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The Wasp Woman

The Wasp Woman

1959
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 3m
The founder and owner of a cosmetic factory, Janice Starlin (Susan Cabot), is concerned with the dropping sale results of her company. The scientist Eric Zinthrop (Michael Mark) offers to her his research with wasp enzymes that makes animals younger, and she immediately accepts to hire him, provided she becomes his human subject. She decides by her own to accelerate the treatment injecting additional serum trying to see earlier results, becoming the lethal "Wasp Woman". (imdb)

Directed by:

Roger Corman, Jack Hill

Screenwriter:

Leo Gordon, Kinta Zertuche

Starring:

Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris, Bruno VeSota, Susan Cabot, William Roerick, Michael Mark, Frank Gerstle, Carolyn Hughes, Aron Kincaid

Genres:

Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Wasp Woman

1959
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 3m
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pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 08 Oct 2007
15
2nd
Almost entirely horrible and boring, but there are a handful of hilarious bits (the cat attack) that are worth seeing.
Rated 08 Oct 2007
x_humanx-human
Rated 28 May 2011
56
15th
Well, you can call it male intuition if you like but it could have used some more buxom broads showing off their new young bodies, but that's a minor quibble. Overall it's an understated script with an understated cast with an overstated monster. Somewhat refreshing with Susan Cabot being a sympathetic monster and a mad scientist who truly just wants to help. [Cinematic Titanic shows that they still have their chops when given well aged Corman meatiness. One of their best.]
Rated 28 May 2011
rihreyrihrey
Rated 30 Jan 2022
37
33rd
messy and boring
Rated 30 Jan 2022
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 21 Apr 2021
30
6th
The premise is promising, but unfortunately none of the potential 'shock' and 'excitement' is realised in any satisfying or meaningful way. The highlight is the interesting chit-chat between the secretaries, in particular when they discuss the dual libidinal/anti-libidinal potential of (1950s) television.
Rated 21 Apr 2021
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 13 Nov 2020
47
9th
47.
Rated 13 Nov 2020
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 13 Oct 2019
58
17th
It has a solid performance by Susan Cabot and the cheesiness one expects from a Roger Corman B-movie while being decently directed still, but unfortunate takes too long to get to the good stuff; the wasp woman attacks.
Rated 13 Oct 2019
kryptkrypt
Rated 21 Jun 2018
43
10th
Would never have guessed this was a Corman film, save for the opening titles. All around kind of worthless. That being said, I really like the wasp costume, it is more like a insectoid devil than any wasp creature but it is extremely effective nonetheless.
Rated 21 Jun 2018
forrestqForrestQ
Rated 20 Feb 2018
77
93rd
Janice Starlin really just needed to fire all of her male employees and this could have all be avoided. Another one of those campy b/w horror movies that still manages to unsettle me to my core because of how relevant it still is nearly 60 years later.
Rated 20 Feb 2018
darrenDarren
Rated 26 Jul 2017
60
30th
Cabot puts on quite the performance here. I like taping these Sci-fi things off of TCM and this was prob the first one i really enjoyed.
Rated 26 Jul 2017
mrarnmrarn
Rated 02 Jun 2017
35
15th
"The Wasp Woman" had me entertained for the first half of the movie, then it totally lost me. I understood where it was going, but I just didn't care.
Rated 02 Jun 2017
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 27 Apr 2015
23
3rd
Sadly there isn't much to this one. The eponymous Wasp Woman and the science of turning guinea pigs into rats are forced to take a back seat to 1950's sexism and business politics that are about as exciting as watching honey drip.
Rated 27 Apr 2015
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
Roger Corman #5
Rated 02 Jan 2015
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 06 Feb 2012
30
31st
Awful soundtrack, stupid plot. The costume and cat attack are a joke. And this movie is about wasps. What I don't understand is why they used in-between stock footage of bees.......
Rated 06 Feb 2012
colinloguecolinlogue
Rated 06 Jan 2012
42
6th
Less fun than some similar creature movies, it is only saved by the acting (surprisingly good for a film like this) and some decent ideas such as the aging beauty queen who will try anything to remain young and beautiful. As I said, decent ideas, not revolutionary. Overall it's too long and slow to be really enjoyable.
Rated 06 Jan 2012
kingofjewkingofjew
Rated 30 Sep 2011
45
2nd
One of the first from soon to become king of B-movie land, Roger Corman. It oozes with lower quality , which is usually not a real problem but because this film is so old it becomes a serious one. Everything from the acting, the effects, the scripting is awful. A monkey could have done it better ( it would have to be a monkey from 2011 tho, not from the fifties) ... And the fact that its black an white... only for the die hard fans of the genre or the director.
Rated 30 Sep 2011
bavafreakBavafreak
Rated 11 Feb 2011
55
11th
Lesser Corman... not bad, but not very memorable, either.
Rated 11 Feb 2011
jgirl2688Jgirl2688
Rated 30 Jun 2009
76
46th
There doesn't seem to be a lot of people who liked this movie, but I thought it was pretty good. The idea of this scientist helping a cosmetic company owner return her youthful looks is interesting and then she turns into a wasp. She sort of resembles the fly, though. I liked this movie, and would suggest taking a look.
Rated 30 Jun 2009
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 27 Oct 2008
70
61st
I bought this on DVD as part of a horror movie compendium. still a fun way to pass an afternoon
Rated 27 Oct 2008
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 25 Nov 2007
27
7th
Pretty bad. I can't see myself watching this again. I did laugh once or twice though!
Rated 25 Nov 2007

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