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American International Podcast

Jeff Markin and Cheryl Lightfoot

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 168

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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🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmReviews
30/04/2026
#93
🇩🇪 Germany - filmReviews
27/10/2025
#74
🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmReviews
09/06/2025
#82
🇬🇧 Great Britain - filmReviews
08/06/2025
#52
🇨🇦 Canada - filmReviews
12/12/2024
#87
🇨🇦 Canada - filmReviews
11/12/2024
#62
🇨🇦 Canada - filmReviews
10/12/2024
#38

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The Glory Stompers

Episode 91

Monday, December 9, 2024 • Duration 48:46

The Glory Stompers (1967)
AIP Production #6716

Jeff and Cheryl take a detour on their way to the Love-In to follow The Glory Stompers.

Directed by Anthony M. Lanza
Written by James Gordon White and John Lawrence
Produced by John Lawrence

Cast:
Dennis Hopper as Chino
Jody McCrea as Darryl/Cowboy
Chris Noel as Chris
Jock Mahoney as Smiley
Lindsay Crosby as Monk
Casey Kasem as Mouth
Jim Reader as Paul
Saundra Gayle as Jo Ann
Robert Tessier as Magoo
Astrid Warner as Doreen
Gary Wood as Pony

A Norman T. Herman Production
An AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Release

Stream The Glory Stompers on YouTube.

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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)

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)

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Taboos of the World

Episode 80

Monday, September 23, 2024 • Duration 42:37

Taboos of the World (1964)
AIP Production #6416/6450

Jeff and Cheryl are unwilling voyeurs into the customs and rituals of people in other countries in Taboos of the World.

Directed by Romolo Marcellini
Written by Giancarlo Del Re and Ugo Guerra (commentary) with story by Ugo Guerra, Jacques Lansmann, Virginio Lilli and Romolo Marcellini
Produced by Guido Giambartolomei

Narration by Vincent Price

Produced for Royal Film
Released by American International Pictures

Watch Taboos of the World -- if you can 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
View the Taboos of the World trailer here.

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)

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)

Voyage to the End of the Universe

Episode 79

Monday, September 16, 2024 • Duration 49:51

Voyage to the End of the Universe (1964)
AIP Production #6439

Jeff and Cheryl board an intergalactic flight to a very familiar destination in Voyage to the End of the Universe.

Directed by Jack Pollack (Jindřich Polák)
Screenplay by Paul Jurist (Pavel Juráček) and Jack Pollack (Jindřich Polák)
Based on Oblok Magellana/The Magellanic Cloud by Stanislaw Lem
Produced by Rudolph Wohl (Rudolf Wolf) for Filmové Studio Barrandov

Starring:
Dennis Stephens (Zdeněk Štěpánek) as the Captain
Rodney Lucas (Radovan Lukavský) as Commander Byron MacDonald
Dana Meredith (Dana Medřická) as Charlotte, the Sociologist
Irene Kova (Irena Kacírková) as Brigit
Frances Smolen (František Smolík) as Anthony Thompson
Otto Lack (Otto Lackovič)as Coordinator Michael
Jerry Tullis (Jiří Vršťala)as Pilot Erik Svenson
Myron March (Miroslav Machácek) as Bernard
Rudolph Dial (Rudolf Deyl) as Pilot Ervin Herold
John Mares (Jaroslav Mares) as Mark
Martin Tapin (Martin Tapák) as biologist Peter Hubert
Marcella Martin (Marcela Martínková) as Mark’s wife, Stephanie
Joseph Adams (Jozef Adamovic) as Coordinator Laurence
John Rose (Jaroslav Rozsíval) as the Ship’s Doctor

Produced for Filmové Studio Barrandov
Released by American International Pictures

Stream Voyage to the End of the Universe on Pluto or the Roku Channel or rent on Prime Video or Fandango at HomeThe Criterion Channel (as Ikarie X-B1) or on YouTube

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 View the Voyage to the End of the Universe trailer . 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) 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 . 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)

Count Yorga, Vampire

Episode 78

Monday, September 9, 2024 • Duration 01:02:17

Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
AIP Production #7015

Jeff and Cheryl devise better ways to dispatch a modern-day bloodsucker in Count Yorga, Vampire.

Written and directed by Bob Kelljan
Produced by Michael Macready for Erica Productions, Inc.

Starring:
Robert Quarry as Count Yorga
Roger Perry as Dr. Jim Hayes
Michael Murphy as Paul
Michael Macready as Mike Thompson
Donna Anders as Donna
Judith Lang as Erica Landers
Edward Walsh as Brudah
Julie Conners as Cleo
Paul Hansen as Peter
Sybil Scotford as Judy
Marsha Jordan as Donna’s mother
and George Macready as the Narrator

Produced for Erica Productions and released by American International Pictures. Stream Count Yorga, Vampire on Pluto or the Roku Channel or rent on Prime Video or Fandango at Home.

