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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

60 min |

Documentary |

2001-05-01

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6.8 (3 votes)

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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.

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Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

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Samuel Z. Arkoff

Samuel Z. Arkoff

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Bob Burns

Bob Burns

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Herman Cohen

Herman Cohen

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Roger Corman

Roger Corman

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Dick Dale

Dick Dale

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Joe Dante

Joe Dante

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David Del Valle

David Del Valle

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Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

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Walt Disney

Walt Disney

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