Shows
American International PodcastSunnysideSunnyside (1979) AIP Production # 7908Jeff and Cheryl explore the dark side of urban living by watching Sunnyside.Screenplay by Timothy and Jeff King Story by Jeff King and Robert L. SchaffelProduced by Robert L. Schaffel Directed by Timothy Galfas Starring:Joey Travolta as Nick Martin John Lansing as Denny Martin Stacey Pickren as Donna Rosario Andrew Rubin as Eddie Reaper Michael Tucci as Harry Cimoli Talia Balsam as Ann Rosario Joan Darling as Mrs. Martin Chris Mulkey as R...
2025-05-1945 min
American International PodcastWhy Must I DieWhy Must I Die (1960)AIP Production #504 Jeff and Cheryl strap in for an emotional tale about the application (and misapplication) of the death penalty in Why Must I Die. Directed by Roy Del Ruth Screenplay by Richard Bernstein and George W. Waters Story by George W. Waters Produced by Richard Bernstein Cast:Terry Moore as Lois King Debra Paget as Dottie Manson Bert Freed as Adler Juli Reding as Mitzi Lionel Ames as Eddie Rainey Richard Le Pore as Sinclair Sid Melton as...
2025-01-2045 min
American International PodcastSlaughterSlaughter (1972)AIP Production #7212 / 7217 Jeff and Cheryl watch a one-man army take out a depraved organized crime operation that keeps their information on newfangled computers in Slaughter. Directed by Jack Starrett Written by Mark Hanna and Don Williams Produced by Monroe Sachson Starring:Jim Brown as Slaughter Stella Stevens as Ann Cooper Rip Torn as Dominic Hoffo Cameron Mitchell as A. W. Price Don Gordon as Harry Bastoli Marlene Clark as Kim Walker Robert Phillips as Frank Morelli Marion Brash as Jenny
2025-01-131h 01
American International PodcastTarzan and the Valley of GoldTarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)AIP Production # 6607/6640 Jeff and Cheryl watch as Tarzan gets up to some monkey business in the Mexican jungle in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.Directed by Robert Day Screenplay by Clair HuffakerBased on the characters created by Edgar Rice BurroughsProduced by Sy WeintraubCast:Mike Henry as Tarzan David Opatoshu as Augustus Vinero Manuel Padilla Jr. as Ramel Nancy Kovack as Sophia Renault Don Megowan as Mr. Train Enrique Lucero as Perez Edwardo Noriega as Insp. Tal...
2025-01-0653 min
American International PodcastThe Cool and the CrazyThe Cool and the Crazy (1958) AIP Production #221 Jeff and Cheryl try to figure out what M is (and where to get some) for The Cool and the Crazy.Directed by William WitneyWritten by Richard C. Sarafian Produced by Elmer C. Rhoden Jr.Cast:Scott Marlowe as Bennie Saul Gigi Perreau as Amy Dick Bakalyan as Jackie Barzan Dick Jones as Stu Summerville Shelby Storck as Detective Lt. Sloan Marvyn J. Rosen as Eddie Caroline von Maryhauser as Miss Ryan ...
2024-12-3054 min
American International PodcastThe Phantom from 10,000 LeaguesThe Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)Jeff and Cheryl don radiation suits and sharpen their fishing spears to watch The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues.Directed by Dan Milner Written by Lou Rusoff from a story by Dorys Lukather Produced by Dan and Jack MilnerCast: Kent Taylor as Dr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter Cathy Downs as Lois King Michael Whalen as Professor King Phillip Pine as Agent George Thomas Rodney Bell as William Grant Vivi Janiss as Ethel Hall Helene Stanton as Wanda Michael Ga...
2024-12-2357 min
American International PodcastThe Day That Shook the WorldThe Day That Shook the World (1975)AIP Production #7615 Jeff and Cheryl unwillingly relive their high school history classes by watching The Day that Shook the World. Directed by Veljko Bulajić Written by Stevan Bulajić, Vladimír Bor, Paul Jarrico, and Veljko Bulajić Produced by Vlado Brankovic and Bohumil Pokorný American version produced by Oliver A. Unger Starring: Christopher Plummer as Archduke Franz Ferdinand Florinda Bolkan as Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Maximilian Schell as Đuro Šarac Irfan Mensur as Gavrilo Princip Radoš Bajić as Nedeljko Čab...
2024-12-1650 min
American International PodcastThe Glory StompersThe Glory Stompers (1967) AIP Production #6716 Jeff and Cheryl take a detour on their way to the Love-In to follow The Glory Stompers. Directed by Anthony M. Lanza Written by James Gordon White and John Lawrence Produced by John Lawrence Cast: Dennis Hopper as Chino Jody McCrea as Darryl/Cowboy Chris Noel as Chris Jock Mahoney as Smiley Lindsay Crosby as Monk Casey Kasem as Mouth Jim Reader as Paul Saundra Gayle as Jo Ann Robert Tessier as Magoo Astrid Wa...
2024-12-0948 min
American International PodcastDr. Jekyll and Sister HydeDr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) AIP Production #7205 Jeff and Cheryl explore the duality of their own natures while watching Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde. Directed by Roy Ward Baker Written by Brian Clemens Based on "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson Produced by Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell Cast: Ralph Bates as Dr. Henry Jekyll Martine Beswick as Mrs. Hyde Gerald Sim as Professor Robertson Lewis Fiander as Howard Spencer Susan Brodrick as Susan Spencer
2024-12-021h 08
American International PodcastForce 10 from NavaroneForce 10 from Navarone (1978) AIP Production #7812 Jeff and Cheryl are tasked with the dangerous top-secret mission of watching Force 10 from Navarone. Directed by Guy Hamilton Screenplay by Robin Chapman Story by Carl Foreman Based on the novel Force 10 from Navarone by Alistair MacLean (1968) Produced by Oliver A. Unger for Navarone Productions Cast: Robert Shaw as Major Keith Mallory Harrison Ford as Lieutenant Colonel Mike Barnsby Edward Fox as Staff Sergeant John Miller Barbara Bach as Maritza Petrović Franco Nero as Captain Lescovar / Colonel Von Ingolsleben, a G...
2024-11-251h 07
American International PodcastDr. Phibes Rises AgainDr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) AIP Production #7212 Jeff and Cheryl pack up their organ, glass coffin, and clockwork quartet and travel to Egypt to find the elixir of eternal life in Dr. Phibes Rises Again. Directed by Robert Fuest Written by Robert Blees and Robert Fuest Produced by Louis M. Heyward Cast: Vincent Price as Dr. Anton Phibes Robert Quarry as Darius Biederbeck Valli Kemp as Vulnavia Peter Jeffrey as Inspector Harry Trout Fiona Lewis as Diana Trowbridge Hugh Griffith as Harry Ambrose P...
2024-11-181h 08
American International PodcastFlesh and the SpurFlesh and the Spur (1956) AIP Production #120 Jeff and Cheryl dig their heels in and watch John Agar look for the gunman who killed his twin in Flesh and the Spur. Directed by Edward L. CahnWritten by Charles B. Griffith and Mark Hanna with additional dialogue by Lou Rusoff and Edward L. Cahn Based on a story by Charles B. Griffith and Mark Hanna Produced by Alex Gordon, Touch Connors and Charles John Lyons, Jr. Cast: John Agar as Luke Random and Matthew Random Marla Engli...
2024-11-1150 min
American International PodcastThree in the AtticThree in the Attic (1968) AIP Production #6810/6821 Jeff and Cheryl join Paxton Quigly as he has the course in Three in the Attic. Directed by Richard Wilson Written by Stephen Yafa Based on the novel Paxton Quigley's Had the Course by Stephen Yafa Produced by Richard Wilson Executive Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson Starring: Christopher Jones as Paxton Quigley Yvette Mimieux as Tobey Clinton Judy Pace as Eulice Maggie Thrett as Jan Nan Martin as Dean Nazarin John Bec...
