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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

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Documentary

May 16, 2004 (22 years ago)

2h 1m

7.1/10

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

Box Office

Budget

Unknown

Revenue

Unknown

Key Crew

Xan Cassavetes

Director

Xan Cassavetes

Age 38 (now 60)

Producer

Ed Carroll

Cinematographer

John Pirozzi

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

Self

Age 41 (now 63)

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Self

Age 79 (died at 81)

Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Age 51 (now 73)

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Self

Age 65 (now 87)

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Self

Age 43 (now 65)

James Woods

James Woods

James Woods

Self

Age 57 (now 79)

Henry Jaglom

Henry Jaglom

Henry Jaglom

Self

Age 66 (now 88)

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Self

Age 59 (now 81)

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Self

Age 67 (died at 88)

Theresa Russell

Theresa Russell

Theresa Russell

Self

Age 47 (now 69)

Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond

Self

Age 73 (died at 85)

Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Self

Age 58 (now 80)

James B. Harris

James B. Harris

James B. Harris

Self

Age 75 (now 97)

Vera Carlisle Anderson

Vera Carlisle Anderson

Self

Doreen Ringer Ross

Doreen Ringer Ross

Self

Douglas Venturelli

Douglas Venturelli

Self