It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)

Documentary

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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  • Release Date: 2001-05-01
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Directors: Eamon Harrington, John Watkin.

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Cast

  • Peter Bogdanovich

    Narrator (voice)

  • Samuel Z. Arkoff

    Self

  • Bob Burns

    Self

  • Herman Cohen

    Self

  • Roger Corman

    Self

  • Dick Dale

    Self

  • Joe Dante

    Self

  • David Del Valle

    Self

  • Bruce Dern

    Self

  • Walt Disney

    Self (archive footage)

  • Roger Ebert

    Self

  • Beverly Garland

    Self

  • Pam Grier

    Self

  • Susan Hart

    Self

  • James L. Honore

    Self

  • J. Edgar Hoover

    Self (archive footage)

  • Al Kallis

    Self

  • Aron Kincaid

    Self

  • Mark Thomas McGee

    Self

  • Dick Miller

    Self

  • James H. Nicholson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Burt Topper

    Self

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