2024-10-2857 min
American International PodcastTerror from the Year 5000Terror from the Year 5000 (1958)AIP Production #216 Jeff and Cheryl find something new to dread about the future in Terror from the Year 5000.Written, Produced and Directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr. with Gene Searchinger (Associate Producer)and James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff (Executive Producers)Starring: Ward Costello as Dr. Robert Hedges Joyce Holden as Claire Erling Frederic Downs as Prof. Howard Erling John Stratton as Victor Salome Jens as Future Woman / Nurse Fred Herrick as Angelo Beatrice Furdeaux as Miss Blake
2024-10-2145 min
American International PodcastSevenSeven (1979) AIP Production # 7918 Jeff and Cheryl take a trip to Hawaii to catch a crime wave in Seven. Directed by Andy Sidaris Screenplay by William Driskill and Robert Baird Story by Andy Sidaris Produced by Andy Sidaris for Melvin Simon Productions Starring: William Smith as Drew Sevano Barbara Leigh as Alexa Guich Koock as The Cowboy Christipher Joy as T. K. Art Metrano as Kinsella Ed Parker as himself Richard LePore as The Professor Reggie Nalder as The Hermit Seth Sakai as...
2024-10-141h 04
American International Podcast99 Women99 Women (1969) AIP Production #6930Jeff and Cheryl try to elude captivity so as not to end up imprisoned with 99 Women. Directed by Jess Franco Screenplay by Harry Alan Towers as “Peter Welbeck” Produced by Harry Alan Towers Starring: Maria Schell as Inspector Leonie Caroll Herbert Lom as Governor Santos Mercedes McCambridge as Superintendent Thelma Diaz Luciana Paluzzi as Natalie Mendoza, #98 Maria Rohn as Marie, #99 Rosalba Neri as Zoie, #76 Elisa Montes as Helga, #97 Valentina Godoy as Rosalie, #81 José Maria Blanco as Doctor (uncredite...
2024-10-0755 min
American International PodcastThe Beast with a Million EyesThe Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)AIP Production #106 Jeff and Cheryl come up short when counting the peepers on The Beast with a Million Eyes. Directed by David Kramarskywith Lou Place, Donald Myers and Roger Corman (uncredited) Written by Tom Filer Produced by David Kramarsky and Charles Hanawalt for San Mateo Productions for the American Releasing Corporation Stream The Beast with a Million Eyes on Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee or Amazon Prime Video Visit our website - https://aippod.com/ and follow the American International Podcast on Let...
2024-09-301h 06
American International PodcastTaboos of the WorldTaboos of the World (1964) AIP Production #6416/6450 Jeff and Cheryl are unwilling voyeurs into the customs and rituals of people in other countries in Taboos of the World. Directed by Romolo Marcellini Written by Giancarlo Del Re and Ugo Guerra (commentary) with story by Ugo Guerra, Jacques Lansmann, Virginio Lilli and Romolo Marcellini Produced by Guido Giambartolomei Narration by Vincent Price Produced for Royal Film Released by American International Pictures Watch Taboos of the World -- if you can find it.Visit our webs...
2024-09-2342 min
American International PodcastVoyage to the End of the UniverseVoyage to the End of the Universe (1964)AIP Production #6439Jeff and Cheryl board an intergalactic flight to a very familiar destination in Voyage to the End of the Universe. Directed by Jack Pollack (Jindřich Polák) Screenplay by Paul Jurist (Pavel Juráček) and Jack Pollack (Jindřich Polák) Based on Oblok Magellana/The Magellanic Cloud by Stanislaw Lem Produced by Rudolph Wohl (Rudolf Wolf) for Filmové Studio Barrandov Starring:Dennis Stephens (Zdeněk Štěpánek) as the Captain Rodney Lucas (Radovan Lukavský) as Commander Byron...
2024-09-1649 min
American International PodcastCount Yorga, VampireCount Yorga, Vampire (1970) AIP Production #7015 Jeff and Cheryl devise better ways to dispatch a modern-day bloodsucker in Count Yorga, Vampire. Written and directed by Bob Kelljan Produced by Michael Macready for Erica Productions, Inc. Starring: Robert Quarry as Count Yorga Roger Perry as Dr. Jim Hayes Michael Murphy as Paul Michael Macready as Mike Thompson Donna Anders as Donna Judith Lang as Erica Landers Edward Walsh as Brudah Julie Conners as Cleo Paul Hansen as Peter Sybil Scotford as Judy
2024-09-091h 02
American International PodcastThe Wild PartyThe Wild Party (1975) AIP Production #7501 Jeff and Cheryl decide whether to accept their invitations to The Wild Party. Directed by James Ivory Screenplay by Walter Marks Based in part on “The Wild Party”, the 1928 narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March Produced by Ismail Merchant for American International Pictures Starring: James Coco as Jolly Grimm Raquel Welch as Queenie Perry King as Dale Sword David Dukes as James Morrison Tiffany Bolling as Kate Marya Small as Bertha Royal Dano as Tex Annette...
2024-09-0254 min
American International PodcastOne Summer LoveOne Summer Love (1976) AIP Production #7523 Jeff and Cheryl search for any signs of “summer” or “love” but only find dragonflies in One Summer Love. Directed by Gilbert Cates Written by N. Richard Nash Produced by Gilbert Cates Starring: Beau Bridges as Jesse ArlingtonSusan Sarandon as Chloe Farna James Noble as Dr. Leo Cooper Harriet Rogers as Mrs. PattersonAnn Wedgeworth as Pearlie Linda Miller as Willa Arlington Martin Burke as Lonny Arlington Michael B. Miller as Gabe Mildred Dunnock as Miss B...
2024-08-2645 min
American International PodcastThe Day the Earth FrozeThe Day the Earth Froze (1964) Jeff and Cheryl take a break from the desert summer heat and enjoy The Day the Earth Froze. Sampo Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko and Risto Orko Written by Väinö Kaukonen, Viktor Vitkovich and Grigori Yagdfeld Based on the story ‘Kalevala’ by Elias Lönnrot Produced by Risto Orko for Mosfilm/Suomi-filmi Starring: Andris Ošiņš (credited as Jon Powers) as Lemminkäinen Eve Kivi (credited as Nina Anderson) as Annikki Anna Orochko (credited as Ingrid Elhardt) as Louhi Ivan Voronov (cred...
2024-08-1937 min
American International PodcastIt's Alive!It’s Alive (1969) Jeff and Cheryl learn the secret to avoiding literal tourists traps is to never run out of gas in It’s Alive! Directed by Larry Buchanan Written by Larry Buchanan and (possibly) John Tomerlin from the story “Being” by Richard Matheson Produced by Ross Lynch and Edwin Tobolowsky Starring: Tommy Kirk as Wayne Thomas Shirley Bonne as Lesland Sterns Bill Thurman as Greevy Annabelle MacAdams as Bella Corveth Ousterhouse as Norman Sterns Produced by Azalea Pictures and released by American Internationa...
2024-08-1240 min
American International PodcastVoyage to the Prehistoric PlanetVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) Jeff and Cheryl take a rocket ship 200 million miles towards the sun and 200 million years into the past in Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet. Directed by Pavel Klushantsev (Planeta Bur sequences) and Curtis Harrington (American sequences – credited as John Sebastian) Planeta Bur written by Aleksandr Kazantsev from his novel and Curtis Harrington (American sequences and dialogue)Produced by George Edwards, Roger Corman, and Stephanie Rothman for Filmgroup Starring:Basil Rathbone as Professor Hartman – Lunar 7Faith Domergue as Dr. Marsha Evans – VegaMarc Shannon...
