It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001
1h 0m
6.8

6.8/10

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Documentary
Overview

A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Planet Grande Pictures AMC Studios
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

movie business b movie hollywood documentary filmmaking film production

Quick Facts

Release Date May 1, 2001
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0280780

Cast

Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich

Narrator (voice)

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff

Self

Bob Burns
Bob Burns

Self

Herman Cohen
Herman Cohen

Self

Roger Corman
Roger Corman

Self

Dick Dale
Dick Dale

Self

Joe Dante
Joe Dante

Self

David Del Valle
David Del Valle

Self

Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern

Self

Walt Disney
Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert

Self

Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland

Self

Key Crew

John Watkin
Writer
Eamon Harrington
Writer
Eamon Harrington
Director
John Watkin
Director
Hope Kaplan Biller
Producer
John Watkin
Producer
Eamon Harrington
Producer