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Cast & Crew

Thom Andersen
Director
Lon Chaney Jr.
As Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
Bob Hope
As Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis
As Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
As Stan (archive footage)
Harry Morgan
As Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus
As Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

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Los Angeles Plays Itself is a documentary that delves into the relationship between the city of Los Angeles and its depiction in film and television. Director Thom Andersen examines how Hollywood has represented and misrepresented its hometown over the years, using carefully selected footage from various films made in or about the city. The documentary explores the ways in which Hollywood has mythologized Los Angeles, from its portrayal as a stand-in for other cities to its depiction of modernist architecture as the domain of villains. Through a meticulous examination of the real and cinematic history of Los Angeles, Andersen reveals the stories and legends that have come to define the city, and the real city that lives beneath the myths.

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Los Angeles Plays Itself was released in theaters on January 3, 2014.