Los Angeles Plays Itself poster

Los Angeles Plays Itself( 2004)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Encke King

      Narrator (voice)

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      Ben Alexander

      Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

    3. cast image

      Jim Backus

      Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

    4. cast image

      Brenda Bakke

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

    5. cast image

      Barbara O. Jones

      Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

    6. cast image

      Gene Barry

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

    7. cast image

      Richard Basehart

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

    8. cast image

      Hugh Beaumont

      George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

    9. cast image

      William Bendix

      Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

    10. cast image

      Ann Blyth

      Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

    11. cast image

      Jim Bouton

      Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)

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      Grand L. Bush

      FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

    13. cast image

      James Cagney

      Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

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      Lon Chaney Jr.

      Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)

    15. cast image

      John Considine

      Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)

    16. cast image

      Bill Cosby

      Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

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      Robert Culp

      Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

    18. cast image

      Howard Duff

      Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)

    19. cast image

      Deanna Durbin

      Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)

    20. cast image

      Mark Frechette

      Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)

    21. cast image

      John Garfield

      Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)

    22. cast image

      Ben Gazzara

      Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)

    23. cast image

      Bruce Glover

      Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage)

    24. cast image

      Marjoe Gortner

      Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)

    25. cast image

      James Griffith

      Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

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      Daria Halprin

      Daria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)

    27. cast image

      Oliver Hardy

      Ollie (archive footage)

    28. cast image

      Jean Harlow

      Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

    29. cast image

      Bob Hope

      Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)

    30. cast image

      Lauren Hutton

      Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)

    31. cast image

      Henry Jaglom

      Dean in Venice/Venice (archive footage)

    32. cast image

      David Janssen

      Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)

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      Peter Jason

      Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

    34. cast image

      Roy Jenson

      Mulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage)

    35. cast image

      Jack Klugman

      Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)

    36. cast image

      Alan Ladd

      Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)

    37. cast image

      Stan Laurel

      Stan (archive footage)

    38. cast image

      Al Leong

      Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)

    39. cast image

      Jerry Lewis

      Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)

    40. cast image

      Gary Lockwood

      George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)

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      Perry Lopez

      Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)

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      Lyle Lovett

      Detective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage)

    43. cast image

      Fred MacMurray

      Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)

    44. cast image

      Guy Madison

      Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)

    45. cast image

      Joe Mantell

      Walsh in Chinatown (archive footage)

    46. cast image

      Matt McCoy

      Brett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

    47. cast image

      Ralph Meeker

      Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)

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      Sal Mineo

      John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

    49. cast image

      Harry Morgan

      Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)

    50. cast image

      Robert Morley

      Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

    51. cast image

      Robert Morse

      Dennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

    52. cast image

      Tom Neal

      Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage)

    53. cast image

      Lloyd Nolan

      Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)

    54. cast image

      Edmond O'Brien

      Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)

    55. cast image

      Carroll O'Connor

      Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)

    56. cast image

      Belinda Palmer

      Katherine in Chinatown (archive footage)

    57. cast image

      Jürgen Prochnow

      Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)

    58. cast image

      Tony Roberts

      Rob in Annie Hall (archive footage)

    59. cast image

      Cliff Robertson

      President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

    60. cast image

      Mitchell Ryan

      The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)

    61. cast image

      Ann Savage

      Vera in Detour (archive footage)

    62. cast image

      Zachary Scott

      Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

    63. cast image

      Paolo Seganti

      Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

    64. cast image

      James Stacy

      Joe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage)

    65. cast image

      Madeleine Stowe

      Karen Carr in Unlawful Entry (archive footage)

    66. cast image

      David Strathairn

      Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

    67. cast image

      Gloria Swanson

      Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)

    68. cast image

      William Talman

      Dave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery (archive footage)

    69. cast image

      Larenz Tate

      Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)

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      George Tobias

      Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)

    71. cast image

      Lana Turner

      Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)

    72. cast image

      Diane Venora

      Justine in Heat (archive footage)

    73. cast image

      John Vernon

      Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)

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      Craig Wasson

      Jake Scully in Body Double (archive footage)

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      Keenen Ivory Wayans

      Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)

    76. cast image

      Jack Webb

      Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)

    77. cast image

      Raquel Welch

      Michele in Flareup (archive footage)

    78. cast image

      James Whitmore

      Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)

    79. cast image

      Cornel Wilde

      Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)

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      Mykelti Williamson

      Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)

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      Jonathan Winters

      Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

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      Natalie Wood

      Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

    83. cast image

      Jenny Wright

      Diz in Out of Bounds (archive footage)

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      Burt Young

      Curly in Chinatown (archive footage)

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      Darrell Zwerling

      Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown (archive footage)

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      Kurt Russell

      Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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