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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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The Time Travelers

American International Podcast ·

2023/05/29

The Time Travelers (1964)AIP Production #6438 Jeff and Cheryl travel to 2071, as imagined in 1964, to watch the world end with a whimper and not a bang.Directed by Ib MelchiorScreenplay by Ib Melchior from a story by Ib Melchior and David L. HewittProduced by Bill Redlin and Samuel Z. Arkoff Starring:Preston Foster as Dr. Erik von SteinerPhilip Carey as Dr. Steve ConnorsMerry Anders as Carol WhiteJohn Hoyt as Dr. VarnoDennis Patrick as Councilman WillardJoan Woodbury as GadraDelores Wells as

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49:39

The T.A.M.I. Show and The Big T.N.T. Show

American International Podcast ·

2023/05/22

The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) & The Big TNT Show (1966) AIP Production #6418 (The T.A.M.I. Show) and #6517/6592 (The Big TNT Show) Jeff and Cheryl have front row seats to a double bill of 1960s-era live-to-tape rock and roll shows from American International Pictures. The TAMI Show Directed by Steve Binder Produced by Lee Savin Executive produced by Bill Sargent Starring: The Barbarians The Beach Boys Chuck Berry James Brown and His Famous Flames Marvin Gaye Gerry and the Pacemakers

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55:14

The Wild Angels

American International Podcast ·

2023/05/15

The Wild Angels (1966)AIP Production #6611/6660 Jeff and Cheryl watch a rebellious Peter Fonda and his gang ride their choppers and stick it to the man in The Wild Angels. Produced and Directed by Roger CormanWritten by Charles B. Griffith and Peter Bogdanovich (Uncredited) Starring:Peter Fonda as "Heavenly Blues" Nancy Sinatra as "Mike" aka “Monkey” Bruce Dern as Joe "Loser" Kearns Diane Ladd as "Gaysh" Buck Taylor as "Dear John" Norman Alden as Medic Michael J. Pollard as "Pigmy" Joan Shawlee as

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51:07

The Amazing Colossal Man

American International Podcast ·

2023/05/08

The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) Produced by Malibu Productions Jeff and Cheryl witness the dramatic effects of atomic radiation on a regular-sized guy in The Amazing Colossal Man. Produced and Directed by Bert I. Gordon Screenplay by Mark Hanna based on The Nth Man by Homer Eon Flint Music by Albert Glasser Special Effects by Paul Blaisdell Starring Glen Langan as Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning Cathy Downs as Carol Forrest William Hudson as Dr. Paul Linstrom Larry Thor as Major Eric Coulter, MD James

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49:24

House of Usher

American International Podcast ·

2023/05/01

House of Usher (1960) AIP Production #6001 Jeff and Cheryl watch as Vincent Price puts the ‘fun’ in ‘dysfunctional family’ in House of Usher. Produced and directed by Roger Corman Screenplay by Richard Matheson from the story “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. Starring: Vincent Price as Roderick Usher Mark Damon as Philip Winthrop Myrna Fahey as Madeline Usher Harry Ellerbe as Bristol Released under American International Pictures. Stream this movie on ScreenPix, or rent on Vudu,

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Coffy

American International Podcast ·

2023/04/24

Coffy (1973)AIP Production #7304 Jeff and Cheryl enjoy the vigorous application of vigilante justice in Coffy. Written and Directed by Jack Hill (Foxy Brown, Blood Bath)Produced by Robert PapazianMusic by Roy Ayers Starring:Pam Grier as Nurse "Coffy" CoffinBooker Bradshaw as Howard BrunswickRobert DoQui as George "King George"William Elliott as Officer CarterAllan Arbus as Arturo VitroniSid Haig as Omar, Henchman of VitroniBarry Cahill as Officer McHenryLee de Broux as Officer NickRuben Moreno as

