American International Podcast

Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot
  • 4.4 (10)
  • Film Reviews
  • Updated Weekly

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.

  1. 3d ago

    The Angry Red Planet

    The Angry Red Planet (1959)  AIP Production #6002  Screenplay by Ib Melchior and Sid Pink Original Story by Sid Pink  Produced by Sid Pink and Norman Maurer  Directed by Ib Melchior  Starring:  Gerald Mohr as Col. Thomas O'Bannion Nora Hayden as Dr. iris Ryan  Les Tremayne as Prof. Theodore Gettell  Jack Kruschen as CWO Sam Jacobson  Paul Jahn as Maj. Gen. George Treegar  J. Edward McKinley as Prof. Paul Weiner  Tom Daly as Dr. Frank Gordon  A Sino Production  An American International Picture  View the Angry Red Planet trailer here.  Stream Angry Red Planet on Tubi, the Roku Channel, YouTubeTV, Momentum, Fawesome, or rent 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)

    The Angry Red Planet

  2. Aug 31

    Gorp

    Gorp (1980)  AIP Production #7917  Jeff and Cheryl take their chances with questionable food and erratic service in the camp mess hall in Gorp.  Story by Jeffrey Konvitz & Martin Zweiback  Screenplay by Jeffrey Konvitz  Produced by Jeffrey Konvitz & Louis S. Arkoff Directed by Joseph Ruben  Starring:  Michael Lembeck as Kavell Philip Casnoff as Bergman Dennis Quaid as "Mad" Bobby Grossman Fran Drescher as Evie David Huddleston as "Walrus" Wallman  Mark Deming as Lobster Newburg James Greenleaf as Fat Solowitz Peter Marc as Steinberg Vincent Bufano as De Neckio Curt Ayers as Duffy Weiss Steve Bonino as Batshit Richard Beauchamp as Ramirez Glenn Super as Dracula Kesselman Lou Wagner as Federman Robert Trebor as Rabbi Blowitz Dale Robinette as Irvington John Reilly as Don Sharpe Julius Harris as Fred the Chef DeWayne Jesse as Sweet Moe Douglas Dirkson as Bible Louie Rudy Diaz as Indian Joe Rosanna Arquette as Judy Lisa Shure as Vicki  A Picture by American International  View the Gorp trailer here.  Stream Gorp on YouTube TV, the Roku Channel, MGM+ or Fubo. 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)

    Gorp

  3. Aug 24

    The Road Hustlers

    The Road Hustlers (1968)  AIP Production #6802  Jeff and Cheryl learn the ups, downs, ins and outs of the Carolina moonshine business in The Road Hustlers.  Directed by Larry E. Jackson Written by Robert V. Barron and Larry E. Jackson Produced by Larry E. Jackson, Tom Jenkins and Robert M. Newsom  Starring: Jim Davis as Noah Reedy Scott Brady as Earl Veasey Bruce Yarnell as Matt Reedy Robert Dix as Mark Reedy Victoria Carroll as Nadine Andy Devine as Sheriff Estep Sue Raney as Helen Christian Anderson as Luke Reedy Theodore Lehmann as Hagar John 'Bud' Cardos as Chandler Bill McKinney as Hays Bill MacDowell as Bassett Jack Lester as Eskie Sid Lawrence as Deke Derek Hughes as Ted Monica Davis as Martha Lu Marshall Lockhart as Nelly Jim E. Quick as Imhoff Jack Morey as Harrison Byrd Holland as Agent  View The Road Hustlers trailer here.  The Road Hustlers is not currently available for streaming, but some sites may have copies of the film for you to obtain at your own risk. 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)

    The Road Hustlers

  4. Aug 17

    Lost Battalion

    Lost Battalion (1960)  AIP Production #611 / 6107  Jeff and Cheryl move from camp to camp on an island in the war-torn Philippines to follow the Lost Battalion. Produced by E. F. Romero  Written by E. F. Romero and Cesar Amigo  Directed by E. F. Romero  Starring:  Leopoldo Salcedo as Ramon DeCortes Diane Jergens as Kathy Hughes Johnny Monteiro as Bruno Joe Dennis as Colonel Landis Jennings Sturgeon as Mr. Hughes Joe Sison as Pepe Bruce Baxter as Jimmy Renato Robles as 2nd Guerrilla Rosie Acosta as Pepe's wife Arsenio Alonzo as 3rd Guerrilla  An Alta Vista/COM Production  An American International Picture  Stream Lost Battalion on the Roku Channel, Sling TV MGM+ or Fubo.  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)

