Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

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.

Cast

Self
Quentin Tarantino
Self
Robert Altman
Self
Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Penelope Spheeris
Self
James B. Harris
Self
V Vera Carlisle Anderson
Self
D Doreen Ringer Ross
Self
D Douglas Venturelli
Self
K Kevin Thomas
Self (archive footage)
J Jerry Harvey
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Self
Paul Verhoeven
Self
Alexander Payne
Self
James Woods
Self
Henry Jaglom
Self
Jacqueline Bisset
Self
Kris Kristofferson
Self
Theresa Russell

Crew

Director
Xan Cassavetes
Original Music Composer
S Steven Hufsteter
Director of Photography
J John Pirozzi
Editor
I Iain Kennedy
Producer
S Steve Matzkin
Producer
M Marshall Persinger
Producer
R Rick Ross
Co-Producer
F.X. Feeney
Supervising Producer
S Susan Heimbeinder
Associate Producer
Jonathan Montepare
Associate Producer
L Leslie Lowell
Executive Producer
E Ed Carroll
Executive Producer
A Alison Palmer Bourke