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48:49

I Was a Teenage Werewolf

American International Podcast ·

2023/04/17

I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)Sunset Productions Jeff and Cheryl witness the primal regression of teenager into lycanthrope. Director: Gene Fowler Jr. Writers: Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel Starring: Michael Landon as Tony Rivers Yvonne Lime as Arlene Logan Whit Bissell as Dr. Alfred Brandon Malcolm Atterbury as Charles Rivers Barney Phillips as Detective Sgt. Donovan Robert Griffin as Police Chief Baker Joseph Mell as Dr. Hugo Wagner Louise Lewis as Principal Ferguson Guy Williams as Officer

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47:04

Wild in the Streets

American International Podcast ·

2023/04/10

Wild in the Streets (1968)AIP Production #6800/6805Jeff and Cheryl see what happens when everyone over 30 gets to take early retirement in Wild in the Streets.Director: Barry Shear Writer: Robert Thom, based on his short story "The Day It All Happened, Baby!"Starring:Shelley Winters as Daphne Flatow (Frost)Christopher Jones as Max Jacob Flatow Jr., a.k.a. Max FrostDiane Varsi as Sally LeRoyHal Holbrook as Senator FergusMillie Perkins as Mrs. FergusRichard Pryor as Stanley XBert Freed as Max Jacob

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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

American International Podcast ·

2023/04/02

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) AIP Production #7110/7117 Jeff and Cheryl explore the mystery of who is killing the doctors of London in The Abominable Dr. Phibes. Directed by Robert Fuest Screenplay by Robert Fuest, William Goldstein and James Whiton Produced by Ronald S. Dunas and Louis M. Heyward Starring:Vincent Price as Dr. Anton Phibes Joseph Cotten as Dr. Vesalius Peter Jeffrey as Inspector Harry Trout Virginia North as Vulnavia Terry-Thomas as Dr. Longstreet Norman Jones as Sgt. Tom

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46:51

Beach Party

American International Podcast ·

2023/04/02

Beach Party (1963) AIP Production #6320 Jeff and Cheryl study the mating patterns of surfer dudes and beach bunnies as depicted in Beach Party. Directed by William Asher Screenplay by Lou Rusoff, William Asher and Robert Dillon Produced by Lou Rusoff and James Nicholson Starring:Bob Cummings as Professor Sutwell Dorothy Malone as Marianne Frankie Avalon as Frankie Annette Funicello as Dolores Morey Amsterdam as Cappy Harvey Lembeck as Eric von Zipper Jody McCrea as Deadhead Dick Dale and the

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32:56

The Fast and the Furious

American International Podcast ·

2023/04/02

The Fast and the Furious (1954)Jeff and Cheryl talk about the first AIP movie: the OG version of the race car drama The Fast and the Furious.The Fast and the FuriousDirected by Edward Sampson and John Ireland Screenplay by Jean Howell and Jerome Odlum from a story by Roger Corman Produced by Roger Corman Starring: John Ireland as Frank Webster Dorothy Malone as Connie Adair Bruno VeSota as Bob Nelson Bruce Carlisle as Faber Iris Adrian as Wilma Belding Released under American Releasing Corporation,

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American International Pictures: An Introduction

American International Podcast ·

2023/04/02

American International Pictures, the studio that brought us movies like I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, BEACH BLANKET BINGO, THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, and A BUCKET OF BLOOD, and hundreds more iconic films, began on April 2nd, 1954. Now there is a podcast devoted to the masters of exploitation films, just in time for their 69th anniversary. Nice! Join Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot as they discuss the AIP body of work, one film at a time.Follow the American International

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Introducing the American International Podcast

American International Podcast ·

2023/03/13

For over three decades, American International Pictures released movies that were amazing, colossal, incredible, and sometimes abominable, and made for an audience that had long been underserved: the American teenager. The studio released everything from monster movies to biker flicks to Edgar Allen Poe adaptations - films with lurid titles, controversial subject matter and some surprisingly big names. Beloved by B-movie fans everywhere, AIP has produced hundreds of films since it was founded in

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