It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 60 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
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.

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

Crew

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

Production

Planet Grande Pictures, AMC Studios

Keywords

movie businessb moviehollywooddocumentary filmmakingfilm production