Boaz Davidson

Israeli film director, producer, writer

Boaz Davidson

בועז דוידזון

Born|  (1943-11-08) November 8, 1943 (age 81)

Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel)

Alma mater| London Film School
Occupations|

* Director
* producer
* writer

Boaz Davidson (Hebrew: בועז דוידזון, pronounced [boˈaz ˈdavidson]; 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.[1]

## Biography

[edit]

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] 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.[2]

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,[3] The Wicker Man,[3] The Black Dahlia,[3] 2008's Rambo[3] and The Expendables.[3] He is also listed as a producer in the thriller Trespass.[3]

## Filmography

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Credited as  | Notes

|
|
|

Director  | Writer  | Producer
1971  | Fifty-Fifty | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
1972  | Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
1974  | Charlie Ve'hetzi | Yes  | No  | No  |
1975  | La nottata | Yes  | No  | No  | Co-directed with Tonino Cervi
Hagiga B'Snuker | Yes  | No  | No  |
1976  | Mishpahat Tzan'ani | Yes  | No  | No  |
Lupo B'New York | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
1978  | Lemon Popsicle | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
It's a Funny, Funny World | No  | Yes  | No  |
1979  | Going Steady | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
1980  | Seed of Innocence | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
1981  | Hot Bubblegum | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
Hospital Massacre | Yes  | story  | No  |
1982  | The Last American Virgin | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
Private Popsicle | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
1983  | Private Manoeuvres | No  | Yes  | No  |
Baby Love | No  | Yes  | No  |
1985  | Hot Resort | No  | Yes  | No  |
1986  | Alex Holeh Ahavah | Yes  | Yes  | No  |
1987  | Dutch Treat | Yes  | No  | No  |
Going Bananas | Yes  | No  | No  |
1988  | Salsa | 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  | story  | No  |
1994  | Blood Run | Yes  | story  | No  |
1995  | Lunarcop | Yes  | No  | No  |
1996  | Orion's Key | No  | story  | No  |
1997  | Looking for Lola | Yes  | story  | Yes  |
2000  | Spiders | No  | story  | Yes  |
Crocodile | No  | story  | Yes  |
Octopus | No  | story  | Yes  |
2001  | Spiders II: Breeding Ground | No  | story  | Yes  |
U.S. Seals II | No  | story  | Yes  |
2002  | Octopus 2: River of Fear | No  | story  | Yes  |
Panic | No  | story  | Yes  |
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp | No  | story  | Yes  |
Derailed | No  | story  | Yes  |
2003  | Killer Rats | No  | story  | Yes  |
Cult of Fury | No  | story  | Yes  |
Alien Hunter | No  | story  | Yes  |
Air Strike | No  | story  | Yes  |
2004  | Alien Lockdown | No  | story  | Yes  |
2005  | Larva | No  | story  | Yes  |
Mansquito | No  | story  | Yes  |
Snakeman | No  | story  | Yes  |
Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy | No  | story  | Yes  |
2006  | Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing | No  | story  | Yes  |
The Black Hole | No  | story  | Yes  |
Wicked Little Things | No  | story  | Yes  |
2007  | Gryphon | No  | Yes  | No  |
Mega Snake | No  | story  | Yes  |
2009  | Ninja | No  | Yes  | Yes  |
2010  | The Prince & Me:
The Elephant Adventure | No  | story  | No  |
Bunraku | No  | story  | No  |
2016  | Boyka: Undisputed | No  | story  | Yes  |

