Los Angeles Plays Itself (movie)

Los Angeles Plays Itself (movie)

  • User score: 7.6
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Thom Andersen
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 7/28/2004
  • Run time: 169 min.

Movie 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.

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Encke King

Encke King

Role(s): Narrator (voice)

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Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Role(s): Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

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Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Role(s): Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

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Brenda Bakke

Brenda Bakke

Role(s): Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

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Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. Jones

Role(s): Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

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