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| birth_name = Lawrence Alan Kasanoff |
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| birth_place = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S. |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| education = [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]], [[Cornell University]] |
| education = [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]], [[Cornell University]] |
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'''Lawrence Alan''' "'''Larry'''" '''Kasanoff''' (born June 1, 1959) is an American filmmaker who founded the [[Vestron Pictures]] genre subsidiary [[Vestron Pictures|Lightning Pictures]] in 1986,<ref>{{Cite web|title=CAN FILMMAKING SAVE VESTRON`S HOME VIDEO?|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-18-8702150743-story.html|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en}}</ref> [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] with [[James Cameron]] in 1990, and [[Threshold Entertainment]] in 1993. |
'''Lawrence Alan''' "'''Larry'''" '''Kasanoff''' (born June 1, 1959) is an American filmmaker who founded the [[Vestron Pictures]] genre subsidiary [[Vestron Pictures|Lightning Pictures]] in 1986,<ref>{{Cite web|title=CAN FILMMAKING SAVE VESTRON`S HOME VIDEO?|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-18-8702150743-story.html|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en}}</ref> [[Lightstorm Entertainment]] with [[James Cameron]] in 1990, and [[Threshold Entertainment]] in 1993. |
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==Career== |
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Kasanoff is known for films such as the [[Mortal Kombat |''Mortal Kombat'' movie franchise]] including the 1995 ''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat]]'', its 1997 sequel ''[[Mortal Kombat Annihilation]]'' and its spin-off series ''[[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' and ''[[Mortal Kombat: Conquest]]''. He became involved with the franchise after working on ''[[Terminator 2]]'' with Lightstorm Entertainment, which was overtaken by ''Mortal Kombat'' as the most successful arcade game in 1993. His company Threshold Entertainment was started with the purpose of producing the first ''Mortal Kombat'' film and other ''Mortal Kombat'' media spin-offs.<ref>2022 Larry Kasanoff interview [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/larry-kasanoff-on-producing-the-mortal-kombat/id1505770425?i=1000588541695]</ref> Kasanoff later served as executive producer of the [[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|2021 reboot]] of ''Mortal Kombat''. |
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Other films produced by Kasanoff include ''[[Blood Diner]]'', ''[[Blue Steel (1990 film)|Blue Steel]]'', ''[[True Lies]]'', and ''[[Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers]]''. He also directed and produced the 2012 Threshold Entertainment animated film ''[[Foodfight!]]'', which was originally intended to be released in 2003. |
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In 2023, Kasanoff released a self-help book titled ''A Touch of the Madness: How to Be More Innovative in Work and Life… by Being a Little Crazy''.<ref>https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735748/a-touch-of-the-madness-by-lawrence-kasanoff/</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Films=== |
===Films=== |
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| rowspan=4|1987|| ''[[Party Camp]]''||Executive |
| rowspan=4|1987|| ''[[Party Camp]]''|| rowspan="15" |Executive producer|| |
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| ''[[Blood Diner]]'' |
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| ''[[The Underachievers (film)|The Underachievers]]'' |
| ''[[The Underachievers (film)|The Underachievers]]''||Role: Studio Exec |
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| ''[[The Beat (1988 film)|The Beat]]'' |
| ''[[The Beat (1988 film)|The Beat]]''|| |
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| rowspan=2|1988 ||''[[You Can't Hurry Love (film)|You Can't Hurry Love]]'' |
| rowspan=2|1988 ||''[[You Can't Hurry Love (film)|You Can't Hurry Love]]'' || |
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| ''[[Dangerous Curves (1988 film)|Dangerous Curves]]'' |
| ''[[Dangerous Curves (1988 film)|Dangerous Curves]]'' || |
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| rowspan=4|1989||''[[Dream a Little Dream (film)|Dream a Little Dream]]'' |
| rowspan=4|1989||''[[Dream a Little Dream (film)|Dream a Little Dream]]'' || |
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| ''[[C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.]]'' |
| ''[[C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.]]''|| |
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| ''[[Far from Home (1989 film)|Far from Home]]'' |
| ''[[Far from Home (1989 film)|Far from Home]]''|| |
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| ''She's Back'' |
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| rowspan=4|1990|| ''[[Blue Steel (1990 film)|Blue Steel]]'' |
| rowspan=4|1990|| ''[[Blue Steel (1990 film)|Blue Steel]]''||<ref name="larrypage">{{cite web|title=Larry kasanoff´s page|url=https://www.larrykasanoff.com/}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Class of 1999]]'' |
| ''[[Class of 1999]]''|| |
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| ''[[A Gnome Named Gnorm]]'' |
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| ''[[Ghoulies (film series)#Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990)|Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College]]'' |
| ''[[Ghoulies (film series)#Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990)|Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College]]''|| Direct-to-video |
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| 1994||''[[True Lies]]'' |
| 1994||''[[True Lies]]'' ||<ref name="larrypage"/> |
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| rowspan=3|1995||''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat]]''||Producer||<ref name="larrypage"/> |
| rowspan=3|1995||''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat]]''|| rowspan="2" |Producer||<ref name="larrypage"/> |
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| ''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)#The Journey Begins|Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins]]'' |
| ''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)#The Journey Begins|Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins]]''||Direct-to-video |
