B-Movie Cast

On this episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary, Nic and Juan are back and we're asking a hard-hitting question: What do you get when you cross Native American lore, The 1970s and filmmaker William Girdler? Well it looks like it's a topless woman shooting lasers out of her hands at the reincarnated spirit of an ancient Native American Shaman who grew from a lump on her back in less than a week… also know...

On this episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by special guest Matt Kowalski. Matt knows a thing or two about Eastern Europe and that's good because this episode we're going behind the Iron Curtain to check out "Viy". Made in 1967 It's the first real horror film to come out of the Soviet Union. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol, "Viy" tells the tale of a priest who must spend 3 night...

The B-Movie Cast is back! Welcome to our special Halloween episode featuring the return of long-time friend of the show Mark Mawston! Mark joins Mary and Nic in looking at the horror classic "The Shining". Based on Stephen King's novel, but interpreted by Stanley Kubrick, "The Shining" is considered by many to be a horror masterpiece. So join Mary, Mark, and Nic (with an extra special visit from M...

The B-Movie Cast is back! This episode Mary and Nic welcome special guest Fiona Young-Brown, author, editor, ghost writer and owner of BritishFoodandTravel.com to the show. The gang is checking out another flick from 1979, this time it's a mutant bear stalking the New England woods in Prophecy . This is a favorite go-to monster flick for Nic and even more surprising, of Fiona's too! So get ready t...

The B-Movie Cast knows you didn't see this one coming… because it's invisible! Last episode we looked at the Universal Horror classic "The Invisible Man". This episode Mary, Nic and Juan tack the Japanese "Invisible Man" (A.K.A. – The Invisible Avenger). This 1954 flick is from TOHO Studios and if you haven't heard of the film before it may be because another TOHO flick came out that year that sor...

This time on the B-Movie Cast the Mary and Nic are joined by filmmaker Brian Cunningham. Brian has never seen the 1933 Universal horror classic "The Invisible Man" so we decided it was time for him to see it. Though seeing "The Invisible Man" is tough, what with him being invisible and all, but we managed… I hear you if you shoot ink everywhere he's not that tough. Anyway, the B-Movie Cast is happ...

This episode of the B-Movie Cast thrill to the excitement as green energy goes wrong! That's right Mary, Nic and Juan are looking at the only alternative energy powered monsters- the solar-powered Astro Zombies! Thrill as they run around randomly killing people while the heroes of the film spend all their time eating at some kind of Ponderosa/Strip Club hybrid. Oh and don't forget the foreign (Rus...

The B Movie Cast is back! This episode is going to be a disaster but in a good way! Special guest Nik Havert joins Mary and the other Nic to talk about his new book on disaster movies from the 50s through the 70s. The team is also checking out the film that bought Michael Caine's Mom a house… and did little good for anyone else: The Swarm! Yes, it's killer bees and an all-star cast! The perfect co...

The B-Movie Cast is back and this time we're taking on a real Turkish delight… "3 Dev Adam". This film (also known as "3 Giant Men" and "The Turkish Spiderman") is a real doozy! Someone forgot to tell Turkey that most of the world recognizes copyright law. So Turkey's film industry has a bit of a reputation for ripping off western hit films… think "Turkish Star Wars", "Turkish Rambo", etc.… In thi...

The B-Movie Cast is back after a bit of a break! This is an unusual episode- it's our Monster Bash Recap episode. So if you're a fan of the show tune in and see what happened to Mary, Nic, and Juan at the 2019 Monster Bash. Oh, and there are plenty of hints to future films for the B-Movie Cast tucked away in this show as well! Heat up a TV dinner, grab a beer and get ready for the next episode!

Hey B-Movie Cast listeners! Mary, Nic and Juan are continuing the theme of time travel from last episode with the newest one! Last time Lyle Swann went back in time from 1983 to 1877. Well this episode we look at the 1979 classic "Time After Time" where H.G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper from 1893 London to the streets of 1979 San Francisco! Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen star along with Dav...

In this episode of The B-Movie Cast Mary, Juan and Nic ask the question: "What if a motocross racer were to accidentally be sent back in time to the old west and he didn't notice?" Well, fortunately, Michael Nesmith of the 60s band The Monkees asked the same thing, only he made a movie about it! That's right this episode is about the time traveling western motorcycle film- "Time Rider: The Adventu...

On this episode of the B- Movie Cast, Mary, Nic and Juan take a look at a Spanish classic called The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (La Torre de los Siete Jorobados). Shot in 1944, this film is the first Spanish feature we've covered. The film features ghosts, including Napoleon of all people…, romance, a murder, a mystery, a musical number, a nutty professor, and a lost city! What more could you a...

