It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
- Movies
- 2001-05-01
- EN
- Released
- 1h 0m
- Documentary
Production
Planet Grande Pictures, AMC Studios
Storyline
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.
