American International Podcast

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By: 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 Phibes to Zontar, the Thing from Venus!The American International Podcast is not affiliated with Amazon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or its subsidiaries.

Rebel Highway: Girls in Prison
#122
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Rebel Highway (1994)
Episode 5: "Girls in Prison"
Originally aired 19th August, 1994

Jeff and Cheryl cruise down Rebel Highway with Episode #5, "Girls in Prison."

Written by Samuel Fuller and Christa Lang
Directed by John McNaughton

Starring: 
Missy Crider as Aggie O'Hanlon 
Anne Heche as Jennifer 
Nicolette Scorsese as Suzy 
Bahni Turpin as Melba Mason 
Jon Polito as “Boss” Ed Johnson 
Nestor Serrano as Benito Borcelino 
Miguel Sandoval as Papito 'Lucky' Alvarez 
Richmond Arquette as Detective Dan Campion 
Raymond O'Connor as Mickey Mave 
Tom Towle...


Rebel Highway: Runaway Daughters
#121
07/07/2025

REBEL HIGHWAY (1994)
Episode #4: "Runaway Daughters"
Original Air Date: 12th August, 1994

Jeff and Cheryl cruise down Rebel Highway with Episode #4, "Runaway Daughters." 

Teleplay by Charlie Haas 
Story by Lou Rusoff and Charlie Haas 
Directed by Joe Dante 

Starring: 

Julie Bowen as Angie Gordon 
Holly Fields as Mary Nicholson 
Jenny Lewis as Laura Cahn 
Paul Stephen Rudd as Jimmy Rusoff 
Chris Young as Bob Randolph 
Dick Miller as Roy Farrell 
Dee Wallace Stone as Mrs. Alex Gordon 
Christopher Stone as Mr. Alex Gordon 
Robert P...


Rebel Highway: Motorcycle Gang
#120
06/30/2025

Rebel Highway (1994)
Episode 3: "Motorcycle Gang"
Original Airdate: August 8, 1994 

Jeff and Cheryl cruise down Rebel Highway with Episode #3, "Motorcycle Gang."

Teleplay by Kent Anderson and Laurie McQuillan 
Story by Kent Anderson 
Directed by John Milius 

Starring: 
Gerald McRaney as Cal Morris 
Jake Busey as Jake 
John Cassini as Crab 
Richard Edson as Volker 
Carla Gugino as Leann Morris 
Elan Oberon as Jean Morris 
Marshall Teague as Kincaid 
Robert Miranda as Lawyer 
Gina Mastrogiacomo as Waitress 
Don McManus as Cisco 
Julia McNe...


Rebel Highway: Confessions of a Sorority Girl
#119
06/23/2025

Rebel Highway (1994)
Episode 2: "Confessions of a Sorority Girl"
Original Airdate: July 29, 1994 

Jeff and Cheryl cruise down Rebel Highway with Episode #2, Confessions of a Sorority Girl.

Written by Debra Hill & Gigi Vorgan 
Directed by Uli Edel

Cast:
Jamie Luner as Sabrina Masterson 
Brian Bloom as Mort 
Sadie Kratzic as Tina 
Alyssa Milano as Rita Summers 
Natalija Nogulich as Mrs. Masterson 
Peter Simmons as Jimmy 
Danni Wheeler as Ellie  
David Brisbin as Professor Leland 
Lorinne Dills-Vososff as Mrs. Billings 
Judson Mills as Joe 


Rebel Highway: Roadracers
#118
06/16/2025

Rebel Highway (1994)
Episode 1: Roadracers
Original Airdate: July 22, 1994

Jeff and Cheryl cruise down Rebel Highway with the first episode, Roadracers.

Written by Robert Rodriguez and Tommy Nix
Directed by Robert Rodriguez 

Cast: 
David Arquette as Dude Delaney
John Hawkes as Nixer
Salma Hayek as Donna
Jason Wiles as Teddy Leather
William Sadler as Sarge
O'Neal Compton as J.T.
Christian Klemash as Crony 1
Aaron Vaughn as Crony 2
Tammy Brady Conrad as Julie
Mark Lowenthal as Rookie
Karen Landry as Do...


Rebel Highway
06/12/2025

Rebel Highway was a revival of American International Pictures created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel Z. Arkoff, and Debra Hill for the Showtime network in 1994. The concept was a 10-week series of 1950s "drive-in classic" B-movies remade "with a '90s edge".

