B-Movie Cast

The B-Movie Cast is back and this time Nic and Mary are joined by special guest Eric Brooks. The gang check out one of the 1981 cinematic Werewolf movie trinity: “Wolfen”. We've got an apocalyptic looking New York neighborhood mixed with a liberal dose of Native American folklore and some sinister urban wolves all stirred

The B-Movie Cast is back and this time we're searching for the Abominable Snow man of the Himalayas. Only we couldn't afford a trip to Napal, so we had to settle for John Caradine telling us all about how they found one in Nagano Japan! Join Mary, Nic, and Juan as we check out “Half

The B-Movie Cast goes back into the shadows with another trip to the dark side of cinema through film noir! Mary, Nic and special guest Kenny B “Santitito“ check out “The Woman in the Window” from 1944. What do you get when a middle-aged college professor has a lust for adventure? Well, if he's pursuing

Sometimes a film is worth a second look, especially if Mark Mawston wants to talk about it on the show, so that's why for this episode the B-Movie Cast is revisiting a true Sci-fi/Horror classic: “John Carpenter's The Thing” from 1982. Get ready for paranoia on the screen and a lot of confusion from Mary

The B-Movie Cast is determined to keep the holiday spirit alive by doing another Christmas film even though it's January! This episode Matt Kowalski joins Mary and Nic as we check out the 1961 Hammer Film treat – “Cash On Demand”. It's a thriller about a very ‘Scrooge' like bank manager who is visited by

The B-Movie Cast is in the holiday spirit this year with a tale of death by plane crash, jealous murder, and holiday cheer! That's right Mary, Nic and Juan are checking out “Beyond Christmas” AKA “Beyond Tomorrow”, a 1940 holiday tale of three rich old men living together in New York who decide to invite

The B-Movie cast makes it big, really BIG when Mary, Nic and returning guest Bill Mize, check out the 1957, Bert I. Gordon classic “Beginning of the End”. Thrill to giant grasshoppers battling stock footage of the US military while trying not to fall off pictures of famous buildings! Yes, it's some old school B-movie

Even a podcast that is pure of heart and says it's prayers by night may do “Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman” when the moon is full and bright… and it's Halloween! Joining Mary and Nic this week is Mark Mawston! Mark has moved to a crazy new pad near Stonehenge and we'll hear about that, talk

The B-Movie cast hops in our souped-up coup and heads to the wilds of Texas. Mary, Nic and Bill Mize venture into a world of 30-year-old teens, alcoholic DJs and the sneakiest giant lizard you’ll never meet in Ray Kellogg’s 1959 classic “The Giant Gila Monster”. Hear Don Sullivan sing, see France’s 1957 Miss Universe

The B-Movie Cast didn't ask ChatGPT for anything about this one, instead we asked filmmaker Brian Cunningham to join Mary and Nic for the 1981 sci fi thriller “Looker”. This trip into the uncanny valley was written and directed by Michael Crichton. “Looker” has the honor of being the first film to show a solid

The B-Movie Cast crew put on their most historically inaccurate Viking helmets and dive headfirst into the little known Viking invasion of Tampa Bay Florida with the Charles B. Pierce epically bad action film “The Norseman” staring Lee “you'll pay me how much to be in this film?” Majors in his most Viking-like role. Joining

The B-Movie Cast is going dark again with another visit to the world of film noir with the 1955 classic “Kiss Me Deadly”. Joining Mary and Nic in the seedy underworld of 1950's LA is fan favorite Mark Mawston! So, get ready for Mike Hammer in the film that may have introduced the “anti-hero” and

Get ready for a killer B-Movie Cast when Mary, Nic, and special guest Bill Mize check out “The Assassination Bureau”. It's half slapstick comedy, half political commentary and it has a heaping helping of Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg! So, hop in your dirigible and get ready for so fun with “The Assassination Bureau” on

The B-Movie Cast is drowning in Spanish guitar riffs in this episode as Mary, Nic and Juan check out “Mesa of Lost Women” from 1953. This film has way more plot than story, gratuitous flamenco guitar, and a whole lot of actors who look like they want to be somewhere else! So, grab your bug

The B-Movie Cast goes dark as we dive into the world of film noir! Mary, Nic and special guest Kenny B “Santitito“ check out the ultimate film noir…”The Narrow Margin” from 1952. Filled with twists, turns, trains, annoying children, mobsters, tough as nails cops, and all the good elements of a classic film noir! Grab

The B-Movie Cast takes another peak behind the Iron Curtain with the 1983 Polish folk horror/Werewolf film Wilczyca (The Wolf). Comrade Matt Kowalski joins Mary and Nic as they explore this atmospheric Eastern European gothic horror story. There's lots of blood, guts, dark magic, surprising lesbian undertones and enough 19th century politics to make the

