Cast & creator
Lawrence Kasanoff
Best known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat
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.
Also known as: Larry Kasanoff
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1987–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (42)
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Production Manager
1991
Mortal Kombat II
Executive Producer
2026
Mortal Kombat
Executive Producer
2021
Dirty Dancing
Production Manager
1987
True Lies
Executive Producer
1994
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
Producer
1998
Mortal Kombat
Producer
1995
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Producer
1997Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Story
1997
LEGO Hero Factory
Producer
2010
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
Executive Producer
1996
Strange Days
Executive Producer
1995
Class of 1999
Executive Producer
1990
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
Executive Producer
2010
Blue Steel
Executive Producer
1990
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Executive Producer
2009
Foodfight!
Cheasel T. Weasel (voice)
2012Foodfight!
Story
2012Foodfight!
Director
2012Foodfight!
Producer
2012Foodfight!
Writer
2012
Dream a Little Dream
Executive Producer
1989
Beowulf
Producer
1999
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Executive Producer
1991
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Executive Producer
2012
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
Executive Producer
1990
You Can't Hurry Love
Executive Producer
1988
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Executive Producer
1989
Bobbleheads: The Movie
Producer
2020
Far from Home
Executive Producer
1989
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins
Producer
1995
Dangerous Curves
Executive Producer
1988
Party Camp
Executive Producer
1987
Blood Diner
Executive Producer
1987
Mindfulness: Be Happy Now
Director
2015
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Executive Producer
1991
The Underachievers
Executive Producer
1988
Insert Coin
Self
2020
クリスタナ・ローケン T-X
Executive Producer
2003
Rotten: Behind the Foodfight
Archival Footage
2024
X Factor in the Jungle
Producer
My Home Unknown
Executive Producer
2023