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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

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43:48

The Hand

American International Podcast ·

2023/10/16

The Hand (1960)AIP Production #6018 Jeff and Cheryl poke at the holes in the plot as two London detectives try to unravel the mystery and finger the killer in The Hand.Directed by Henry CassWritten by Ray Cooney and Tony HiltonProduced by Bill Luckwell Starring:Derek Bond as Roberts / Roger CrawshawRonald Leigh-Hunt as Inspector MunyardRay Cooney as Sgt. David PollittReed De Rouen as Michael John BrodieBryan Coleman as George AdamsWalter Randall as Japanese commanderTony Hilton as Police Sgt. Paul

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62:13

The Food of the Gods

American International Podcast ·

2023/10/09

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

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71:59

The Amityville Horror

American International Podcast ·

2023/10/02

The Amityville Horror 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

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53:09

Frankenstein Conquers the World

American International Podcast ·

2023/09/25

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1966) AIP Production #6601/6608Jeff and Cheryl are ringside as the amazing colossal Frankenstein fights his nemesis, Baragon, both above and below ground. Directed by Ishirō HondaScreenplay by Takeshi KimuraStory by Reuben Bercovitch and Jerry SohlProduced by Tomoyuki Tanaka for Toho Enterprises, Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Starring Nick Adams as Dr. James BowenTadao Takashima as Dr. Ken'ichiro KawajiKumi Mizuno as Dr. Sueko TogamiYoshio Tsuchiya as Mr. KawaiJun

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57:04

Sergeant Deadhead

American International Podcast ·

2023/09/18

Sergeant Deadhead AIP Production #6510/6553 Jeff and Cheryl perform an interstellar experiment to determine if two Frankie Avalons are better than one in Sergeant Deadhead.Directed by Norman TaurogWritten by Louis M. HeywardProduced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring Frankie Avalon as Sgt. O. K. Deadhead/Sergeant DonovanDeborah Walley as Airman Lucy TurnerCesar Romero as Admiral StonehamFred Clark as Gen. Rufus FoggGale Gordon as Captain WeiskopfHarvey Lembeck as Private McEvoyJohn

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64:08

Record City

American International Podcast ·

2023/09/11

Record City (1977) AIP Production #7714 Jeff and Cheryl track a day in the life of the weirdest and wackiest purveyors of popular music in the Greater Los Angeles area in Record City.Directed by Dennis Steinmetz Written by Ron Friedman Produced by James T. Aubrey and Joe Byrne for The Aubrey Company Music by Freddie Perren Starring Jeff Altman as Engineer Leonard Barr as Sickly Man Ed Begley Jr. as Pokey Sorrell Booke as Coznowski Dennis Bowen as Danny Ruth Buzzi as Olga Michael Callan as Eddie

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47:26

The Last Man On Earth

American International Podcast ·

2023/09/04

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. RagonaScreenplay by Logan Swanson and William F. LeicesterItalian 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

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50:00

It Conquered the World

American International Podcast ·

2023/08/28

It Conquered the World (1956) Jeff and Cheryl prepare for Earth’s invasion by a terrifying creature straight from the salad bar in It Conquered the World.Produced by Sunset Productions for American International PicturesProduced and Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Lou Rusoff and Charles B. Griffith (uncredited) Starring:Peter Graves as Dr. Paul NelsonLee Van Cleef as Dr. Tom AndersonBeverly Garland as Claire AndersonSally Fraser as Joan NelsonRuss Bender as General James PattickTaggart Casey as

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53:26

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

American International Podcast ·

2023/08/21

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) AIP Production #7623 Jeff and Cheryl wonder which musical instruments would make the best murder weapons in The Town that Dreaded Sundown. Directed by Charles B. Pierce Written by Earl E. Smith Produced by Charles B. Pierce and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Ben Johnson as Captain J.D. Morales Andrew Prine as Deputy Norman Ramsey Dawn Wells as Helen Reed Jimmy Clem as Sgt. Mal Griffin Jim Citty as Police Chief R.J. Sullivan Charles B. Pierce as Patrolman A.C. Benson

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45:31

A Matter of Time

American International Podcast ·

2023/08/14

A Matter of Time (1976) AIP Production #7615 Jeff and Cheryl insert themselves into the memories of an aging Contessa living in genteel poverty in Italy in A Matter of Time.Directed by Vincente MinnelliWritten by John Gay based on The Film of Memory, a 1955 novel by Maurice Druon Produced by Jack H. Skirball and J. Edmund Grainger for American International PicturesStarring: Liza Minnelli as Nina Ingrid Bergman as Contessa Lucretia SanzianiCharles Boyer as Conte SanzianiIsabella Rossellini as Sister

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49:51

Machine Gun Kelly

American International Podcast ·

2023/08/07

Machine Gun Kelly (1958)AIP Production #301 Jeff and Cheryl begin to develop a crippling fear of death (and caged lions) in Machine Gun Kelly. Produced and directed by Roger Corman Screenplay by R. Wright Campbell Starring:Charles Bronson as George R. "Machine Gun" Kelly Susan Cabot as Florence "Flo" Becker Morey Amsterdam as Michael Fandango Richard Devon as Apple Jack Lambert as Howard Frank DeKova as Harry Connie Gilchrist as "Ma" Becker Wally Campo as Maize Barboura Morris as Lynn Grayson Dawn

