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American International Podcast

American International Podcast

Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot

For over three decades, an independent film studio churned out hundreds of movies that captured the imagination of audiences around the world. From horror to sci-fi to exploitation and everything in between, American International Pictures brought us low-budget, high energy and often controversial films with lurid titles, low budgets and some surprisingly big names.
Join Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot as they dive into AIP’s catalog of nearly 500 movies, to discuss everything from The Abominable Dr Phibes to Zontar, the Thing from Venus!
The American International Podcast is not affiliated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or its subsidiaries.
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American International Podcast - The Last Man On Earth

The Last Man On Earth

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09/04/23 • 47 min

The 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. Ragona
Screenplay by Logan Swanson and William F. Leicester
Italian 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 Danieli as Virginia Morgan
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart as Ben Cortman
Umberto Rau as Dr. Mercer
Christi Courtland as Kathy Morgan
Tony Corevi as the governor
Hector Ribotta as the TV reporter
Carolyn De Fonseca, uncredited, dubbed Franca Bettoia's voice in the English release of the film
Produced by Associated Producers, Produzioni La Regina and AIP and released under American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Tubi, the Roku channel, Plex, etc., or rent it on Prime, Apple TV+ or Vudu.
Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Twitter and Instagram @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.
View The Last Man on Earth trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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American International Podcast - Kidnapped

Kidnapped

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05/13/24 • 46 min

Kidnapped (1971)
AIP Production #7138
Jeff and Cheryl draw their swords for an adventure in the Scottish Highlands in Kidnapped.
Directed by Delbert Mann
Screenplay 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 Stewart
Freddie Jones as Cluny MacPherson
Jack Watson as James Stewart Peter
Jeffrey as Mr. Riach
Roger Booth as the Duke of Cumberland
Geoffrey Whitehead as Lieutenant Duncansby
Andrew McCulloch as Andrew (Charles Stewart's clerk)
Claire Nielson as Barbara Grant
John Hughes as Simon Campbell
Terry Richards as Mungo Campbell
An Omnibus Production distributed by American International Pictures. You can rent Kidnapped on Prime Video.
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 Female Jungle (1955).
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American International Podcast - Voyage to the End of the Universe

Voyage to the End of the Universe

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09/16/24 • 49 min

Voyage to the End of the Universe (1964)
AIP Production #6439
Jeff 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 MacDonald
Dana Meredith (Dana Medřická) as Charlotte, the Sociologist
Irene Kova (Irena Kacírková) as Brigit
Frances Smolen (František Smolík) as Anthony Thompson
Otto Lack (Otto Lackovič)as Coordinator Michael
Jerry Tullis (Jiří Vršťala)as Pilot Erik Svenson
Myron March (Miroslav Machácek) as Bernard
Rudolph Dial (Rudolf Deyl) as Pilot Ervin Herold
John Mares (Jaroslav Mares) as Mark
Martin Tapin (Martin Tapák) as biologist Peter Hubert
Marcella Martin (Marcela Martínková) as Mark’s wife, Stephanie
Joseph Adams (Jozef Adamovic) as Coordinator Laurence
John Rose (Jaroslav Rozsíval) as the Ship’s Doctor
Produced for Filmové Studio Barrandov
Released by American International Pictures
Stream Voyage to the End of the Universe on Pluto or the Roku Channel or rent on Prime Video or Fandango at HomeThe Criterion Channel (as Ikarie X-B1) or on YouTube
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
View the Voyage to the End of the Universe trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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American International Podcast - Hell's Belles

Hell's Belles

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06/26/23 • 37 min

Hell’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 Dexter
Written by R..G. McMullen and James Gordon White
Starring:
Jeremy Slate as Dan
Adam Roarke as Tampa
Jocelyn Lane as Cathy
Angelique Pettyjohn as Cherry
William Lucking as Gippo
Michael Walker as Tony
Jerry Randell as Crazy John
Astrid Warner as Piper
Kristin Van Buren as Zelda
Released under American International Pictures. Find this movie on DVD or online, if you can.
Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Twitter and Instagram @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.
View the Hell’s Belles trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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American International Podcast - At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core

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05/06/24 • 43 min

At 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
Sean Lynch as Hoojah the Sly One
Keith Barron as Dowsett
Helen Gill as Maisie
Anthony Verner as Gadsby
Robert Gillespie as Photographer
Michael Crane as Jubal the Ugly One
Bobby Parr as Sagoth Chief
Andee Cromarty as Girl Slave
An Amicus Productions film distributed by American International Pictures. You can stream At the Earth’s Core on Tubi or the Roku channel or rent on Prime Video, Vudu, or Apple TV+.
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.
View the At the Earth’s Core trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955).
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American International Podcast - The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

