Davidson, Boaz 1943–

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Davidson, Boaz 1943–

PERSONAL

Born August 11, 1943, in Tel Aviv, Palestine (now Israel). Education: Attended the London Film School.

Addresses:

Office—Nu Image/Millennium Films, 6423 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. Nu Image/Millennium Films, Los Angeles, CA, president (production and creative affairs).

Awards, Honors:

Golden Berlin Bear Award nomination, 1978, for Eskimo Limon.

CREDITS

Film Second Unit Director:

Mivtza Yonatan (also known as Entebbe: Operation Thunderbolt and Operation Thunderbolt), Cinema Shares International, 1977.

The Alternate (also known as Agent of Death), Lions Gate Films, Inc., 1999.

Edison (also known as Edison Force), 2005.

The Wicker Man, 2006.

Mad Money, 2008.

Film Director:

Shablul (also known as The Snail), Hagar Films, 1971.

Hetzi Hetzi (also known as Fifty Fifty), 1971.

Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit (also known as Azit Shel Ha zanhanim and Azit, the Paratrooper Dog), 1972.

Charlie Ve'hetzi (also known as Charlie and a Half), Tal-Shahar, 1974.

Hagiga B'Snucker (also known as Festival at the Poolroom and Snooker), 1975.

Mishpahat Tzan'ani (also known as Tzanani Family), 1976.

Lupo B'New York (also known as Lupo Goes to New York), 1976.

The Girl Who'll Do Anything, 1976.

Eskimo Limon (also known as Going All the Way and Lemon Popsicle), Noah Films, 1979.

Yotzim Kavua (also known as Going Steady, Eis am Stiel 2: Feste Freundin, Greasy Kid Stuff, and Lemon Popsicle II), Facets Video, 1979.

Seed of Innocence (also known as Teen Mothers), Cannon Film Distributors, 1980.

Shifshuf Naim (also known as Eis am Stiel 3-Liebeleien, Hot Bubblegum, and Lemon Popsicle III), 1981.

Hospital Massacre (also known as Be My Valentine, or Else …, Ward 13, and X-Ray), Cannon Film Distributors, 1981.

The Last American Virgin, Cannon Film Distributors, 1982.

Saphies (also known as Eis am Stiel 4-Hasenjagd, Lemon Popsicle IV, and Private Popsicle), 1982.

Up Your Anchor, 1985.

Dutch Treat, Cannon Films, 1986.

Alex Holeh Ahavah (also known as Alex in Love and Alex Is Lovesick), 1986.

Going Bananas (also known as My African Adventure), Cannon Films, 1987.

Salsa, Cannon Group, 1988.

Lool, 1988.

Ochlim Lokshim (also known as Crazy Camera), 1989.

Lunarcop (also known as Solar Force), Astrocop Productions, 1994.

American Cyborg: Steel Warrior, Cannon Films, 1994.

(Uncredited) Looking for Lola, 1998.

Macarena, Dow Knut Productions, Inc., 1998.

(Uncredited) Donuts, 1998.

Film Producer:

Ochlim Lokshim (also known as Crazy Camera), 1989.

(With Christopher Pearce and Elie Cohn) Human Shield, 1991.

Tipat Mazal (also known as A Bit of Luck), 1992.

Lelakek Tatut (also known as Licking the Raspberry), 1992.

Hard Justice, 1995.

Macarena, Dow Knut Productions, Inc., 1998.

Shadrach, Columbia, 1998.

Looking for Lola, 1998.

Some Girl (also known as Girl Talk and Men), Scanbox Entertainment, 1998.

The 4th Floor, 1999.

Cold Harvest, 1999.

Bride of Dragons, 1999.

Spiders, Cobwester Corp., 2000.

Forever Lulu (also known as Along for the Ride), Millennium Films, 2000.

Crocodile, Flat Dog Corp., 2000.

For the Cause (also known as Final Encounter), Dimension Films, 2000.

Octopus, 2000.

Spiders II: Breeding Ground (also known as Spiders 2), Nu Image Films, 2001.

The Order, TriStar, 2001.

Octopus 2: River of Fear (also known as Octopus II), Nu Image Films, 2001.

Disaster (also known as Cult of Fury and Sudden Damage), Nu Image Films, 2001.

Cold Heart, 2001.

U.S. Seals II (also known as U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force), Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Submarines, Nu Image Films, 2002.

Air Strike, Nu Image Films, 2002.

Derailed (also known as Terror Train), GAGA Communications, 2002.

Crocodile 2: Death Swamp (also known as Crocodile 2: Death Roll), Nu Image Films, 2002.

Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (also known as Shark Attack III: Megalodon), Nu Image Films, 2002.

Marines, Nu Image Films, 2003.

Special Forces, Starmedia Home Entertainment, 2003.

Alien Hunter, Columbia, 2003.

Air Marshal, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2003.

Shark Zone, DEJ Productions, 2003.

Unstoppable (also known as 9 Lives), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

Mozart and the Whale, Millennium Films, 2005.

Edison (also known as Edison Force), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

Lonely Hearts (also known as Lonely Hearts Killer), Roadside Attraction, 2006.

The Wicker Man, Warner Bros., 2006.

Wicked Little Things, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

Day of the Dead, Millennium Films, 2007.

Film Associate Producer:

Search and Destroy (also known as The Four Rules), October Films, 1995.

Armstrong, 1998.

Film Coproducer:

Wild Side, Metro Tartan, 1995.

The Maker, Maker Productions, Inc., 1997.

Plato's Run, Nu Image, 1997.

No Code of Conduct, Dimension Films, 1998.

The Contract, First Look International, 2006.

Film Executive Producer:

Dog Watch, Dog Watch Productions, 1996.

