Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
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2004 · Movie · 2h 1m · R
The read
Scores higher than 95% of the 263 2000s history movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic85/100
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Xan CassavetesDirector
- Steven HufsteterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Quentin TarantinoSelf
- Robert AltmanSelf
- Jim JarmuschSelf
- Paul VerhoevenSelf
- Alexander PayneSelf
- James WoodsSelf
- Henry JaglomSelf
- Jacqueline BissetSelf
- Kris KristoffersonSelf
- Theresa RussellSelf
- Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
- Penelope SpheerisSelf
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Themes
interviewbiographyeccentricmemorylos angeles, californiaretrospectivewoman directortelevision historytelevision networkobscurecable tv