
60 min |
Documentary |
2001-05-01
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.

Peter Bogdanovich
Narrator (voice)

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self

Bob Burns
Self

Herman Cohen
Self

Roger Corman
Self

Dick Dale
Self

Joe Dante
Self

David Del Valle
Self

Bruce Dern
Self

Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)