Over the next ten weeks, Jeff and Cheryl will be going over each of the made-for-cable TV movies that make up the Rebel Highway series.

View the promo for Rebel Highway's original Showtime premiere here.

Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd and Instagram @aip_pod and on Faceb...


Psych-Out
#117
06/09/2025

Psych-Out (1968)  
AIP Production # 6719 / 6802

Jeff and Cheryl drop into the Haight-Ashbury scene and Psych-Out.  

Directed by Richard Rush 
Screenplay by E. Hunter Willett and Betty Ulius 
Story by E. Hunter Willett 
Produced by Dick Clark  

Starring: 
Susan Strasberg as Jenny Davis 
Dean Stockwell as Dave 
Jack Nicholson as Stoney 
Bruce Dern as Steve Davis 
Max Julien as Elwood 
Adam Roarke as Ben 
Henry Jaglom as Warren 
Linda G. Scott as Lynn 
I.J. Jefferson as Pandora 
Tommy Foanders...


"X" - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
#116
06/02/2025

"X" - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
AIP Production #6321 

Jeff and Cheryl overdose on eyedrops to take in "X" - The Man with the X-ray Eyes.

Produced and Directed by Roger Corman  
Screenplay by Robert Dillon and Ray Russell  
Story by Ray Russell 

Starring:  
Ray Milland as Dr. James Xavier  
Diana van der Vlis as Dr. Diane Fairfax  
Harold J. Stone as Dr. Sam Brant  
John Hoyt as Dr.Willard Benson 
Don Rickles as Crane 

An Alta Vista Production 
An American Interna...


Roadracers
#115
05/26/2025

Roadracers (1959)  
AIP Production #319

Jeff and Cheryl head to the track and get revved up for Roadracers.

Directed by Arthur Swerdloff
Written by Stanley Kallis and Ed Lakso
Based on an original story by Stanley Kallis
Produced by Stanley Kallis 

Starring
Joel Lawrence as Rob Wilson
Marian Collier as Liz
Skip Ward as Greg Morgan
Sally Fraser as Joanie Wilson
Mason Alan Dinehart as Kit Morgan
John Shay as Harry Wilson
Irene Windust as Alice
Gloria Marshall as Sally, the Waitress


Sunnyside
#114
05/19/2025

Sunnyside (1979)
AIP Production # 7908

Jeff and Cheryl explore the dark side of urban living by watching Sunnyside.

Screenplay by Timothy and Jeff King
Story by Jeff King and Robert L. Schaffel
Produced by Robert L. Schaffel
Directed by Timothy Galfas 

Starring:
Joey Travolta as Nick Martin
John Lansing as Denny Martin
Stacey Pickren as Donna Rosario
Andrew Rubin as Eddie Reaper
Michael Tucci as Harry Cimoli
Talia Balsam as Ann Rosario
Joan Darling as Mrs. Martin
Chris Mulkey as R...


Ski Party
#113
05/12/2025

Ski Party (1965)
AIP Production #6508 / 6548

Jeff and Cheryl risk multiple broken bones while watching Ski Party.

Produced by Gene Corman
Written by Robert Kaufman
Directed by Alan Rafkin 

Starring: 
Frankie Avalon as Todd Armstrong
Dwayne Hickman as Craig Gamble
Deborah Walley as Linda Hughes
Yvonne Craig as Barbara Norris
Robert Q. Lewis as Mr. Pevney
Bobbi Shaw as Nita Elksberg
Aron Kincaid as Freddie Carter
The Hondells as themselves 
James Brown & The Famous Flames as themselves
Lesley Gore as herself 


An Americ...


Runaway Daughters
#112
05/05/2025

Runaway Daughters (1956) 

Jeff and Cheryl flee to L.A. to escape their problems only to find bigger problems in Runaway Daughters. 

Directed by Edward L. Cahn 
Written by Lou Rusoff 
Produced by Alex Gordon for Golden State Productions 

Cast 
Marla English as Audrey Barton 
Anna Sten as Ruth Barton 
John Litel as George Barton 
Lance Fuller as Tony Forrest 
Adele Jergens as Dixie Jackson 
Gloria Castillo as Angie Forrest 
Steve Terrell as Bobby Harris 
Mary Ellen Kay as Mary Rubeck 
Frank J. Gorshin as...


