It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Overview

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.

Details

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

Pam Grier

Self

Susan Hart

Self

James L. Honore

Self

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Al Kallis

Self

Aron Kincaid

Self

Mark Thomas McGee

Self

Dick Miller

Self