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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

6.8

1h 0m

2001

Synopsis

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.

Director

Eamon Harrington

John Watkin

Documentary

movie businessb moviehollywooddocumentary filmmakingfilm production

Cast & Crew

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

as Narrator (voice)

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Samuel Z. Arkoff

as Self

Bob Burns

as Self

Herman Cohen

as Self

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

as Self

Dick Dale

Dick Dale

as Self

Joe Dante

Joe Dante

as Self

David Del Valle

as Self

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

as Self

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