Lawrence Alan "Larry" Kasanoff (born June 1, 1959) is an American film producer who founded the Vestron Pictures genre subsidiary Lightning Pictures in 1986, Lightstorm Entertainment with James Cameron in 1990, and Threshold Entertainment in 1993.
Career Kasanoff graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and later received a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Pennsylvania.
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 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. 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.2022 Larry Kasanoff interview Kasanoff later served as executive producer of the 2021 reboot of Mortal Kombat and its sequel.
Other films produced by Kasanoff include Blood Diner, Blue Steel, True Lies, and Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers. He also directed and produced the poorly-received 2012 Threshold Entertainment animated film Foodfight!, which was originally intended to be released in 2003.
In 2023, Kasanoff released a book titled A Touch of the Madness: How to Be More Innovative in Work and Life… by Being a Little Crazy.
In October 2025, Kasanoff and other entertainment industry veterans formed a new production venture called The Cartoon Coalition.
Filmography
Films Year Film Role Notes1987 Party CampExecutive producer Blood Diner The UnderachieversRole: Studio Exec The Beat1988 You Can't Hurry Love Dangerous Curves 1989Dream a Little Dream C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. Far from Home She's Back1990 Blue Steel Class of 1999 A Gnome Named Gnorm Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College Direct-to-video 1994True Lies 1995Mortal KombatProducer Mortal Kombat: The Journey BeginsDirect-to-video Strange DaysExecutive producer 1996Mortal Kombat: Live TourDirector 1997Mortal Kombat AnnihilationProducer, Story 1999BeowulfProducer 2009Bionicle: The Legend RebornExecutive producer Direct-to-video 2011Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers2012Marvel Super Heroes 4D Short Foodfight!Producer, director, screenwriterVoice of Cheasel T. Weasel2015Ocean Quest: The Immersive AdventureExecutive producer Mindfulness: Be Happy NowProducer, directorDocumentary 2020 Bobbleheads: The Movie Producer 2021 Mortal KombatExecutive producer 2026 Mortal Kombat II
Television Year Film Role Notes 1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'''|| rowspan="10" |Executive producer|| rowspan="2" |Documentary |- | 1995||Mortal Kombat: Behind the Dragon|- | 1996|| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm|| |- | 1998–1999 ||Mortal Kombat: Conquest|| |- | 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 |- | rowspan=2|2013 ||Rockin' Rounds|| |- | 3 Rounds With''
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