Los Angeles Plays Itself

Movie

Documentary

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: 7.6

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