Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

2004-05-16

(US) •

History,

Documentary

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Quentin Tarantino

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Robert Altman

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Jim Jarmusch

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Paul Verhoeven

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Alexander Payne

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

James Woods

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Henry Jaglom

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Jacqueline Bisset

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Kris Kristofferson

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Theresa Russell

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Vilmos Zsigmond

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Penelope Spheeris

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

James B. Harris

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Vera Carlisle Anderson

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Doreen Ringer Ross

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Douglas Venturelli

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Kevin Thomas

Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Jerry Harvey

Self (archive footage)