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    Youngblood

    enJuly 24, 2023
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    About this Episode

    Youngblood (1978)
    AIP Production #7802

    Jeff and Cheryl prepare for war against a rival street gang in Youngblood.

    Directed by Noel Nosseck
    Written by Paul Carter Harrison
    Produced by Nick Grillo and Alan Riche

    Starring:
    Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Rommel
    Bryan O'Dell as Michael/Youngblood Gordon
    Ann Weldon as Mrs. Gordon
    David Pendleton as Reggie
    Renn Woods as Sybil
    Ron Trice as Bummie
    Ralph Farquhar as Geronimo
    Maurice Sneed as Skeeter-Jeeter
    Herb Rice as Durango
    Lionel Mark Smith as Chaka
    Sheila Willis as Joan
    T.K. Carter as Bubba Cosell
    Tony Allen as Hustler
    Vince Cannon as Corelli
    Art Evans as Junkie
    Isabel Cooley as Principal

    Produced by AION Pictures and released under American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Screenpix or Freevee or for rent on Apple TV or Amazon Prime.

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    View the Youngblood 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)

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    Savage Sisters

    Savage Sisters
    Savage Sisters (1974)

    Jeff and Cheryl plan a revolution for the low, low price of $1,000,000 in Savage Sisters.

    Directed by Eddie Romero
    Written by H. Franco Moon and Harry Corner
    Produced by John Ashley, Eddie Romero and David Cohen for Cinema Projects International, Hemisphere Pictures, and AIP

    Starring:

    Gloria Hendry as Lynn Jackson
    Cheri Caffaro as Jo Turner
    Rosanna Oritz as Mei Ling
    John Ashley as W. P. Billingsley
    Sid Haig as Malavasi
    Eddie Garcia as Captain Morales
    Vic Díaz as "One-Eye"
    Rita Gomez as Matron
    Ortega Leopoldo Salcedo as General Balthazar
    Dindo Fernando as Ernesto
    Angelo Ventura as Punjab
    Romeo Rivera as Raul
    Alfonso Carvajal as Ruiz
    Robert Rivera as Rocco
    Subas Herrero as Victor
    Max Rojo as Hawk
    and Johnny Long as Jackal

    Produced by Cinema Projects International and Hemisphere Pictures, and distributed by American International Pictures. Stream Savage Sisters on Tubi.

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    View the Savage Sisters 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).

    The Astounding She Monster

    The Astounding She Monster
    The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
    AIP Production #220

    Jeff and Cheryl do their best not to anger the murderous emissary of peace from another planet in The Astounding She-Monster.

    Directed by Ronnie Ashcroft
    Screenplay by Frank Hall
    Story by Frank Hall and Ronnie Ashcroft
    Produced by Ronnie Ashcroft

    Starring:

    Robert Clarke as Dick Cutler
    Kenne Duncan as Nat Burdell
    Marilyn Harvey as Margaret Chaffee
    Jeanne Tatum as Esther Malone
    Shirley Kilpatrick as The She-Monster
    Ewing Brown as Brad Conley
    Al Avalon as Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
    Scott Douglas as Narrator (uncredited)
    and Egan the Collie as himself

    Produced by Hollywood International Pictures and distributed by American International Pictures. Stream The Astounding She-Monster on Freevee or Tubi, or rent it on Prime Video.

    Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Instagram and Threads @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.

    View the Astounding She-Monster 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)

    House of 1000 Dolls

    House of 1000 Dolls
    House of 1000 Dolls (1967)
    AIP Production #6712

    Jeff and Cheryl search every brothel in Tangier for the House of 1000 Dolls.

    Directed by Jeremy Summers
    Written by Harry Alan Towers (as "Peter Welbeck")
    Produced by Louis M. ‘Deke’ Heyward and Harry Alan Towers

    Starring:
    Vincent Price as Felix Manderville
    Martha Hyer as Rebecca
    George Nader as Stephen Armstrong
    Ann Smyrner as Marie Armstrong
    Wolfgang Kieling as Inspector Emil
    Sancho Gracia as Fernando
    Maria Rohm as Diane
    Luis Rivera as Paul
    José Jaspe as Ahmed
    Juan Olaguivel as Salim
    Herbert Fux as Abdu
    Yelena Samarina as Madame Viera
    Diane Bond as Carmen from Rio
    Andrea Lascelles as Doll and Ursula Janis as another Doll
    Produced by Constantin Film and American International Pictures.

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    Macon County Line

    Macon County Line
    Macon County Line
    AIP Production #7409

    Jeff and Cheryl get out their atlases and try to figure out where on Earth is this movie’s Macon County Line.

