Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

2004-07-28 United States of America 169 Min. PG-13
7.7 52 votes

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

Encke King is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Ben Alexander is Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus is Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke is Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Barbara O. Jones is Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Gene Barry is Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart is Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont is George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix is Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Ann Blyth is Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Jim Bouton is Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Grand L. Bush is FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)