Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • Documentary
Thom Andersen
Writer
Thom Andersen
Director
Status
Released
Release date
July 28, 2004
Duration
169 Min
Language
en
Popularity
8.021
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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
Ben Alexander
Jim Backus
Brenda Bakke
Gene Barry
Richard Basehart
Hugh Beaumont
William Bendix
Ann Blyth
Jim Bouton
Grand L. Bush
James Cagney
Lon Chaney Jr.
John Considine
Bill Cosby
Robert Culp
Howard Duff
Deanna Durbin
Mark Frechette
John Garfield
Ben Gazzara
Bruce Glover
Marjoe Gortner
James Griffith
Daria Halprin
Oliver Hardy
Jean Harlow
Bob Hope
Lauren Hutton
Henry Jaglom
David Janssen
Peter Jason
Roy Jenson
Jack Klugman
Alan Ladd
Stan Laurel
Al Leong
Jerry Lewis
Gary Lockwood
Perry Lopez
Lyle Lovett
Fred MacMurray
Guy Madison
Joe Mantell
Matt McCoy
Ralph Meeker
Sal Mineo
Harry Morgan
Robert Morley
Robert Morse
Tom Neal
Lloyd Nolan
Edmond O'Brien
Carroll O'Connor
Jürgen Prochnow
Tony Roberts
Cliff Robertson
Mitchell Ryan
Ann Savage
Zachary Scott
Paolo Seganti
James Stacy
Madeleine Stowe
David Strathairn
Gloria Swanson
William Talman
Larenz Tate
George Tobias
Lana Turner
Diane Venora
John Vernon
Craig Wasson
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Jack Webb
Raquel Welch
James Whitmore
Cornel Wilde
Mykelti Williamson
Jonathan Winters
Natalie Wood
Jenny Wright
Burt Young
Darrell Zwerling
Kurt Russell
