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. 2d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Jul 13

    Invisible Creature

    Invisible Creature (1964)  aka The House in Marsh Road (1960)  AIP Production #6445  AITV Package: Amazing '65; Sci-Fi 65  Jeff and Cheryl get into the haunted real estate market with Invisible Creature.  Screenplay by Maurice J. WIlson  Based on the Story "The House in Marsh Road"  by Laurence Meynell  Produced by Maurice J. Wilson  Directed by Montgomery Tully  Starring:  Tony Wright as David Linton  Patricia Dainton as Jean Linton  Sandra Dorne as Valerie Stockley Derek Aylward as Richard Foster  Sam Kydd as Morris Lumley  Llewellyn Rees as P.J. Webster  Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mrs O'Brien Roddy Hughes as Daniels Harry Hutchinson as Pub Landlord Olive Sloane as Mrs Morris Geoffrey Denton as Police Inspector Olga Dickie as Hotel Proprietress  An Alta Vista Production   Stream The Invisible Creature/The House in Marsh Road on Tubi, Fawsome, Plex, 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)

    Invisible Creature

  7. Jul 6

    The Return of Giant Majin

    The Return of Giant Majin (1970)  AIP Production # 6714  AITV Package: Fantastic Science Fiction Theater  Jeff and Cheryl put their faith in a giant god with absolutely no sense of urgency in The Return of Giant Majin Produced by Masaichi Nagata  Written by Tetsurô Yoshida (uncredited)  Directed by Kenji Misumi  American Version by Titan Production, Inc. Edited by Eli Haviv and Emil Haviv Directed by Brett Morrison  Starring:  Kojiro Hongo as Lord Juro Chigusa Shiho Fujimura as Lady Sayuri Nagoshi Taro Marui as Dodohei  Takashi Kanda as Lord Danjo Mikoshiba Jutaro Hojo as Genba Onikojima (uncredited)  Koichi Uenoyama as Katsushige Nagoshi (uncredited)  Asao Uchida as Lord Heibei Nagoshi (uncredited)  Chikara Hashimoto as Shunpei Ikenaga / Daimajin (uncredited)  Sei Hiraizumi as Hayato Tabe (uncredited)  Koji Fujiyama as Ikkaku Arai (uncredited)  Koichi Mizuhara as Kamon Doi (uncredited)  Gen Takasugi as Saburota Ato (uncredited)  Hyosuke Kanbe as Mohachi (uncredited)  Yusaku Terajima as Kanetsuki-wasuke (uncredited)  Kimiko Tachibana as Kume (uncredited)  Yuji Hamada as Farmer #2 (uncredited)  Hideo Kuroki as Tasuke (uncredited)  Kohbu Matsuda as Farmer #1 (uncredited)  Yoshitaka Ito as Farmer #3 (uncredited)  Kiyokazu Kagatsume as Ryuta (uncredited)  Kayo Mikimoto as Toyo (uncredited)  Keiko Koyanagi as Shige (uncredited)  Hyosuke Kobe as Mofan  (uncredited)  Ray Owens, Earl Hammond, Bret Morrison and Larry Robinson provided voices for the English Dub. A Daiei Motion Picture Company Production  View The Return of Giant Majin trailer here. Stream The Return of Giant Majin on the Essential Sci-Fi or Sci-Fi Classics channel, 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 Return of Giant Majin

  8. Jun 29

    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 Hudson Robin 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 Giant Sharon 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)

    Equinox
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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
    184
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Pop Culture Entertainment
  • Show Website
    American International Podcast