Boaz Davidson
{{Short description|Israeli film director, producer, writer}}
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| birth_date = {{bda|1943|11|8}}
| birth_place = Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel)
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| alma_mater = London Film School
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Boaz Davidson ({{langx|he|בועז דוידזון}}, {{IPA|he|boˈaz ˈdavidson|pron}}; born 8 November 1943) is an Israeli film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and studied film in London at London Film School.{{cite web|title=Boaz Davidson|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112205625/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|archive-date=2008-01-12}}
Biography
Davidson was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family. He started his career by directing the television show Lool (1969) and the music documentary Shablul (1970). Later he directed Israeli cult films such as Charlie Ve'hetzi (1974) and Hagiga B'Snuker (1975). In 1974 he directed the film Mishpahat Tzan'ani. He directed the first four films in the Eskimo Limon series (Eskimo Limon (1978), Going Steady (1979), Shifshuf Naim (1981), Sapiches (1982). Eskimo Limon was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} In 1986 he directed the cult film Alex Holeh Ahavah.
In 1979 Davidson moved from Israel to the United States and started working as a director, directing a remake of Eskimo Limon, The Last American Virgin in 1982.{{cite web|author-link=Janet Maslin|last=Maslin |first=Janet |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B04E2DA143BF936A25752C0A965948260 |title=Movie Review - The Last American Virgin - FROLICS IN FLORIDA AND OTHER ANTICS |work=The New York Times |date=1983-01-15 |access-date=2013-09-28}}
Davidson continued to work in the United States as a producer and a screenwriter. He was involved in producing several major films including 16 Blocks,{{cite web|title=Boaz Davidson Filmography|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403141618/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2015|archive-date=2015-04-03}} The Wicker Man, The Black Dahlia, 2008's Rambo and The Expendables. He is also listed as a producer in the thriller Trespass.
Filmography
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! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! colspan="3" |Credited as ! rowspan="2" |Notes |
width="65"| Director
! width="65"| Writer ! width="65"| Producer |
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1971
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
1972
|Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
1974
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |
rowspan="2"|1975
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |Co-directed with Tonino Cervi |
Hagiga B'Snuker
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |
rowspan="2"|1976
|Mishpahat Tzan'ani |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |
Lupo B'New York
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
rowspan="2"|1978
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
It's a Funny, Funny World
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
1979
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
1980
|Seed of Innocence |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
rowspan="2"|1981
|Hot Bubblegum |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
Hospital Massacre
|{{yes}} |{{Partial|story}} |{{no}} | |
rowspan="2"|1982
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
Private Popsicle
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
rowspan="2"|1983
|Private Manoeuvres |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
Baby Love
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
1985
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
1986
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
rowspan="2"|1987
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |
Going Bananas
|{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |
1988
|{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
1989
|Crazy Camera |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Co-directed with Tzvi Shissel |
1991
|Delta Force 3: The Killing Game |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
1993
|American Cyborg: Steel Warrior |{{yes}} |{{partial|story}} |{{no}} | |
1994
|Blood Run |{{yes}} |{{partial|story}} |{{no}} | |
1995
|Lunarcop |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |
1996
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{no}} | |
1997
|{{yes}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan="3"|2000
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Crocodile
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Octopus
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan=2|2001
|Spiders II: Breeding Ground |{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
U.S. Seals II
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan="4"|2002
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Panic
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Derailed
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan="4"|2003
|Killer Rats |{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Cult of Fury
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Alien Hunter
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Air Strike
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
2004
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan="4"|2005
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Mansquito
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Snakeman
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan="3"|2006
|Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing |{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
The Black Hole
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
Wicked Little Things
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan=2| 2007
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | |
Mega Snake
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
2009
|{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
rowspan=2|2010
|The Prince & Me: |{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{no}} | |
Bunraku
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{no}} | |
2016
|{{no}} |{{partial|story}} |{{yes}} | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0203246}}
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Category:Film people from Tel Aviv
Category:Jews from Mandatory Palestine
Category:Israeli film directors
Category:Israeli film producers