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

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.

Updated May 30 2020

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US -

2001-05-01

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Keywords:

movie business b movie hollywood documentary filmmaking film production

FACTS

Runtime: 60 mins Rating: 5.3

Cast

Walt Disney

Himself (archive footage)

Pam Grier

Herself

Joe Dante

Himself

Bruce Dern

Himself

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Himself

Herman Cohen

Himself

Peter Bogdanovich

Himself / Narrator

Burt Topper

Himself