It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

60 mins | Documentary | May 1, 2001

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.

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

60 mins | Documentary | May 1, 2001

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
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.
Producers Planet Grande Pictures, AMC Networks
Original title It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Directors Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
Writers Eamon Harrington, John Watkin

Cast

Peter Bogdanovich

as Narrator (voice)

Bob Burns

as Self

Herman Cohen

as Self

Roger Corman

as Self

Dick Dale

as Self

Joe Dante

as Self

David Del Valle

as Self

Bruce Dern

as Self

Walt Disney

as Self (archive footage)

Roger Ebert

as Self

Beverly Garland

as Self

Pam Grier

as Self

Susan Hart

as Self

James L. Honore

as Self

J. Edgar Hoover

as Self (archive footage)

Al Kallis

as Self

Aron Kincaid

as Self

Dick Miller

as Self

James H. Nicholson

as Self (archive footage)

Burt Topper

as Self