producer of comic book-style films like ''[[Masters of the Universe (1987 film)|Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]'', ''[[Captain America (1990 film)|Captain America]]'', and his aborted attempt to bring [[Spider-Man]] to the silver screen. Golan also wrote and [[Screenwriting#polish|polished]] numerous film scripts under the pen name '''Joseph Goldman'''.<ref>Ronald Grover. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020421042136/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2002/nf20020415_7441.htm "Unraveling Spider-Man's Tangled Web". ''Business Week'' (April 15, 2002).] Retrieved on 2007-01-22.</ref> At the time of his death, Golan had produced over 200 films, directed 44, and won 8 "[[Kinor David]]" awards as well as "[[Israel Prize]]" in Cinema. He was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|BAFTA Award for Best Foreign-Language Film]] for [[Franco Zeffirelli]]'s ''[[Otello (1986 film)|Otello]]''.

==Early life== Born Menachem Globus<ref name="name" /> in [[Tiberias]] in then [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]], his parents were [[Jewish]] emigrants from the [[Russian Empire]]. He spent his early years in Tiberias, then studied directing at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School|Old Vic School]] and the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]], and filmmaking at [[New York University]]. During the [[1948 Palestine war|Israeli War of Independence]], Golan served as a pilot in the [[Israeli Air Force]].

==Film career== [[File:Menahem Golan awarded Kinor David 1964.jpg|thumb|175 px|Menahem Golan awarded Kinor David 1964]] Golan started as an apprentice at [[Habima Theater]] in Tel Aviv. After completing his studies in theater direction, he staged plays in Israel. He gained experience as a filmmaker by working as an assistant to [[Roger Corman]].<ref name="filmreference">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-Gi-Ha/Golan-Menahem-and-Yoram-Globus.html |title=Writers and Production Artists: Menachem Golan |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=19 October 2010}}</ref>

Golan is probably best known as a director for his film ''[[Operation Thunderbolt (film)|Operation Thunderbolt]]'' (''Mivtsa Yonatan'', 1977), about the [[Operation Entebbe|Israeli raid on Entebbe airport]] in Uganda. He also produced ''[[Eskimo Limon]]'' (''Lemon Popsicle'', 1978), a film that spawned many sequels and an American remake, ''[[The Last American Virgin]]'' (1982).

An adaptation of the [[Isaac Bashevis Singer]] novel ''[[The Magician of Lublin (film)|The Magician of Lublin]]'' (1979) was followed by the musical ''[[The Apple (1980 film)|The Apple]]'' (1980). An unusual moral fable with a rock-disco soundtrack, ''The Apple'' routinely appears on lists of all-time-worst movies, earning it [[cult film]] status.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wingrove |first=David |title=[[Science Fiction Film Source Book]] |publisher=Longman Group Limited |year=1985}}</ref>

Golan's production company [[The Cannon Group]] produced a long line of films during the 1980s and early 1990s, including ''[[The Delta Force (film)|Delta Force]]'', ''[[Runaway Train (film)|Runaway Train]]'', and some of the ''[[Death Wish (1974 film)|Death Wish]]'' sequels. In 1986, Cannon was taken over by [[Pathe Communications]]. Golan produced several [[comic book]]-style movies in the last half of the 1980s, most notably ''[[Masters of the Universe (1987 film)|Masters of the Universe]]'', based on the [[Masters of the Universe|Mattel toy line of the same name]] and inspired by the comics of [[Jack Kirby]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |url=https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-75/ |website=comicbookresources.com |title=Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #75 |date=2 November 2006 |access-date=8 June 2009 |archive-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410014654/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/11/02/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-75/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1987, Cannon gained infamy after its UK-based production of ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]'' performed poorly at the box office, received mixed to negative reviews from critics and provoked a negative backlash from fans. Golan resigned from Cannon in 1989, and by 1993 the company had folded. After Cannon's collapse, Golan became head of [[21st Century Film Corporation]] and produced several low to medium-budget films.

