American International Podcast

Rebel Highway (1994) Episode 6: "Shake, Rattle & Rock!"  Original Airdate: 26th August, 1994  Jeff and Cheryl cruise down Rebel Highway with Episode #6, "Shake, Rattle & Rock!"  Written by Trish Soodik  Directed by Allan Arkush  Starring:  Renée Zellweger as Susan  Jenifer Lewis as Amanda  Max Perlich as Tony  John Doe as Lucky  Patricia Childress as Cookie  For Real as Sireena and the Sir...

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 Ser...

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 Yo...

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  Ela...

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. Masterso...

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...

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 Highwa...

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 a...

"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. Willar...

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 Jo...

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 H...

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...

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...

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 L...

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 S...

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 Ph...

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 Bar...

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  G...

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 A...

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...

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 Ro...

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 Engl...

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...

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...

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 S...