Los Angeles Plays Itself
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 169 minutes
Free Solo
Luce
Red Dawn
Philanthropy
Mystic River
Inception
Joker
Fight Club
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Parasite
Encke King
Played Narrator (voice)
Ben Alexander
Played Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus
Played Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke
Played Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Barbara O. Jones
Played Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Gene Barry
Played Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart
Played Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont
Played George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix
Played Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Ann Blyth
Played Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Jim Bouton
Played Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Grand L. Bush
Played FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
James Cagney
Played Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr.
Played Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
John Considine
Played Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Played Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Robert Culp
Played Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Howard Duff
Played Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin
Played Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
Mark Frechette
Played Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
John Garfield
Played Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Ben Gazzara
Played Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Bruce Glover
Played Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage)
Marjoe Gortner
Played Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)
James Griffith
Played Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)
Daria Halprin
Played Daria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy
Played Ollie (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Played Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Played Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
Lauren Hutton
Played Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Henry Jaglom
Played Dean in Venice/Venice (archive footage)
David Janssen
Played Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Peter Jason
Played Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Roy Jenson
Played Mulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage)
Jack Klugman
Played Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Alan Ladd
Played Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
Played Stan (archive footage)
Al Leong
Played Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis
Played Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
Gary Lockwood
Played George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)
Perry Lopez
Played Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)
Lyle Lovett
Played Detective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage)
Fred MacMurray
Played Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)
Guy Madison
Played Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)
Joe Mantell
Played Walsh in Chinatown (archive footage)
Matt McCoy
Played Brett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Ralph Meeker
Played Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)
Sal Mineo
Played John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Harry Morgan
Played Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Robert Morley
Played Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Robert Morse
Played Dennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Tom Neal
Played Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage)
Lloyd Nolan
Played Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)
Edmond O'Brien
Played Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)
Carroll O'Connor
Played Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)
Belinda Palmer
Played Katherine in Chinatown (archive footage)
Jürgen Prochnow
Played Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)
Tony Roberts
Played Rob in Annie Hall (archive footage)
Cliff Robertson
Played President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Mitchell Ryan
Played The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Ann Savage
Played Vera in Detour (archive footage)
Zachary Scott
Played Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Paolo Seganti
Played Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
James Stacy
Played Joe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage)
Madeleine Stowe
Played Karen Carr in Unlawful Entry (archive footage)
David Strathairn
Played Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Gloria Swanson
Played Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
William Talman
Played Dave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery (archive footage)
Larenz Tate
Played Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)
George Tobias
Played Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Lana Turner
Played Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)
Diane Venora
Played Justine in Heat (archive footage)
John Vernon
Played Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
Craig Wasson
Played Jake Scully in Body Double (archive footage)
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Played Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)
Jack Webb
Played Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)
Raquel Welch
Played Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
James Whitmore
Played Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
Cornel Wilde
Played Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
Mykelti Williamson
Played Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
Jonathan Winters
Played Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
Played Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Jenny Wright
Played Diz in Out of Bounds (archive footage)
Burt Young
Played Curly in Chinatown (archive footage)
Darrell Zwerling
Played Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown (archive footage)
Kurt Russell
Played Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
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