Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004-07-28 - 169 minutes

7.60 / 10

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.

Screenplay

Director - Thom Andersen

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Encke King

Encke King

Narrator (voice)

Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Brenda Bakke

Brenda Bakke

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

Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. Jones

Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

Gene Barry

Gene Barry

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

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

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

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

William Bendix

William Bendix

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Ann Blyth

Ann Blyth

Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton

Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)

Grand L. Bush

Grand L. Bush

FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

James Cagney

James Cagney

Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)

John Considine

John Considine

Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

Robert Culp

Robert Culp

Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)

Deanna Durbin

Deanna Durbin

Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)

Mark Frechette

Mark Frechette

Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)

John Garfield

John Garfield

Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)

Bruce Glover

Bruce Glover

Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage)

Marjoe Gortner

Marjoe Gortner

Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)

James Griffith

James Griffith

Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

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