Saturday, October 17, 2015

I Miss the Old Days

10 Must-See Movies by American International Pictures 

10 comments:

Jeff Meyerson said...

For once I believe I can say for once that I've seen them all.

Jeff

Jeff Meyerson said...

Sorry for the redundancy.

I really need to proofread.

Anonymous said...

I've not only seen them all most more than once), I own more than one of them. Also, I have an inscribed photo by one of the female stars whose initials are MK.

stilwell

Unknown said...

I am not surprised.

Jeff Meyerson said...

Was she a cardiac nurse?

Deb said...

Amazingly, I too have seen them all. Well, you can't argue with a quality outfit like American International.

Todd Mason said...

AIP wasn't actually Trying to make 'em bad, so much as fast. Though to credit AIP for BLACK SUNDAY or PHIBES is a bit like crediting CBS for THE PRISONER. All AIP did with the Bava and a number of Brit films was import 'em...and in BLACK SABBATH's case commission a surprising bad new score by Fred Katz.

Todd Mason said...

Patti mentioned the other year that Kidder and one of our writing acquaintances were chummy, as well...though I don't think I know how they met. Kidder, by the early-mid '70s, was one of my early adult media crushes. I probably first saw her in NICHOLS (my mother's longest-running media crush was on Garner), and the ca. 1975 PLAYBOY selection of a bunch of beach nudes she shot didn't hurt that one bit.

Unknown said...

I recorded SISTERS from late-night TV long ago, so the version I saw was probably heavily edited. Still pretty good, though.

Todd Mason said...

She helps, more than the script does. If no nudity, cut by at least a few minutes.