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{{Short description|Israeli film director, producer, writer}}
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| name = Boaz Davidson
| name = Boaz Davidson
| image = Dan Hadani collection (990044420010205171).jpg
| birth_date = {{bda|1943|11|8}}
| birth_date = {{bda|1943|11|8}}
| birth_place = [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]
| birth_place = [[Tel Aviv]], [[Mandatory Palestine]] (now [[Israel]])
| death_date =
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| death_place =
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| alma_mater = [[London Film School]]
| alma_mater = [[London Film School]]
| occupation = [[Film director|Director]], [[film producer|producer]], [[screenwriter|writer]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* [[Film director|Director]]
* [[film producer|producer]]
* [[screenwriter|writer]]}}
}}
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'''Boaz Davidson''' ({{lang-he-n|בועז דוידזון}}, born 8 November 1943) is an Israeli [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]]. He was born in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]] and studied [[film]] in [[London]] at [[London Film School]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Boaz Davidson|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
'''Boaz Davidson''' ({{langx|he|בועז דוידזון}}, {{IPA|he|boˈaz ˈdavidson|pron}}; born 8 November 1943) is an Israeli [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]]. He was born in [[Tel Aviv]], Israel and studied [[film]] in [[London]] at [[London Film School]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Boaz Davidson|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112205625/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=2008-01-12}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Davidson started his career by directing the television show ''Lool'' (1969) and the music documentary ''Shablul'' (1970). Later he directed Israeli [[cult film]]s 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 film)|Yotzim Kavua]]'' (1979), ''[[Shifshuf Naim]]'' (1981), ''Sapiches'' (1982). ''Eskimo Limon'' was entered into the [[28th Berlin International Film Festival]] in 1978.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} In 1986 he directed the cult film ''[[Alex Holeh Ahavah]]''.
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 film]]s 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 film)|Going Steady]]'' (1979), ''[[Shifshuf Naim]]'' (1981), ''Sapiches'' (1982). ''Eskimo Limon'' was entered into the [[28th Berlin International Film Festival]] in 1978.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} 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.<ref name="Maslin">{{cite web|authorlink=Janet Maslin|last=Maslin |first=Janet |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B04E2DA143BF936A25752C0A965948260 |title=Movie Review - The Last American Virgin - FROLICS IN FLORIDA AND OTHER ANTICS - NYTimes.com |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1983-01-15 |accessdate=2013-09-28}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Maslin">{{cite web|author-link=Janet Maslin|last=Maslin |first=Janet |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B04E2DA143BF936A25752C0A965948260 |title=Movie Review - The Last American Virgin - FROLICS IN FLORIDA AND OTHER ANTICS |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1983-01-15 |access-date=2013-09-28}}</ref>


