Lawrence Kasanoff

Born: 1959-06-01 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known For: Production

Biography

Lawrence Alan "Larry" Kasanoff (born June 1, 1959) is an American filmmaker who founded the Vestron Pictures genre subsidiary Lightning Pictures in 1986, Lightstorm Entertainment with James Cameron in 1990 and Threshold Entertainment in 1993. He is known for films such as the Mortal Kombat movie franchise including the 1995 Mortal Kombat, its sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and its spin-off series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. He also served as executive producer of the 2021 reboot. Some other films he has produced include Blood Diner, Blue Steel, True Lies, and Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers and directing the infamous animated box-office bomb, Foodfight!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Kasanoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2026

Mortal Kombat II ... (Executive Producer)

2024

Rotten: Behind the Foodfight as Archival Footage

2023

My Home Unknown ... (Executive Producer)

2021

Mortal Kombat ... (Executive Producer)

2020

Insert Coin as Self
Bobbleheads: The Movie ... (Producer)

2015

Mindfulness: Be Happy Now ... (Director)

2012

Foodfight! as Cheasel T. Weasel (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out ... (Executive Producer)

1999

Beowulf ... (Producer)

1998

Mortal Kombat: Conquest ... (Producer)

1997

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation ... (Producer)

1996

Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm ... (Executive Producer)

1995

Mortal Kombat ... (Producer)
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins ... (Producer)
Strange Days ... (Executive Producer)

1994

True Lies ... (Executive Producer)

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day ... (Production Manager)
A Gnome Named Gnorm ... (Executive Producer)
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' ... (Executive Producer)

1990

Class of 1999 ... (Executive Producer)
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College ... (Executive Producer)
Blue Steel ... (Executive Producer)

1989

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud ... (Executive Producer)
Far from Home ... (Executive Producer)
Dream a Little Dream ... (Executive Producer)

1988

Dangerous Curves ... (Executive Producer)
The Underachievers ... (Executive Producer)
You Can't Hurry Love ... (Executive Producer)

1987

Dirty Dancing ... (Production Manager)
Blood Diner ... (Executive Producer)
Party Camp ... (Executive Producer)