2024-08-0535 min
American International PodcastMars Needs WomenMars Needs Women (1968)AIP Production #6721 Jeff and Cheryl crack the coded message telling the world that Mars Needs Women. Written and Directed by Larry Buchanan Produced by Larry Buchanan for Azalea Pictures Starring: Tommy Kirk as Dop/Martian Fellow #1 Yvonne Craig as Dr. Marjorie Bolen Warren Hammack as Martian Doctor/Fellow #2 Anthony Houston as Martian Fellow #3 Larry Tanner as Martian Fellow #4 Cal Duggan as Martian Fellow #5 Pat Delaney as artist abductee Sherry Roberts as Brenda Knowlan, abductee Donna Lindberg as Stewardess, abd...
2024-07-2940 min
American International PodcastColossus and the Amazon QueenColossus and the Amazon Queen (1964) AIP Production #6410 Jeff and Cheryl wait eighty-four minutes for Colossus to appear in the sword-and-sandal spoof Colossus and the Amazon Queen. Directed by Vittorio Sala Screenplay by Ennio De Concini, Fulvio Fo, Augusto Frassinetti, Giorgio Mordini, Vittorio Nino Novarese, Duccio Tessari and Vittorio Sala Produced by Paolo Moffa for Galatea Film The English-language version was produced by Alta Vista Starring: Rod Taylor as Pirros Ed Fury as Glaucos Dorian Gray as Antiope Daniela Rocca as Melitta Gianna Maria Can...
2024-07-2239 min
American International PodcastThe Eye CreaturesThe Eye Creatures (1966)Jeff and Cheryl unwillingly join the soldiers and multi-orbed aliens as they spy on ardent teenage couples in The Eye Creatures.Directed by Larry Buchanan Starring: John Ashley as Stan Kenyon Cynthia Hull as Susan Rogers Warren Hammack as Lt. Robertson Chet Davis as Mike Lawrence Bill Peck as Carl Fenton Ethan Allen as Old Man Bailey Charles McLine as Detective Nathan Wyle as Col. Harrison Tony Houston as Culver’s Sergeant Jonathan Lefdord as Cpl. Culver Shirley McLi...
2024-07-1541 min
American International PodcastDeath Is a WomanDeath Is a Woman (1966)AIP Production #6724 Jeff and Cheryl enjoy the slow, underwater inaction of Death is a Woman. Directed by Frederic Goode Screenplay by Wally Bosco Story by Wally Bosco (original story) Produced by Harry Field for Associated British-Pathé Starring: Mark Burns as Dennis Parbury Shaun Curry as Joe William Dexter as Malo Wanda Ventham as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe Terence De Marney as Jacomini Patsy Ann Noble as Francesca Mark Singleton as Costello, Head of the Police Michael Brennan as Bonelli
2024-07-0832 min
American International PodcastZontar, the Thing from VenusZontar, the Thing from Venus (1966) AIP Production #6669 Jeff and Cheryl notice something awfully familiar about a mind-controlling, cave-dwelling alien invader in Zontar, the Thing from Venus. Written by Larry Buchanan and Hillman Taylor Directed by Larry Buchanan Starring: John Agar as Dr. Curt Taylor Susan Bjurman as Ann Taylor Anthony Huston as Keith Ritchie Patricia De Laney as Martha Ritchie Neil Fletcher as Gen. Matt Young Warren Hammack as John Colleen Carr as Louise Jeff Alexander as rocket scientist Bill Thurman as P...
2024-07-0147 min
American International PodcastMajin, the Monster of TerrorMajin, the Monster of Terror (1968) Jeff and Cheryl pray that the mountain god will finally intervene, and once he does, fervently pray that he’ll go away in Majin, the Monster of Terror.Directed by Kimiyoshi YasudaWritten by Tesuro YoshidaProduced by Masaichi Nagata for Daiei Studios Starring:Miwa Takada as Kozasa Hanabusa Yoshihiko Aoyama as Tadafumi Hanabusa Jun Fujimaki as Kogenta Sarumaru Ryûtarô Gomi as Samansuke Oodate Ryûzô Shimada as Tadakiyo Hanabusa Tatsuo Endô as Gunjurô Inugami Shôsaku Sugiyama a...
2024-06-2435 min
American International PodcastAttack of the Mushroom PeopleAttack of the Mushroom People AIP Production #6539 Jeff and Cheryl know which of them will eat the mushrooms and which one will not during the Attack of the Mushroom People. Directed by Ishirō Honda Screenplay by Takeshi Kimura Story by Shinichi Hoshi and Masami Fukushima Based on the short story “The Voice in the Night” by William Hope Hodgson Starring: Akira Kubo as Professor Kenji Murai Kumi Mizuno as Mami Sekiguchi Kenji Sahara as Senzō Koyama Hiroshi Tachikawa as Etsurō Yoshida Yoshio Tsuchiya as Masafu...
2024-06-1735 min
American International PodcastAmerican International TelevisionFor the next ten weeks, Jeff and Cheryl will discuss the original movies that were distributed by AIP’s television syndication subsidiary, American International Television (AITV). Visit our website - https://aippod.com/ and follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Instagram and Threads @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast. Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and...
2024-06-1205 min
American International PodcastInvasion of the Saucer MenInvasion of the Saucer Men (1957)Jeff and Cheryl watch the skies for big-headed bug-eyed aliens with an aversion to teenagers in Invasion of the Saucer Men. Directed by Edward L. Cahn Written by Robert J. Gurney Jr. & Al Martin Based on short story "The Cosmic Frame" by Paul W. Fairman Produced by James H. Nicholson Starring: Steve Terrell as Johnny Carter Gloria Castillo as Joan Hayden Frank Gorshin as Joe Gruen Raymond Hatton as Farmer Larkin Lyn Osbornas Art Burns Russ Bender as Doctor
2024-06-1041 min
American International PodcastThe Oklahoma WomanThe Oklahoma Woman (1956)Jeff and Cheryl eagerly await the results of the big election that is somehow incredibly pivotal in The Oklahoma Woman. Directed by Roger Corman Written by Lou Rusoff Produced by Alex Gordon Starring: Richard Denning as Steve Ward Peggie Castle as Marie "Oklahoma" Saunders Cathy Downs as Susan Grant Mike ‘Touch’ Connors as Tom Blake Tudor Owen as Ed Grant Martin Kingsley as Sheriff Bill Peters Jonathan Haze as Blackie Thompson Dick Miller as Mike, the bartenderTom Dillon...
2024-06-0349 min
American International PodcastMuscle Beach PartyMuscle Beach Party (1964) AIP Production #6401/6422 Jeff and Cheryl try to ignore the obnoxious body-builders camped out next door in Muscle Beach Party. Directed by William Asher Screenplay by Robert Dillon Story by Robert Dillon and William Asher Produced by Robert Dillon and James H. Nicholson Starring: Frankie Avalon as Frankie Annette Funicello as Dee Dee Luciana Paluzzi as Contessa Juliana ("Julie") Giotto-Borgini John Ashley as Johnny Don Rickles as Jack Fanny Peter Turgeon as Theodore Jody McCrea as Deadhead Dick Dale as Himsel...
2024-05-2751 min
American International PodcastGunslingerGunslinger (1956) Jeff and Cheryl take a seat in the Red Dog Saloon to see the catfights and duels in Gunslinger.Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Charles B. Griffith and Mark HannaProduced by Roger Corman for Palo Alto ProductionsStarring:Beverly Garland as Marshal Rose HoodJohn Ireland as Cane MiroAllison Hayes as Erica PageMartin Kingsley as Mayor Gideon PolkJonathan Haze as Jake HayesMargaret Campbell as Felicity PolkBruno VeSota as Zebelon TabbChris Alcaide as Deputy Joshua TateDick Miller as Jimmy To...
