It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
6.8
60 minutes
5/1/2001
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.
Cast List
Peter Bogdanovich
as Narrator (voice)
Samuel Z. Arkoff
as Self
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
Mark Thomas McGee
as Self
Dick Miller
as Self
James H. Nicholson
as Self (archive footage)
Burt Topper
as Self