    Directed by Richard Compton
    Written by Max Baer Jr. and Richard Compton
    Produced by Max Baer Jr. and Roger Camras

    Starring:
    Alan Vint as Chris Dixon
    Jesse Vint as Wayne Dixon
    Cheryl Waters as Jenny Scott
    Max Baer Jr. as Deputy Reed Morgan
    Geoffrey Lewis as Hamp
    Joan Blackman as Carol Morgan
    Leif Garrett as Luke Morgan
    James Gammon as Elisha Gibbons
    Timothy Scott as Lon Hawkins
    Sam Gilman as Deputy Bill
    Doodles Weaver as Augie
    Emile Meyer as Gurney

    Produced by Max Baer Productions, Inc. and distributed by American International Pictures. Stream Macon County Line on Peacock, Pluto, Freevee, Plex, Tubi or Prime Video.

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    View the Macon County Line 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)

    Goliath and the Dragon

    Goliath and the Dragon
    Goliath and the Dragon
    AIP Production #6007

    Jeff and Cheryl dust off their Greek mythology books to figure out the difference between centaurs and satyrs for Goliath and the Dragon.

    Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
    Screenplay by Marcello Baldi, Duccio Tessari, Mario Ferrari, Nicolo Ferrari ,Fabio Carpi, Ennio De Concini, and Franco Rossetti
    Story by Marcello Baldi and Nicolo Ferrari
    Produced by Gianni Fuchs and Achille Piazzi
    Production companies: Achille Piazzi
    Produzioni Cinematografica Produzione Gianni Guchs and Comptoir Francais du Film Production (CFFP)

    Starring:

    Mark Forest – Emilius/Goliath
    Broderick Crawford – King Eurystheus
    Sandro Moretti – Illus
    Gaby André – Ismene
    Phillip Hersent – Antoneos
    Leonora Ruffo – Dejanira
    Giancarlo Sbragia – Tindaro
    Wandisa Guida – Alcinoe
    Federica Ranchi – Thea
    Carla Calò – La Sibilla, the Wind Goddess
    Ugo Sasso – Timocles
    Claudio Undari – Centaur
    Grazia Collodi - Iride, Thea’s Slave
    Salvatore Furnari – Little Peasant

    Produced by AIP and Achille Piazzi Produzioni Cinematografica and distributed by American International Pictures. Stream Goliath and the Dragon on Tubi or Prime Video.

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    Breaker! Breaker!

    Breaker! Breaker!
    Breaker! Breaker!
    AIP Production #7704

    Jeff and Cheryl put the hammer down and avoid the smokies to put eyes on AIP’s only Chuck Norris movie, Breaker! Breaker!

    Directed by Don Hulette
    Written by Terry Chambers
    Produced by Sam Schulman, Bernard Tabakin, Don Hulette and John Burrows; Paragon Films/Worldwide Productions

    Starring:

    Chuck Norris as John David "J.D." Dawes
    George Murdock as Judge Joshua Trimmings
    Terry O'Connor as Arlene Trimmings
    Don Gentry as Sergeant Strode
    John DiFusco as Arney
    Ron Cedillos as Deputy Boles
    Michael Augenstein as Billy Dawes
    Dan Vandegrift as Wilfred
    Douglas Stevenson as Drake
    Paul Kawecki as Wade
    Larry Feder as George
    Jack Nance as Burton
    David Bezar as Tony Trimmings
    Miranda Garrrison as Barmaid
    Amelia Laurenson as Luana
    Deborah Shore as Pearl
    The Great John L. as Kaminski
    and David Stephen Essex as Elroy

    Produced by Paragon Films/Worldwide Productions for American International Pictures.Stream this movie on Tubi and Amazon Prime.

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    View the Breaker! Breaker! 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)

    Riot on Sunset Strip

    Riot on Sunset Strip
    Riot on Sunset Strip (1967)
    AIP Production #6704

    Jeff and Cheryl defy curfew and stay up past 10pm to experience Riot on Sunset Strip.

    Directed by Arthur Dreifuss
    Written by Orville H. Hampton
    Produced by Sam Katzman for Four Leaf Productions

    Starring:

    Aldo Ray as Walt Lorimer
    Mimsy Farmer as Andrea Dollier
    Michael Evans as Frank Tweedy
    Laurie Mock as Liz-Ann Barbrey
    Tim Rooney as Grady Toss
    Bill Baldwin as Stokes
    Anna Mizrahi as Helen Tweedy
    Hortense Petra as Margie
    Schuyler Hayden as Herbie
    Gene Kirkwood as Flip
    Pat Renella as Perry
    Forrest Lewis as Aynsley Ross
    George E. Carey as Arnow
    John Hart as Pritchard
    Dick Winslow as Curtis
    and "The Longhairs" from Sunset Strip
    with music by The Standells, The Chocolate Watchband, and The Enemies

    Produced by Four Leaf Productions for American International Pictures. Stream this movie on Amazon Prime or MGM+.

