Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

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.

History Documentary

Quentin Tarantino

(Self)

Robert Altman

(Self)

Jim Jarmusch

(Self)

Paul Verhoeven

(Self)

Alexander Payne

(Self)

James Woods

(Self)

Henry Jaglom

(Self)

Jacqueline Bisset

(Self)

Kris Kristofferson

(Self)

Theresa Russell

(Self)

Vilmos Zsigmond

(Self)

Penelope Spheeris

(Self)

James B. Harris

(Self)

Vera Carlisle Anderson

(Self)

Doreen Ringer Ross

(Self)

Douglas Venturelli

(Self)

Kevin Thomas

(Self)

Jerry Harvey

(Self (archive footage))