It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Genre: Documentary
Actors: Peter Bogdanovich , Samuel Z. Arkoff , Bob Burns , Herman Cohen , Roger Corman , Dick Dale
Director: John Watkin
Country: United States of America
Production: Planet Grande Pictures , AMC Studios

"It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures on fmovies-co.org " – 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.