    Follow the American International Podcast on Letterboxd, Instagram and Threads @aip_pod and on Facebook at facebook.com/AmericanInternationalPodcast.

    View the Riot on Sunset Strip 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)

    I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

    I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
    I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957)

    Jeff and Cheryl put together the pieces of a broken heart (along with some other parts) for I Was a Teenage Frankenstein.

    Directed by Herbert L. Strock
    Written by Aben Kandel and Herman Cohen (as Kenneth Langtry)
    Produced by Herman Cohen - Santa Rosa Productions
    Executive producers Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson

    Starring:

    Whit Bissell as Professor Frankenstein
    Phyllis Coates as Margaret
    Robert Burton as Dr. Karlton
    Gary Conway as the teenage Frankenstein monster/Bob
    George Lynn as Sergeant Burns
    John Cliff as Sergeant McAfee
    Marshall Bradford as Dr. Randolph
    Joy Stoner as Arlene
    Claudia Bryar as Arlene's mother
    Angela Blake as beautiful girl
    and Russ Whiteman as Dr. Elwood

    Produced by Santa Rosa Productions for American International Pictures. Find this movie streaming on Plex and YouTube while it lasts.

    Our side-by-side comparison of the differences between the US and British edits of I Was a Teenage Frankenstein can be viewed 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)

    The Devil Within Her

    The Devil Within Her
    The Devil Within Her (1975)
    AIP Production #7517/7602


    Jeff and Cheryl learn how to sedate and exorcise naughty children in The Devil Within Her.

    Directed by Peter Sasdy
    Written by Stanley Price
    Produced by Nato de Angeles for the Rank Organisation

    Starring:

    Joan Collins as Lucy Carlesi
    Ralph Bates as Gino Carlesi
    Eileen Atkins as Sister Albana
    Donald Pleasence as Dr. Finch
    Hilary Mason as Mrs. Hyde
    Caroline Munro as Mandy Gregory
    John Steiner as Tommy Morris
    George Claydon as Hercules
    Janet Key as Jill Fletcher
    Derek Benfield as Police Inspector
    Stanley Lebor as Police Sergeant
    Judy Buxton as Sheila
    Andrew Secombe as delivery boy
    Floella Benjamin as delivery room nurse
    Liz Fraser as Mandy (voice only)

    Produced by the Rank Organisation for American International Pictures. Find this movie available to rent on Prime Video.

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    View The Devil Within Her TV 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)

    Shake, Rattle & Rock!

    Shake, Rattle & Rock!
    Shake, Rattle & Rock (1956)

    Jeff and Cheryl await the verdict on movies featuring Fats Domino in Shake, Rattle & Rock!

    Directed by Edward L. Cahn
    Written by Lou Rusoff
    Produced by Sunset Productions by Alex Gordon and James H. Nicholson

    Starring:
    Mike "Touch" Connors as Garry Nelson
    Lisa Gaye as June Fitzdingle
    Sterling Holloway as Albert "Axe" McAllister
    Douglass Dumbrille as Eustace Fentwick III
    Raymond Hatton as Horace Fitzdingle
    Margaret Dumont as Georgianna Fitzdingle
    Percy Helton as Hiram, the funeral director
    Paul Dubov as Bugsy Smith
    Eddie Kafafian as Nick
    Charles Evans as Bill Bentley
    Clarence Kolb as Judge McCombs
    Fats Domino as himself
    Tommy Charles as himself
    Jimmy Pickford as Eddie
    Leon Tyler as Aloysius Pentigrouch
    Pat Gregory as Pat
    Rosie and Carlos as teen dance contest winners
    Annitta Ray as Annita, singing teen
    Giovanna Fiorino as Helen
    Frank Jenks as Frank, TV program manager
    Joe Devlin as squad car officer
    Pierre Watkin as Mr. Armstrong, the editor
    Nancy Kilgas as Nancy
    Choker Campbell as himself
    and Big Joe Turner as himself

    Produced by Sunset Productions for American International Pictures. Find this movie on Plex, Pluto or Tubi or rent it on Prime Video.

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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)