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]]'',<ref name=NYT2>{{cite web|title=Boaz Davidson Filmography|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson/filmography}}</ref> ''[[The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]'',<ref name=NYT2/> ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'',<ref name=NYT2/> 2008's ''[[Rambo (2008 film)|Rambo]]''<ref name=NYT2/> and ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]''.<ref name=NYT2/> He is also listed as a producer in the thriller ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]''.<ref name=NYT2/>
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]]'',<ref name=NYT2>{{cite web|title=Boaz Davidson Filmography|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403141618/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/86820/Boaz-Davidson/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|archive-date=2015-04-03}}</ref> ''[[The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]'',<ref name=NYT2/> ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'',<ref name=NYT2/> 2008's ''[[Rambo (2008 film)|Rambo]]''<ref name=NYT2/> and ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]''.<ref name=NYT2/> He is also listed as a producer in the thriller ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]''.<ref name=NYT2/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
===As director===
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
* ''Lool'' (Hebrew-language TV series, 1970–1973, co-director [[Uri Zohar]])
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year
* ''Shablul'' (Hebrew-language music documentary, 1970)
! rowspan="2" |Title
* ''[[Fifty-Fifty (1971 film)|Fifty-Fifty]]'' (Hebrew-language film, 1971)
! colspan="3" |Credited as
* ''Azit the Paratrooper Dog'' (Hebrew-language film, 1972)
! rowspan="2" |Notes
* ''[[Charlie Ve'hetzi]]'' (Hebrew-language film, 1974)
|-
* ''[[Hagiga B'Snuker]]'' (Hebrew-language film, 1975)
! width="65"| Director
* ''Mishpahat Tzan'ani'' (Hebrew-language film, 1976)
! width="65"| Writer
* ''Lupo B'New York'' (Hebrew-language film, 1976)
! width="65"| Producer
* ''[[Lemon Popsicle]]'' (Hebrew-language film, 1978)
|-
* ''[[Going Steady (1979 film)|Going Steady]]'' (Hebrew-language film, 1979)
|1971
* ''Seed of Innocence'' (English-language film, 1980)
|''[[Fifty-Fifty (1971 film)|Fifty-Fifty]]''
* ''[[Hot Bubblegum]]'' (Hebrew-language film, 1981)
|{{yes}}
* ''[[Hospital Massacre]]'' (English-language film, 1981)
|{{yes}}
* ''[[The Last American Virgin]]'' (English-language film, 1982)
|{{no}}
* ''Private Popsicle'' (Hebrew-language film, 1982)
|
* ''[[Alex Holeh Ahavah]]'' (Hebrew-language film, 1986)
|-
* ''Dutch Treat'' (English-language film, 1987)
|1972
* ''[[Going Bananas (film)|Going Bananas]]'' (English-language film, 1987)
|''Azit Hakalba Hatzanhanit''
* ''[[Salsa (1988 film)|Salsa]]'' (English-language film, 1988)
|{{yes}}
* ''Ochlim Lokshim'' (Hebrew-language film, 1989, co-director Tzvi Shissel)
|{{yes}}
* ''[[American Cyborg: Steel Warrior]]'' (English-language film, 1993)
|{{no}}
* ''Blood Run'' (English-language TV film, 1994)
|
* ''Lunarcop'' (English-language film, 1995)
|-
* ''[[Looking for Lola]]'' (English-language film, 1997)
|1974
|''[[Charlie Ve'hetzi]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1975
|''[[La nottata]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|Co-directed with [[Tonino Cervi]]
|-
|''[[Hagiga B'Snuker]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1976
|''Mishpahat Tzan'ani''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Lupo B'New York''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1978
|''[[Lemon Popsicle]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''It's a Funny, Funny World''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1979
|''[[Going Steady (1979 film)|Going Steady]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1980
|''Seed of Innocence''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1981
|''Hot Bubblegum''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Hospital Massacre]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{Partial|story}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1982
|''[[The Last American Virgin]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Private Popsicle''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1983
|''Private Manoeuvres''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Baby Love''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Hot Resort]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Alex Holeh Ahavah]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1987
|''[[Dutch Treat]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Going Bananas (film)|Going Bananas]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Salsa (film)|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}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1994
|''Blood Run''
|{{yes}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1995
|''Lunarcop''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Orion's Key]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Looking for Lola]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2000
|''[[Spiders (film)|Spiders]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Crocodile (2000 film)|Crocodile]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Octopus (2000 film)|Octopus]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|''Spiders II: Breeding Ground''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''U.S. Seals II''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2002
|''[[Octopus 2: River of Fear]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Panic''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Crocodile 2: Death Swamp]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Derailed (2002 film)|Derailed]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2003
|''Killer Rats''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Cult of Fury''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Alien Hunter]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''Air Strike''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Alien Lockdown]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2005
|''[[Larva (film)|Larva]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Mansquito]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Snakeman (film)|Snakeman]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2006
|''[[Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[The Black Hole (2006 film)|The Black Hole]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|''[[Wicked Little Things]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007
|''[[Gryphon (film)|Gryphon]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Mega Snake]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Ninja (film)|Ninja]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''[[The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure|The Prince & Me:<br>The Elephant Adventure]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''[[Bunraku (film)|Bunraku]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Boyka: Undisputed]]''
|{{no}}
|{{partial|story}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|}


