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The Wasp Woman

  • 1959
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
5K
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Roger Corman, Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Leo Gordon, and Barboura Morris in The Wasp Woman (1959)
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The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.

  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Leo Gordon
    • Kinta Zertuche
  • Stars
    • Susan Cabot
    • Anthony Eisley
    • Barboura Morris
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Leo Gordon
      • Kinta Zertuche
    • Stars
      • Susan Cabot
      • Anthony Eisley
      • Barboura Morris
    • 117User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    The Wasp Woman
    Trailer 1:31
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    Roger Corman, Susan Cabot, Frank Gerstle, and Michael Mark in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Michael Mark in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Susan Cabot in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Michael Mark in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Michael Mark in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    William Roerick in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Barboura Morris in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Susan Cabot in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Susan Cabot in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    William Roerick in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Michael Mark in The Wasp Woman (1959)
    Susan Cabot and William Roerick in The Wasp Woman (1959)

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    Susan Cabot
    Susan Cabot
    • Janice Starlin
    Anthony Eisley
    Anthony Eisley
    • Bill Lane
    • (as Fred Eisley)
    Barboura Morris
    • Mary Dennison
    William Roerick
    • Arthur Cooper
    Michael Mark
    Michael Mark
    • Eric Zinthrop
    Frank Gerstle
    Frank Gerstle
    • Les Hellman
    Bruno VeSota
    Bruno VeSota
    • Night Watchman
    • (as Bruno Ve Sota)
    Roy Gordon
    Roy Gordon
    • Paul Thompson
    Carolyn Hughes
    • Jean Carson
    Lynn Cartwright
    Lynn Cartwright
    • Maureen Reardon
    Frank Wolff
    Frank Wolff
    • First Delivery Man
    Lani Mars
    • Nurse
    Philip Barry
    • Second Delivery Man
    • (as Phillip Barry)
    Gene Corman
    • Bit
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Corman
    Roger Corman
    • Doctor in the Hospital
    • (uncredited)
    Aron Kincaid
    Aron Kincaid
    • Renfrew - Beekeeper
    • (uncredited)
    Karl Schanzer
    Karl Schanzer
    • Mr. Barker - Front Office Executive
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Leo Gordon(screenplay)
      • Kinta Zertuche(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Roger Corman: Doctor in the hospital.
    • Goofs
      When the Doctor makes the guinea pigs younger, the supposedly younger, smaller guinea pigs are in fact lab rats.
    • Quotes

      Bill Lane: You're as bad as she is! Oh, women!

      Mary Dennison: Men! Every time you search for an answer, you always come up with women. You're not getting out of this one so easily. I'd like to know why you think Zinthrop really hasn't got something.

      Bill Lane: Well, you can call it male intuition if you like... except there's something about this whole business that doesn't smell right... a private laboratory! A secret experiment! Zinthrop himself! The only thing missing is a genie with a lamp!

    • Alternate versions
      When the film was sold to television in 1962 it featured additional footage featuring Michael Mark that was not in the original theatrical release.
    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: The Wasp Woman (2016)

    User reviews117

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Good stuff from Roger Corman
    THE WASP WOMAN is certainly not a film to be taken very seriously as it details the hideous and unexpected transformation of a woman looking for the fountain of youth into a rather nasty flesh-eating monster instead...an unforeseen side effect of Dr. Zinthrop's wasp enzyme treatments. The common be wary of science theme is certainly in full force here and it does feel comfortable in this low budget environment.

    The best thing about this film is it has a great pace as it keeps moving along nicely and is consistently entertaining. The worst is the low budget look of the monster and the awful music.
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    • Space_Mafune
    • Jan 19, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wasp Woman
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Santa Cruz Productions Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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