It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
John Watkin2001-05-01
6.8
60 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Peter Bogdanovich | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Samuel Z. Arkoff | Self | Unowned |
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Bob Burns | Self | Unowned |
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Herman Cohen | Self | Unowned |
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Roger Corman | Self | Unowned |
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Dick Dale | Self | Unowned |
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Joe Dante | Self | Unowned |
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David Del Valle | Self | Unowned |
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Bruce Dern | Self | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Walt Disney | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Roger Ebert | Self | Unowned |
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Beverly Garland | Self | Unowned |
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Pam Grier | Self | Unowned |
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Susan Hart | Self | Unowned |
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James L. Honore | Self | Unowned |
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J. Edgar Hoover | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Al Kallis | Self | Unowned |
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Aron Kincaid | Self | Unowned |
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Mark Thomas McGee | Self | Unowned |
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Dick Miller | Self | Unowned |
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James H. Nicholson | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Burt Topper | Self | Unowned |