Susan plays a woman who runs a cosmetic company and through a mad scientist creates a youth serum that has some side effects namely. However, the wasp woman does indeed have virtues or at least, one big one. That a woman is leading a major corporation is provocative, but that she uses men as means to her end, and kills a few in the process, was cutting edge for 1960. The bee girl and insect woman is a 1959, independently made, american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced and directed by roger corman, that stars susan cabot, anthony eisley, michael mark, and barboura morris. The wasp woman is directed by jack hill and roger corman and written by leo gordon and kinta zertuche.
All contents are provided by nonaffiliated third parties. Nov 28, 2015 today, i bring you one of the early roger corman schlockfests. The wasp woman in color film group feature 1959 welcome to monster monday with tabonga, here at the dungeon. Retromedia brings us a bluray double feature of two oldies that redefine the word schlock. Susan cabot stars as janice starlin in this 1959 b movie about the queen of a cosmetics company who goes all out to recapture her fading youth.
Starring susan cabot, anthony eisley, barboura morris, william roerick. Cavalry 1936 when a man hires hostile indians to attempt to stop a telegraph line from being erected, the films hero is sent out west to protect the construction of the line. Susan cabot who will always be remembered by horror fans as the star of roger cormans the wasp woman made in 1959. The wasp woman was very enjoyable if you like the old style horror movies and arnt too hung up on how good special effects are. This roger c o r m a n movie from 1959 is my absolute favorite movie from that period, late 1950searly 1960s.
Zinthrop picks up a bottle of carbolic acid and scores a direct hit on wasp womans head just before he keels. The wasp woman 1959, which was the first release from the filmgroup, fits neatly into cormans work at this time. Her 1960s film work included pretty poison, the mad room and the multistoried twice told tales with vincent price. Roger corman has had a very prolific bmovie career that includes either writing, directing, producing or acting in sometimes all of the above dozens of films including the little shop of horrors 1986 and a special thanks from quinten tarantino for death proof 2007. Probably the biggest problem with the film is that the wasp woman is barely in the film. Starring susan cabot, fred anthony eisley, barboura morris, william roerick, michael mark, frank gerstle, bruno vesota, roy gordon, carolyn hughes, lynn cartwright, roger corman, and aron kincaid. A cosmetics queen develops a youth formula from jelly taken from queen wasps. Then, bill uses his stool to push her back through the lab window on the 46th floor.
The bee girl and insect woman is a 1959, independently made, american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced and directed by roger corman, that stars susan. The wasp woman 1959 beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray. Janice, the wasp woman if i had a penny for every 50s movie that copied the whole scientific process goes boink setup of the fly, id probably have around 2025p to my name. Here is yet another creature flick hampered by a ludicrous monster costume nothing. The founder and owner of a cosmetic factory, janice starlin susan cabot, is concerned with the dropping sale results of her company. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is an older short film than we generally feature, but this week has earned arnold quite a bit of talk as her third feature film, a controversial retelling of brontes wuthering heights heathcliff is black. If you arent interested in the film but like the look of the poster you can buy a print of it here. Apr 14, 2014 a cosmetics queen develops a youth formula from jelly taken from queen wasps. She fails to anticipate the typical hoary sideeffects.
The film which is a remake of the 1959 film of the same name has a similar premise to that the fly 1986 which is a remake of the classic 1958 film of the same name. Today is the birthday of barboura morris 19321975, a lovely fixture of a little over a dozen roger corman features between 1957 and 1970, including one of my favorite movies bucket of blood 1959 and sorority girl 1957. You can get the wasp woman for a few quid on dvd here. The wasp woman 1959beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors. Janice starlin susan cabot was the face that sold a million cosmetic products, but now 18 years later her cosmetics business faces declining sales as she has grown. Thats susan cabot, one of the stars of the wasp woman 1959 it. Siren of atlantas 1949 offers an adventure scifi fantasy film. Susan cabot, fred eisley, barboura morris, william roerick, michael mark, frank gerstle, roy gordon 1959, 84 minutes, directed by. Prehistoric women stars laurette luez as tigri, allan nixon as mesa of lost women 1953, pickup 1951 engor, joan shawlee as lotee, judy landon as eras, mary lynn as arva. It was like the man hit a grand slam home run, then zip, nada, zero, until he resurfaces with boogie nights in 1997. The search for beauty at all cost can create very ugly results.
I was suspecting the wasp woman would appear more than it did. The makeup actually makes the woman younger, but has the horrible side effect in that it turns the woman into a killer human wasp. Almost seems impossible, but fred katz composed the music for a bucket of blood in 1959, the little shop of horrors in 1960, the wasp woman in 1960, and creature from the haunted sea in 1961. Reprinted from imdb page for the 1959 version of the wasp woman. And eventually, this came to pass with original director roger corman acting as producer. Most of the performances are pretty weak, though you do get a few fun comedic moments from some of the supporting characters. Zinthrop picks up a bottle of carbolic acid and scores a direct hit on wasp womans head just before he keels over, dead.
