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.

Peter Bogdanovich
Narrator (voice)

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self
Bob Burns
Self
Herman Cohen
Self

Roger Corman
Self

Dick Dale
Self

Joe Dante
Self
David Del Valle
Self

Bruce Dern
Self

Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)

Roger Ebert
Self

Beverly Garland
Self

Almost Ghosts
Almost Ghosts

Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema
Akira Kurosawa: My Life in Cinema

The Man Who Definitely Didn't Steal Hollywood
The Man Who Definitely Didn't Steal Hollywood

Shine a Light
Shine a Light

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

Family Affairs
Family Affairs

The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby

Afro Promo
Afro Promo

Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow
Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow

That's Life: Vittorio De Sica
That's Life: Vittorio De Sica

Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde
Cinéastes de notre temps : Max Ophuls ou la ronde

Die Zeit meines Lebens - Dirty Dancing in Ost und West
Die Zeit meines Lebens - Dirty Dancing in Ost und West