The Wasp Woman (1959)
- Starring:
- Susan Cabot, Barboura Morris, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roger Corman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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This goofy but entertaining horror cheapie from producer-director Roger Corman and company involves the efforts of a questionable scientist working for cosmetics magnate Susan Cabot, who is developing a new rejuvenating beauty cream derived from an enzyme secreted by wasps, intended to make women look eternally youthful. A vain woman obsessed with restoring her lost beauty, Cabot insists on being the first test subject. The solution proves remarkably effective at first, transforming her into a sultry raven-haired vixen...until she begins to take on the predatory traits of a giant female wasp, setting out on a nocturnal killing spree. Originally double-billed with The Beast from Haunted Cave, this cheesy monster mash inspired the less-amusing Leech Woman and was later remade for 1980s audiences (i.e., with a higher sex-and-gore quotient) as Evil Spawn. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Susan Cabot - Janice Starlin
- William Roerick - Arthur Cooper
- Fred [Anthony] Eisley
- Bruno Ve Sota - Night Watchman
- Michael Mark - Dr. Eric Zinthrop
- Roy Gordon - Paul Thompson
- Barboura Morris - Mary Dennison
- Frank Gerstle - Hellman
- Dick Miller
- Frank Wolff
- Lynn Cartwright - Maureen Reardon
- Anthony Eisley - Bill Lane
- Director(s):
- Roger Corman
- Writer(s):
- Leo Gordon
- Producer(s):
- Roger Corman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Violence, Suitable for Children)
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