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (also known as Frankie the Fly), Fly Productions, 1997.

American Perfekt, American Perfekt Productions, Inc., 1997.

Santa Fe, Absolute Unequivocal Productions, 1997.

Outside Ozona, TriStar/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

The Big Brass Ring, The Big Brass Ring, Inc., 1999.

Guinevere, Miramax, 1999.

Cold Heart, Nu Image, 2001.

Undisputed, Nu Image, 2001.

Ticker, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Panic (also known as Air Panic), Nu Image Films, 2001.

Edges of the Lord (also known as Boze skrawski), Miramax, 2001.

Replicant, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Diary of a Sex Addict, Nu Image Films, 2001.

The Order (also known as Jihad Warrior), TriStar, 2001.

Run for the Money (also known as Hard Cash), Millennium Films, 2002.

Undisputed (also known as Undisputed—Sieg ohne Ruhm), Miramax, 2002.

Try Seventeen (also known as All I Want), 2002.

Den of Lions, Millennium Films, 2003.

In Hell (also known as The Savage and The Shu), DEJ Productions, 2003.

Out for a Kill, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2003.

Blind Horizon, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Shadow of Fear, Millennium Film, 2004.

Control, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Raging Sharks, Nu Image Films, 2005.

Mansquito (also known as Mosquito Man), First Look International, 2005.

Submerged, Nu Image Films, 2005.

The Mechanik (also known as The Russian Specialist), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

16 Blocks, Warner Bros., 2006.

End Game, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006.

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (also known as Undisputed 2), New Line Home Video, 2006.

Journey to the End of the Night, Nu Image Films, 2006.

Relative Strangers, First Look International, 2006.

The Black Dahlia (also known as Black Dahlia), Universal, 2006.

Wicked Little Things, AfterDark Films, 2006.

Home of the Brave, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006.

King of California, First Look International, 2007.

88 Minutes, TriStar, 2007.

Until Death, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.

The Death and Life of Bobby Z (also known as Bobby Z and Let's Kill Bobby Z), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.

When Nietzsche Wept, 2007.

More Than You Know, Columbia, 2007.

Blonde Ambition, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2007.

Hero Wanted, Nu Image Films, 2007.

Mad Money, Millennium Films, 2008.

John Rambo, Lionsgate, 2008.

Film Co-Executive Producer:

October 22, 1998.

Film Appearances:

Yisraelim Matzhikim (also known as It's a Funny, Funny World), 1978.

Ochlim Lokshim (also known as Crazy Camera), 1989.

Himself, Creating "Larva" (short), First Look International, 2005.

Television Work; Movies:

Director, Blood Run (also known as Outside the Law), 1994.

Producer, Operation Delta Force, 1997.

Executive producer, Dogwatch, 1997.

Producer, Bridge of Dragons, HBO, 1999.

Executive producer, Skeleton Man, 2004.

Producer, Alien Lockdown (also known as Predator-Man), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Producer, Larva (also known as MorphMan), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Producer, The Snake King (also known as Snakeman), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Producer, Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (also known as Hammerhead and SharkMan), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Producer, The Black Hole, Sci-Fi Channel, 2006.

Executive producer, Gryphon (also known as Attack of the Gryphon), Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Producer, MegaSnake, Sci-Fi Channel, 2007.

Television Episodes:

Lool, 1969.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Shablul (also known as The Snail), 1971.

Hetzi Hetzi (also known as Fifty Fifty), 1971.

Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit (also known as Azit Shel Ha zanhanim and Azit, the Paratrooper Dog), 1972.

Lupo B'New York (also known as Lupo Goes to New York), 1976.

Yisraelim Matzhikim (also known as It's a Funny, Funny World), 1978.

Eskimo Limon (also known as Going All the Way and Lemon Popsicle), Noah Films, 1979.

Yotzim Kavua (also known as Going Steady, Eis am Stiel 2: Feste Freudin, Greasy Kid Stuff, and Lemon Popsicle II), Facets Video, 1979.

Seed of Innocence (also known as Teen Mothers), Cannon Film Distributors, 1980.

Shifshuf Naim (also known as Eis am Stiel 3-Liebeleien, Hot Bubblegum, and Lemon Popsicle III), 1981.

The Last American Virgin, Cannon Film Distributors, 1982.

Saphies (also known as Eis am Stiel 4-Hasenjagd, Lemon Popsicle IV, Hot Bubblegum, and Private Popsicle), 1982.

Sababa (also known as Lemon Popsicle, Eis am Stiel— Hasenjagd 2, Hasenjagd 2. Teil, Private Maneuver, Sababa—Wer hat mir die Butter vom Brto geklaut?, and Private Maneuvers), 1983.

Roman Za'ir (also known as Baby Love, Eis am Stiel 5 ie grosse Liebe, Hasenjagd II, Lemon Popsicle V, and Sababa er hat mir die Butter von Brot geklaut), 1984.

Hot Resort, 1985.

Alex Holeh Ahavah (also known as Alex in Love and Alex Is Lovesick), 1986.

(And story) Salsa, 1988.

Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (also known as Delta Force 3 and Young Commandos), 1991.

(Story only) American Cyborg: Steel Warrior, 1994.

(Story only) Orion's Key (also known as Alien Chaser, Shadowchaster: The Gates of Time, and Project Shadowchaser 4), Nu Image, 1996.

(Story only) Looking for Lola, 1998.

(Story only) Macarena, Dow Knut Productions, Inc., 1998.

(Story only) Crocodile, Nu Image, 2000.

(Story only) Spiders, 2000.

(Story only) Octopus, 2000.

(Story only) Panic (also known as Air Panic), 2001.