It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
- Documentary
5/1/2001
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Storyline
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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Peter BogdanovichNarrator (voice)- Samuel Z. ArkoffSelf
- Bob BurnsSelf
- Herman CohenSelf
- Roger CormanSelf
- Dick DaleSelf
- Joe DanteSelf
- David Del ValleSelf
- Bruce DernSelf
- Walt DisneySelf (archive footage)
- Roger EbertSelf
Beverly GarlandSelf- Pam GrierSelf
- Susan HartSelf
James L. HonoreSelf- J. Edgar HooverSelf (archive footage)