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| ''[[Strange Days (film)|Strange Days]]''||Executive |
| ''[[Strange Days (film)|Strange Days]]''||Executive producer||<ref name="larrypage"/> |
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| 1996||''[[Mortal Kombat: Live Tour]]''||Director|| |
| 1996||''[[Mortal Kombat: Live Tour]]''||Director|| |
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| 1997||''[[Mortal Kombat |
| 1997||''[[Mortal Kombat Annihilation]]''||Producer, Story||<ref name="larrypage"/> |
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| 1999||''[[Beowulf (1999 film)|Beowulf]]''||Producer|| |
| 1999||''[[Beowulf (1999 film)|Beowulf]]''||Producer|| |
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| 2009||''[[Bionicle: The Legend Reborn]]''||Executive |
| 2009||''[[Bionicle: The Legend Reborn]]''|| rowspan="3" |Executive producer|| rowspan="2" | Direct-to-video |
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| 2011||''[[Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers]]'' |
| 2011||''[[Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers]]'' |
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| rowspan=2|2012||''[[Marvel Super Heroes 4D]]'' |
| rowspan=2|2012||''[[Marvel Super Heroes 4D]]''|| Short |
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| ''[[Foodfight!]]''||Producer, |
| ''[[Foodfight!]]''||Producer, director, screenwriter||Voice of Cheasel T. Weasel<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Lawrence-Kasanoff/|title=Lawrence Kasanoff (Visual voices guide)}}</ref> |
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| rowspan=2|2015||''Ocean Quest: The Immersive Adventure |
| rowspan=2|2015||''Ocean Quest: The Immersive Adventure''||Executive producer|| |
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| ''Mindfulness: Be Happy Now''||Producer, |
| ''Mindfulness: Be Happy Now''||Producer, director||Documentary |
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| 2020 || ''[[Bobbleheads: The Movie]]'' || Producer || |
| 2020 || ''[[Bobbleheads: The Movie]]'' || Producer || |
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| 2021 ||''[[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|Mortal Kombat]]''||Executive |
| 2021 ||''[[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|Mortal Kombat]]''||Executive producer|| |
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| TBA ||''[[Tetris#Film|Untitled Tetris Sci-fi Project]]''||Producer|| |
| TBA ||''[[Tetris#Film|Untitled Tetris Sci-fi Project]]''||Producer|| |
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| 1991||''The Making of '[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'''||Executive |
| 1991||''The Making of '[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'''|| rowspan="10" |Executive producer|| rowspan="2" |Documentary |
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| 1995||''Mortal Kombat: Behind the Dragon'' |
| 1995||''Mortal Kombat: Behind the Dragon'' |
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| 1996|| ''[[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]'' |
| 1996|| ''[[Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm]]''|| |
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| 1998–1999 ||''[[Mortal Kombat: Conquest]]'' |
| 1998–1999 ||''[[Mortal Kombat: Conquest]]''|| |
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| 2003 ||''The Afterlife'' |
| 2003 ||''The Afterlife''||TV movie |
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| 2010 ||''Lego Atlantis: The Movie'' |
| 2010 ||''Lego Atlantis: The Movie''||TV Short |
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| 2011–2013||''[[Hero Factory (TV series)|Hero Factory]]'' |
| 2011–2013||''[[Hero Factory (TV series)|Hero Factory]]''|| |
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| 2012 ||''[[Lego Star Wars#Films and videos|Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out]]'' |
| 2012 ||''[[Lego Star Wars#Films and videos|Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out]]''||TV Short |
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| rowspan=2|2013 ||''Rockin' Rounds'' |
| rowspan=2|2013 ||''Rockin' Rounds''|| |
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Revision as of 18:15, 25 January 2024
Lawrence Kasanoff | |
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Born | Lawrence Alan Kasanoff June 1, 1959 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Other names | Larry Kasanoff |
Education | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Website | larrykasanoff.com/ |
Lawrence Alan "Larry" Kasanoff (born June 1, 1959) is an American filmmaker who founded the Vestron Pictures genre subsidiary Lightning Pictures in 1986,[1] Lightstorm Entertainment with James Cameron in 1990, and Threshold Entertainment in 1993.
Career
Kasanoff is known for films such as the Mortal Kombat movie franchise including the 1995 Mortal Kombat, its 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation and its spin-off series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. He became involved with the franchise after working on Terminator 2 with Lightstorm Entertainment, which was overtaken by Mortal Kombat as the most successful arcade game in 1993. His company Threshold Entertainment was started with the purpose of producing the first Mortal Kombat film and other Mortal Kombat media spin-offs.[2] Kasanoff later served as executive producer of the 2021 reboot of Mortal Kombat.
Other films produced by Kasanoff include Blood Diner, Blue Steel, True Lies, and Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers. He also directed and produced the 2012 Threshold Entertainment animated film Foodfight!, which was originally intended to be released in 2003.
In 2023, Kasanoff released a self-help book titled A Touch of the Madness: How to Be More Innovative in Work and Life… by Being a Little Crazy.[3]
Filmography
Films
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' | Executive producer | Documentary |
1995 | Mortal Kombat: Behind the Dragon | ||
1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | ||
1998–1999 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | ||
2003 | The Afterlife | TV movie | |
2010 | Lego Atlantis: The Movie | TV Short | |
2011–2013 | Hero Factory | ||
2012 | Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out | TV Short | |
2013 | Rockin' Rounds | ||
3 Rounds With |
References
- ^ "CAN FILMMAKING SAVE VESTRON`S HOME VIDEO?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ 2022 Larry Kasanoff interview [1]
- ^ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735748/a-touch-of-the-madness-by-lawrence-kasanoff/
- ^ a b c d e "Larry kasanoff´s page".
- ^ "Lawrence Kasanoff (Visual voices guide)".