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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)

TV Movie | 60 min | 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 ...See moreA 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. From monsters to beach parties to cycle gangs to the psychedelic youth, many film clips are shown, highlighting the company's successful twenty-five year run in Hollywood. Interviewees include Arkoff, Nicholson (archive footage), Peter Bogdanovich, Bob Burns, Herman Cohen, Roger Corman, Dick Dale, Joe Dante, David Del Valle, Bruce Dern, Roger Ebert, Beverly Garland, Pam Grier, Susan Hart, James L. Honore, Al Kallis, Aron Kincaid, Mark Thomas McGee, Dick Miller, and Burt Topper. Written by alfiehitchie See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Samuel Z. Arkoff Self Self See fewer	Dressed to Kill (1980)
Peter Bogdanovich Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Bob Burns Self Self See fewer	The Lovely Bones (2009)
Herman Cohen Self Self See fewer	Konga (1961)
Roger Corman Self Self See fewer	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Dick Dale Self Self See fewer	Escape from L.A. (1996)
Joe Dante Self Self See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
David Del Valle Self Self See fewer	From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)
Bruce Dern Self Self See fewer	Nebraska (2013)
Walt Disney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Roger Ebert Self Self See fewer	Siskel & Ebert (1986)
Beverly Garland Self Self See fewer	The Alligator People (1959)
Pam Grier Self Self See fewer	Jackie Brown (1997)
Susan Hart Self Self See fewer	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
James L. Honore Self Self See fewer	The Hitcher (1986)
J. Edgar Hoover Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Al Kallis Self Self See fewer	It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The American International Pictures Story (2015)
Aron Kincaid Self Self See fewer	The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)
Mark Thomas McGee Self Self See fewer	Equinox (1970)
Dick Miller Self Self See fewer	The Terminator (1984)
James H. Nicholson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
Burt Topper Self Self See fewer	The Hard Ride (1971)