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

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

Documentary
Release Date: 2001, May 1
Directors: Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
Countries: United States of America
Production: Planet Grande Pictures, AMC Studios
Cast: Dick Miller, Bruce Dern, Pam Grier, Aron Kincaid, Bob Burns, Susan Hart, Roger Ebert, J. Edgar Hoover, Dick Dale, David Del Valle, Beverly Garland, Al Kallis

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.

Keywords:

hollywood movie business film production documentary filmmaking b movie