The B-Movie Cast continues to dip our feet into the pool of fishy films as we check out the 2017 fairytale for adults, “The Shape of Water”. Joining Nic and Mary for the show are fan favorite Eric Brooks and a new guest host, Mary's neighbor Crystal Masterson. We also ask listeners to take a

The B-Movie Cast decides to get our feet wet this episode when we check out “Island of the Fishmen” (Italian: L’isola degli uomini pesce)! Joining Mary and Nic is special guest, is podcaster and cool man-about-town, Bill Mize. This Italian flick from 1979 had a bunch of walking-in-the-jungle scenes cut and gratuitous amounts of Cameron

The B-Movie Cast leaves our holiday decorations up way too long as we take a stab at Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday with a Soviet Era flick “The Night Before Christmas”, also known as “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka” from 1961. Joining Nic and Mary for some very Nikolai Gogol Christmas fun is our resident

The B-Movie Cast says this holiday season you'd better watch out because “Krampus” is coming to town! That's right, Mary, Nic, and special guest Mark Mawston take a dive into the 2015 Christmas treat that is “Krampus”. It's the dark side of the holiday with this 2015 Christmas horror-comedy from the creator of “Trick 'R’

The Holiday season has The B-Movie Cast in a tizzy! So much so, that Mary picked the strangest holiday film I think she's ever chosen… “Day of the Beast” (El Dia de la Bestia)! A Spanish horror film that launched the carrier of filmmaker Alex de la Inglesia. Juan and Nic join Mary for the

This episode of the B-Movie Cast, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan to take a look at a classic of Mexican Cinema, that somewhat defies description: “The Exterminating Angel” (Spanish: El ángel exterminador). It's a 1962 Mexican surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel. It tells a story we can all identify with,

It's Halloween and the B-Movie Cast is back with our annual Halloween special featuring photographer Mark Mawston! Mark suggested we do the Horror classic from 1978: “Halloween” and that's when Mary and Nic realized… We'd never done it! When we got over the shock that we hadn't, it was full scream ahead for one of

After a longer than expected hiatus, the B-Movie Cast is back again! This time Mary and Nic are joined by gentle listener, and fellow podcaster Bill Mize! Bill took a break from board gaming and podcasting to join us for a family film of a different sort- the 1974 cult classic “It's Alive”! Writer, director

The B-Movie Cast is back from a brief hiatus following our 500th episode! This show is a bit different from most as instead of featuring a film, Mary, Nic, and Mark Mawston are joined by Steve Vertlieb! Steve is one of America's leading film archivists and historians who is a true living link between the

Holy Cats! That's right folks the B-Movie Cast's 500th episode is here! Mary, Nic, and Juan are joined tons of listener feedback as we reflect on 499 episodes, Vince Rotolo's legacy and more! In honor of Vince we also check out one of his favorite films- 1971's “A Clockwork Orange”! So, gather your droogs and

The B-Movie Cast has finally done it. We've gone down the road less traveled… and we did it on roller skates. That's right for episode 499 of The B-Movie Cast, Mary, Nic and special guest Steve Turek are getting our disco balls out and grooving into “Xanadu”. Steve was particularly well qualified to join us

The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #3 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by show favorite Michael Worth! The gang checks out “Gymkata” the most gymnastics filled rip off of “Enter the Dragon” that director Robert Clouse could come up with in his desperate

The B-Movie Cast is excited to have special guest Dr. Adrian Smith with us for this episode. Adrian joins Mary and Nic and the gang checks out some Euro-spy fun with the blondest James Bond knock-off: Agent 077- Dick Malloy (Ken Clark) in “From The Orient With Fury” (AKA- Fury on the Bosphorus). When a

The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #5 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by Eric Brooks! The gang checks out “Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold”. This cheese-filled 80s action flick features some really bad ‘not-so-special' effects as well as some of

The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #6 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by show favorite Mark Mawston! The gang checks out one of the founding films in the ‘spaghetti western' genre: “For A Few Dollars More”. This classic stars Clint Eastwood and Lee

The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #7 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan as the gang goes for some Luchador action with Santo in “El Baron Brakola”! There's wrestling, a whole lot of flashbacks, and some other fun. We watch Santo, and

The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #8 in the countdown, we decided to try something freaky but tied to the classics: Ken Russell's 1986 film “Gothic”! Joining us to look at this strange flick is filmmaker and show favorite: Brian Cunningham! Mary, Brian, and Nic try

The B-Movie Cast is taking a bite out of a Paul Naschy werewolf flick: “The Werewolf and the Yeti” (AKA: “Night of the Howling Beast”) for our #9 film in the countdown to our 500th episode! Joining Mary and Nic in this fur-fest is podcaster and Paul Naschy aficionado; Rod Barnett. Get ready for the

