Horror Of The Winged Menace!
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 Wasp Woman (1959) is a science fiction and horror film directed by Roger Corman, released on October 30, 1959 with a runtime of 1h 1m. It stars Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark and Barboura Morris. Viewers rate it 4.5 out of 10 across 123 ratings.
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Susan Cabot
as Janice Starlin
Anthony Eisley
as Bill Lane
Michael Mark
as Dr. Eric Zinthrop
Barboura Morris
as Mary Dennison
William Roerick
as Arthur Cooper
Frank Gerstle
as Les Hellman
Bruno VeSota
as Night Watchman
Roy Gordon
as Paul Thompson
Carolyn Hughes
as Jean Carson
Lynn Cartwright
as Maureen Reardon
Frank Wolff
as First Delivery Man
Lani Mars
as Nurse
Directed by Roger Corman, written by Leo Gordon and Kinta Zertuche, produced by Roger Corman.
Average viewer score of 4.5/10 from 123 ratings.
This Queen plans to stay young. The Wasp Woman is directed by Jack Hill and Roger Corman and written by Leo Gordon and Kinta Zertuche. A Roger Corman production, it stars Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark and Barboura Morris. Music is by Fred Katz and photography by Harry Neumann. Janice Starlin (Cabot) is the owner of a large cosmetics company, once a successful operation, the company is starting to lose…
Reviewed on May 23, 2014
The SFX are so bad it goes beyond charming but they’re only present for like 5 minutes so it doesn’t matter. The rest of the film is actually pretty good or at least was better than I was expecting. Has an ace plot, though similar to The Fly admittedly, but not so similar it copies. My first Corman 2.5/5
Reviewed on January 22, 2025
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The main cast of The Wasp Woman (1959) includes Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark, Barboura Morris and William Roerick. The film was directed by Roger Corman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Wasp Woman was released on October 30, 1959 and runs for 1h 1m.
The Wasp Woman (1959) holds an average rating of 4.5 out of 10 from 123 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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