Lawrence Kasanoff
Born
Lawrence Alan Kasanoff

(1959-06-01) June 1, 1959
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other namesLarry Kasanoff
EducationWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University
OccupationFilmmaker
Websitelarrykasanoff.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

Year Film Role Notes
1987Party CampExecutive producer
Blood Diner
The UnderachieversRole: Studio Exec
The Beat
1988You Can't Hurry Love
Dangerous Curves
1989Dream a Little Dream
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.
Far from Home
She's Back
1990Blue Steel[4]
Class of 1999
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to CollegeDirect-to-video
1994True Lies[4]
1995Mortal KombatProducer[4]
Mortal Kombat: The Journey BeginsDirect-to-video
Strange DaysExecutive producer[4]
1996Mortal Kombat: Live TourDirector
1997Mortal Kombat AnnihilationProducer, Story[4]
1999BeowulfProducer
2009Bionicle: The Legend RebornExecutive producerDirect-to-video
2011Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
2012Marvel Super Heroes 4DShort
Foodfight!Producer, director, screenwriterVoice of Cheasel T. Weasel[5]
2015Ocean Quest: The Immersive AdventureExecutive producer
Mindfulness: Be Happy NowProducer, directorDocumentary
2020Bobbleheads: The MovieProducer
2021Mortal KombatExecutive producer
TBAUntitled Tetris Sci-fi ProjectProducer

Television

Year Film Role Notes
1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'Executive producerDocumentary
1995Mortal Kombat: Behind the Dragon
1996Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1998–1999Mortal Kombat: Conquest
2003The AfterlifeTV movie
2010Lego Atlantis: The MovieTV Short
2011–2013Hero Factory
2012Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes OutTV Short
2013Rockin' Rounds
3 Rounds With

References

  1. ↑ "CAN FILMMAKING SAVE VESTRON`S HOME VIDEO?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ↑ 2022 Larry Kasanoff interview
  3. ↑ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735748/a-touch-of-the-madness-by-lawrence-kasanoff/
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Larry kasanoff´s page".
  5. ↑ "Lawrence Kasanoff (Visual voices guide)".
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