It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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

7.4 60 min Movie
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 exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.

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Cast

Peter Bogdanovich Peter Bogdanovich Narrator (voice)
Samuel Z. Arkoff Samuel Z. Arkoff Self
Bob Burns Bob Burns Self
Herman Cohen Herman Cohen Self
Roger Corman Roger Corman Self
Dick Dale Dick Dale Self
Joe Dante Joe Dante Self
David Del Valle David Del Valle Self
Bruce Dern Bruce Dern Self
Walt Disney Walt Disney Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert Roger Ebert Self
Beverly Garland Beverly Garland Self

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