Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004 · 121 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,824 VOTES · DIR. Xan Cassavetes

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession poster

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,126 lines

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00:00:23 The first Kurosawa film I think I ever saw...
00:04:57 and it was really, really groundbreaking.
00:09:56 We just had the best time, one of the best times of my life.
00:14:43 had an interest in old movies, different movies...
00:19:38 when HBO, Showtime, and The Movie Channel...
00:23:25 It was really a great kismet moment...
00:28:05 It became this huge set of headlines.
00:32:45 We'd be having a conversation.
00:37:41 Just like anything in life...
00:43:12 "Hey, I want to sneak your film on my channel."
00:50:10 Jerry wasn't ready to solve the problem...
00:54:13 when he taped it off of Z Channel.
01:00:41 That was how they got the reputation...
01:05:15 No trouble. Kid stuff.
01:10:12 A good marriage has a kind of, well, a simple glory about it.
01:15:20 Someone like Laura Antonelli or Sonia Braga would hit it big...
01:20:59 or something along those lines...
01:25:34 I just had this really bad feeling...
01:30:09 James Woods in "Salvador."
01:34:56 to do a short prologue.
01:39:20 He said, " Yeah, . I'm going. You know, Deri and I...
01:44:46 just talking it through...
01:50:45 "Here's what we love. We love movies...
100:00:00 paying subscribers.

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Lines indexed2,126
Dialogue density17.6 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line100:00:00

Production Record

DirectorXan Cassavetes
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,824