Golan planned to shoot ''[[Spider-Man]]: The Movie'' in 1986 at both [[Elstree Studios]] in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and on location in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel. [[Dolph Lundgren]], who played He-Man in ''Masters of the Universe'' was envisioned for the role of the [[Green Goblin]], and Spider-Man co-creator [[Stan Lee]] was approached to make a cameo appearance in the film as [[J. Jonah Jameson]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jankiewicz |first=Pat |author-link=Pat Jankiewicz|title=Scott Leva, the Man Who Was Almost Spider-Man |journal=Starlog/Comics Scene Presents Spider-Man 1 |number=1 |pages=62–64 |date=July 2002}}</ref> Golan struggled for years to produce the film and finally failed when 21st Century Film Corporation filed for bankruptcy and closed its doors in 1996 (along with [[Carolco Pictures]], another company that had agreed to help finance the film). [[Sony Pictures]] eventually purchased the rights to the [[Marvel Comics]] character and released [[Spider-Man (2002 film)|a Spider-Man film]] in 2002, directed by [[Sam Raimi]]. That year, Golan released [[Crime and Punishment (2002 Russian film)|his adaptation]] of ''[[Crime and Punishment]]''.

== Personal life == Golan was married to Rachel (1930–2015), a [[makeup artist]]. Together, they had three daughters, clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst Ruth Golan (born 1953), Naomi (1958–2015) and Yael (born 1964).<ref name="filmreference" /> His cousin was Israeli-American producer [[Yoram Globus]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2014 |title=Remembering Israeli Movie Mogul Menahem Golan |url=https://forward.com/schmooze/204049/remembering-israeli-movie-mogul-menahem-golan/}}</ref>

== Death == Whilst visiting [[Jaffa]], [[Tel Aviv]], with family members on the morning of 8 August 2014, Golan collapsed.<ref name="death">{{cite web |date=August 8, 2014 |title=Menahem Golan, Producer of 1980s Action Movies, Dies at 85 |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/news/menahem-golan-producer-1980s-action-movies-dies-85-210106837.html |access-date=August 9, 2014 |publisher=[[Yahoo]].com}}</ref> He lost consciousness, and attempts to resuscitate him failed.<ref name="death" /> He was 85 years old.<ref>{{cite news |last=Natale |first=Richard |date=8 August 2014 |title=Menachem Golan, Who Headed Cannon Films, Dies at 85 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/menachem-golan-who-headed-cannon-films-dies-at-85-1201278731/}}</ref>

