The Wasp Woman
“Horror Of The Winged Menace!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 58, rated by 1 admin.
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A cosmetics executive tests a rejuvenating formula whose side effects were clearly not discussed at the launch meeting. Office politics eventually give way to insect horror in this compact Roger Corman creature feature. There is more business talk than buzzing, but the premise remains deliciously wrong.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4.5/10
- Plot
- 7/10
- Effects
- 6.5/10
- Dialogue
- 4.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 6.5/10
“New formula. Visible results. Unexpected mandibles.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 58
Synopsis and movie facts
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.
- Released
- 1959
- Directed by
- Roger Corman
- Running time
- 61 min
Starring
- 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
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The Wasp Woman (1959), directed by Roger Corman. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The review praises some office staging and crisp dialogue but finds the opening slow and the film's main advantage its brevity. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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