Directing and film career Menahem Golan

menahem golan awarded kinor david 1964

golan started apprentice @ habima theater in tel aviv. after completing studies in theater direction, staged plays in israel. gained experience filmmaker working assistant roger corman.

golan best known director film operation thunderbolt (mivtsa yonatan, 1977), israeli raid on entebbe airport in uganda. produced eskimo limon (lemon popsicle, 1978), film spawned many sequels , american remake, last american virgin (1982).

in 1979, golan did adaptation of isaac bashevis singer novel entitled magician of lublin. responsible musical apple (1980), unusual moral fable rock-disco soundtrack appeared on number of lists of all-time-worst movies, has since become cult film.

golan s production company, cannon group, produced long line of films during 1980s , 1990s, including delta force, runaway train, , of death wish sequels. in 1986, cannon taken on pathe communications. golan produced several comic book-style movies in last half of 1980s, notably masters of universe, based on toys of name , inspired comics of jack kirby. in 1987, cannon gained infamy after u.k.-based production of superman iv: quest peace failed in theaters , provoked negative backlash fans. golan resigned cannon in 1989, , 1993 company had folded. after cannon s collapse, golan became head of 21st century film corporation , produced several medium-budget films.

golan hoped film spider-man in 1986 @ cannon studios in united kingdom, , shoot exteriors in tel-aviv, israel. dolph lundgren envisioned green goblin , spider-man creator stan lee approached make cameo j. jonah jameson. golan struggled years produce marvel comics character, failed when 21st century film corporation went bankrupt , closed in 1996 (along carolco pictures, company had agreed finance film). sony pictures purchased spider-man rights , produced first film in 2002. in 2002, golan released adaptation of crime , punishment.