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! width=65 | Director ! width=65 | Writer ! width=65 | Producer ! Notes |- | 1963 | ''[[El Dorado (1963 film)|El Dorado]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | rowspan="3" |1964 | ''[[Sallah Shabati]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]<br>Nominated-[[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] |- | ''Eight in the Footstep of One'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | (original title: ''Shemona B'Ekevot Ahat'') |- | ''[[Dalia and the Sailors]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | (original title: ''Dalia Vehamalahim'') |- | 1965 | ''[[Trunk to Cairo]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | (original title: ''Einer spielt falsch'' |- | 1966 | ''[[Fortuna (film)|Fortuna]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | (English title: ''Seduced in Sodom'') |- | 1967 | ''[[Aliza Mizrahi]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | (English title: ''999 Aliza: The Policeman'') |- | rowspan="3" |1968 | ''[[Tevye and His Seven Daughters]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''Topele'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | (original title: ''Nes B'Ayara'') |- | ''[[Commandos (film)|Commandos]]'' | {{no}} | {{Partial|Story}} | {{no}} | |- | rowspan="2" |1969 | ''[[What's Good for the Goose]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | ''My Margo'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | (original title: ''Margo Sheli'') |- | rowspan="2" |1970 | ''[[Lupo!]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''Attack at Dawn'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | (original title: ''Ha-Pritza Hagdola'') |- | rowspan="2" |1971 | ''The Highway Queen'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[The Contract (1971 film)|The Contract]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | (original title: ''Katz V'Carasso'') |- | rowspan=2|1972 | ''[[Escape to the Sun]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''The Great Telephone Robbery'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | (original title: ''Shod Hatelephonim Hagadol'') |- | 1973 | ''[[Kazablan (film)|Kazablan]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- |rowspan=2|1975 | ''[[Diamonds (1975 film)|Diamonds]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[Lepke (film)|Lepke]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 1977 | ''[[Operation Thunderbolt (film)|Operation Thunderbolt]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Nominated [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] |- | 1977 | ''Kid Vengeance'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 1978 | ''[[The Uranium Conspiracy]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 1979 | ''[[The Magician of Lublin (film)|The Magician of Lublin]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 1980 | ''[[The Apple (1980 film)|The Apple]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 1981 | ''[[Enter the Ninja]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 1983 | ''[[Revenge of the Ninja]]'' | {{no}} | {{partial|Story}} | {{yes}} | |- |rowspan=2|1984 | ''[[Over the Brooklyn Bridge]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[Sahara (1983 film)|Sahara]]'' | {{no}} | {{partial|Story}} | {{yes}} | |- | 1985 | ''[[Hot Chili]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Screenplay credited as "Joseph Goldman" |- | 1986 | ''[[The Delta Force]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- |rowspan=2|1987 | ''Million Dollar Madness'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[Over the Top (1987 film)|Over the Top]]'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{Yes}} | |- |rowspan=2|1988 | ''[[Going Bananas (film)|Going Bananas]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[Hanna's War]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | rowspan=2 |1989 | ''[[Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Executive}} | |- | ''[[Mack the Knife (1989 film)|Mack the Knife]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Executive}} | |- | 1992 | ''Hit the Dutchman'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | rowspan=2 |1993 | ''Silent Victim'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{Yes}} | |- | ''[[Deadly Heroes]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | rowspan="2" |1995 | ''Russian Roulette: Moscow 95'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | ''Luise and the Jackpot'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | 1996 | ''{{ill|Superbrain (film)|de|3=Die Tunnelgangster von Berlin|lt=Superbrain}}'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- | rowspan="3" |1998 | ''[[Lima: Breaking the Silence]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''Armstrong'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[The Versace Murder]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 2001 | ''Death Game'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | rowspan="2" |2002 | ''[[Crime and Punishment (2002 Russian film)|Crime and Punishment]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''Return from India'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2003 | ''Final Combat'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2005 | ''Days of Love'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | rowspan="2" |2007 | ''Children of Wax'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | ''A Dangerous Dance'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2008 | ''Marriage Arrangement'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2009 | ''[[Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |}

