It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Name: It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-05-01
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Bob Burns, Herman Cohen, Roger Corman

May 1, 2001
Directed by
Eamon Harrington

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.