2024-05-2056 min
American International PodcastKidnappedKidnapped (1971)AIP Production #7138 Jeff and Cheryl draw their swords for an adventure in the Scottish Highlands in Kidnapped. Directed by Delbert MannScreenplay by Jack Pulman Based on "Kidnapped" and "Catriona" (aka David Balfour) by Robert Louis Stevenson Produced by Frederick Brogger for Omnibus Productions Starring: Michael Caine as Alan Breck Lawrence Douglas as David Balfour Vivien Heilbron as Catriona Stewart Trevor Howard as Lord Advocate Grant Jack Hawkins as Captain Hoseason Donald Pleasence as Ebenezer Balfour Gordon Jackson as Charles Ste...
2024-05-1346 min
American International PodcastAt the Earth's CoreAt the Earth’s Core (1976) AIP Production #7605 Jeff and Cheryl are mesmerized by dinosaur-bird creatures with psychic powers and an appetite for human flesh in At the Earth’s Core. Directed by Kevin Connor Screenplay by Milton Subotsky Based on ‘At the Earth's Core’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs Produced by John Dark, Max Rosenberg, and Milton Subotsky for Amicus Productions Starring: Doug McClure as David Innes Peter Cushing as Dr. Abner Perry Caroline Munro as Princess Dia Cy Grant as Ra Godfrey James as Ghak the Elder slave ...
2024-05-0643 min
American International PodcastTrunk to CairoTrunk to Cairo (1966) AIP Production #6620/6664 Jeff and Cheryl practice their German accents during the long submarine ride from Egypt to Rome in Trunk to Cairo. Directed by Menahem GolanWritten by Marc Behm, Alexander Ramati and Artur BraunerProduced by Menahem Golan and Michael J. Kagan Starring:Audie Murphy as Mike MerrickGeorge Sanders as Professor SchliebenMarianne Koch as Helga SchliebenHans von Borsody as Hans KluggJoseph Yadin as Captain GabarGila Almagor as YasminEytan Priver as JamilBom...
2024-04-2953 min
American International PodcastReptilicusReptilicus (1961) AIP Production #6013 Jeff and Cheryl dodge clumsy dragon puppets and green slime while watching Reptilicus. Directed by Sidney W. Pink Written by Ib Melchior and Sidney W. Pink Starring: Carl Ottosen as General Mark Grayson Ann Smyrner as Lise Martens Mimi Heinrich as Karen Martens Asbjørn Andersen as Professor Otto Martens Marla Behrens as Connie Miller Bent Mejding as Svend Viltorft Povl Wøldike as Dr. Peter Dalby Dirch Passer as Peterson Ole Wisborg as Captain Brandt Mogens Br...
2024-04-2252 min
American International PodcastHell SquadHell Squad (1958) AIP Production #310 Jeff and Cheryl enlist in a difficult trek across a familiar desert as part of the Hell Squad. Written, Directed and Produced by Burt Topper for Rhonda Productions. Starring: Wally Campo as Private Russo Brandon Carroll as Lt. Max Schlechter Fred Gavlin as Sergeant Clemens Gregg Stewart as Private Nelson Leon Schrier as Private Roth Cecil Addis as Private Lippy Jack B. Sowards as German soldier in American uniform Don Chambers as US HQ Captain Larry Shuttleworth as Sergeant Collins
2024-04-1536 min
American International PodcastFriday FosterFriday Foster (1975)AIP Production #7519 Jeff and Cheryl enjoy cats, dogs, horses, men, and Friday Foster - not necessarily in that order.Directed by Arthur Marks Screenplay by Orville Hampton Story by Arthur Marks Based on the 1970-1974 comic strip “Friday Foster” by Jim Lawrence and Jorge Longarón and Dick Giordano Produced by Arthur Marks Starring:Pam Grier as Friday Foster Yaphet Kotto as Colt Hawkins Godfrey Cambridge as Ford Malotte\Thalmus Rasulala as Blake Tarr Eartha Kitt as Madame Rena Jim Ba...
2024-04-0858 min
American International PodcastOne Year Anniversary EpisodeJeff and Cheryl celebrate the one-year anniversary of the American International Podcast (and the 70th anniversary of AIP.) They talk about the best (and worst) movies they had to watch for the podcast, count just how many Vincent Price movies they have watched (so far!) and look ahead to the future of the show. Find the American International Podcast at aippod.com, and follow us on Letterboxd, Instagram and Threads @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The B...
2024-04-0215 min
American International PodcastDressed To KillDressed to Kill (1980)Jeff and Cheryl welcome a special guest, Aaron Hudson of the That Movie is Fine podcast, to help them celebrate the first anniversary of the American International Podcast. This week’s episode features the last movie that AIP had a hand in producing: Brian DePalma’s “horny Hitchcock” film Dressed to Kill. Directed by Brian De Palma Written by Brian De Palma Produced by George Litto for Cinema 77/Fim Group; distributed by Filmways Executive Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott Angie Dick...
2024-04-011h 28
American International PodcastSamson and the Slave QueenSamson and the Slave Queen (1963) AIP Production #6329 Jeff and Cheryl put masks on over their masks and prepare for a game of “who’s got the scroll” in Samson and the Slave Queen. Directed by Umberto Lenzi Screenplay by Umberto Lenzi and Guido Malatesta Produced by Fortunato Misiano for Romana Film as Zorro Contro Maciste and distributed by American International Pictures Starring: Alan Steel as Samson Pierre Brice as Ramon/El Toro Moira Orfei as Malva Maria Grazia Spina as Isabella Andrea Aureli as Rabek Massim...
2024-03-2549 min
American International PodcastOperation BikiniOperation Bikini (1963)AIP Production #6315 Jeff and Cheryl suit up for an underwater adventure in Operation Bikini.Directed by Anthony CarrasWritten by John TomerlinProduced by Lou Rusoff and James H. Nicholson with Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Tab Hunter as Lieutenant Morgan Hayes Frankie Avalon as Seaman Joseph Malzone Scott Brady as Captain Emmett Carey Jim Backus as First Mate Ed Fennelly Gary Crosby as Seaman Floyd Givens Michael Dante as Lieutenant William Fourtney Jody McCrea as Seaman William Sherman Eva Six as Re...
2024-03-1836 min
American International PodcastCarry On DoctorCarry On Doctor (1967/1972) AIP Production #7221/7228 Jeff and Cheryl sit in the waiting room watching the medical staff and wacky patients of Carry On Doctor. Directed by Gerald Thomas Written by Talbot Rothwell Produced by Peter Rogers for The Rank Organisation Starring: Frankie Howerd as Francis Kitchener BiggerKenneth Williams as Doctor Kenneth TinkleSid James as Charlie RoperCharles Hawtrey as Mr BarronJim Dale as Doctor Jim KilmoreHattie Jacques as Lavinia, the MatronPeter Butterworth as Mr SmithBernard Bresslaw as...
2024-03-1156 min
American International PodcastSavage SistersSavage Sisters (1974)Jeff and Cheryl plan a revolution for the low, low price of $1,000,000 in Savage Sisters.Directed by Eddie Romero Written by H. Franco Moon and Harry Corner Produced by John Ashley, Eddie Romero and David Cohen for Cinema Projects International, Hemisphere Pictures, and AIP Starring:Gloria Hendry as Lynn JacksonCheri Caffaro as Jo TurnerRosanna Oritz as Mei LingJohn Ashley as W. P. BillingsleySid Haig as MalavasiEddie Garcia as Captain MoralesVic Díaz as "One-Eye"R...
2024-03-0451 min
American International PodcastThe Astounding She MonsterThe Astounding She-Monster (1957)AIP Production #220 Jeff and Cheryl do their best not to anger the murderous emissary of peace from another planet in The Astounding She-Monster. Directed by Ronnie Ashcroft Screenplay by Frank Hall Story by Frank Hall and Ronnie Ashcroft Produced by Ronnie Ashcroft Starring: Robert Clarke as Dick Cutler Kenne Duncan as Nat Burdell Marilyn Harvey as Margaret Chaffee Jeanne Tatum as Esther Malone Shirley Kilpatrick as The She-Monster Ewing Brown as Brad Conley Al Avalon as Radio Newscaster...
