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. 6d ago

    Spy in Your Eye

    Spy in Your Eye (1966)  AIP Production #6515 / 6572  Jeff and Cheryl check their own eyes for bugs after viewing the cold war-era thriller Spy in Your Eye.  Screenplay by Romano Ferraro, Adriano Baracco & Adriano Bolzoni  Directed by Vittorio Sala   Starring:  Brett Halsey as Brad Morris  Pier Angeli as Paula Krauss  Dana Andrews as Col. Lancaster  Gastone Moschin as Boris  Tania Béryl as Madeleine  George Wang as Ming  Alessandro Sperli as Karkulis  Marco Guglielm as Kurt Weiss  Renato Baldini as Mohamed Belkeir  Mario Valdemarin as Willie  Luciana Angiolillo as Vivian Hopkins  Luciano Pigozzi as Leonida  Tino Bianchi as Doctor Van Dongen  Massimo Righi as Jerry Lavies  Franco Beltrame as Serghey  Pio Tou as Pio  Aldo De Francesco as Seaton  Abdul-Rahim Bazian as Ibraham  An Italian International Film  An American International Picture  View the Spy in Your Eye trailer here. Watch Spy in Your Eye on DVD wherever you may find it.   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)

    Spy in Your Eye

  2. Sep 21

    Something Short of Paradise

    Something Short of Paradise (1973)  AIP Production #7911  Something Short of Paradise (1973)  AIP Production #7911  Executive Producers, Michael Ingber and Herbert Swartz  Written by Fred Barron  Produced by James C. Gutman and Lester Berman  Directed by David Helpern, Jr. Starrring:  Susan Sarandon as Madeline Ross  David Steinberg as Harris Sloane  Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jean-Fidel Mileau  Marilyn Sokol as Ruthie Miller  Joe Grifasi as Barney Collins  Robert Hitt as Edgar Kent  David Rasche as David Ritchie  Bob Kaliban as George Pendleton  Ted Pugh as Frank Barnett  Ann Robey as Gail Barnett  A James C. Gutman / David Helpern, Jr. Production  An American International Release  Watch Something Short of Paradise on YouTubeTV, Fubo, MGM+, Sling TV 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)

    Something Short of Paradise

  3. Sep 14

    Almost AIP: Arnold

    Arnold (1973)  Jeff and Cheryl attend a wedding where the groom is unusually stiff in Arnold. Executive Producer, Charles A. Pratt  Written by Jameson Brewer and John Fenton Murray  Produced by Andrew J. Fenady  Directed by Georg Fenady  Starring:  Stella Stevens as Karen  Roddy McDowall as Robert  Elsa Lanchester as Hester  Shani Walis as Jocelyn  Farley Granger as Evan Lyons  Victor Buono as The Minister  John McGiver as The Governor  Bernard Fox as Constable Hooke Patrick Knowles as Douglas Whitehead   Jamie Farr as Dybbi  Norman Stuart as Arnold  Ben Wright as Jonesy  Wanda Bailey as Flo  Steven Marlo as 1st Dart Player  Leslie Thompson as 2nd Dart Player  Murray Matheson as Arnold (voice / uncredited)  A Fenady Associates Production in Assocoation with BCP  A Cinerama Release  View the Arnold trailer here.  Rent Arnold on YouTubeTV, Fandango at Home, 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)

    Almost AIP: Arnold

  4. Sep 7

    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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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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
    190
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Pop Culture Entertainment
  • Show Website
    American International Podcast

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