It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Name: It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001
Rating: 7.4

2001· 1h 0m

Documentary

Directed by Eamon Harrington, John Watkin

7.4/ 10

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Overview

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.