B-Movie Cast

B-Movie Cast episode 453 is here! This is a special show paying tribute to the late John Saxon. A ubiquitous figure in film and television, John passed away recently at the age of 83. We wanted to check out one of his most iconic films in his honor: "Enter the Dragon". Mary and Nic are lucky enough to be joined by actor, filmmaker, and writer Michael Worth. Michael worked with John on many project...

Hello friends and welcome to the newest episode of the B-Movie cast. This is a special episode as we are dedicating it to the memory of a dear friend of the show, B-Movie fan and friend, Scott Turk. Scott passed away just before we recorded this cast, so we wanted to dedicate it to his memory. If you would like to honor Scott's memory, please make a donation in his name to one of these charities:...

In this episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by author Fiona Young-Brown. Fiona has a lot to say about our movie: "Squirm". While it's a pretty standard horror fair from the 70s, with enough early FX artist Rick Baker magic to make it stand out, what really got Fiona's attention was the southern gothic aspect of the film. Mary, who's lived in the south for over 20 years, can't quite...

Ladies and Gentlemen and mutants of all persuasions, welcome to our very special two-part 450th episode! Mary and Nic are joined by some exciting guests. Fan favorite Mark Mawston stops by along with filmmaker and Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation trustee John Walsh! In honor of film effects legend Ray Harryhausen's 100th birthday, we're looking at Ray's last feature film "Clash of the Titans"....

Ladies and Gentlemen and mutants of all persuasions, welcome to our very special two-part 450th episode! Mary and Nic are joined by some exciting guests. Fan favorite Mark Mawston stops by along with filmmaker and Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation trustee John Walsh! In honor of film effects legend Ray Harryhausen's 100th birthday, we're looking at Ray's last feature film "Clash of the Titans"....

Ladies and Gentlemen and mutants of all persuasions, welcome to our very special two-part 450th episode! Mary and Nic are joined by some exciting guests. Fan favorite Mark Mawston stops by along with filmmaker and Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation trustee John Walsh! In honor of film effects legend Ray Harryhausen's 100th birthday, we're looking at Ray's last feature film "Clash of the Titans"....

In this episode, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan and together the gang is going to take on a dame hungry killer-cop who's gone berserk with the 1954 film noir: "Shield for Murder"! This gem stars Edmond O'Brien and John Agar, plus a host of familiar faces like Marla English and Morticia Adams herself- Carolyn Jones! The gang also spends a lot of time trying to convince Mary that 256 gigabytes is a...

In this episode, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan and together the gang is going to take on a dame hungry killer-cop who's gone berserk with the 1954 film noir: "Shield for Murder"! This gem stars Edmond O'Brien and John Agar, plus a host of familiar faces like Marla English and Morticia Adams herself- Carolyn Jones! The gang also spends a lot of time trying to convince Mary that 256 gigabytes is a...

The B-Movie Cast is back and we're ready to save the Earth from Ming The Merciless because on this episode we take on the cult classic 1980 "Flash Gordon" produced by Dino De Laurentiis! Joining Mary and Nic to talk about all camp sci-fi fun is Eric Brooks! Eric and Nic both saw "Flash" in the theater when it was released so it holds a special, Queen-sound-track-filled place in their hearts. Surpr...

This episode Mary and Nic are joined by show favorite Mark Mawston. Mark has been wanting to do his favorite Hammer Studios film with us on the show so we're checking out the Hammer film that some people forgot: "The Damned" (AKA- "These are the Damned"). It's a rare treat that mixes a bit of sci-fi, a bit of cold war nihilism, and a dash of horror to create an unforgettable film that feels oddly...

In this episode of The B-Movie Cast, Mary and Nic are joined by Eric Brooks. Though Eric's specialty is all things Egyptian, he decided to join us for something BIG, and by "BIG" we mean Bert I. Gordon. The gang are checking out one of Mr. B.I.G.'s big creature features: "Earth Vs the Spider" (AKA- "The Spider"). It's a tale of one giant arachnid's who just wants to make some new friends. Unfortun...

The B-Movie Cast is back and this episode Mary and Nic are joined by filmmaker Brian Cunningham. We're excited to say to the listeners "Hey Beastmaster is on!" That's right, Mary hasn't had enough guys in loin clothes yet! First, it was "Ator: The Fighting Eagle" then it was "Yor: Hunter from the Future" now it's time for "The Beastmaster"! This is probably Mary's favorite of the 'barbarian' 80s f...