2024-02-2643 min
American International PodcastHouse of 1000 DollsHouse of 1000 Dolls (1967) AIP Production #6712 Jeff and Cheryl search every brothel in Tangier for the House of 1000 Dolls. Directed by Jeremy Summers Written by Harry Alan Towers (as "Peter Welbeck") Produced by Louis M. ‘Deke’ Heyward and Harry Alan Towers Starring: Vincent Price as Felix Manderville Martha Hyer as Rebecca George Nader as Stephen Armstrong Ann Smyrner as Marie Armstrong Wolfgang Kieling as Inspector Emil Sancho Gracia as Fernando Maria Rohm as Diane Luis Rivera as Paul José Jaspe as Ahmed...
2024-02-1953 min
American International PodcastMacon County LineMacon County Line (1974)AIP Production #7409 Jeff and Cheryl get out their atlases and try to figure out where on Earth is this movie’s Macon County Line. Directed by Richard Compton Written by Max Baer Jr. and Richard ComptonProduced by Max Baer Jr. and Roger Camras Starring: Alan Vint as Chris DixonJesse Vint as Wayne DixonCheryl Waters as Jenny ScottMax Baer Jr. as Deputy Reed MorganGeoffrey Lewis as HampJoan Blackman as Carol MorganLeif Ga...
2024-02-121h 02
American International PodcastGoliath and the DragonGoliath and the Dragon (1960)AIP Production #6007 Jeff and Cheryl dust off their Greek mythology books to figure out the difference between centaurs and satyrs for Goliath and the Dragon.Directed by Vittorio CottafaviScreenplay by Marcello Baldi, Duccio Tessari, Mario Ferrari, Nicolo Ferrari ,Fabio Carpi, Ennio De Concini, and Franco RossettiStory by Marcello Baldi and Nicolo FerrariProduced by Gianni Fuchs and Achille PiazziProduction companies: Achille PiazziProduzioni Cinematografica Produzione Gianni Guchs and Comptoir Francais du Film Production (CFFP) Starring: Mark Forest – Em...
2024-02-051h 01
American International PodcastBreaker! Breaker!Breaker! Breaker! (1977)AIP Production #7704 Jeff and Cheryl put the hammer down and avoid the smokies to put eyes on AIP’s only Chuck Norris movie, Breaker! Breaker! Directed by Don HuletteWritten by Terry ChambersProduced by Sam Schulman, Bernard Tabakin, Don Hulette and John Burrows; Paragon Films/Worldwide Productions Starring: Chuck Norris as John David "J.D." DawesGeorge Murdock as Judge Joshua TrimmingsTerry O'Connor as Arlene TrimmingsDon Gentry as Sergeant StrodeJohn DiFusco as ArneyRon Cedillos as De...
2024-01-291h 01
American International PodcastRiot on Sunset StripRiot on Sunset Strip (1967) AIP Production #6704 Jeff and Cheryl defy curfew and stay up past 10pm to experience Riot on Sunset Strip.Directed by Arthur DreifussWritten by Orville H. HamptonProduced by Sam Katzman for Four Leaf Productions Starring:Aldo Ray as Walt Lorimer Mimsy Farmer as Andrea Dollier Michael Evans as Frank Tweedy Laurie Mock as Liz-Ann Barbrey Tim Rooney as Grady Toss Bill Baldwin as Stokes Anna Mizrahi as Helen TweedyHortense Petra as Margie Schuyler Hayden...
2024-01-221h 04
American International PodcastI Was a Teenage FrankensteinI Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) Jeff and Cheryl put together the pieces of a broken heart (along with some other parts) for I Was a Teenage Frankenstein. Directed by Herbert L. Strock Written by Aben Kandel and Herman Cohen (as Kenneth Langtry) Produced by Herman Cohen - Santa Rosa Productions Executive producers Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson Starring:Whit Bissell as Professor FrankensteinPhyllis Coates as MargaretRobert Burton as Dr. Karlton Gary Conway as the teenage Frankenstein monster/Bob ...
2024-01-1558 min
American International PodcastThe Devil Within HerThe Devil Within Her (1975) AIP Production #7517/7602 Jeff and Cheryl learn how to sedate and exorcise naughty children in The Devil Within Her.Directed by Peter SasdyWritten by Stanley PriceProduced by Nato de Angeles for the Rank Organisation Starring:Joan Collins as Lucy Carlesi Ralph Bates as Gino Carlesi Eileen Atkins as Sister Albana Donald Pleasence as Dr. Finch Hilary Mason as Mrs. Hyde Caroline Munro as Mandy Gregory John Steiner as Tommy Morris George Claydon as Hercules Janet...
2024-01-0859 min
American International PodcastShake, Rattle & Rock!Shake, Rattle & Rock (1956)Jeff and Cheryl await the verdict on movies featuring Fats Domino in Shake, Rattle & Rock!Directed by Edward L. CahnWritten by Lou RusoffProduced by Sunset Productions by Alex Gordon and James H. Nicholson Starring:Mike "Touch" Connors as Garry NelsonLisa Gaye as June FitzdingleSterling Holloway as Albert "Axe" McAllisterDouglass Dumbrille as Eustace Fentwick IIIRaymond Hatton as Horace FitzdingleMargaret Dumont as Georgianna FitzdinglePercy Helton as Hiram, the funeral directorPaul Dubov as...
2024-01-0141 min
American International PodcastWhoever Slew Auntie Roo?Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) AIP Production #7137 Jeff and Cheryl follow the path of breadcrumbs to solve the mystery of Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Directed by Curtis HarringtonWritten by Robert Blees and James SangsterWith additional dialogue by Gavin LambertBased on the story by David D. OsbornExecutive Produced by Louis M. HeywardProduced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Shelley Winters as Mrs. Rosie "Auntie Roo" ForrestMark Lester as Christopher CoombsChloe Franks as Katy Coombs...
2023-12-251h 03
American International PodcastDr. Goldfoot and the Bikini MachineDr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) AIP Production #6578 Jeff and Cheryl fall through a trap door into a mad scientist’s sexy lair in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.Directed by Norman TaurogScreenplay by Elwood Ullman and Robert KaufmanStory by James Hartford (James Nicholson)Produced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Vincent Price as Dr. GoldfootFrankie Avalon as Craig GambleDwayne Hickman as Todd ArmstrongSusan Hart as DianeJack Mullaney as IgorFred Cl...
2023-12-1852 min
American International PodcastSorority GirlSorority Girl (1957)Jeff and Cheryl pledge the most brutal Greek house in college history in Sorority Girl.Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Leo Lieberman and Ed WatersStory from the play End as a Man by Calder WillinghamProduced by Roger Corman/Sunset Productions Starring:Susan Cabot as Sabra TannerDick Miller as MortBarboura O'Neill as Rita JoyceJune Kenney as TinaFay Baker as Mrs. TannerBarbara Crane as Ellie MarshallJoan Lora as TerryJay Sayer as...
2023-12-1146 min
American International PodcastDragstrip GirlDragstrip Girl (1957) Jeff and Cheryl soup up their jalopies and race at dangerous speeds to see Dragstrip Girl. Directed by Edward L. Cahn Written by Lou Rusoff Based on story by Lou Rusoff Produced by Alex Gordon and Executive Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Fay Spain as Louise Blake John Ashley as Fred Armstrong Steve Terrell as Jim Donaldson Frank Gorshin as Tommy Burns Tommy Ivo as Rick Camden Dorothy Bruce as Anna Blake Don Shelton and Sam Blake Russ...
