It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
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.
Directors: Eamon Harrington, John Watkin.
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Peter Bogdanovich as Narrator (voice) |
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Samuel Z. Arkoff as Self |
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Bob Burns as Self |
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Herman Cohen as Self |
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Roger Corman as Self |
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Dick Dale as Self |
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Joe Dante as Self |
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David Del Valle as Self |
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Bruce Dern as Self |
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Walt Disney as Self (archive footage) |
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Roger Ebert as Self |
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Beverly Garland as Self |
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Pam Grier as Self |
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Susan Hart as Self |
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James L. Honore as Self |
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J. Edgar Hoover as Self (archive footage) |
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Al Kallis as Self |
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Aron Kincaid as Self |
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Mark Thomas McGee as Self |
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Dick Miller as Self |
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James H. Nicholson as Self (archive footage) |
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Burt Topper as Self |
| Writing | John Watkin | Writer |
| Writing | Eamon Harrington | Writer |
| Directing | Eamon Harrington | Director |
| Directing | John Watkin | Director |
| Production | Hope Kaplan Biller | Producer |
| Production | John Watkin | Producer |
| Production | Eamon Harrington | Producer |
