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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

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.
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Thom Andersen profile
Thom Andersen

Director

Cast

Encke King profile
Encke King

Narrator (voice)

Ben Alexander profile
Ben Alexander

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Jim Backus profile
Jim Backus

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Brenda Bakke profile
Brenda Bakke

Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Barbara O. Jones profile
Barbara O. Jones

Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

Gene Barry profile
Gene Barry

Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

Hugh Beaumont profile
Hugh Beaumont

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

William Bendix profile
William Bendix

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Ann Blyth profile
Ann Blyth

Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

Jim Bouton profile
Jim Bouton

Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)

Grand L. Bush profile
Grand L. Bush

FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

Encke King profile
Encke King

Narrator (voice)

Ben Alexander profile
Ben Alexander

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Jim Backus profile
Jim Backus

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Brenda Bakke profile
Brenda Bakke

Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Barbara O. Jones profile
Barbara O. Jones

Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

Gene Barry profile
Gene Barry

Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

Hugh Beaumont profile
Hugh Beaumont

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

William Bendix profile
William Bendix

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Ann Blyth profile
Ann Blyth

Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

Jim Bouton profile
Jim Bouton

Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)

Grand L. Bush profile
Grand L. Bush

FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

Extra

Release Date

July 28, 2004

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Videos

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Los Angeles Plays Itself / trailer

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