It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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.

Full Cast of It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Peter Bogdanovich as Narrator (voice)

Peter Bogdanovich

as Narrator (voice)

Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, ...

Samuel Z. Arkoff as Self

Samuel Z. Arkoff

as Self

Bob Burns

as Self

Herman Cohen

as Self
Roger Corman as Self

Roger Corman

as Self
Dick Dale as Self

Dick Dale

as Self
Joe Dante as Self

Joe Dante

as Self

Joseph "Joe" Dante, Jr. is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and science fictio...

David Del Valle

as Self
Bruce Dern as Self

Bruce Dern

as Self
Walt Disney as Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney

as Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert as Self

Roger Ebert

as Self

Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter.  Described by Forbes magazine as ...

Beverly Garland as Self

Beverly Garland

as Self

Beverly Garland (1926–2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gai...

Pam Grier as Self

Pam Grier

as Self

Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first fem...

Susan Hart as Self

Susan Hart

as Self

James L. Honore

as Self
J. Edgar Hoover as Self (archive footage)

J. Edgar Hoover

as Self (archive footage)

Al Kallis

as Self
Aron Kincaid as Self

Aron Kincaid

as Self

Mark Thomas McGee

as Self
Dick Miller as Self

Dick Miller

as Self

James H. Nicholson

as Self (archive footage)

Burt Topper

as Self

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