It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures is a 2001 United States of America Documentary It stars Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Bob Burns, Herman Cohen. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United States of America
- Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Bob Burns, Herman Cohen, Roger Corman, Dick Dale, Joe Dante, David Del Valle, Bruce Dern, Walt Disney, Roger Ebert, Beverly Garland, Pam Grier, Susan Hart, James L. Honore