It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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Documentary
Runtime
60 mins
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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.

Cast

  • Peter Bogdanovich
  • Samuel Z. Arkoff
  • Bob Burns
  • Herman Cohen
  • Roger Corman
  • Dick Dale
  • Joe Dante
  • David Del Valle
  • Bruce Dern
  • Walt Disney
  • Roger Ebert
  • Beverly Garland
  • Pam Grier
  • Susan Hart
  • James L. Honore
  • J. Edgar Hoover
  • Al Kallis
  • Aron Kincaid
  • Mark Thomas McGee
  • Dick Miller
  • James H. Nicholson
  • Burt Topper

Director

  • Eamon Harrington
  • John Watkin

Producers

  • Eamon Harrington
  • John Watkin
  • Hope Kaplan Biller

Screenwriter

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