2023-12-0451 min
American International PodcastWar-Gods of the DeepWar Gods of the Deep (1965) AIP Production #6504/6534 Jeff and Cheryl explore an undersea kingdom with a dangerous source of renewable energy. Directed by Jacques Tourneur Screenplay by Charles Bennett and Louis M. Heyward with additional dialogue by David Whitaker Based on "The City in the Sea" by Edgar Allan Poe Produced by George Willoughby and Daniel Haller (Bruton Film productions and AIP.) Starring:Vincent Price as Sir Hugh, The Captain David Tomlinson as Harold Tufnell-Jones Tab Hunter as Ben Harris Susan Hart as Jill Tregillis
2023-11-2751 min
American International PodcastDiary of a BachelorDiary of a Bachelor (1964)AIP Production #6413/6441 Directed by Sandy Howard Written by Ken Barnett Produced by Sandy Howard for Homer Productions; released by American International Pictures Jeff and Cheryl sneak a peak at the private journal of a prolific dater in Diary of a Bachelor. Starring William Traylor as Skip O'Hara Joe Silver as Charlie Barrett Dagne Crane as Joanne Denise Lor as Jane Woods Jan Crockett as Jennifer Watters Susan Dean as Barbara Eleni Kiamos as Angie Pisano Arlene Golonka as...
2023-11-2052 min
American International PodcastThe Vampire LoversThe Vampire Lovers (1970)AIP Production #7005 Directed by Roy Ward Baker Screenplay by Tudor Gates, based on ‘Carmilla’ by Sheridan Le FanuAdaptation by Harry Fine, Tudor Gates and Michael StyleProduced by Michael Style and Harry Fine for Fantale films/Hammer Films, distributed by AIP Jeff and Cheryl are titillated by the…well, you know, in the Vampire Lovers.Starring Ingrid Pitt as Marcilla/Carmilla/Mircalla KarnsteinPippa Steele as Laura SpielsdorfMadeline Smith as Emma MortonPeter Cushing as General SpielsdorfGeorge Cole as Rog...
2023-11-1355 min
American International PodcastCrime and PassionCrime and Passion (1976) AIP Production #7524 Jeff and Cheryl learn the perils of not checking your cannon before you fire it in Crime and Passion. Directed by Ivan Passer Written by Alan R. Trustman, David M. Wolf and Ivan Passer Based on An Ace Up My Sleeve by James Hadley Chase Produced by Barney Bernhard and Robert L. Abrams. Starring:Omar Sharif as André Ferren Karen Black as Susan Winters Joseph Bottoms as Larry Bernhard Wicki as Hermann Rolf Heinz Ehrenfreund as Henkel El...
2023-11-0641 min
American International PodcastBlaculaBlacula (1972) AIP Production #7211 Jeff and Cheryl decide to take up antiquing in the hopes of finding the coffin containing Blacula.Directed by William Crain Screenplay by Joan Torres, Raymond Koenig and Richard Glouner Produced by Power Productions Samuel Z. Arkoff and Joseph T. Naar Starring: William Marshall as Prince Mamuwalde / Blacula Denise Nicholas as Michelle Williams Vonetta McGee as Tina Williams / Luva Gordon Pinsent as Lieutenant Jack Peters Thalmus Rasulala as Dr. Gordon Thomas Emily Yancy as Nancy, The Nightclub Photographer Lance Taylor Sr...
2023-10-3057 min
American International PodcastFutureworldFutureworld (1976)AIP Production #7612 Jeff and Cheryl start saving up for an out-of-this-world adventure in Futureworld.Directed by Richard T. Heffron Written by Mayo Simon, George Schenck Produced by Paul N. Lazarus III, James T. Aubrey for the Aubrey Company and distributed by AIP Starring: Peter Fonda as Chuck Browning Blythe Danner as Tracy Ballard aka Socks Arthur Hill as Dr. Duffy Yul Brynner as the Gunslinger John Ryan as Dr. Morton Schneider Stuart Margolin as Harry Croft James M. Connor as Clark...
2023-10-2357 min
American International PodcastThe HandThe Hand (1960)AIP Production #6018 Jeff and Cheryl poke at the holes in the plot as two London detectives try to unravel the mystery and finger the killer in The Hand.Directed by Henry CassWritten by Ray Cooney and Tony HiltonProduced by Bill Luckwell Starring:Derek Bond as Roberts / Roger CrawshawRonald Leigh-Hunt as Inspector MunyardRay Cooney as Sgt. David PollittReed De Rouen as Michael John BrodieBryan Coleman as George AdamsWalter Randall as Japanese commanderTony Hilton...
2023-10-1643 min
American International PodcastThe Food of the GodsThe Food of the Gods (1976) AIP Production #7608 Jeff and Cheryl look into personal growth through dietary changes in The Food of the Gods.Directed by Bert I. Gordon Written by Bert I. Gordon, based on a portion of the novel by HG Wells Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and Bert I. Gordon Starring: Marjoe Gortner as Morgan Pamela Franklin as Lorna Ralph Meeker as Jack Bensington Jon Cypher as Brian Ida Lupino as Mrs. Skinner Belinda Balaski as Rita Tom Stovall as Thomas
2023-10-091h 02
American International PodcastThe Amityville HorrorThe Amityville Horror (1979)AIP Production #7904 Jeff and Cheryl watch the housing market rise and fall thanks to a pesky demon incursion in The Amityville Horror. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg Screenplay by Sandor Stern Based on the book The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson Produced by Elliot Geisinger and Ronald Saland for American International Pictures Starring: James Brolin as George Lutz Margot Kidder as Kathleen 'Kathy' Lutz Rod Steiger as Father Francis 'Frank' Delaney Don Stroud as Father Bolen Murray Hamilton as Father Ryan
2023-10-021h 11
American International PodcastFrankenstein Conquers the WorldFrankenstein Conquers the World (1966) AIP Production #6601/6608Jeff and Cheryl are ringside as the amazing colossal Frankenstein fights his nemesis, Baragon, both above and below ground. Directed by Ishirō HondaScreenplay by Takeshi KimuraStory by Reuben Bercovitch and Jerry SohlProduced by Tomoyuki Tanaka for Toho Enterprises, Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Starring:Nick Adams as Dr. James BowenTadao Takashima as Dr. Ken'ichiro KawajiKumi Mizuno as Dr. Sueko TogamiYoshio Tsuchiya as Mr. KawaiJun Tazaki as Military AdvisorYoshifumi Tajima as Murata
2023-09-2553 min
American International PodcastSergeant DeadheadSergeant Deadhead (1965)AIP Production #6510/6553 Jeff and Cheryl perform an interstellar experiment to determine if two Frankie Avalons are better than one in Sergeant Deadhead.Directed by Norman TaurogWritten by Louis M. HeywardProduced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring Frankie Avalon as Sergeant O. K. Deadhead/Sergeant DonovanDeborah Walley as Airman Lucy TurnerCesar Romero as Admiral StonehamFred Clark as Gen. Rufus FoggGale Gordon as Captain WeiskopfHarvey Lembeck as Private McEvoyJohn Ashley as Private...
2023-09-1857 min
American International PodcastRecord CityRecord City (1977) AIP Production #7714 Jeff and Cheryl track a day in the life of the weirdest and wackiest purveyors of popular music in the Greater Los Angeles area in Record City.Directed by Dennis Steinmetz Written by Ron Friedman Produced by James T. Aubrey and Joe Byrne for The Aubrey Company Music by Freddie Perren Starring Jeff Altman as Engineer Leonard Barr as Sickly Man Ed Begley Jr. as Pokey Sorrell Booke as Coznowski Dennis Bowen as Danny Ruth Buzzi as Olga
2023-09-111h 04
American International PodcastThe Last Man On EarthThe Last Man on Earth (1964) AIP Production #6424 Jeff and Cheryl daydream about what it would be like to not have to deal with traffic or grocery store queues in The Last Man on Earth. Directed by Sidney Salkow and Ubaldo B. RagonaScreenplay by Logan Swanson and William F. LeicesterItalian version: Furio M. Monetti and Ubaldo B. Ragona Based on I Am Legend by Richard Matheson Produced by Robert L. Lippert Starring: Vincent Price as Dr. Robert Morgan Franca Bettoia as Ruth Collins Emma...