===Producer only=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1972 | ''[[I Love You Rosa]]'' |rowspan=3|[[Moshé Mizrahi]] | Nominated [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] |- | rowspan=2 |1973 | ''[[The House on Chelouche Street]]'' | Nominated [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] |- | ''[[Daughters, Daughters]]'' | (original title: ''Abu el Banat'') |- | 1975 | ''[[The Four Deuces]]'' | William H. Bushnell | |- | rowspan=3| 1976 | ''Tzanani Family'' |rowspan=2|[[Boaz Davidson]] | (original title: ''Mishpahat Tzan'ani'') |- | ''Lupo Goes to New York'' | |- | ''[[God's Gun]]'' | [[Gianfranco Parolini]] | (original title: ''Diamante Lobo'') |- | rowspan=3 |1978 | ''[[Lemon Popsicle]]'' | [[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | ''The Alaska Wilderness Adventure'' | Fred Meader | |- | ''It's a Funny, Funny World'' | [[Tzvi Shissel]] | (original title: ''Yisraelim Matzhikim'') |- | rowspan=4 |1979 | ''[[The Swap (1979 film)|The Swap]]'' | Jordan Leondopoulos | Re-edited from ''[[Sam's Song]]'' |- | ''[[Going Steady (1979 film)|Lemon Popsicle 2: Going Steady]]'' | [[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | ''My Mother the General'' |rowspan=2|[[Joel Silberg]] | |- | ''Marriage Tel Aviv Style'' | (original title: ''Nisuin Nusah Tel Aviv'') |- | rowspan=5|1980 | ''[[The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood]]'' | [[Alan Roberts (filmmaker)|Alan Roberts]] | |- | ''[[Schizoid (film)|Schizoid]]'' | [[David Paulsen (producer)|David Paulsen]] | |- | ''Seed of Innocence'' | [[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | ''[[Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype]]'' | [[Charles B. Griffith]] | |- | ''[[New Year's Evil (film)|New Year's Evil]]'' | Emmett Alston | |- | rowspan=4 |1981 | ''[[Hot Bubblegum|Hot Bubblegum: Lemon Popsicle 3]]'' | [[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | ''[[Silent Night, Bloody Night|Deathhouse]]'' | Theodore Gershuny | |- | ''[[Body and Soul (1981 film)|Body and Soul]]'' | [[George Bowers (filmmaker)|George Bowers]] | |- | ''[[Hospital Massacre]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | rowspan=4 |1982 | ''Private Popsicle: Lemon Popsicle 4'' | |- | ''[[Death Wish II]]'' | [[Michael Winner]] | |- | ''[[The Last American Virgin]]'' | [[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | ''Mute Love'' | [[Joel Silberg]] | |- | rowspan=6 |1983 | ''Private Manoeuvres'' | [[Tzvi Shissel]] | |- | ''[[Nana, the True Key of Pleasure]]'' | [[Dan Wolman]] | |- | ''[[House of the Long Shadows]]'' | [[Pete Walker (director)|Pete Walker]] | |- | ''[[Hercules (1983 film)|Hercules]]'' | [[Luigi Cozzi]] | |- | ''[[The Graduates of Malibu High|Young Warriors]]'' | Lawrence D. Foldes | |- | ''[[The Wicked Lady (1983 film)|The Wicked Lady]]'' | [[Michael Winner]] | |- | rowspan=12 |1984 | ''Baby Love: Lemon Popsicle 5'' | [[Dan Wolman]] | |- | ''The Big Tease: Here Comes Another One'' | [[Yehuda Barkan]]<br>Yigal Shilon | |- | ''[[Breakin']]'' | [[Joel Silberg]] | |- | ''Night Soldier'' | [[Dan Wolman]] | |- | ''[[The Naked Face (film)|The Naked Face]]'' | [[Bryan Forbes]] | |- | ''[[I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes, the Man and His Work|I'm Almost Not Crazy:<br>John Cassavetes, the Man and His Work]]'' | [[Michael