Untitled KROQ Documentary
The history and enduring legacy of one of the world's biggest and most influential radio stations.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
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
Encke King Narrator (voice)
Ben Alexander Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Barbara O. Jones Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Gene Barry Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Ann Blyth Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Jim Bouton Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Grand L. Bush FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
James Cagney Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr. Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
John Considine Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Bill Cosby Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Robert Culp Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Howard Duff Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
Mark Frechette Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
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