Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004, Film, 122 min, Biography, Documentary, History, English, United States, MoviePedia score 68
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.
Directed by Xan Cassavetes
Cast
- Chuck Ross as Self - Z's Top Door-to-Door Salesman
- Timothy Ryerson as Self - Future Z Asst. Programmer
- Bob Strock as Self - Z Marketing Executive
- Quentin Tarantino as Self - Filmmaker
- Edwin Michaelove as Self - Founding Z Programmer
- F.X. Feeney as Self - Film Critic
- Jerry Pam as Self - Z Producer
- C.L. Batten as Self - English Professor, UCLA
- Douglas Venturelli as Self - Friend
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