Ventura]] | |- | ''[[Sword of the Valiant]]'' | [[Stephen Weeks]] | |- | ''[[Love Streams (film)|Love Streams]]'' | [[John Cassavetes]] | |- | ''[[Ninja III: The Domination]]'' | [[Sam Firstenberg]] | |- | ''Forced Testimony'' | Raphael Rebibo | |- | ''[[Missing in Action (film)|Missing in Action]]'' | [[Joseph Zito]] | |- | ''[[Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo]]'' | [[Sam Firstenberg]] | |- | rowspan="21" |1985 | ''Up Your Anchor: Lemon Popsicle 6'' | [[Dan Wolman]] | |- | ''[[Hot Resort]]'' | John Robins | |- | ''[[The Ambassador (1984 American film)|The Ambassador]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | |- | ''[[Missing in Action 2: The Beginning]]'' | Lance Hool | |- | ''[[Déjà Vu (1985 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' | [[Anthony B. Richmond]] | |- | ''[[The Assisi Underground (film)|The Assisi Underground]]'' | [[Alexander Ramati]] | |- | ''[[Rappin']]'' | [[Joel Silberg]] | |- | ''[[Grace Quigley]]'' | [[Anthony Harvey]] | |- | ''[[Lifeforce (film)|Lifeforce]]'' | [[Tobe Hooper]] | |- | ''[[Salomè (1986 film)|Salomè]]'' | [[Claude d'Anna]] | |- | ''[[American Ninja]]'' | [[Sam Firstenberg]] | |- | ''[[Hard Rock Zombies]]'' | [[Krishna Shah]] | |- | ''[[War and Love (1985 film)|War and Love]]'' | [[Moshé Mizrahi]] | |- | ''[[Invasion U.S.A. (1985 film)|Invasion U.S.A.]]'' | [[Joseph Zito]] | |- | ''[[The Adventures of Hercules]]'' | [[Luigi Cozzi]] | |- | ''[[The Berlin Affair]]'' | [[Liliana Cavani]] | |- | ''[[Death Wish 3]]'' | [[Michael Winner]] | |- | ''[[King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)|King Solomon's Mines]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | |- | ''[[Aladdin (1986 film)|Aladdin]]'' | [[Bruno Corbucci]] | |- | ''[[Fool for Love (1985 film)|Fool for Love]]'' | [[Robert Altman]] | |- | ''[[Runaway Train (film)|Runaway Train]]'' | [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] | |- | rowspan=17 |1986 | ''[[The Lover (1986 film)|The Lover]]'' | [[Michal Bat-Adam]] | |- | ''[[Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)]]'' | [[Lina Wertmüller]] | |- | ''[[Field of Honor (1986 film)|Field of Honor]]'' | Kim Dae-hie<br>Hans Scheepmaker | |- | ''[[America 3000]]'' | David Engelbach | |- | ''[[Behind Enemy Lines (1986 film)|P.O.W. the Escape]]'' | Gideon Amir | |- | ''[[Pirates (1986 film)|Pirates]]'' | [[Roman Polanski]] | |- | ''[[Cobra (1986 film)|Cobra]]'' | [[George P. Cosmatos]] | |- | ''[[Invaders from Mars (1986 film)|Invaders from Mars]]'' | [[Tobe Hooper]] | |- | ''[[Lightning, the White Stallion]]'' | William A. Levey | |- | ''[[Detective School Dropouts]]'' | Filippo Ottoni | |- | ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2]]'' | [[Tobe Hooper]] | |- | ''[[Otello (1986 film)|Otello]]'' | [[Franco Zeffirelli]] | |- | ''[[Avenging Force]]'' | [[Sam Firstenberg]] | |- | ''[[52 Pick-Up]]'' | [[John Frankenheimer]] | |- | ''[[Castaway (film)|Castaway]]'' | [[Nicolas Roeg]] | |- | ''[[Firewalker (film)|Firewalker]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | |- | ''[[Duet for One]]'' | [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] | |- | rowspan=23 |1987 | ''Young Love: Lemon Popsicle 7'' | Walter Bannert | |- | ''Dutch Treat'' | [[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | ''[[Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold]]'' | [[Gary