CinemaOSMovie · 2001 · 1h 0m

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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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.

Directed byEamon Harrington, John Watkin

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
May 1, 2001
Studios
AMC StudiosPlanet Grande Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Narrator (voice)

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Samuel Z. Arkoff

Self

Bob Burns

Self

Herman Cohen

Self

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Self

Dick Dale

Dick Dale

Self

Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Self

David Del Valle

Self

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Self

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Eamon Harrington
John Watkin
Written by
John Watkin
Eamon Harrington
Produced by
Hope Kaplan Biller
John Watkin

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