It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Director: Eamon Harrington
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
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
In brief
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 7.4/10 from 4 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures runs 60 minutes (1h).
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures has an average rating of 7.4/10 based on 4 viewer votes on TMDB.
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures was released in 2001.
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