Nelson (director)|Gary Nelson]] | |- | ''[[Number One with a Bullet (film)|Number One with a Bullet]]'' | [[Jack Smight]] | |- | ''[[The Barbarians (1987 film)|The Barbarians]]'' | [[Ruggero Deodato]] | |- | ''[[Down Twisted]]'' | [[Albert Pyun]] | |- | ''[[Street Smart (film)|Street Smart]]'' | [[Jerry Schatzberg]] | |- | ''[[The Hanoi Hilton (film)|The Hanoi Hilton]]'' | [[Lionel Chetwynd]] | |- | ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' | Eugene Marner | |- | ''[[Rumpelstiltskin (1987 film)|Rumpelstiltskin]]'' | [[David Irving (director)|David Irving]] | |- | ''[[American Ninja 2: The Confrontation]]'' | [[Sam Firstenberg]] | |- | ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' | [[David Irving (director)|David Irving]] | |- | ''Too Much'' | [[Éric Rochat]] | |- | ''[[Three Kinds of Heat]]'' | [[Leslie Stevens]] | |- | ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1987 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' | [[David Irving (director)|David Irving]] | |- | ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]'' | [[Sidney J. Furie]] | |- | ''[[Masters of the Universe (1987 film)|Masters of the Universe]]'' | [[Gary Goddard]] | |- | ''[[Penitentiary III]]'' | [[Jamaa Fanaka]] | |- | ''[[King Lear (1987 film)|King Lear]]'' | [[Jean-Luc Godard]] | |- | ''[[Tough Guys Don't Dance (film)|Tough Guys Don't Dance]]'' | [[Norman Mailer]] | |- | ''[[Dancers (film)|Dancers]]'' | [[Herbert Ross]] | |- | ''[[Business as Usual (film)|Business as Usual]]'' | Lezli-An Barrett | |- | ''[[Under Cover (1987 film)|Under Cover]]'' | [[John Stockwell (actor)|John Stockwell]] | |- | rowspan=14 |1988 | ''Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII'' | [[Reinhard Schwabenitzky]] | |- | ''[[Braddock: Missing in Action III]]'' | [[Aaron Norris]] | |- | ''[[Alien from L.A.]]'' | [[Albert Pyun]] | |- | ''[[Bloodsport (film)|Bloodsport]]'' | [[Newt Arnold]] | |- | ''[[Shy People]]'' | [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] | |- | ''[[Salsa (1988 film)|Salsa]]'' | [[Boaz Davidson]] | |- | ''[[The Frog Prince (1986 film)|The Frog Prince]]'' | Jackson Hunsicker | |- | ''[[Puss in Boots (1988 film)|Puss in Boots]]'' | Eugene Marner | |- | ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (1989 film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'' | [[Rusty Lemorande]]<br>[[Albert Pyun]] | |- | ''[[Messenger of Death]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | |- | ''[[Doin' Time on Planet Earth]]'' | [[Charles Matthau]] | |- | ''[[Platoon Leader (film)|Platoon Leader]]'' | [[Aaron Norris]] | |- | ''[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]'' | [[Fred Schepisi]] | |- | ''Hansel and Gretel'' | Len Talan | |- |rowspan=4|1989 | ''[[Snow White (1987 film)|Snow White]]'' | Michael Berz | |- | ''[[Manifesto (1988 film)|Manifesto]]'' | [[Dušan Makavejev]] | |- | ''[[Red Riding Hood (1989 film)|Red Riding Hood]]'' | [[Adam Brooks (filmmaker)|Adam Brooks]] | |- | ''[[Cyborg (film)|Cyborg]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Albert Pyun]] | |- | 1990 | ''[[Captain America (1990 film)|Captain America]]'' | |- | rowspan=3 |1992 | ''[[The Finest Hour]]'' | [[Shimon Dotan]] | |- | ''[[Mad Dog Coll (1992 film)|Mad Dog Coll]]'' |rowspan=2|[[Greydon Clark]] | |- | ''[[Dance Macabre (film)|Dance Macabre]]'' | |}