Goliath and the Barbarians
#111
04/28/2025

Goliath and the Barbarians (1959) 
 
Jeff and Cheryl try to pass the feat of strength that is watching Goliath and the Barbarians.

Story by Emimmo Salvia and Gino Mangini
Screenplay by Gino Mangini, Nino Stresa, Giuseppe Taffarel and Carlo Campogalliani
Directed by Carlo Campogalliani 

Starring:
Steve Reeves as Emiliano 
Chelo Alonso as Landa 
Giulia Rubini as Sabina
Luciano Marin as Marco
Livio Lorenzon as Igor 
Arturo Dominici as Svevo 
Furio Meniconi as Genserrico 
Carla Calò as Bruno's Mother 
Fabrizio Capucci as Bruno 
Andrea Checchi as Delfo  <...


Motorcycle Gang
#110
04/21/2025

Motorcycle Gang (1957) 
AIP Production #206 

Jeff and Cheryl don black leather jackets and rev up their engines for Motorcycle Gang. 

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Lou Rusoff
Produced by Alex Gordon 

Cast:
Anne Neyland as Terry Lindsay
Steve Terrell as Randy
John Ashley as Nick Rogers
Carl Switzer as Speed
Raymond Hatton as Uncle Ed
Russ Bender as Lt. Joe Watson
Jean Moorhead as Marilyn
Scott Peters as Hank
Eddie Kafafian as Jack
Shirley Falls as Darlene
Aki...


Girls in Prison
#109
04/14/2025

Girls in Prison (1956)

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Produced by Alex Gordon
Screenplay by Lou Rusoff

Cast:
Richard Denning as Rev. Fulton
Joan Taylor as Anne Carson
Adele Jergens as Jenny
Helen Gilbert as Melanee
Lance Fuller as Paul Anderson
Jane Darwell as Matron Jamieson
Raymond Hatton as Pop Carson
Phyllis Coates as Dorothy
Diana Darrin as Meg
Mae Marsh as 'Grandma' Edwards
Laurie Mitchell as Phyllis

A Golden State Production
An American International Pictures Release 

Y...


Queen of Blood
#108
04/07/2025

Queen of Blood (1956)
AIP Production #6521

Jeff and Cheryl travel to Mars to bring home an otherworldly vampire in Queen of Blood.

Produced by George Edwards
Written and Directed by Curtis Harrington

John Saxon as Allan Brenner
Basil Rathbone as Dr. Farraday
Judi Meredith as Laura James
Dennis Hopper as Paul Grant
Florence Marly as Alien Queen
Robert Boon as Anders Brockman
Don Eitner as Tony Barrata
Forrest Ackerman as Farraday's aide

A Cinema West Production
An AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Picture 

Vi...


Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
#107
03/31/2025

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976)
AIP Production #7522 

Directed by Mark L. Lester
Written by Vernon Zimmerman
Produced by Mark L. Lester, Steve Brodie and Lynn Ross 

Cast: 
Marjoe Gortner as Lyle Wheeler 
Lynda Carter as Bobbie Jo Baker 
Jesse Vint as "Slick" Callahan 
Merrie Lynn Ross as Pearl Baker 
Belinda Balaski as Essie Beaumont 
Peggy Stewart as Hattie Baker 
Gerrit Graham and "Magic" Ray 
Gene Drew as Sheriff Hicks 
Richard Breeding as Deputy Leroy 
John Durren as Deputy Gance 
Chuck Russell as De...


The Jailbreakers
#106
03/24/2025

The Jailbreakers (1960)

Jeff and Cheryl go on the lam for an outing at the nearest ghost town in The Jailbreakers.

Written, Directed and Produced by Alexander Grasshoff 

Cast:
Robert Hutton as Tom
Mary Castle as June
Michael O'Connell as Lake
Gabe Delutri as Joe
Anton von Stralen as Stearn
Toby Hill as Karen
Carlos Chávez as Bushman
Coleman Francis as Sheriff

An Alta Vista Production
Released by American International Pictures 

Good luck finding The Jailbreakers somewhere out there. 


Black Caesar
#105
03/17/2025

Black Caesar (1973) 
AIP Production #7230 / 7235 

Jeff and Cheryl learn how to break into organized crime and effortlessly become the boss in Black Caesar. 

