Yoram Globus (Hebrew: יורם גלובוס; born 7 October 1943) is an Israeli film producer, cinema owner and distributor who is most famous for his association with Cannon Films Inc., a company he ran with his cousin Menahem Golan.In 1978, Globus and Golan moved to Hollywood and purchased the film production company The Cannon Group for $500,000. By the mid-80s Cannon had produced an average of 40 films a year and had become the largest independent production company in the world with a net worth of over US$1 billion. Because of their fast, low-budget style of filmmaking, they earned the nickname "the Go-Go Boys." Among the films produced by them are Bloodsport with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace with Christopher Reeve, King Lear directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Runaway Train (1985), Over The Top with Sylvester Stallone and Street Smart with Morgan Freeman. In addition, they acquired the rights to Spider-Man and Captain America: The First Avenger. Wikipedia