Holy 80th anniversaries! Hey B-Movie Cast fans, Mary and Nic are joined by the Amazing Fiona Young-Brown (AKA- Nic's wife) on this show as we take a look at a masterpiece of 1960's camp cinema- "Batman" (the Movie). Between seasons 1 and 2 of the TV show they produced a feature film that has the caped crusader and his youthful ward Dick taking on the ultimate collection of villains- The Joker, The...

This week on the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by special guest Eric Brooks! Eric is a long-time friend of Nic. Eric is also an Egyptologist with a bunch of degrees in museum stuff and the like (yeah I'm being technical). Point is, Eric knows his Egyptian history and is the perfect co-host for our episode featuring the Universal Horror classic: The Mummy!  Find out why it's a bad idea to op...

The B-Movie Cast is back! This time Mary, Nic and Juan take on the 1964 film "The Ghost of Sierra De Cobre". This was originally shot to be the pilot for a TV show called "The Haunted" but when that didn't work out the producers decided to make it a feature film. Though rarely seen in the US, the film was a hit overseas. It stars Martin Landau ("Space 1999", "Mission Impossible", "Ed Wood"). Also...

Mary, Nic and Juan are back! This time the gang is checking out something new... a Danish Kaiju flick: "Reptilicus"! The film was produced by the company behind many of our favorite B-Movies: American International Pictures. They partnered with Danish production company Saga Studios and filmed and released two separate versions: one in Denmark and one in the United States.  Since none of us speak...

The B-Movie Cast is back with a bonus episode just in time for the Holidays! Mary and Nic decided to do one of Fiona's favorite holiday films: "Christmas in Connecticut" (the 1945 one, not the one directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger). In fact, we are not only doing one of her favorite holiday films, but we also asked her to join us on the show! Not a typical B-Movie Cast Christmas film, but it's sti...

Hey B-Movie Cast fans! It's the Holiday Season so the B-Movie clubhouse is decking the halls with some holiday fun! This year we thought we'd do something a little different for the season, so Mary, Nic and Juan are checking out the first "Jewspolotation" film- "The Hebrew Hammer". When Santa's psycho son takes over Christmas his first goal is to wipe out Hanukah! Fortunately The Hebrew Hammer is...

The B-Movie Cast is back! Mary is finally done with the outage, Nic is back from California and Juan made his way out of the creepy swamps so we're ready for a new episode! This time on the cast we're looking at a Juan pick- get ready for some Lucha libre action with "El Hacha Diabolica" also know as "Santo vs The Diabolical Hatchet!" This is a Santo origin story movie that explains why he has to...

Hey B-Movie Cast fans! We're back with another Halloween episode! This time the B-Movie clubhouse welcomes fan favorite Mark Mawston from the UK to the show! Mark and Nic put their heads together and decided it was time to tackle one of their favorite films, John Landis's horror classic from 1981: An American Werewolf in London! This is one of the films that set the bar for good, modern werewolf f...

It's the Halloween season and the B-Movie Cast has some spooky-fun treats for you! This episode Mary and Nic are joined by Brian Cunningham from Thoughtfly Studios! Brian and Nic worked together on the films "Loss Prevention" and "Wretch", but for this show, we thought we'd talk about Brian's documentary "Monsters Wanted". It's a fun and touching look into the world of haunted attractions, or 'hau...

The B-Movie Cast is back! This time Mary and Nic have another special guest, straight from the University of Sussex in the UK it's Adrian Smith! He's joining the gang to talk about the French Eurospy flick "OSS 117 Is Unleashed". We're going to take a step back into the heart of the cold war as an American agent- who speaks only French it would seem, has to investigate a submarine tracking device…...

Hey, B-Movie Cast listeners we've got a special episode in store for you this time! Mary and Nic take a look at the 1985 teen comedy classic from writer/director Savage Steve Holland- "Better Off Dead" starring John Cusack and Diane Franklin. Speaking of Diane Franklin, she joins us on the show too! Nic had the chance to chat with her about the film and some of her new projects. So grab a TV dinne...

This time on the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by Fiona Young-Brown! In addition to being an amazing author and editor, Fiona is also Nic's wife, which has given her a disperportinate amount of exposure to B-Movies! Fiona got to pick this week's film and as someone with naturally curly hair she decided to go for one of her favorite Universal Monsters- The Bride of Frankenstein!  Join us as...