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Samuel Z. Arkoff

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Samuel Zachary Arkoff (12 June 1918 – 16 September 2001) was an American producer of B movies. [1]

37 relations: Aljean Harmetz, American International Pictures, Arkoff International Pictures, B movie, Beach Party, Blacula, Boris Karloff, Bruce Dern, Burbank, California, Chicago Tribune, Dennis Hopper, Diane Ladd, Dick Miller, Don Johnson, Elsa Lanchester, Film producer, Filmways, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Horror film, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Jack Nicholson, James H. Nicholson, Jay Anson, Jews, Joe Roth, Los Angeles Times, Nick Nolte, Outlaw motorcycle club, Peter Bogdanovich, Roger Corman, Sexual attraction, The Amityville Horror, The Hank McCune Show, The New York Times, The Thing with Two Heads, United States, Vincent Price.

Aljean Harmetz

Aljean Harmetz is a Hollywood journalist and film historian.

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American International Pictures

A typical AIP double feature that inspired the idea for Grindhouse. --> American International Pictures (AIP) was a film production and distribution company formed on April 2, 1954 as American Releasing Corporation (ARC) by James H. Nicholson, former Sales Manager of Realart Pictures, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, an entertainment lawyer.

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Arkoff International Pictures

Arkoff International Pictures was a film production company set up by Samuel Z. Arkoff, co-founder of American International Pictures (AIP).

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B movie

A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial movie, but not an arthouse film.

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Beach Party

Beach Party is a 1963 American film which was the first of seven beach party films from American International Pictures (AIP) aimed at a teen audience.

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Blacula

Blacula is a 1972 American blaxploitation horror film produced for American International PicturesGary A. Smith, The American International Pictures Video Guide, McFarland 2009 p 27 whose title is a portmanteau of "black" and "Dracula".

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Boris Karloff

William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor who was primarily known for his roles in horror films.

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Bruce Dern

Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor, often playing supporting villainous characters of unstable nature.

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Burbank, California

Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.

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Dennis Hopper

Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and artist.

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Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd (born November 29, 1935) is an American actress, film director, producer and author.

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Dick Miller

Richard "Dick" Miller (born December 25, 1928) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 100 films, particularly those produced by Roger Corman.

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Don Johnson

Donald Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter.

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Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was an English actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.

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Film producer

A film producer is a person who oversees the production of a film.

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Filmways

Filmways, Inc. (also known as Filmways Pictures and Filmways Television) was a television and film production company founded by American film executive Martin Ransohoff, and Edwin Kasper in 1952.

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Fort Dodge, Iowa

Fort Dodge is a city in and the county seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River.

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Horror film

A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit a physiological reaction, such as an elevated heartbeat, through the use of fear and shocking one’s audiences.

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I Was a Teenage Werewolf

I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 horror film starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager, Yvonne Lime and Whit Bissell.

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Jack Nicholson

John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker who has performed for over sixty years.

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James H. Nicholson

James Harvey Nicholson (September 14, 1916 – December 10, 1972) was an American film producer.

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Jay Anson

Jay Anson (November 4, 1921 – March 12, 1980) was an American author whose most famous work was The Amityville Horror.

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Jews

Jews (יְהוּדִים ISO 259-3, Israeli pronunciation) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation, originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of the Ancient Near East.

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Joe Roth

Joseph E. "Joe" Roth (born 1948) is an American film executive, producer and director.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Nick Nolte

Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor, producer, author, and former model.

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Outlaw motorcycle club

An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture that has its roots in the immediate post-World War II era of American society.

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Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich (Serbian: Петар Богдановић, Petar Bogdanović, born July 30, 1939) is an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic and film historian.

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Roger Corman

Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American director, producer, and actor.

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Sexual attraction

Sexual attraction is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the quality of arousing such interest.

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The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror is a book by American author Jay Anson, published in September 1977.

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The Hank McCune Show

The Hank McCune Show was an American television situation comedy.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Thing with Two Heads

The Thing with Two Heads is a 1972 American science fiction film directed by Lee Frost.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vincent Price

Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Z._Arkoff

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