===Executive producer only=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- |1976 | ''[[The Passover Plot (film)|The Passover Plot]]'' | [[Michael Campus]] | |- |1980 | ''[[The Godsend (film)|The Godsend]]'' | [[Gabrielle Beaumont]] | |- |rowspan=2|1982 | ''[[Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981 film)|Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'' | [[Just Jaeckin]] | |- | ''[[That Championship Season (1982 film)|That Championship Season]]'' | [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]] | |- |rowspan=4|1983 | ''[[The Seven Magnificent Gladiators]]'' | [[Bruno Mattei]] | |- | ''[[Treasure of the Four Crowns]]'' | [[Ferdinando Baldi]] | |- | ''[[One More Chance (1983 film)|One More Chance]]'' | [[Sam Firstenberg]] | |- | ''[[10 to Midnight]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | |- |rowspan=3|1984 | ''[[Making the Grade (1984 film)|Making the Grade]]'' | Dorian Walker | |- | ''[[Ordeal by Innocence (film)|Ordeal by Innocence]]'' | [[Desmond Davis]] | |- | ''[[Bolero (1984 film)|Bolero]]'' | [[John Derek]] | |- |rowspan=4|1985 | ''[[Exterminator 2]]'' | [[Mark Buntzman]] | |- | ''[[Maria's Lovers]]'' | [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] | |- | ''[[Thunder Alley (1985 film)|Thunder Alley]]'' | [[J. S. Cardone]] | |- | ''[[Mata Hari (1985 film)|Mata Hari]]'' | [[Curtis Harrington]] | |- |rowspan=3|1986 | ''[[The Naked Cage]]'' | Paul Nicholas | |- | ''[[Murphy's Law (film)|Murphy's Law]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | |- | ''[[Dangerously Close]]'' | [[Albert Pyun]] | |- |rowspan=7|1987 | ''[[Assassination (1987 film)|Assassination]]'' | [[Peter R. Hunt]] | |- | ''[[The Assault (1986 film)|The Assault]]'' | [[Fons Rademakers]] | |- | ''Diary of a Mad Old Man'' | Lili Rademakers | |- | ''Mascara'' | [[Patrick Conrad]] | |- | ''[[Surrender (1987 American film)|Surrender]]'' | [[Jerry Belson]] | |- | ''[[Barfly (film)|Barfly]]'' | [[Barbet Schroeder]] | |- | ''[[Death Wish 4: The Crackdown]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | |- |rowspan=4|1988 | ''[[Appointment with Death (film)|Appointment with Death]]'' | [[Michael Winner]] | |- | ''[[Powaqqatsi|Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation]]'' | [[Godfrey Reggio]] | |- | ''[[Hero and the Terror]]'' | William Tannen | |- | ''[[Haunted Summer]]'' | [[Ivan Passer]] | |- |rowspan=3|1989 | ''[[Caged Fury (1989 film)|Caged Fury]]'' | Bill Milling | |- | ''[[Masque of the Red Death (1989 Alan Birkinshaw film)|Masque of the Red Death]]'' | [[Alan Birkinshaw]] | |- | ''The Black Cat'' | [[Luigi Cozzi]] | |- | rowspan=6 |1990 | ''[[Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)|Night of the Living Dead]]'' | [[Tom Savini]] | |- | ''[[The Forbidden Dance]]'' | [[Greydon Clark]] | Also story writer |- | ''Bad Jim'' | [[Clyde Ware]] | |- | ''The Appointed'' | [[Daniel Wachsmann]] | |- | ''[[The 5th Monkey]]'' | [[Éric Rochat]] | |- | ''[[Bullseye! (1990 film)|Bullseye!]]'' | [[Michael Winner]] | |- | rowspan="3" |1991 | ''Naked Robot 4 1/2'' | Philip J. Cook | |- | ''Virgin High'' | Richard Gabai | |- | ''Killing Streets'' | Stephen Cornwell | Also story writer |- |rowspan=2|1992 | ''Hot Under the Collar'' | Richard Gabai | |- | ''Desert Kickboxer'' | [[Isaac Florentine]] | |- |rowspan=6|1993 | ''Three Days to a Kill'' | [[Fred Williamson]] | |- | ''Midnight Witness'' | [[Peter Foldy]] | |- | ''Rage'' | Anthony Maharaj | |- | ''[[Emmanuelle 7]]'' | Francis Leroi | |- | ''[[Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde]]'' | John Shepphird | |- | ''Dead Center'' | [[Steve Carver]] | Also story writer |- | rowspan="2" |1994 | ''[[Death Wish V: The Face of Death]]'' | [[Allan A. Goldstein]] | |- | ''[[Stickfighter]]'' | BJ Davis | |- | 1999 | ''[[Speedway Junky]]'' | [[Nickolas Perry]] | |}

==Awards and recognition== *1978: Nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] ''Operation Thunderbolt''<ref name="Oscars1978">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1978|title=The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners|access-date=16 June 2012|work=oscars.org}}</ref> *1984: Won the [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture]] ''Bolero'' *1986: Nomination for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture ''Cobra'' *1987: Nomination for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture ''Tough Guys don't dance'' *In 1999, Golan was awarded the [[Israel Prize]] for his contribution to cinema.<ref name=prize>{{cite web|title=Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1999 (in Hebrew)|url=http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/TashnagTashsab/TASNAG_TASNAT_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashnat|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921103840/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/TashnagTashsab/TASNAG_TASNAT_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashnat|archive-date=21 September 2011}}</ref> *In 1994 Golan was awarded the Ophir Prize of the Israeli Film Academy for his Lifetime Achievement. *The movie theater in the [[Azrieli Center|Azrieli building]] in Tel Aviv bore the name of the [[Golan-Globus]] company. It was closed in 2008.

==See also== * [[List of Israel Prize recipients]] * [[Cinema of Israel]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|324875}}

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