Los Angeles Plays Itself

Thom Andersen

Thom Andersen

[Cast Group]
Actor: Encke King | Character: Narrator
Actor: Ben Alexander | Character: Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet
Actor: Jim Backus | Character: Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause
Actor: Brenda Bakke | Character: Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential
Actor: Gene Barry | Character: Dr. Clayton Forrester
Actor: Richard Basehart | Character: Roy Morgan, Roy Martin in He Walked By Night
Actor: Hugh Beaumont | Character: George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia
Actor: William Bendix | Character: Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia
Actor: Ann Blyth | Character: Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce
Actor: Jim Bouton | Character: Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye
Actor: Grand L. Bush | Character: FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard
Actor: James Cagney | Character: Tom Powers in The Public Enemy
Actor: Lon Chaney Jr. | Character: Charles 'Butcher' Benton in The Indestructible Man
Actor: John Considine | Character: Doctor Crawford, Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers
Actor: Bill Cosby | Character: Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs
Actor: Robert Culp | Character: Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs
Actor: Howard Duff | Character: Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City
Actor: Deanna Durbin | Character: Penny in Three Smart Girls
Actor: Mark Frechette | Character: Mark in Zabriskie Point
Actor: John Garfield | Character: Frank Chambers, Nick Blake
Actor: Ben Gazzara | Character: Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski
Actor: Bruce Glover | Character: Duffy in Chinatown
Actor: Marjoe Gortner | Character: Jody in Earthquake
Actor: James Griffith | Character: Jesse Quinn in Dragnet
Actor: Daria Halprin | Character: Daria in Zabriskie Point
Actor: Oliver Hardy | Character: Ollie
Actor: Jean Harlow | Character: Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy
Actor: Bob Hope | Character: Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise
Actor: Lauren Hutton | Character: Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers
Actor: Henry Jaglom | Character: Dean in Venice, Venice
Actor: David Janssen | Character: Steve in Two-Minute Warning
Actor: Peter Jason | Character: Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A.
Actor: Roy Jenson | Character: Mulvihill in Chinatown
Actor: Jack Klugman | Character: Sandman in Two-Minute Warning
Actor: Alan Ladd | Character: Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire
Actor: Stan Laurel | Character: Stan
Actor: Al Leong | Character: Uli in Die Hard
Actor: Jerry Lewis | Character: Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly
Actor: Gary Lockwood | Character: George Matthews in Model Shop
Actor: Perry Lopez | Character: Escobar in Chinatown
Actor: Lyle Lovett | Character: Detective DeLongpre in The Player
Actor: Fred MacMurray | Character: Walter Neff
Actor: Guy Madison | Character: Cliff Harper
Actor: Joe Mantell | Character: Walsh in Chinatown
Actor: Matt McCoy | Character: Badge of Honor Star Brett Chase
Actor: Ralph Meeker | Character: Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly
Actor: Sal Mineo | Character: John 'Plato' Crawford
Actor: Harry Morgan | Character: Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet
Actor: Robert Morley | Character: Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved One
Actor: Robert Morse | Character: Dennis Barlow
Actor: Tom Neal | Character: Al Roberts in Detour
Actor: Lloyd Nolan | Character: Dr. Vance in Earthquake
Actor: Edmond O'Brien | Character: Frank Bigelow
Actor: Carroll O'Connor | Character: Lt. Christy French in Marlowe
Actor: Barbara O | Character: Dorothy in Bush Mama
Actor: Belinda Palmer | Character: Katherine in Chinatown
Actor: Jürgen Prochnow | Character: Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers
Actor: Tony Roberts | Character: Rob in Annie Hall
Actor: Cliff Robertson | Character: President in Escape From L.A.
Actor: Mitchell Ryan | Character: The Priest in Two-Minute Warning
Actor: Ann Savage | Character: Vera in Detour
Actor: Zachary Scott | Character: Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce
Actor: Paolo Seganti | Character: Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential
Actor: James Stacy | Character: Joe Brodnek in Flareup
Actor: Madeleine Stowe | Character: Karen Carr in Unlawful Entry, Sherri Shepard in Short Cuts
Actor: David Strathairn | Character: Pierce Patchett
Actor: Gloria Swanson | Character: Norma Desmond
Actor: William Talman | Character: Dave Purvis in Armored Car Robbery
Actor: Larenz Tate | Character: Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Actor: George Tobias | Character: Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever
Actor: Jean-Louis Trintignant | Character: Lucien Bellon in The Outside Man
Actor: Lana Turner | Character: Cora Smith
Actor: Diane Venora | Character: Justine in Heat
Actor: John Vernon | Character: Mal Reese in Point Blank
Actor: Craig Wasson | Character: Jake Scully in Body Double
Actor: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Character: Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man
Actor: Jack Webb | Character: Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet
Actor: Raquel Welch | Character: Michele in Flareup
Actor: James Whitmore | Character: Lou Hopke
Actor: Cornel Wilde | Character: Griff Marat in Shockproof
Actor: Mykelti Williamson | Character: Detective Oliver Franklin in First Power
Actor: Jonathan Winters | Character: Wilbur Glenworthy, Harry Glenworthy in The Loved One
Actor: Natalie Wood | Character: Judy
Actor: Jenny Wright | Character: Diz, Darlene in Out Of Bounds
Actor: Burt Young | Character: Curly in Chinatown
Actor: Darrell Zwerling | Character: Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown

[Directors Group]
Name: Thom Andersen | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Thom Andersen | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Thom Andersen | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Deborah Stratman | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Seung-Hyun Yoo | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Thor Moser | Role: Sound Department
Name: Craig Smith | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Terry Jackson | Role: Stunts

[Editorial Department]
Name: Peter Bo Rappmund | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Scott Crary | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Morgan Fisher | Role: Thanks

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Canada: September 7, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Austria: October 21, 2003 (Vienna International Film Festival)
United States: January 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 28, 2004 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Greece: March 16, 2004 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
France: July 7, 2004 (Marseille International Documentary Festival)
Czech Republic: July 8, 2004 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
United States: July 28, 2004 (New York City, New York)
United Kingdom: October 28, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival)
Denmark: November 8, 2004 (CPH:DOX)
Norway: November 23, 2004 (Oslo International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: December 10, 2004 (limited)
United States: January 3, 2014 (New York City, New York, re-release)
United States: March 29, 2014 (remastered version, Ann Arbor Film Festival)
United States: October 11, 2015 (Harvard Film Archive)
Vietnam: August 23, 2018 (Hanoi DocLab)

Winner | 2003 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Independent/Experimental Film and Video Award | Thom Andersen, Los Angeles Plays Itself
Winner | 2003 | Vancouver International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | Thom Andersen, Los Angeles Plays Itself
Nominee | 2003 | Village Voice Film Poll | VVFP Award | Best Undistributed Film | Los Angeles Plays Itself | 2nd place. Tied with Bright Leaves (2003).
Winner | 2004 | Village Voice Film Poll | VVFP Award | Best Documentary | Los Angeles Plays Itself

Domestic: USD 6945
Period: Jul 30 – Aug 1, 2004 | Rank: 87 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 6945 | Interval gross: USD 5005 | Per theater average: USD 5005