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American International Podcast
by 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 Amazon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or its subsidiaries.
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Equinox
Equinox (1970) AITV Package: Ghoul-A-Rama Jeff and Cheryl cross over into another dimension populated by winged demons, green giants and sloppy kissers in Equinox.Based on a Story by Mark Thomas McGee Produced by Jack H. Harris Written and Directed by Jack Woods Starring: Edward Connell as David Fielding Barbara Hewitt as Susan Turner Frank Boers, Jr. as Jim HudsonRobin Christopher as Vicki Jack Woods as Asmodeus Jim Pjillips as Reporter Sloan Fritz Leiber as Dr. Arthur Waterman Patrick Burke as Dr. Branson Jim Duron as Orderly / Green GiantSharon Gray as Nurse Louis Clayton as Old Man nin Cave Norvelle Brooks Irving L. Lichtenstein Jack H. Harris as Detective Harrison (uncredited)Chuck Niles (uncredited) A TONLYN Production View the Equinox trailer here.Stream Equinox on The Criterion Channel or HBO Max.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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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Revenge of the Gladiators
Revenge of the Gladiators (1964) (original title: La vendetta dei gladiatori) AIP Production #6543 AITV Package: Epicolor ‘65Jeff and Cheryl prepare to fight gladiator style against the barbarians taking over the government in Revenge of the Gladiators. Directed by Luigi Capuano Screenplay by Arpad DeRiso and Roberto Gianviti Story by Arpad DeRiso and Luigi Capuano Produced by Splendor Film Cast: Mickey Hargitay as Fabius José Greci as Priscilla Livio Lorenzon as Genseric Renato Baldini as General Aetsius Roldano Lupi as Valentinian III Andrea Checchi as Gabinus Nerio Bernardi as Tidone Pasquale de Filippo as Crassius Andreina Paul as Calpurnia Benito Stefanelli as Gladiator Ardensius Mirko Ellis as Wilfried Giulio Tomei as Priest Dante Maggio as Drunk at the Tavern Giovanni Cianfriglia as Gladiator Fulvius Amedeo Trilli as Master of the Fortress Bruno Scipioni as Peronius, Valentinian's Guard George Gonneau - American voices Mel Welles - American voices Stream Revenge of the Gladiators on Tubi 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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) 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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The Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf (1966) (Original title: Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein) Directed by Peter Podehl Screenplay by Konrad Lustig Based on the story by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Produced by Hubert Schonger for Schongerfilm GmbH Distributed by Childhood Productions Released by AITV as part of their Holiday Storybook of Fables syndication package Cast: Helmo Kindermann as the Wolf Harriet Gessner as Mother Goat Jürgen von Alten as the Miller Gusstav Oehler as the Baker Johannes Buzalski as the Grocer Otto von Frisch as the Teacher Christa Welzmüller as a Little Goat Karl Heinz Millisterfer as a Little Goat Uschi Görthofer as a Little Goat Dagmar Wolf as a Little Goat Hansi Maar as a Little Goat Gaby Lang as a Little Goat Toni Mang as Cookie, the Littlest Goat English Narration by Paul Tripp Stream The Big Bad Wolf 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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Mission Stardust
Mission Stardust (1967) aka 4…3…2…1…Morte! aka Perry Rhodan - SOS aus dem Weltall Jeff and Cheryl bounce back and forth between the moon and the Earth with the crew of Mission Stardust. Screenplay by K.H. Vogelman, Segio Donati and Primo Zeglio Based on a story by K.H. Vogelman Directed by Primo Zeglio Starring: Lang Jeffries as Major Perry Rhodan Essy Persson as Commander Thora Luis Dávila as Mike Bull Pinkas Braun as Arkin Stefano Sibaldi as Dr Frank Haggard Daniel Martín as Captain Flipper Joachim Hansen as Dr. Manoli Janos Bartha as General Roon John Karlesen as Khrest Ann Smyrner as Dr. Joan Sheridan Lisa Halvorsen as Nurse Silva Produced by Proyziaione Europee Associates Released by Times Film Corporation Released to televison by AITV in the Fantastic Science Fiction Theater package Stream Mission Stardust on Tubi, Momentu, Fawsome, the Roku Channel or rent it 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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Voyage Into Space