2023-09-0447 min
American International PodcastIt Conquered the WorldIt Conquered the World (1956) Jeff and Cheryl prepare for Earth’s invasion by a terrifying creature straight from the salad bar in It Conquered the World.Produced by Sunset Productions for American International PicturesProduced and Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Lou Rusoff and Charles B. Griffith (uncredited) Starring:Peter Graves as Dr. Paul NelsonLee Van Cleef as Dr. Tom AndersonBeverly Garland as Claire AndersonSally Fraser as Joan NelsonRuss Bender as General James PattickTaggart Casey as Sheriff N...
2023-08-2850 min
American International PodcastThe Town That Dreaded SundownThe Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) AIP Production #7623 Jeff and Cheryl wonder which musical instruments would make the best murder weapons in The Town that Dreaded Sundown. Directed by Charles B. Pierce Written by Earl E. Smith Produced by Charles B. Pierce and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Ben Johnson as Captain J.D. Morales Andrew Prine as Deputy Norman Ramsey Dawn Wells as Helen Reed Jimmy Clem as Sgt. Mal Griffin Jim Citty as Police Chief R.J. Sullivan Charles B. Pierce as Patrolman A...
2023-08-2153 min
American International PodcastA Matter of TimeA Matter of Time (1976) AIP Production #7615 Jeff and Cheryl insert themselves into the memories of an aging Contessa living in genteel poverty in Italy in A Matter of Time.Directed by Vincente MinnelliWritten by John Gay based on The Film of Memory, a 1955 novel by Maurice Druon Produced by Jack H. Skirball and J. Edmund Grainger for American International PicturesStarring: Liza Minnelli as Nina Ingrid Bergman as Contessa Lucretia SanzianiCharles Boyer as Conte SanzianiIsabella Rossellini as Sister PiaTina Aumont...
2023-08-1445 min
American International PodcastMachine Gun KellyMachine Gun Kelly (1958)AIP Production #301 Jeff and Cheryl begin to develop a crippling fear of death (and caged lions) in Machine Gun Kelly. Produced and directed by Roger Corman Screenplay by R. Wright Campbell Starring:Charles Bronson as George R. "Machine Gun" Kelly Susan Cabot as Florence "Flo" Becker Morey Amsterdam as Michael Fandango Richard Devon as Apple Jack Lambert as Howard Frank DeKova as Harry Connie Gilchrist as "Ma" Becker Wally Campo as Maize Barboura Morris as Lynn Grayson ...
2023-08-0749 min
American International PodcastCaliforniaCalifornia (1963) AIP Production #6317 Jeff and Cheryl join the revolutionaries who fight for independence in California. Produced and directed by Hamil Petroff Screenplay by James West from his story Starring: Jock Mahoney as Don Michael O'Casey Faith Domergue as Carlotta Torres Michael Pate as Don Francisco Hernandez Susan Seaforth as Marianna De La Rosa Rodolfo Hoyos as Padre Soler Penny Santon as Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta Jimmy Murphy as Jacinto Nestor Paiva as Gen. Micheltorena Roberto Contreres as Lt. Sanchez ...
2023-07-3143 min
American International PodcastYoungbloodYoungblood (1978)AIP Production #7802 Jeff and Cheryl prepare for war against a rival street gang in Youngblood.Directed by Noel NosseckWritten by Paul Carter HarrisonProduced by Nick Grillo and Alan Riche Starring:Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as RommelBryan O'Dell as Michael/Youngblood GordonAnn Weldon as Mrs. GordonDavid Pendleton as ReggieRenn Woods as SybilRon Trice as BummieRalph Farquhar as GeronimoMaurice Sneed as Skeeter-JeeterHerb Rice as DurangoLionel Mark Smith as ChakaSheila...
2023-07-2450 min
American International PodcastBlack SundayBlack Sunday (1960) AIP Production #6015 Jeff and Cheryl get their crucifixes ready for the expected influx of witches/vampires/satanists on Black Sunday. Directed by Mario BavaStory by Mario Bava, based on "Viy"by Nikolai GogolProduced by Massimo De Rita Starring:Barbara Steele as Asa Vajda/Katia VajdaJohn Richardson as Dr. Andreas GorobecAndrea Checchi as Dr. Thomas KruvajanIvo Garrani as Prince Vajda Arturo Dominici as Igor JavutoEnrico Olivieri as Constantine VajdaTino Bianchi as Ivan, the Vajdas...
2023-07-1749 min
American International PodcastKongaKonga (1961) AIP Production #6005 Jeff and Cheryl study Dr. Charles Decker’s scientifically impossible animal mutations in Konga. Directed by John Lemont Written by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel Produced by Herman Cohen, Nathan Cohen, and Stuart Levy Starring: Michael Gough as Dr. Charles Decker Margo Johns as Margaret Jess Conrad as Bob Kenton Claire Gordon as Sandra Banks Austin Trevor as Dean Foster Jack Watson as Superintendent Brown George Pastell as Professor Tagore Vanda Godsell as Mrs. Kenton Stanley Morgan as Inspector La...
2023-07-1044 min
American International PodcastA Bucket of BloodA Bucket of Blood (1959)Alta Vista ProductionsJeff and Cheryl order a combo platter of beat poetry and murder at The Yellow Door cafe in A Bucket of Blood.Produced and Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Charles B. Griffith Starring:Dick Miller as Walter PaisleyBarboura Morris as CarlaAntony Carbone as Leonard de SantisJulian Burton as Maxwell H. BrockEd Nelson as Art LacroixJohn Brinkley as WillJohn Herman Shaner as OscarJudy Bamber as AliceMyrtle...
2023-07-0337 min
American International PodcastHell's BellesHell’s Belles (1969)AIP Production #6910 Jeff and Cheryl wonder how a movie about two guys fighting over a motorcycle earned the title “Hell’s Belles.” Produced and Directed by Maury DexterWritten by R..G. McMullen and James Gordon White Starring:Jeremy Slate as DanAdam Roarke as TampaJocelyn Lane as CathyAngelique Pettyjohn as CherryWilliam Lucking as GippoMichael Walker as TonyJerry Randell as Crazy JohnAstrid Warner as PiperKristin Van Buren as Zelda Released under Am...
2023-06-2637 min
American International PodcastThe Million Eyes of SumuruThe Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967) AIP Production #6672/6701 Jeff and Cheryl cheer on Sumuru and her squad as they attempt to rid the world of the insufferable Frankie Avalon and George Nader. Directed by Lindsay Shonteff creenplay by Kevin Kavanagh from a story by Peter Welbeck, based on the story Sumuru by Sax Rohmer Produced by Harry Alan Towers Starring Frankie Avalon as Tommy Carter George Nader as Agent Nick West Shirley Eaton as Sumuru Wilfrid Hyde-White as Colonel Sir Anthony Baisbrook Klaus Kinski as President Boong ...
2023-06-1944 min
American International PodcastBunny O'HareBunny O’Hare (1971) AIP Production #7119 Jeff and Cheryl plan for their retirement by watching ‘elderly’ bank robbers posing as hippies in Bunny O'Hare. Directed by Gerd Oswald Written by Stanley Z. Cherry and Coslough Johnson Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson Cast: Bette Davis as Bunny O'Hare Ernest Borgnine as Bill Green aka William Gruenwald Jack Cassidy as Lieutenant Greeley Jay Robinson as John C. Rupert Joan Delaney as R. J. Hart John Astin as Ad Reva Rose as Lulu Karen Ma...