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

View the Count Yorga, Vampire trailer here.

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)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 . 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 Wild Party

Episode 77

Monday, September 2, 2024 • Duration 54:24

The Wild Party (1975)
AIP Production #7501

Jeff and Cheryl decide whether to accept their invitations to The Wild Party.

Directed by James Ivory
Screenplay by Walter Marks
Based in part on “The Wild Party”, the 1928 narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March
Produced by Ismail Merchant for American International Pictures

Starring:
James Coco as Jolly Grimm
Raquel Welch as Queenie
Perry King as Dale Sword
David Dukes as James Morrison
Tiffany Bolling as Kate
Marya Small as Bertha
Royal Dano as Tex
Annette Ferra as Nadine Jones
Eddie Lawrence as Kreutzer
Bobo Lewis as Wilma
Don De Natale as Jackie
Dena Dietrich as Mrs. Murchison
Regis Cordi as AJ Murchison
Jennifer Lee Pryor as Madeline True
Baruch Lumet as the Tailor
Fred Franklyn as Sam the Mogul
J.S. Johnson as Morris the Mogul
Tom Reese as Eddy, the Stuntman
Geraldine Baron as Grace Jones
Michael Grant Hall as Oscar D’Armano
Skipper as Phillip D’Armano
Ralph Manza as Fruit Dealer
Martin Kove as the Editor
Paul Barresi as the Bartender

Produced and released by American International Pictures. Rent The Wild Party on Fandango at Home.

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 View The Wild Party trailer . 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)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 . 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)

One Summer Love

Episode 76

Monday, August 26, 2024 • Duration 45:35

One Summer Love (1976)
AIP Production #7523

Jeff and Cheryl search for any signs of “summer” or “love” but only find dragonflies in One Summer Love.

Directed by Gilbert Cates
Written by N. Richard Nash
Produced by Gilbert Cates

Starring:
Beau Bridges as Jesse Arlington
Susan Sarandon as Chloe Farna
James Noble as Dr. Leo Cooper
Harriet Rogers as Mrs. Patterson
Ann Wedgeworth as Pearlie
Linda Miller as Willa Arlington
Martin Burke as Lonny Arlington
Michael B. Miller as Gabe
Mildred Dunnock as Miss Barrow

Produced and released by American International Pictures

Stream One Summer Love on Tubi, Plex, or MGM+

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

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)

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 . 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 Day the Earth Froze

Episode 75

Monday, August 19, 2024 • Duration 37:33

The Day the Earth Froze (1964)

Jeff and Cheryl take a break from the desert summer heat and enjoy The Day the Earth Froze.

Sampo Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko and Risto Orko
Written by Väinö Kaukonen, Viktor Vitkovich and Grigori Yagdfeld
Based on the story ‘Kalevala’ by Elias Lönnrot
Produced by Risto Orko for Mosfilm/Suomi-filmi

Starring:
Andris Ošiņš (credited as Jon Powers) as Lemminkäinen
Eve Kivi (credited as Nina Anderson) as Annikki
Anna Orochko (credited as Ingrid Elhardt) as Louhi
Ivan Voronov (credited as Peter Sorenson) as Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi as Väinämöinen
Ada Vojtsik as Mother of Lemminkäinen
Georgi Millyar as Sorcerer
Mikhail Troyanovsky as Soothsayer
Marvin Miller (English dub) as Narrator

Produced by Mosfilm/Suomi-filmi and presented by Filmgroup; released by Renaissance Pictures and American International Television (AITV)

Stream The Day the Earth Froze on Fawesome, Plex, or the Roku Channel, or rent on Prime Video or Fandango at Home.

View The Day the Earth Froze trailer here.

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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) Photo © |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 . 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)

It's Alive!

Episode 74

Monday, August 12, 2024 • Duration 40:00

It’s Alive (1969)

Jeff and Cheryl learn the secret to avoiding literal tourists traps is to never run out of gas in It’s Alive!

Directed by Larry Buchanan
Written by Larry Buchanan and (possibly) John Tomerlin from the story “Being” by Richard Matheson
Produced by Ross Lynch and Edwin Tobolowsky

Starring:
Tommy Kirk as Wayne Thomas
Shirley Bonne as Lesland Sterns
Bill Thurman as Greevy
Annabelle MacAdams as Bella
Corveth Ousterhouse as Norman Sterns

Produced by Azalea Pictures and released by American International Television (AITV)

Stream It’s Alive! on Tubi, Hoopla, Plex, Sling or the Roku Channel

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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)

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