Susan cabot, michael mark, anthony eisley somethings happening to me. Susan plays a woman who runs a cosmetic company and through a mad scientist creates a youth serum that has some side effects namely she turns into a half wasp woman who drinks human blood. And i guess i should be super clear about this, so no one gets their hackles standing on end, not one actress who wound up only getting an honorable mention, be. Roger corman, monte hellman retromedia entertainment group. The wasp woman also known as forbidden beauty is a 1995 television horror film directed by jim wynorski and starring jennifer rubin, and doug wert. The wasp woman aka the bee girl and insect woman is a science fiction film produced and directed by roger corman who also plays a cameo as a doctor in the film which was completed in 1959. The wasp woman 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When this film was uploaded this site, it might have left someones computer at 720p but it sure doesnt download at 720p with only 439mb, you cant have resolution. Its too bad roger cormans the wasp woman, isnt as exciting as the poster displayed. Many critics consider the wasp woman the first feminist horror film, and although that claim is debatable, it buzzes with feminist interpretations because of cabots performance. Film negative format mmvideo inches 35 mm cinematographic process spherical printed film format. I also thought the ending was funny with the guy that was supposed to be in a hospital bed was trying to kill the wasp woman. Femmina, released in the united kingdom as a woman like satan, is a 1959 frenchitalian drama film directed by julien duvivier.
Watch and discuss classic and vintage movies on line free. The wasp woman 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Today, i bring you one of the early roger corman schlockfests. The wasp woman is a 1959, independently made, american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced and directed by roger corman, that stars.
Well, its an old movie you cant expect what they manage in terms of effects these days. Music is by fred katz and photography by harry neumann. The plot of this film has the head of a cosmetics firm trying out a new formula formed from the jelly of a queen wasp. A roger corman production, it stars susan cabot, anthony eisley, michael mark and barboura morris. A cosmetics queen is transformed into a murderous monster after she uses an insect chemical to. See the full list of the wasp woman cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. With a nod to 1958s highly successful the fly released the previous year by a major studio, corman produced and directed this lowbudget addition to the mutant insecthuman subgenre. The film is about a woman whom undergoes a terrifying transformation into a wasp like mutant creature.
September 24th, 2002 not yet rated 1 hr 6 min plot summary. Corman also produced, directed and played a small acting role in the wasp woman. May 23, 2016 this is the stereotype of a bmovie that is really silly and dumb. The wasp woman 1959 beast from haunted cave 1959 bluray directors. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The wasp woman fred katz main title 1960 fred katz. The wasp woman 1959 full horror, scifi movie youtube. And what a great time for the low budget horror film.
Considering the strange and terrible fate of the lead actress susan cabot apparently lived her own nightmare and was eventually killed by her increasingly browbeaten son the wasp woman takes on an added poignancy that obviously wasnt intended by the films cheapskate producerdirector, roger corman. Nov 03, 2009 susan cabot stars as janice starlin in this 1959 b movie about the queen of a cosmetics company who goes all out to recapture her fading youth. The scientist eric zinthrop michael mark offers to her his research with wasp enzymes that makes animals younger, and she. An agedefying skin cream developed by a scientist michael mark helps restore her youthful appearance, but janice soon learns that the wasp enzymes in the formula are turning her into an insectheaded monster. If youre a lovefilm subscriber you can stream it for free as part of your package. Whatever the virtues of the wasp woman, entomological accuracy isnt among them. It was like the man hit a grand slam home run, then zip, nada, zero. The wasp woman was another typical 50s horrorscifi movies by roger corman. Considering the strange and terrible fate of the lead actress susan cabot apparently lived her own nightmare and was eventually killed by her increasingly browbeaten son the wasp woman takes on an added poignancy that obviously wasnt intended by the film s cheapskate producerdirector, roger corman. The wasp woman is a rare example where he largely failed at both. The film was originally released by filmgroup as a double feature with beast from haunted cave. The undeveloped nature of the screenplay puts the wasp woman into a rare category.
She fails to anticipate the typical hoary side effects. A cosmetics queen is transformed into a murderous monster after she uses an insect chemical to preserve her beauty. A scientist develops a youth formula for a cosmetics queen from jelly taken from queen wasps, failing to anticipate the typical horrible side effects. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the wasp woman 1959. Scream factory is a dvd, bluray and digital brand created to focus on notable and underrated horror, scifi, thriller films from the past that. It is a remake of the 1959 film of the same name which was written and directed by roger corman. When this film was uploaded this site, it might have left someones computer at 720p but it sure doesnt download at 720p. Roger corman janice starlin susan cabot was the face that sold a million cosmetic products, but now 18 years later her cosmetics business faces declining sales as she has grown older. In this case its a couple of chatty secretaries in miss starlins office. When the movie was sold to television, corman had one of his many proteges, jack hill coffy, shoot about nine minutes of new footage. To be able to go from a fortyyearold character to a twentytwoyearold one was a challenge.
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