American International Podcast

The Mind Benders (1963) 
AIP Release No. 802 
 
Original Screenplay by James Kennaway 
Produced by Michael Relph 
Directed by Basil Dearden 


Starring: 
Dirk Bogarde as Dr. Harry Longman 
Mary Ure as Oonahg Longman 
John Clements as Major John Hall 
Michael Bryant as Dr. Danny Tate 
Wendy Craig as Annabella 
Harry Goldblatt as Professor Sharpey
Geoffrey Keen as Calder 
Terry Palmer as Norman 


A Novus Films Production 
An American International Picture 

View The Mind Benders trailer here.


Watch The Mind Benders on The Essential Sci-Fi Channel, or the Drama Classics 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)

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) 
AIP Production #6617 


Jeff and Cheryl determine whether AIP has a bomb or a dud on its hands by watching Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs. 


Produced by Fulvio Lucisano and Louis M. Heyward 
Screenplay by Louis M. Heyward and Robert Kaufman 
Story by James Hartford 
Directed by Mario Bava 


Starring: 
Vincent Price as Dr Goldfoot 
Fabian as Bill Dexter 
Franco Franchi as Franco
Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio 
Francesco Mulé as Colonel Benson 
Laura Antonelli as Rosanna 


An Italian International Pictures Production  
An American International Picture 

View the Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs trailer here. 

Watch Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs on MGM+, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, or rent it from Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime.




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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) 

This episode includes AI-generated content.

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.  



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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)

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. 



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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)

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+.





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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)

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+.



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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)

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.




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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)

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.

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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)

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 



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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)

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+. 


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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)