| Lawrence Kasanoff | |
| Birth Name: | Lawrence Alan Kasanoff |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education: | Cornell University (BA) Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
| Occupation: | Film producer |
| Othername: | Larry Kasanoff |
Lawrence Alan "Larry" Kasanoff (born June 1, 1959) is an American film producer who founded the Vestron Pictures genre subsidiary Lightning Pictures in 1986,[1] Lightstorm Entertainment with James Cameron in 1990, and Threshold Entertainment in 1993.
Kasanoff graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and later received a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Pennsylvania.[2]
He is known for films such as the Mortal Kombat movie franchise including the 1995 Mortal Kombat, its 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation and its spin-off series and . He became involved with the franchise after working on Terminator 2 with Lightstorm Entertainment, which was overtaken by Mortal Kombat as the most successful arcade game in 1993. His company Threshold Entertainment was started with the purpose of producing the first Mortal Kombat film and other Mortal Kombat media spin-offs.[3] Kasanoff later served as executive producer of the 2021 reboot of Mortal Kombat.
Other films produced by Kasanoff include Blood Diner, Blue Steel, True Lies, and . He also directed and produced the 2012 Threshold Entertainment animated film Foodfight!, which was originally intended to be released in 2003.
In 2023, Kasanoff released a self-help book titled A Touch of the Madness: How to Be More Innovative in Work and Life… by Being a Little Crazy.[4]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Party Camp | Executive producer | ||
| Blood Diner | ||||
| The Underachievers | Role: Studio Exec | |||
| The Beat | ||||
| 1988 | You Can't Hurry Love | |||
| Dangerous Curves | ||||
| 1989 | Dream a Little Dream | |||
| Far from Home | ||||
| She's Back | ||||
| 1990 | Blue Steel | [5] | ||
| Class of 1999 | ||||
| A Gnome Named Gnorm | ||||
| Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College | Direct-to-video | |||
| 1994 | True Lies | |||
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | Producer | ||
| Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins | Direct-to-video | |||
| Strange Days | Executive producer | |||
| 1996 | Director | |||
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | Producer, Story | ||
| 1999 | Beowulf | Producer | ||
| 2009 | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2012 | Marvel Super Heroes 4D | Short | ||
| Foodfight! | Producer, director, screenwriter | Voice of Cheasel T. Weasel[6] | ||
| 2015 | Ocean Quest: The Immersive Adventure | Executive producer | ||
| Mindfulness: Be Happy Now | Producer, director | Documentary | ||
| 2020 | Producer | |||
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Executive producer |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Making of ' | Executive producer | Documentary |
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat: Behind the Dragon | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 1998–1999 | |||
| 2003 | The Afterlife | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Lego Atlantis: The Movie | TV Short | |
| 2011–2013 | Hero Factory | ||
| 2012 | Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out | TV Short | |
| 2013 | Rockin' Rounds | ||
| 3 Rounds With |