Executive producer

* The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996)
* Dog Watch (1997)
* American Perfekt (1997)
* Santa Fe (1997)
* No Code of Conduct (1998)
* October 22 (1998) (co-executive)
* Outside Ozona (1998)
* Guinevere (1999)
* The Big Brass Ring (1999)
* Ticker (2001)
* Edges of the Lord (2001)
* Diary of a Sex Addict (2001)
* The Order (2001)
* Hard Cash (2002)
* All I Want (2002)
* Den of Lions (2003)
* In Hell (2003)
* Out for a Kill (2003)
* Blind Horizon (2003)
* Skeleton Man (2004)
* Shadow of Fear (2004)
* Control (2004)
* Raging Sharks (2005)
* Submerged (2005)
* Today You Die (2005)
* The Mechanik (2005)
* The Cutter (2005)
* 16 Blocks (2006)
* End Game (2006)
* Mercenary for Justice (2006)
* Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
* Relative Strangers (2006)
* The Black Dahlia (2006)
* The Contract (2006)
* Home of the Brave (2006)
* King of California (2007)
* Gryphon (2007)
* 88 Minutes (2007)
* Until Death (2007)
* Bobby Z (2007)
* When Nietzsche Wept (2007)
* Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007)
* Showdown at Area 51 (2007)
* Blonde Ambition (2007)
* Mad Money (2008)
* Rambo (2008)
* Hero Wanted (2008)
* War, Inc. (2008)
* Righteous Kill (2008)
* Shark in Venice (2008)
* My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
* The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon (2008)
* Thick as Thieves (2009)
* Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
* Direct Contact (2009)
* It's Alive (2009)
* Labor Pains (2009)
* Streets of Blood (2009)
* Command Performance (2009)
* Lies & Illusions (2009)
* Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
* Leaves of Grass (2009)
* Solitary Man (2009)
* Double Identity (2009)
* The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
* The Expendables (2010)
* Cool Dog (2010)
* Trust (2010)
* The Mechanic (2011)
* The Son of No One (2011)
* Drive Angry (2011)
* Elephant White (2011)
* Trespass (2011)
* The Paperboy (2012)
* The Expendables 2 (2012)
* The Iceman (2012)
* Playing for Keeps (2012)
* Straight A's (2013)
* Lovelace (2013)
* Spiders 3D (2013)
* Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
* As I Lay Dying (2013)
* Killing Season (2013)
* Homefront (2013)
* The Expendables 3 (2014)
* Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
* Survivor (2015)
* Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
* London Has Fallen (2016)
* Criminal (2016)
* Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
* The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
* Leatherface (2017)
* Bigfoot (2017)
* Bullet Head (2017)
* Hunter Killer (2018)
* 211 (2018)
* Angel Has Fallen (2019)
* Blackbird (2019)
* Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
* Kill Chain (2019)
* The Outpost (2020)
* Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
* Till Death (2021)
* Jolt (2021)
* The Protégé (2021)
* Abyzou (TBA)
* The Enforcer (TBA)
* Expend4bles (2023)

Producer only

* Licking the Raspberry (1992)
* Tipat Mazal (1992)
* Hard Justice (1995)
* Shadrach (1998)
* Some Girl (1998)
* Cold Harvest (1999)
* Bridge of Dragons (1999)
* The 4th Floor (1999)
* For the Cause (2000)
* Nobody's Baby (2001)
* Cold Heart (2001)
* Forever Lulu (2001)
* Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
* Marines (2003)
* Special Forces (2003)
* Submarines (2003)
* Air Marshal (2003)
* Shark Zone (2003)
* Unstoppable (2004)
* Mozart and the Whale (2005)
* Lonely Hearts (2006)
* Edison (2006)
* The Wicker Man (2006)
* Day of the Dead (2008)
* Train (2008)
* Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008)
* Conan the Barbarian (2011)
* The Legend of Hercules (2014)
* Acts of Vengeance (2017)
* Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017)

Co-producer

* Wild Side (1995)
* Plato's Run (1997)
* The Maker (1997)

Associate producer

* Search and Destroy (1995)
* Armstrong (1998)

2nd Unit director

* Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
* The Alternate (2000)
* Edison (2006)
* The Wicker Man (2006)
* Mad Money (2008)
* Ninja (2009)
* Conan the Barbarian (2011) (Additional)
* The Expendables 2 (2012) (Additional)

Special thanks

* According to Spencer (2001)
* Detention (2004)
* Intruders (2015)

|
|

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Boaz Davidson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-01-12.
2. ^ Maslin, Janet (1983-01-15). "Movie Review - The Last American Virgin - FROLICS IN FLORIDA AND OTHER ANTICS". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Boaz Davidson Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03.

## External links

[edit]

* Boaz Davidson at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Films directed by Boaz Davidson

* Hetzi Hetzi (1971)
* Charlie Ve'hetzi (1974)
* Hagiga B'Snuker (1975)
* Lemon Popsicle (1978)
* Going Steady (1979)
* Hot Bubblegum (1981)
* Hospital Massacre (1982)
* The Last American Virgin (1982)
* Alex Holeh Ahavah (1986)
* Going Bananas (1987)
* Salsa (1988)
* American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993)
* Looking for Lola (1997)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* 2
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Czech Republic
* Spain
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Korea
* Poland
* Israel

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

People|

* Deutsche Biographie

Other|

* IdRef
* SNAC
* Yale LUX

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template