The countdown to the B-Movie Cast's 500th Episode has begun! For our #10 film in the countdown, we are looking at something new: the 1970s film craze that was ‘Nurseplotation'! To dive into the sub-genre, we're checking “Candy Stripe Nurses” from 1974. Mary and Nic are joined in this raunchy film romp by two B-Movie

The B-Movie Cast is going south of the border again for some Twilight-Zone-like fun with “Return to Youth” (“Returno A La Juventud”). It's the story of an old professor with the hots for a young student. When she rebuffs his advances he does what anyone would do; sells his soul to return to youth! Now

Zdravstvuyte Comrades! Welcome to a new B-Movie Cast! This week Mary and Nic are joined by Matt Kowalski and we're checking out another New Year's favorite from behind the iron curtain: “Morozko” AKA- “Father Frost”! This flick has been lampooned on MST3K and Riff Trax, now it's the B-Movie Cast's turn to show some love

The cast is B-Movie, B-Movie Cast! That's right folks we're back and this is a double treat episode as we're doing a Christmas film and another in our “B is for BOND” movie series as we check out “On Her Majesty's Secret Service”. In Bond's 6th on-screen outing, we find George Lazenby has taken over

Tis the season for Christmas movies on the B-Movie Cast! First up, Mary, Nic, & Juan check out the 1944, vaguely Christmas-related, film noir: “Christmas Holiday”. This film is set at Christmas… and that's about it. However, it's got Deanna Durbin & Gene Kelly, so who cares! So get ready for a very noir Christmas

The B-Movie Cast is back! This episode Mary and Nic are joined by special guest film maker Michael Worth! The gang takes a look at the 1987 modern day vampire western “Near Dark” starring Bill Paxton, Lance Henricksen, and Tim Thomerson. As a special treat, Michael did an interview with Tim Thomerson just for the

The B-Movie Cast is back! This time it's all hands-on deck as Mary, Nic, and Juan check out “The Beast with Five Fingers”. This 1946 classic stars Peter Lorre, Robert Alda, and Andrea King though the real star is a creepy, killer hand! Figure out if it's truly a monster or just a killer with

Mary may not like musicals, but in this episode of The B-Movie Cast, Nic and special guest Mark Mawston have found one movie musical that she can enjoy: the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. That's right, we're taking a trip to transsexual Transylvania and checking out Tim Curry's most iconic roll! So, grab

In this episode of the B-Movie Cast, Mary & Nic are joined by Barry Harding. Barry suggested we check out the 1947 film noir “Nightmare Alley”. This film kind of disappeared for many years due to rights issues, but it's been rediscovered, and the B-Movie Cast is excited to check it out! So, grab your

Hey B-Movie Cast family! In this episode Mary and Nic are joined by Juan from the creepy swamps! We check out a classic bit of film noir: “The Face Behind the Mask” from 1941. Great film starring Peter Lorre and Evelyn Keyes. Lorre is an immigrant coming to America to make a new life, only

The B-Movie Cast is back! In this episode, Mary and Nic are joined by filmmaker, actor, and martial arts movie aficionado, Michael Worth. Michael has taken a break from filmmaking, writing about ‘Bruce-splotation' films, and launching The Pearl River Collection (of lost Martial Arts flicks) through VCI Entertainment, to check out Robert Clouse's attempt… ok

The B-Movie Cast is back! In this episode Mary and Nic are joined by Dr. Adrian Smith. Adrian takes a break from lecturing at the University of Sussex to help us figure out how many environmentalists does it take to kill one crocodile? The answer is one if it's Anthony Crenna (yes, he's Richard Crenna's

In this episode of the B-Movie Cast, Mary and Nic are joined by a very special guest: Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Allan Holzman! Allan was the editor on Roger Corman's space opera “Battle Beyond the Stars” and he's happy to share some of his memories from the set as we talk about this sci-fi funfest from

Welcome back Comrades! As part of the B-Movie Cast's party-approved 5-year plan, Mary, Nic, and special guest Matt Kowalski are checking some Sci-fi from behind the iron curtain! Get ready for some Soviet science fiction fun with “The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin”. It's the story of a guy, a girl, a death ray, and why

This episode of the B-Movie Cast, the gang dives headfirst into German expressionism with the silent film classic “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”! Joining Mary and Nic on this surreal journey is filmmaker Brian Cunningham. The trio talk film, history and diligently work to convince Nic that the film has nothing to do with Cubist

The B-Movie Cast is back! This episode Mary and Nic are continuing our “B is for Bond” series with the last Roger Moore outing as 007- “A View to a Kill”. Joining us is special guest Mark Mawston. Mark's work with the James Bond film franchise means he's got some great stories to tell and

The B-Movie Cast is back and Mary and Nic are in for a treat as Juan brings out the 1968, female luchador film and extreme copyright violation that is “The Bat Woman” (AKA “La Mujer Murcielago”). Yes, she's a crime-fighting, millionaire who dresses up in bits and pieces of the Adam West Batman suit to