Los Angeles Plays Itself
IMDB:
7.6
Released
7/28/2004
Duration
2h 49m
Genre
Documentary
Country
United States of America
Cast
Encke King, Ben Alexander, Jim Backus
Overview
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
IMDB:
7.6Released
7/28/2004
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Encke King, Ben Alexander, Jim Backus
Duration
2h 49m
Country
United States of America
Overview
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Encke King
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Ben Alexander
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Jim Backus
Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke
Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Barbara O. Jones
Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Gene Barry
Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Richard Basehart
George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix
Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Ann Blyth
Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Jim Bouton
FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