    Lost Battalion

  5. Aug 10

    Scream and Scream Again

    Scream and Scream Again (1970)  AIP Production #6922  Jeff and Cheryl count the screams in the dystopian sci-fi murder mystery Scream and Scream Again.  Screenplay by Christopher Wicking  from Press Editorial Services' novel   "The Disoriented Man" by Peter Saxon   Produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky  Directed by Gordon Hessler  Starring:  Vincent Price as Dr. Browning  Christopher Lee as Fremont  Peter Cushing as Major Heinrich Benedek  Alfred Marks as Detective Supt. Bellaver  Michael Gothard as Keith  Christopher Matthews as Dr. David Sorel  Judy Huxtable as Sylvia  Anthony Newlands as Ludwig  Kenneth Benda as Prof. Kingsmill  Marshall Jones as Konratz   An American International/Tigon Films Co-Production   An American International Picture   View the Scream and Scream Again trailer at https://youtu.be/Ag0qLkvmkMI  Stream Scream and Scream Again on Pluto, Tubi, MGM+, Fubo or Rent it on Prime Video, Fandango 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)

    Scream and Scream Again

  6. Aug 3

    Creature of Destruction

    Creature of Destruction (1968)  AIP Production #6815  AITV Package: 15 New Science Fiction   Jeff and Cheryl see a woman regress into a monster and go on a country club killing spree in Creature of Destruction. Screenplay by Enrique Touceda  Produced and Directed by Larry Buchanan  Starring:  Les Tremayne as Dr. John Basso  Pat Delany as Doreena  Aron Kincaid as Capt. Theodore Dell  Neil Fletcher as Sam Crane  Ann McAdams as Mrs. Crane  Roger Ready as Lt. Blake   Ron Scott as Nick   Suzanne Ray as Lynn Crane  Byron Lord as Investigating Psychiatrist / The Creature  Barnett Shaw as Investigating Psychiatrist  Scotty McKay as Singer  An Azalea Pictures Production  Stream Creature of Destruction on Plex, Tubi, Fawesome, Momentu and other platforms.  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)  This episode includes AI-generated content.

    Creature of Destruction

  7. Jul 27

    Queen of the Seas

    Queen of the Seas (1964) (Original title Le Avventure di Mary Read) AIP Production #6333 AITV Packages: Epicolor ‘64 and New Color Adventures  Jeff and Cheryl defy gender norms and set sail for adventure in the New World with the Queen of the Seas.  Produced by Fortunato Misiano for Romana Films  Story and Screenplay by Ugo Guerra & Luciano Martino Directed by Umberto Lenzi  Starring:  Lisa Gaston as Mary Read  Jerome Courtland as Peter Goodwin  Agostino Salvietti as Uncle Mangiatrippa Germano Longo as Pirate Ivan  Walter Barnes as Captain Poof Gianni Solaro as Florida Governor Gisella Arden as French dancer Dina De Santis as Lady flirting with Peter Tullio Altamura as Don Pedro Alvarez Ignazio Balsamo as Captain of the Guard Anna Arena as Lady aboard hr Dilligence Giulio Battiferri as Prison Guard Franco Jamonte as Horse-riding instructor Edoardo Toniolo as Lord Goodwin Piero Pastore as Protocol instructor Loris Gizzi as Praison Director Gualtiero Isnenghi as Captain of the English ship Eleonora Morana as Miss Elizabeth  Bruno Scipioni as Lord Stewart  An Alta Vista Production  Stream Queen of the Seas on Fawsome or Sword-n-Scandal.  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)

    Queen of the Seas

  8. Jul 20

    Monster from a Prehistoric Planet

    Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1968) AIP Production #6715 AITV Package: 15 New Science Fiction  Jeff and Cheryl fight back tears while watching the tender family drama Monster from a Prehistoric Planet. Screenplay by Iwao Yamazaki and Ryuzo Nakanishi  English Dialogue by William Ross  Produced by Hideo Koi  Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi  Starring:  Tamio Kawaji as Hiroshi Kurosaki Yoko Yamamoto as Itoko Koyanagi  Yuji Okada as Prof. Daize Tonooka  Kōji Wada as Mashida Tatsuya Fuji as George Inoue Keisuke Inoue as Mr. Funazu, Playmate magazine owner Zenji Yamada as Captain of the Kamome-Maru Bumon Koto as Chief of Obelisk Island Saburô Hiromatsu as Hosoda Binnosuke Nagao as Commander Riku Masaru Kamiyama as Professor Kokan Katsura as Saburo Hayashi Shirô Oshimi as Oyama (Funazu’s daughter?) Yoko Oyagi as Aihara Mike Danine as Petty Officer Ruich Fidancer as Captain of the Sea Angels Paul Scheman as Professor McDonald A Nikkatsu Production  Stream Monster from a Prehistoric Planet on Tubi, Fawsome, Fandango at Home, YouTube TV, or rent 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)

    Monster from a Prehistoric Planet
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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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  • Creator
    Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    187
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Pop Culture Entertainment
  • Show Website
    American International Podcast

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