It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

The read

It runs a compact 1h 0m.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

Key crew

• John WatkinWriter
• Eamon HarringtonWriter
• Eamon HarringtonDirector
• John WatkinDirector

Cast

• Peter BogdanovichNarrator (voice)
• Samuel Z. ArkoffSelf
• Bob BurnsSelf
• Herman CohenSelf
• Roger CormanSelf
• Dick DaleSelf
• Joe DanteSelf
• David Del ValleSelf
• Bruce DernSelf
• Walt DisneySelf (archive footage)
• Roger EbertSelf
• Beverly GarlandSelf

Themes