Written, Produced and Directed by Larry Cohen 

Cast:
Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs
Gloria Hendry as Helen
Art Lund as McKinney
D'Urville Martin as Reverend Rufus
Julius W. Harris as Mr. Gibbs
Minnie Gentry as Momma Gibbs
Phillip Roye as Joe
William Wellman Jr. as Alfred Coleman
James Dixon as "Irish" Bryant
Val Avery as Cardoza
Patrick McAllister as G...


Goodbye Gemini
#104
03/10/2025

Goodbye Gemini (1970)

Jeff and Cheryl experience the groovy London nightlife (and its seedy underside) in Goodbye Gemini. 

Directed by Alan Gibson
Screenplay by Edmund Ward
Based on the novel Ask Agamemnon by Jenni Hall
Produced by Peter Snell 
Cast:
Judy Geeson as Jacki Dewar
Martin Potter as Julian Dewar
Michael Redgrave as James Harrington-Smith
Alexis Kanner as Clive Landseer
Mike Pratt as Rod Barstowe
Marion Diamond as Denise Pryce-Fletcher
Freddie Jones as David Curry
Peter Jeffrey as Detective Inspector Kingsley
Terry Sc...


Reform School Girl
#103
03/03/2025

Reform School Girl (1957)

Jeff and Cheryl run with the wrong crowd and get sentenced to watch Reform School Girl. 

Story and Screenplay by Edward Bernds
Executive Producer: James H. Nicholson
Produced by Robert J. Gurney Jr. and Samuel Z. Arkoff
Directed by Edward Bernds 

Starring: 
Gloria Castillo as Donna Price
Ross Ford as David Lindsay
Edward Byrnes as Vince
Ralph Reed as Jackie Dodd
Jan Englund as Ruth
Yvette Vickers as Roxy
Helen Wallace as Superintendent Trimble
Donna Jo Gribble as Cat...


Cornbread, Earl and Me
#102
02/24/2025

Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
AIP Production #7511

Jeff and Cheryl are eyewitnesses to a brutal shooting and police coverup in Cornbread, Earl and Me.

Samuel Z. Arkoff presents
A Joe Manduke - Leonard Lamensdorf Film
Original Music Composed by David Byrd
Executive Producer: Leonard Lamensdorf
Screenplay by Leonard Lamensdorf
based on the novel "Hog Butcher" by Ronald L. Fair
Produced and Directed by Joe Manduke 

Starring: 
Moses Gunn as Benjamin Blackwell 
Rosalind Cash as Sarah Robinson 
Bernie Casey as Officer Larry Atkins 
Madge...


The Monkey Hustle
#101
02/17/2025

The Monkey Hu$tle (1976)
AIP Production #7611 

Jeff and Cheryl applaud as the neighborhood unites against the man in The Monkey Hu$tle. 

Directed by Arthur Marks
Screenplay by Charles Johnson
Story by Odie Hawkins
Produced by Arthur Marks 

Starring: 
Yaphet Kotto as Daddy Foxx
Kirk Calloway as Baby D
Thomas Carter as Player
Donn Harper as Tiny
Lynn Caridine as Jan-Jan
Patricia McCaskill as Shirl
Lynn Harris as Sweet Potatoe
Rudy Ray Moore as Goldie
Rosalind Cash as Mama


Cooley High
#100
02/10/2025

Cooley High (1975)
AIP Production #7506 

Jeff and Cheryl celebrate the 100th episode of The American International Podcast by enrolling in Cooley High. 

Directed by Michael Schultz
Written by Eric Monte
Produced by Steve Krantz and Samuel Z. Arkoff 

Cast:
Glynn Turman as Leroy "Preach" Jackson
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Richard "Cochise" Morris
Garrett Morris as Mr. Mason
Cynthia Davis as Brenda
Sherman Smith as Stone
Norman Gibson as Robert
Corin Rogers as Pooter
Joseph Carter Wilson as Tyrone
Maurice Leon Havis as Wil...


Bucktown
#99
02/03/2025

Bucktown (1975)
AIP Production #7512 

Jeff and Cheryl make a pilgrimage to the Midwest’s version of Sin City in Bucktown. 

Directed by Arthur Marks
Written by Bob Ellison
Produced by Bernard Schwartz 

Cast:
Fred Williamson as Duke
Pam Grier as Aretha
Thalmus Rasulala as Roy
Tony King as T.J.
Bernie Hamilton as Harley
Art Lund as Chief Patterson
Tierre Turner as Steve
Morgan Upton as Sam
Carl Weathers as Hambone
Jim Bohan as Clete
Robert Burton as Merle
...