2023-06-121h 04
American International PodcastThe TerrorThe Terror (1963)Jeff and Cheryl visit the seaside castle of Baron von Leppe to watch Jack Nicholson convincingly portray a soldier, albeit not a French soldier in The Terror.Screenplay by Leo Gordon and Jack HillProduced and Directed by Roger Corman Starring:Boris Karloff as Baron von LeppeJack Nicholson as André Duvalier Sandra Knight as Helene/IlsaRichard Miller as StefanDorothy Neumann as Katrina, the WitchJonathan Haze as Gustaf A Filmgroup Production An American International Release Stream this...
2023-06-0549 min
American International PodcastThe Time TravelersThe Time Travelers (1964)AIP Production #6438 Jeff and Cheryl travel to 2071, as imagined in 1964, to watch the world end with a whimper and not a bang.Directed by Ib MelchiorScreenplay by Ib Melchior from a story by Ib Melchior and David L. HewittProduced by Bill Redlin and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Preston Foster as Dr. Erik von SteinerPhilip Carey as Dr. Steve ConnorsMerry Anders as Carol WhiteJohn Hoyt as Dr. VarnoDennis Patrick as Councilman WillardJoan Woodbury as Gadra
2023-05-2953 min
American International PodcastThe T.A.M.I. Show and The Big T.N.T. ShowThe T.A.M.I. Show (1964) & The Big TNT Show (1966) AIP Production #6418 (The T.A.M.I. Show) and #6517/6592 (The Big TNT Show) Jeff and Cheryl have front row seats to a double bill of 1960s-era live-to-tape rock and roll shows from American International Pictures. The TAMI Show Directed by Steve Binder Produced by Lee Savin Executive produced by Bill Sargent Starring: The Barbarians The Beach Boys Chuck Berry James Brown and His Famous Flames Marvin Gaye Gerry and the Pacemakers ...
2023-05-2249 min
American International PodcastThe Wild AngelsThe Wild Angels (1966)AIP Production #6611/6660 Jeff and Cheryl watch a rebellious Peter Fonda and his gang ride their choppers and stick it to the man in The Wild Angels. Produced and Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Charles B. Griffith and Peter Bogdanovich (Uncredited) Starring:Peter Fonda as "Heavenly Blues" Nancy Sinatra as "Mike" aka “Monkey” Bruce Dern as Joe "Loser" Kearns Diane Ladd as "Gaysh" Buck Taylor as "Dear John" Norman Alden as Medic Michael J. Pollard as "Pigmy" Joan Shawlee as Momm...
2023-05-1555 min
American International PodcastThe Amazing Colossal ManThe Amazing Colossal Man (1957) Produced by Malibu Productions Jeff and Cheryl witness the dramatic effects of atomic radiation on a regular-sized guy in The Amazing Colossal Man. Produced and Directed by Bert I. Gordon Screenplay by Mark Hanna based on The Nth Man by Homer Eon Flint Music by Albert Glasser Special Effects by Paul Blaisdell Starring Glen Langan as Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning Cathy Downs as Carol Forrest William Hudson as Dr. Paul Linstrom Larry Thor as Major Eric Coulter, MD James Seay...
2023-05-0851 min
American International PodcastHouse of UsherHouse of Usher (1960) AIP Production #6001 Jeff and Cheryl watch as Vincent Price puts the ‘fun’ in ‘dysfunctional family’ in House of Usher. Produced and directed by Roger Corman Screenplay by Richard Matheson from the story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. Starring: Vincent Price as Roderick Usher Mark Damon as Philip Winthrop Myrna Fahey as Madeline Usher Harry Ellerbe as Bristol Released under American International Pictures. Stream this movie on ScreenPix, or rent on Vudu, Apple TV+ or Prime Video.Follow...
2023-05-0149 min
American International PodcastCoffyCoffy (1973)AIP Production #7304 Jeff and Cheryl enjoy the vigorous application of vigilante justice in Coffy. Written and Directed by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown, Blood Bath)Produced by Robert PapazianMusic by Roy Ayers Starring:Pam Grier as Nurse "Coffy" CoffinBooker Bradshaw as Howard BrunswickRobert DoQui as George "King George"William Elliott as Officer CarterAllan Arbus as Arturo VitroniSid Haig as Omar, Henchman of VitroniBarry Cahill as Officer McHenryLee de Broux as Officer NickRuben Moreno as...
2023-04-241h 01
American International PodcastI Was a Teenage WerewolfI Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)Sunset Productions Jeff and Cheryl witness the primal regression of teenager into lycanthrope. Director: Gene Fowler Jr. Writers: Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel Starring: Michael Landon as Tony Rivers Yvonne Lime as Arlene Logan Whit Bissell as Dr. Alfred Brandon Malcolm Atterbury as Charles Rivers Barney Phillips as Detective Sgt. Donovan Robert Griffin as Police Chief Baker Joseph Mell as Dr. Hugo Wagner Louise Lewis as Principal Ferguson Guy Williams as Officer Chris Stanley
2023-04-1748 min
American International PodcastWild in the StreetsWild in the Streets (1968)AIP Production #6800/6805Jeff and Cheryl see what happens when everyone over 30 gets to take early retirement in Wild in the Streets.Director: Barry Shear Writer: Robert Thom, based on his short story "The Day It All Happened, Baby!"Starring:Shelley Winters as Daphne Flatow (Frost)Christopher Jones as Max Jacob Flatow Jr., a.k.a. Max FrostDiane Varsi as Sally LeRoyHal Holbrook as Senator FergusMillie Perkins as Mrs. FergusRichard Pryor as Stanley XBert Freed...
2023-04-1047 min
American International PodcastThe Abominable Dr. PhibesThe Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) AIP Production #7110/7117 Jeff and Cheryl explore the mystery of who is killing the doctors of London in The Abominable Dr. Phibes. Directed by Robert Fuest Written by James Whiton and William Goldstein Produced by Louis M. Heyward and Ronald S. DunasStarring:Vincent Price as Dr. Anton Phibes Joseph Cotten as Dr. Vesalius Peter Jeffrey as Inspector Harry Trout Virginia North as Vulnavia Terry-Thomas as Dr. Longstreet Norman Jones as Sgt. Tom Schenley John Cater as Superintendent Waverly John L...
2023-04-021h 10
American International PodcastBeach PartyBeach Party (1963) AIP Production #6320 Jeff and Cheryl study the mating patterns of surfer dudes and beach bunnies as depicted in Beach Party. Directed by William Asher Screenplay by Lou Rusoff, William Asher and Robert Dillon Produced by Lou Rusoff and James Nicholson Starring:Bob Cummings as Professor Sutwell Dorothy Malone as Marianne Frankie Avalon as Frankie Annette Funicello as Dolores Morey Amsterdam as Cappy Harvey Lembeck as Eric von Zipper Jody McCrea as Deadhead Dick Dale and the Deltones as themselves Vincent...
2023-04-0246 min
American International PodcastThe Fast and the FuriousThe Fast and the Furious (1954)Jeff and Cheryl talk about the first AIP movie: the OG version of the race car drama The Fast and the Furious.The Fast and the FuriousDirected by Edward Sampson and John Ireland Screenplay by Jean Howell and Jerome Odlum from a story by Roger Corman Produced by Roger Corman Starring: John Ireland as Frank Webster Dorothy Malone as Connie Adair Bruno VeSota as Bob Nelson Bruce Carlisle as Faber Iris Adrian as Wilma Belding Released...
2023-04-0232 min
American International PodcastAmerican International Pictures: An IntroductionAmerican International Pictures, the studio that brought us movies like I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, BEACH BLANKET BINGO, THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, and A BUCKET OF BLOOD, and hundreds more iconic films, began on April 2nd, 1954. Now there is a podcast devoted to the masters of exploitation films, just in time for their 69th anniversary. Nice! Join Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot as they discuss the AIP body of work, one film at a time.Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Twitter and Instagram @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook...
2023-04-0207 min