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43:45

California

American International Podcast ·

2023/07/31

California (1963) AIP Production #6317 Jeff and Cheryl join the revolutionaries who fight for independence in California. Produced and directed by Hamil Petroff Screenplay by James West from his story Starring: Jock Mahoney as Don Michael O'Casey Faith Domergue as Carlotta Torres Michael Pate as Don Francisco Hernandez Susan Seaforth as Marianna De La Rosa Rodolfo Hoyos as Padre Soler Penny Santon as Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta Jimmy Murphy as Jacinto Nestor Paiva as Gen. Micheltorena Roberto Contreres

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50:58

Youngblood

American International Podcast ·

2023/07/24

Youngblood (1978)AIP Production #7802 Jeff and Cheryl prepare for war against a rival street gang in Youngblood.Directed by Noel NosseckWritten by Paul Carter HarrisonProduced by Nick Grillo and Alan Riche Starring:Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as RommelBryan O'Dell as Michael/Youngblood GordonAnn Weldon as Mrs. GordonDavid Pendleton as ReggieRenn Woods as SybilRon Trice as BummieRalph Farquhar as GeronimoMaurice Sneed as Skeeter-JeeterHerb Rice as DurangoLionel Mark Smith as ChakaSheila Willis as JoanT.K

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49:27

Black Sunday

American International Podcast ·

2023/07/17

Black Sunday (1960) AIP Production #6015 Jeff and Cheryl get their crucifixes ready for the expected influx of witches/vampires/satanists on Black Sunday. Directed by Mario BavaStory by Mario Bava, based on "Viy"by Nikolai GogolProduced by Massimo De Rita Starring:Barbara Steele as Asa Vajda/Katia VajdaJohn Richardson as Dr. Andreas GorobecAndrea Checchi as Dr. Thomas KruvajanIvo Garrani as Prince Vajda Arturo Dominici as Igor JavutoEnrico Olivieri as Constantine VajdaTino Bianchi as Ivan, the

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44:18

Konga

American International Podcast ·

2023/07/10

Konga (1961) AIP Production #6005 Jeff and Cheryl study Dr. Charles Decker’s scientifically impossible animal mutations in Konga. Directed by John Lemont Written by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel Produced by Herman Cohen, Nathan Cohen, and Stuart Levy Starring: Michael Gough as Dr. Charles Decker Margo Johns as Margaret Jess Conrad as Bob Kenton Claire Gordon as Sandra Banks Austin Trevor as Dean Foster Jack Watson as Superintendent Brown George Pastell as Professor Tagore Vanda Godsell as Mrs. Kenton

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37:48

A Bucket of Blood

American International Podcast ·

2023/07/03

A Bucket of Blood (1959)Alta Vista ProductionsJeff and Cheryl order a combo platter of beat poetry and murder at The Yellow Door cafe in A Bucket of Blood.Produced and Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Charles B. Griffith Starring:Dick Miller as Walter PaisleyBarboura Morris as CarlaAntony Carbone as Leonard de SantisJulian Burton as Maxwell H. BrockEd Nelson as Art LacroixJohn Brinkley as WillJohn Herman Shaner as OscarJudy Bamber as AliceMyrtle Vail as Mrs. SwickertBert Convy as Detective Lou

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37:58

Hell's Belles

American International Podcast ·

2023/06/26

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 DexterWritten by R..G. McMullen and James Gordon White Starring:Jeremy Slate as DanAdam Roarke as TampaJocelyn Lane as CathyAngelique Pettyjohn as CherryWilliam Lucking as GippoMichael Walker as TonyJerry Randell as Crazy JohnAstrid Warner as PiperKristin Van Buren as Zelda Released under American International

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44:32

The Million Eyes of Sumuru

American International Podcast ·

2023/06/19

The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967) AIP Production #6672/6701 Jeff and Cheryl cheer on Sumuru and her squad as they attempt to rid the world of the insufferable Frankie Avalon and George Nader. Directed by Lindsay Shonteff creenplay by Kevin Kavanagh from a story by Peter Welbeck, based on the story Sumuru by Sax Rohmer Produced by Harry Alan Towers Starring Frankie Avalon as Tommy Carter George Nader as Agent Nick West Shirley Eaton as Sumuru Wilfrid Hyde-White as Colonel Sir Anthony Baisbrook Klaus

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64:43

Bunny O'Hare

American International Podcast ·

2023/06/12

Bunny O’Hare (1971) AIP Production #7119 Jeff and Cheryl plan for their retirement by watching a movie about ‘elderly’ bank robbers posing as hippies. Directed by Gerd Oswald Written by Stanley Z. Cherry and Coslough Johnson Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson Starring Bette Davis as Bunny O'Hare Ernest Borgnine as Bill Green aka William Gruenwald Jack Cassidy as Lieutenant Greeley Jay Robinson as John C. Rupert Joan Delaney as R. J. Hart John Astin as Ad Reva Rose as Lulu Karen Mae

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49:27

The Terror

American International Podcast ·

2023/06/05

The Terror (1963)Jeff and Cheryl visit the seaside castle of Baron von Leppe to watch Jack Nicholson convincingly portray a soldier, albeit not a French soldier.Directed by Roger Cormanalong with (uncredited): Francis Ford Coppola, Dennis Jakob, Monte Hellman, Jack Hill, and Jack NicholsonWritten by Leo Gordon and Jack HillProduced by Roger Corman StarringBoris Karloff as Baron von LeppeJack Nicholson as André DuvalierDick Miller as StefanSandra Knight as Helene/IlsaDorothy Neumann as Katrina, the

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