It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 2001

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

68%

Original Title

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Production Companies

Planet Grande Pictures, AMC Studios

Director

Eamon Harrington

Description

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.