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Los Angeles Plays Itself

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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.

Date: 07/28/2004
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Encke King, Ben Alexander, Jim Backus, Brenda Bakke, Barbara O. Jones, 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, Belinda Palmer, 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

Encke King

Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Ben Alexander

Jim Backus as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jim Backus

Brenda Bakke as Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Brenda Bakke

Barbara O. Jones

Gene Barry as Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Gene Barry

Richard Basehart as Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Richard Basehart

Hugh Beaumont as George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Hugh Beaumont

William Bendix as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself William Bendix

Ann Blyth as Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Ann Blyth

Jim Bouton as Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jim Bouton

Grand L. Bush as FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Grand L. Bush

James Cagney as Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself James Cagney

Lon Chaney Jr. as Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Lon Chaney Jr.

John Considine as Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself John Considine

Bill Cosby as Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Bill Cosby

Robert Culp as Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Robert Culp

Howard Duff as Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Howard Duff

Deanna Durbin as Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Deanna Durbin

Mark Frechette as Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Mark Frechette

John Garfield as Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself John Garfield

Ben Gazzara as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Ben Gazzara

Bruce Glover as Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Bruce Glover

Marjoe Gortner as Joby in Earthquake (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Marjoe Gortner

James Griffith as Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself James Griffith

Daria Halprin as Daria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Daria Halprin

Oliver Hardy as Ollie (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Oliver Hardy

Jean Harlow as Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jean Harlow

Bob Hope as Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Bob Hope

Lauren Hutton as Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Lauren Hutton

Henry Jaglom as Dean in Venice/Venice (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Henry Jaglom

David Janssen as Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself David Janssen

Peter Jason as Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Peter Jason

Roy Jenson as Mulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Roy Jenson

Jack Klugman as Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jack Klugman

Alan Ladd as Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Alan Ladd

Stan Laurel as Stan (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Stan Laurel

Al Leong as Uli in Die Hard (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Al Leong

Jerry Lewis as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jerry Lewis

Gary Lockwood as George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Gary Lockwood

Perry Lopez as Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Perry Lopez

Lyle Lovett as Detective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Lyle Lovett

Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Fred MacMurray

Guy Madison as Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Guy Madison

Joe Mantell as Walsh in Chinatown (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Joe Mantell

Matt McCoy as Brett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Matt McCoy

Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Ralph Meeker

Sal Mineo as John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Sal Mineo

Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Harry Morgan

Robert Morley as Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Robert Morley

Robert Morse as Dennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Robert Morse

Tom Neal as Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Tom Neal

Lloyd Nolan as Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Lloyd Nolan

Edmond O'Brien as Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Edmond O'Brien

Carroll O'Connor as Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Carroll O'Connor

Belinda Palmer

Jürgen Prochnow as Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jürgen Prochnow

Tony Roberts as Rob in Annie Hall (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Tony Roberts

Cliff Robertson as President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Cliff Robertson

Mitchell Ryan as The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Mitchell Ryan

Ann Savage as Vera in Detour (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Ann Savage

Zachary Scott as Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Zachary Scott

Paolo Seganti as Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Paolo Seganti

James Stacy as Joe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself James Stacy

Madeleine Stowe as Karen Carr in Unlawful Entry (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Madeleine Stowe

David Strathairn as Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself David Strathairn

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Gloria Swanson

William Talman as Dave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery  (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself William Talman

Larenz Tate as Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Larenz Tate

George Tobias as Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself George Tobias

Lana Turner as Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Lana Turner

Diane Venora as Justine in Heat (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Diane Venora

John Vernon as Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself John Vernon

Craig Wasson as Jake Scully in Body Double (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Craig Wasson

Keenen Ivory Wayans as Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Keenen Ivory Wayans

Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jack Webb

Raquel Welch as Michele in Flareup (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Raquel Welch

James Whitmore as Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself James Whitmore

Cornel Wilde as Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Cornel Wilde

Mykelti Williamson as Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Mykelti Williamson

Jonathan Winters as Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jonathan Winters

Natalie Wood as Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Natalie Wood

Jenny Wright as Diz in Out of Bounds (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Jenny Wright

Burt Young as Curly in Chinatown (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Burt Young

Darrell Zwerling as Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Darrell Zwerling

Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage) in Los Angeles Plays Itself Kurt Russell