{| style="width:100%;"
===As producer===
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
* ''[[Edison_(film)|Edison]]'' (2005) - Producer
| style="width:40%;"|
* ''[[16 Blocks]]'' (2006) - Producer
'''Executive producer'''
* ''[[The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (2006) - Producer
* ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'' (2006) - Producer
* ''[[The Last Days of Frankie the Fly]]'' (1996)
* ''Dog Watch'' (1997)
* ''[[Rambo (2008 film)|Rambo]]'' (2008) - Producer
* ''[[American Perfekt]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' (2010) - Producer
* ''Santa Fe'' (1997)
* ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]'' (2011) - Producer
* ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012) - Executive producer
* ''[[No Code of Conduct]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Hercules: The Legend Begins]]'' (2014) - Producer
* ''[[October 22 (film)|October 22]]'' (1998) (co-executive)
* ''[[The Expendables 3]]'' (2014) - Executive producer
* ''[[Outside Ozona]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Criminal (2016 film)|Criminal]]'' (2016) - Producer
* ''[[Guinevere (1999 film)|Guinevere]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Boyka: Undisputed]]'' (2017) - Producer
* ''[[The Big Brass Ring]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Rambo: Last Blood]]'' (2019) - Executive producer
* ''[[Ticker (2001 film)|Ticker]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Edges of the Lord]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Diary of a Sex Addict]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Order (2001 film)|The Order]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Hard Cash (2002 film)|Hard Cash]]'' (2002)
* ''[[All I Want (film)|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 film)|Control]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Raging Sharks]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Submerged (2005 film)|Submerged]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Today You Die]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Mechanik]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The Cutter (film)|The Cutter]]'' (2005)
* ''[[16 Blocks]]'' (2006)
* ''[[End Game (2006 film)|End Game]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Mercenary for Justice]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Journey to the End of the Night (film)|Journey to the End of the Night]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Relative Strangers]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Contract (2006 film)|The Contract]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Home of the Brave (2006 film)|Home of the Brave]]'' (2006)
* ''[[King of California]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Gryphon (film)|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 (film)|Mad Money]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Rambo (2008 film)|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 film)|Thick as Thieves]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Brooklyn's Finest]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Direct Contact]]'' (2009)
* ''[[It's Alive (2009 film)|It's Alive]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Labor Pains (film)|Labor Pains]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Streets of Blood]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Command Performance (2009 film)|Command Performance]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Lies & Illusions]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans]]'' (2009)
* ''Leaves of Grass'' (2009)
* ''[[Solitary Man (film)|Solitary Man]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Double Identity (film)|Double Identity]]'' (2009)
* ''[[The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'' (2010)
* ''Cool Dog'' (2010)
* ''[[Trust (2010 film)|Trust]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Mechanic (2011 film)|The Mechanic]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Son of No One]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Drive Angry]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Elephant White]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Trespass (2011 film)|Trespass]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Paperboy (2012 film)|The Paperboy]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Iceman (film)|The Iceman]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Playing for Keeps (2012 film)|Playing for Keeps]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Straight A's]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Lovelace (film)|Lovelace]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Spiders 3D]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Olympus Has Fallen]]'' (2013)
* ''[[As I Lay Dying (film)|As I Lay Dying]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Killing Season (film)|Killing Season]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Homefront (2013 film)|Homefront]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Expendables 3]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Before I Go to Sleep (film)|Before I Go to Sleep]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Survivor (film)|Survivor]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Septembers of Shiraz]]'' (2015)
* ''[[London Has Fallen]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Criminal (2016 film)|Criminal]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Mechanic: Resurrection]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Hitman's Bodyguard]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Leatherface (2017 film)|Leatherface]]'' (2017)
* ''Bigfoot'' (2017)
* ''[[Bullet Head]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Hunter Killer (film)|Hunter Killer]]'' (2018)
* ''[[211 (film)|211]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Angel Has Fallen]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Blackbird (2019 film)|Blackbird]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Rambo: Last Blood]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Kill Chain (film)|Kill Chain]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The Outpost (2020 film)|The Outpost]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Till Death (2021 film)|Till Death]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Jolt (film)|Jolt]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Protégé]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Abyzou (film)|Abyzou]]'' (TBA)
* ''The Enforcer'' (TBA)
* ''[[Expend4bles]]'' (2023)

| style="width:60%;"|
'''Producer only'''
* ''Licking the Raspberry'' (1992)
* ''Tipat Mazal'' (1992)
* ''Hard Justice'' (1995)
* ''[[Shadrach (film)|Shadrach]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Some Girl]]'' (1998)
* ''Cold Harvest'' (1999)
* ''[[Bridge of Dragons]]'' (1999)
* ''[[The 4th Floor (1999 film)|The 4th Floor]]'' (1999)
* ''[[For the Cause (film)|For the Cause]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Nobody's Baby (2001 film)|Nobody's Baby]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Cold Heart (film)|Cold Heart]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Forever Lulu (2000 film)|Forever Lulu]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Shark Attack 3: Megalodon]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Marines (film)|Marines]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Special Forces (2003 film)|Special Forces]]'' (2003)
* ''Submarines'' (2003)
* ''Air Marshal'' (2003)
* ''[[Shark Zone]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Unstoppable (2004 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Mozart and the Whale]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Lonely Hearts (2006 film)|Lonely Hearts]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Edison (film)|Edison]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Day of the Dead (2008 film)|Day of the Dead]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Train (2008 film)|Train]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Conan the Barbarian (2011 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Legend of Hercules]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Acts of Vengeance (film)|Acts of Vengeance]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Day of the Dead: Bloodline]]'' (2017)

'''Co-producer'''
* ''[[Wild Side (1995 film)|Wild Side]]'' (1995)
* ''Plato's Run'' (1997)
* ''[[The Maker (film)|The Maker]]'' (1997)

'''Associate producer'''
* ''[[Search and Destroy (1995 film)|Search and Destroy]]'' (1995)
* ''Armstrong'' (1998)

'''2nd Unit director'''
* ''[[Operation Thunderbolt (film)|Operation Thunderbolt]]'' (1977)
* ''[[The Alternate (film)|The Alternate]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Edison (film)|Edison]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Mad Money (film)|Mad Money]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Ninja (film)|Ninja]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Conan the Barbarian (2011 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' (2011) (Additional)
* ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012) (Additional)

'''Special thanks'''
* ''[[According to Spencer]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Detention (2003 film)|Detention]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Intruders (2015 film)|Intruders]]'' (2015)
| style="width:50%;"|
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Film people from Tel Aviv]]
[[Category:Jews in Mandatory Palestine]]
[[Category:Jews from Mandatory Palestine]]
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Formerly married to Naomi Davidson, Professor at California State University Northridge until her passing

Latest revision as of 20:10, 25 October 2024

Boaz Davidson
Born (1943-11-08) November 8, 1943 (age 81)
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel)
Alma materLondon Film School
Occupations

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

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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

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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

Producer only

Co-producer

Associate producer

2nd Unit director

Special thanks

References

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  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.
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