Lawrence Kasanoff
Production
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.
Known for
Production34
movieMortal Kombat II
2026
Executive Producer
movieMy Home Unknown
2023
Executive Producer
movieMortal Kombat
2021
Executive Producer
movieBobbleheads: The Movie
2020
Producer
movieLEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012
Executive Producer
movieFoodfight!
2012
Producer
tvLEGO Hero Factory
2010
Producer
movieLEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
2010
Executive Producer
movieBionicle: The Legend Reborn
2009
Executive Producer
movieクリスタナ・ローケン T-X
2003
Executive Producer
movieBeowulf
1999
Producer
tvMortal Kombat: Conquest
1998
Producer
tvMortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
Executive Producer
movieStrange Days
1995
Executive Producer
movieMortal Kombat
1995
Producer
movieTrue Lies
1994
Executive Producer
movieThe Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991
Executive Producer
movieTerminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Production Manager
movieA Gnome Named Gnorm
1991
Executive Producer
movieGhoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990
Executive Producer
movieClass of 1999
1990
Executive Producer
movieBlue Steel
1990
Executive Producer
movieFar from Home
1989
Executive Producer
movieC.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
Executive Producer
movieDream a Little Dream
1989
Executive Producer
movieDangerous Curves
1988
Executive Producer
movieThe Underachievers
1988
Executive Producer
movieYou Can't Hurry Love
1988
Executive Producer
movieDirty Dancing
1987
Production Manager
movieBlood Diner
1987
Executive Producer
movieParty Camp
1987
Executive Producer
movieX Factor in the Jungle
Producer
Acting3
movieRotten: Behind the Foodfight
2024
Archival Footage
movieFoodfight!
2012
Cheasel T. Weasel (voice)
Directing2
movieFoodfight!
2012
Director
Writing2
movieFoodfight!
2012
Story, Writer