| Boaz Davidson | |
| Birth Place: | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) |
| Alma Mater: | London Film School |
Boaz Davidson (Hebrew: בועז דוידזון, pronounced as /he/; 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]
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. 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]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 1971 | Fifty-Fifty | ||||
| 1972 | Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit | ||||
| 1974 | Charlie Ve'hetzi | ||||
| 1975 | La nottata | Co-directed with Tonino Cervi | |||
| Hagiga B'Snuker | |||||
| 1976 | Mishpahat Tzan'ani | ||||
| Lupo B'New York | |||||
| 1978 | Lemon Popsicle | ||||
| It's a Funny, Funny World | |||||
| 1979 | Going Steady | ||||
| 1980 | Seed of Innocence | ||||
| 1981 | Hot Bubblegum | ||||
| Hospital Massacre | |||||
| 1982 | The Last American Virgin | ||||
| Private Popsicle | |||||
| 1983 | Private Manoeuvres | ||||
| Baby Love | |||||
| 1985 | Hot Resort | ||||
| 1986 | Alex Holeh Ahavah | ||||
| 1987 | Dutch Treat | ||||
| Going Bananas | |||||
| 1988 | Salsa | ||||
| 1989 | Crazy Camera | Co-directed with Tzvi Shissel | |||
| 1991 | |||||
| 1993 | |||||
| 1994 | Blood Run | ||||
| 1995 | Lunarcop | ||||
| 1996 | Orion's Key | ||||
| 1997 | Looking for Lola | ||||
| 2000 | Spiders | ||||
| Crocodile | |||||
| Octopus | |||||
| 2001 | Spiders II: Breeding Ground | ||||
| U.S. Seals II | |||||
| 2002 | |||||
| Panic | |||||
| Derailed | |||||
| 2003 | Killer Rats | ||||
| Cult of Fury | |||||
| Alien Hunter | |||||
| Air Strike | |||||
| 2004 | Alien Lockdown | ||||
| 2005 | Larva | ||||
| Mansquito | |||||
| Snakeman | |||||
| 2006 | |||||
| The Black Hole | |||||
| Wicked Little Things | |||||
| 2007 | Gryphon | ||||
| Mega Snake | |||||
| 2009 | Ninja | ||||
| 2010 | The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure | ||||
| Bunraku | |||||
| 2016 | |||||