The B-Movie Cast is back! Mary, Nic and Juan are checking out the 1951 Sci-Fi classic "When Worlds Collide"! This film helped set the bar for science fiction in the 1950s and still holds up today! Get your rocket ship ready because when worlds collide you don't want to be stuck her on Earth!  So grab a drink, warm up a TV dinner and take a trip to the edge of reality with "When Worlds Collide"!

In this episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by Juan. The 70s and 80s are great and all, but it was time to head back to our B-Movie roots. We looked at the films we'd covered and realized that there were a couple of startling holes in our 50s' movie coverage. One of them was the classic film "This Island Earth"! The gang gets out our Interocitors and dives into this sci-fi classic....

The B-Movie Cast is back… sort of. We recorded a few episodes in preparation for Mary going off the air for 6-8 weeks during the nuclear plant shutdown she works at called 'the outage'. What we didn't know when we put these episodes 'in the can' was that Mary would be opting out of doing the outage this year due to health concerns. Don't worry, she's fine, she wanted to stay fine so she's staying...

This episode of the B-Movie cast is a bit different. Mary was going to be out of touch for 8-12 weeks with the nuclear plant shutdown she normally works. That didn't happen because she retired from that gig due to concerns about working with a lot of people, in confined spaces for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week (and we're glad she decided to quit that gig). However, in preparation for her outage we...

The B-Movie Cast is back again! This time we're getting our furry-80s loin clothes out and tackling "YOR: Hunter from the Future". As the theme song tells you he's a man of mystery and always on the run, but we caught up with him! Joining Mary and Nic is Dr. Adrian Smith. He's back because he wasn't happy with just 89 minutes worth of English language YOR- nope, he found the 210-minute-long, 4 par...

The B-Movie Cast is back and this time we've got two special guests. Mary and Nic are joined by fan favorite, British photographer Mark Mawston, and filmmaker John Stevenson. The gang has decided to take on a cult favorite from the 80s- "The Keep". It has got monsters, Nazis and all the synthesizer music they could cram into it. Some call it a horror film, some call it a fantasy, the director says...

It's a new episode of The B-Movie Cast and this week Mary and Nic have a special guest: Dr. Smith! No, not the creepy one from "Lost in Space". This is Dr. Adrian Smith, film historian and lecturer at The University of Sussex in the U.K. Adrian has come down from his castle in Sussex to talk about the sword and sorcery 'mock-buster' that is "Ator: The Fighting Eagle" from 1982. This film has every...

This time on The B-Movie Cast, Mary, Nic and Juan are checking out the second lost continent of Caprona film with the AIP 1977 film "The People That Time Forgot". It's the sequel to the film from our last podcast on "The Land That Time Forgot" and begs the question, what's wrong with time that it keeps forgetting stuff?  This time we have Patrick Wayne leading an expedition to find Doug McClure's...

This episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary, Nic, and Juan get literary… well, sort of. The gang is checking out the 1975 adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "The Land That Time Forgot"! This was an Amicus Productions film released in the US by American International Pictures. We've got German U-boats, cavemen, dinosaurs and perhaps most terrifying of all: Doug McClure! So tune in and see what's happeni...

This episode of the B-Movie Cast is a special look at a film that most people outside of the former Soviet Union probably haven't heard of "Irony of Fate" (aka- Enjoy Your Bath). This 1975 film is the Russian go to film for New Year celebrations. Joining Mary and Nic to discuss this film is our favorite expert on all things Russian: Matt Kowalski! We dig into the background of this film as well as...

This episode of the B-Movie Cast is a special look at a film that most people outside of the former Soviet Union probably haven't heard of "Irony of Fate" (aka- Enjoy Your Bath). This 1975 film is the Russian go to film for New Year celebrations. Joining Mary and Nic to discuss this film is our favorite expert on all things Russian: Matt Kowalski! We dig into the background of this film as well as...

On this episode of The B-Movie Cast Mary, Nic and Juan are checking out a strange little sort-of Christmas movie called "Whoever Slew Auntie Roo". It's set in England and stars Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, and Ralph Richardson. It's a take on the Hansel and Gretel story that takes some dark turns. So join the gang as we try desperately to find one character in this dark little film who isn't abso...

On this episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by two special guests from the U.K.: show regular, photographer & writer Mark Mawston and filmmaker John Stevenson (director of "Kung Fu Panda" and "Sherlock Gnomes"). We start the show off with our top movie picks from 2019. We're not just talking new films, we're also looking at any movies we saw for the first time in 2019. Then the gan...