The Oblong Box
#98
01/27/2025

The Oblong Box (1969)
AIP Production #6909 

Jeff and Cheryl promise to never let each other be buried alive after watching The Oblong Box. 

Produced and Directed by Gordon Hessler
Screenplay by Lawrence Huntingtonwith
Additional Dialogue by Christopher Wicking
Based on The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe 

Produced and released by American International Pictures 

You can stream The Oblong Box on Plex or the Roku channel, or rent it on Apple TV+ or Amazon Prime. 

View The Oblong Box trailer here. 

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Why Must I Die
#97
01/20/2025

Why Must I Die (1960)
AIP Production #504 

Jeff and Cheryl strap in for an emotional tale about the application (and misapplication) of the death penalty in Why Must I Die. 

Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Screenplay by Richard Bernstein and George W. Waters
Story by George W. Waters
Produced by Richard Bernstein 

Cast:
Terry Moore as Lois King 
Debra Paget as Dottie Manson 
Bert Freed as Adler 
Juli Reding as Mitzi 
Lionel Ames as Eddie Rainey 
Richard Le Pore as Sinclair 
Sid Melton as...


Slaughter
#96
01/13/2025

Slaughter (1972)
AIP Production #7212 / 7217

Jeff and Cheryl watch a one-man army take out a depraved organized crime operation that keeps their information on newfangled computers in Slaughter.

Directed by Jack Starrett 
Written by Mark Hanna and Don Williams
Produced by Monroe Sachson

Starring:
Jim Brown as Slaughter
Stella Stevens as Ann Cooper
Rip Torn as Dominic Hoffo
Cameron Mitchell as A. W. Price
Don Gordon as Harry Bastoli
Marlene Clark as Kim Walker
Robert Phillips as Frank Morelli
Marion Brash as Jenny


Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
#95
01/06/2025

Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
AIP Production # 6607/6640 

Jeff and Cheryl watch as Tarzan gets up to some monkey business in the Mexican jungle in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.

Directed by Robert Day
Screenplay by Clair Huffaker
Based on the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by Sy Weintraub

Cast:
Mike Henry as Tarzan
David Opatoshu as Augustus Vinero 
Manuel Padilla Jr. as Ramel 
Nancy Kovack as Sophia Renault 
Don Megowan as Mr. Train 
Enrique Lucero as Perez 
Edwardo Noriega as Insp. Tal...


The Cool and the Crazy
#94
12/30/2024

The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
AIP Production #221

Jeff and Cheryl try to figure out what M is (and where to get some) for The Cool and the Crazy.

Directed by William Witney
Written by Richard C. Sarafian
Produced by Elmer C. Rhoden Jr.

Cast:

Scott Marlowe as Bennie Saul
Gigi Perreau as Amy
Dick Bakalyan as Jackie Barzan
Dick Jones as Stu Summerville
Shelby Storck as Detective Lt. Sloan
Marvyn J. Rosen as Eddie
Caroline von Maryhauser as Miss Ryan
...


The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
#93
12/23/2024

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)

Jeff and Cheryl don radiation suits and sharpen their fishing spears to watch The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues.

Directed by Dan Milner 
Written by Lou Rusoff from a story by Dorys Lukather
Produced by Dan and Jack Milner

Cast: 
Kent Taylor as Dr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter
Cathy Downs as Lois King
Michael Whalen as Professor King
Phillip Pine as Agent George Thomas
Rodney Bell as William Grant
Vivi Janiss as Ethel Hall
Helene Stanton as Wanda
Michael Ga...


The Day That Shook the World
#92
12/16/2024

The Day That Shook the World (1975)
AIP Production #7615 

Jeff and Cheryl unwillingly relive their high school history classes by watching The Day that Shook the World. 

Directed by Veljko Bulajić
Written by Stevan Bulajić, Vladimír Bor, Paul Jarrico, and Veljko Bulajić
Produced by Vlado Brankovic and Bohumil Pokorný
American version produced by Oliver A. Unger 

Starring:
Christopher Plummer as Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Florinda Bolkan as Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Maximilian Schell as Đuro Šarac
Irfan Mensur as Gavrilo Princip
Radoš Bajić as Nedeljko Čab...