Voyage Into Space (1970) Jeff and Cheryl climb into the palm of a giant robot and join him as he saves the world in Voyage into Space.Written by Reuben Guberman (uncredited)Produced by Salvatore BillitteriDirected by Manuel San Fernando (uncredited) Starring: Mitsundbu Keneko as Johnny Sokko (U7) Akio Ito as Jerry Mano (U3) Shōzaburō Date as Chief Azuma (U1) (uncredited) Hirohiko Sato as Emperor Guillotine (uncredted) Yumiko Katayama as Mitsuko Nishino (U5) (uncreditd) Tomomi Kuwabara as Marie Hanmura (U6) (uncredited) Jerry Berke as Narrator (uncredited) Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama as Giant Robot Bobbie Byers as Johnny Sokko (voice, uncredited) Paul Brown as Jerry Mano (voice, uncredited) Ted Rusoff (additional voices, uncredited) A Toei Company, Ltd. Production An American International Television Release Stream Voyage into Space on Fubo, MGM+ or 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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Journey to the Seventh Planet
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) AIP Production #608 / 6108 Jeff and Cheryl fight the urge to crack wise about Uranus in Journey to the Seventh Planet. Screenplay by Ib Melchior and Sid Pink From a Story by Sid Pink Produced and Directed by Sidney Pink Starring: John Agar as Don Carl Ottosen as Eric Ove Sprogøe as Barry Louis Miehe Renard as Svend Peter Mönch as Karl Greta Thyssen Ann Smyrner as Ingrid Mimi Henrich as Ursula Annie Birgit Garde as Ellen Ulla Moritz as Lise Bente Juel as Colleen Julian Burton as Alien Brain (voice / uncredited) A Cinemagic Production An American International Picture View the Journey to the Seventh Planet trailer here. Stream Journey to the Seventh Planet on Philo, Fubo, MGM+ or 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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Meteor
Meteor (1979) AIP Production #7809 Jeff and Cheryl prepare for a disaster of epic proportions in Meteor. Screenplay by Stanley Mann and Edmund H. North Story by Edmund H. North Produced by Arnold Orgolini and Theodore Parvin Directed by Ronald Neame Starring: Sean Connery as Paul Bradley Natalie Wood as Tatiana Donskaya Karl Malden as Harry Sherwood Brian Keith as Dr. Dubov Martin Landau as General Adlon Trevor Howard as Sir Michael Hughes Richard Dysart as Secretary of Defense Henry Fonda as The President A Sandy Howard / Gabriel Katzka / Sir Run Run Shaw PresentationReleased by American International / A Filmways Company View the Meteor trailer here.Stream Meteor on Tubi or Fawesome, or rent it on Prime Video 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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Five Guns West
Five Guns West (1955) Jeff and Cheryl head out west, or maybe north, with a quintet of pardoned criminals on a mission in Five Guns West.Screenplay by R. Wright Campbell Produced and Directed by Roger Corman Starring: John Lund as Govern Sturges Dorothy Malone as Shalee Touch Conners as Hale Clinton Bob Campbell as John Morgan Candy Jonothon Haze as Wiliam "Billy" Parcell Candy Paul Birch as J. C. Haggard James Stone as Uncle MimeJack Ingram as Stephen JethroLarry Thor as Confederate Captain James B. Sikking as Union Sergeant (uncredited) A Palo Alto Production Distributed by American Releasing Corp. View the Five Guns West trailer here.Stream Five Guns West on Tubi, Plex, Prime Video, or the Roku Channel.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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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The She-Creature
The She-Creature (1956) Jeff and Cheryl experience a visitation from a being that emerges from the depths of the past - and the sea - in The She-Creature. Story and Screenplay by Lou Rusoff Based on an original idea by Jerry Zigmond Produced by Alex Gordon Directed by Edward L. Cahn Starring: Chester Morris as Dr. Carlo Lombardi Tom Conway as Timothy Chappel Cathy Downs as Dorothy Chappel Lance Fuller as Dr. Ted Erickson Ron Randell as Police Lt. Ed James Frieda Inescourt as Mrs. Chappel Marla English as Andrea A Golden State Production An American International Picture View The She-Creature trailer here.Stream The She-Creature on Tubi, Fawesome, FilmRise, AMC+, Philo, or rent it 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 Get your American International Podcast merchandise at our store. 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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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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 Amazon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or its subsidiaries.
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Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot
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