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In the eminently entertaining documentary about the rise and fall of Cannon Films, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, we see how founders Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus ultimately failed once they pretended to be something they weren’t: a legitimate Hollywood player. Cannon’s initial success came from exploiting trends with quickie, low-budget exploitation films. A numbers game, their business model required only one movie in a dozen to hit big at the box office, thereby ensuring Cannon the solvency to wheel and deal its way onto the next raft of schlock. It’s when Cann…