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10/02/23 • 71 min

The 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
John Larch as Father Nuncio
Natasha Ryan as Amy Lutz
K. C. Martel as Greg Lutz
Meeno Peluce as Matt Lutz
Michael Sacks as Jeff
Helen Shaver as Carolyn
Amy Wright as Jackie, The Babysitter
Val Avery as Sergeant Gionfriddo
Elsa Raven as Mrs. Townsend
Irene Dailey as Aunt Helena
Marc Vahanian as Jimmy
Ellen Saland as Jimmy's Wife
Eddie Barth as Agucci
James Tolkan as Coroner
Produced and released under American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Max or rent it on Prime Video, Vudu or Apple TV.
Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Twitter and Instagram @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.
View The Amityville Horror trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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American International Podcast - The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

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10/09/23 • 62 min

The 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
John McLiam as Mr. Skinner
Chuck Courtney as Davis
Reg Tunnicliffe as ferry attendant
Produced and released under American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Tubi, Pluto or Plex or rent it on Vudu.
Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Twitter and Instagram @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.
View The Food of the Gods trailer at here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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American International Podcast - Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

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12/25/23 • 63 min

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 Harrington
Written by Robert Blees and James Sangster
With additional dialogue by Gavin Lambert
Based on the story by David D. Osborn
Executive Produced by Louis M. Heyward
Produced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff
Starring:
Shelley Winters as Mrs. Rosie "Auntie Roo" Forrest
Mark Lester as Christopher Coombs
Chloe Franks as Katy Coombs
Ralph Richardson as Mr. Benton, fake psychic
Lionel Jeffries as Police Inspector Willoughby
Hugh Griffith as Mr. Harrison, the "Pigman"
Rosalie Crutchley as Miss Henley
Pat Heywood as Dr. Mason
Judy Cornwell as Clarine, Aunt Roo's servant
Michael Gothard as Albie, Aunt Roo's butler
Jacqueline Cowper as Angela, girl at orphanage
Richard Beaumont as Peter, boy at orphanage
Charlotte Sayce as Katharine Forrest, Auntie Roo's daughter
Marianne Stone as Miss Wilcox
Produced by American International Pictures and the Hemdale Film Corporation. Find this movie available to stream on Pluto.
Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Instagram and Threads @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.
View the Whoever Slew Auntie Roo trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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American International Podcast - The T.A.M.I. Show and The Big T.N.T. Show

The T.A.M.I. Show and The Big T.N.T. Show

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05/22/23 • 49 min

The 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
Lesley Gore
Jan and Dean
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
The Miracles
The Rolling Stones
The Supremes
The Big TNT Show
Executive produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson with Henry G. Saperstein
Music Produced by Phil Spector
Directed by Larry Peerce
Hosted by David McCallum
Starring: /
Ray Charles
Petula Clark
The Lovin' Spoonful
Bo Diddley
Joan Baez
The Ronettes
Roger Miller
The Byrds
Donovan
Ike and Tina Turner
The T.A.M.I. Show was produced by Screen Entertainment and released under American International Pictures.
The Big TNT show was produced and released under American International Pictures.
Stream both of these movies on YouTube if you can.
Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Twitter and Instagram @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.
View the T.A.M.I. Show trailer here.
Watch The Big TNT Show trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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American International Podcast - Mars Needs Women

Mars Needs Women

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07/29/24 • 40 min

Mars 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, abductee
"Bubbles" Cash as Stripper, abductee
Byron Lord as Col. Bob Page, U.S.D.S.
Roger Ready as Stimmons
Barnett Shaw as Man at military conference
Neil Fletcher as Secretary of Defense
Chet Davis as network news reporter
Patrick Cranshaw as Drunk on pier
Produced by Azalea Pictures and released by American International Television (AITV). Stream Mars Needs Women on Prime Video or MGM+, or rent it on Apple TV+.
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
View the Mars Needs Women trailer here.
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 Female Jungle (1955)
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How many episodes does American International Podcast have?

American International Podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

What topics does American International Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Podcasts and Film History.

What is the most popular episode on American International Podcast?

The episode title 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on American International Podcast?

The average episode length on American International Podcast is 49 minutes.

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Episodes of American International Podcast are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of American International Podcast was released on Mar 13, 2023.

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