The Glory Stompers
#91
12/09/2024

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 Wa...


Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
#90
12/02/2024

Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) 
AIP Production #7205  

Jeff and Cheryl explore the duality of their own natures while watching Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde. 

Directed by Roy Ward Baker 
Written by Brian Clemens 
Based on "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell 

Cast:
Ralph Bates as Dr. Henry Jekyll  
Martine Beswick as Mrs. Hyde 
Gerald Sim as Professor Robertson 
Lewis Fiander as Howard Spencer 
Susan Brodrick as Susan Spencer  <...


Force 10 from Navarone
#89
11/25/2024

Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
AIP Production #7812

Jeff and Cheryl are tasked with the dangerous top-secret mission of watching Force 10 from Navarone.

Directed by Guy Hamilton 
Screenplay by Robin Chapman
Story by Carl Foreman
Based on the novel Force 10 from Navarone by Alistair MacLean (1968)
Produced by Oliver A. Unger for Navarone Productions

Cast: 
Robert Shaw as Major Keith Mallory
Harrison Ford as Lieutenant Colonel Mike Barnsby
Edward Fox as Staff Sergeant John Miller
Barbara Bach as Maritza Petrović
Franco Nero as Captain Lescovar / Colonel Von Ingolsleben, a G...


Dr. Phibes Rises Again
#88
11/18/2024

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
AIP Production #7212

Jeff and Cheryl pack up their organ, glass coffin, and clockwork quartet and travel to Egypt to find the elixir of eternal life in Dr. Phibes Rises Again.

Directed by Robert Fuest
Written by Robert Blees and Robert Fuest
Produced by Louis M. Heyward 

Cast:
Vincent Price as Dr. Anton Phibes
Robert Quarry as Darius Biederbeck
Valli Kemp as Vulnavia
Peter Jeffrey as Inspector Harry Trout
Fiona Lewis as Diana Trowbridge
Hugh Griffith as Harry Ambrose
P...


Flesh and the Spur
#87
11/11/2024

Flesh and the Spur (1956) 
AIP Production #120 

Jeff and Cheryl dig their heels in and watch John Agar look for the gunman who killed his twin in Flesh and the Spur. 

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Charles B. Griffith and Mark Hanna
with additional dialogue by Lou Rusoff and Edward L. Cahn
Based on a story by Charles B. Griffith and Mark Hanna
Produced by Alex Gordon, Touch Connors and Charles John Lyons, Jr. 

Cast: 
John Agar as Luke Random and Matthew Random
Marla Engli...


War of the Colossal Beast
#86
11/04/2024

War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
AIP Production #304

Directed by Bert I. Gordon 
Written by George Worthing Yeats from a story by Bert I. Gordon
Produced by Bert I. Gordon for Carmel Productions

Cast: 
Sally Fraser as Joyce Manning
Roger Pace as Major Mark Baird
Dean Parkin as Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning/Colossal Man
Russ Bender as Dr. Carmichael
Rico Alaniz as Sgt. Luis Murillo
George Becwar as John Swanson
Robert Hernandez as Miguel
Charles Stewart as Captain Harris
June Jocelyn as Mrs. Ed...


Three in the Attic
#85
10/28/2024

Three in the Attic (1968)
AIP Production #6810/6821

Jeff and Cheryl join Paxton Quigly as he has the course in Three in the Attic.

Directed by Richard Wilson 
Written by Stephen Yafa
Based on the novel Paxton Quigley's Had the Course by Stephen Yafa
Produced by Richard Wilson 
Executive Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson

Starring: 
Christopher Jones as Paxton Quigley
Yvette Mimieux as Tobey Clinton
Judy Pace as Eulice
Maggie Thrett as Jan
Nan Martin as Dean Nazarin
John Bec...


Terror from the Year 5000
#84
10/21/2024

Terror from the Year 5000 (1958)
AIP Production #216 

Jeff and Cheryl find something new to dread about the future in Terror from the Year 5000.

Written, Produced and Directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr.
with Gene Searchinger  (Associate Producer)
and James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff (Executive Producers)

Starring: 
Ward Costello as Dr. Robert Hedges 
Joyce Holden as Claire Erling 
Frederic Downs as Prof. Howard Erling 
John Stratton as Victor 
Salome Jens as Future Woman / Nurse 
Fred Herrick as Angelo 
Beatrice Furdeaux as Miss Blake