Wasp Woman
One sheet poster for the 1959 American independent science-fiction horror film,
The Wasp Woman, produced and directed by the legendary B-movie director Roger Corman. The film was also known by alternate titles such as The Bee Girl and Insect Woman.
Plot Summary
The movie centers on Janice Starlin (Susan Cabot), an aging owner of a cosmetics company whose sales are declining due to her appearance no longer being the youthful face of the brand. Desperate to regain her youth, she funds an eccentric scientist, Dr. Eric Zinthrop, who has developed an experimental serum from wasp royal jelly.
The serum initially works wonders, but impatient with the slow progress, Janice secretly begins to self-administer excessive doses. The side effects are horrific: she starts to transform periodically into a monstrous, wasp-like creature with an insatiable thirst for human blood. The film culminates in a struggle where Janice is killed, serving as a cautionary tale about vanity and tampering with nature.
Key Details
Release Date: October 30, 1959, in the United States.
Starring: Susan Cabot, Fred Eisley (Anthony Eisley), and Barboura Morris.
Tagline: "A beautiful woman by day - a lusting queen wasp by night."
Budget: An estimated $50,000.
Trivia: The film was shot in just 10 days, a testament to Corman's rapid filmmaking style, and the music score was reused from his other film A Bucket of Blood. The movie was originally released as a double feature with Beast from Haunted Cave.
The Wasp Woman, produced and directed by the legendary B-movie director Roger Corman. The film was also known by alternate titles such as The Bee Girl and Insect Woman.
Plot Summary
The movie centers on Janice Starlin (Susan Cabot), an aging owner of a cosmetics company whose sales are declining due to her appearance no longer being the youthful face of the brand. Desperate to regain her youth, she funds an eccentric scientist, Dr. Eric Zinthrop, who has developed an experimental serum from wasp royal jelly.
The serum initially works wonders, but impatient with the slow progress, Janice secretly begins to self-administer excessive doses. The side effects are horrific: she starts to transform periodically into a monstrous, wasp-like creature with an insatiable thirst for human blood. The film culminates in a struggle where Janice is killed, serving as a cautionary tale about vanity and tampering with nature.
Key Details
Release Date: October 30, 1959, in the United States.
Starring: Susan Cabot, Fred Eisley (Anthony Eisley), and Barboura Morris.
Tagline: "A beautiful woman by day - a lusting queen wasp by night."
Budget: An estimated $50,000.
Trivia: The film was shot in just 10 days, a testament to Corman's rapid filmmaking style, and the music score was reused from his other film A Bucket of Blood. The movie was originally released as a double feature with Beast from Haunted Cave.
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