The Wasp Woman (1959) ROGER CORMAN

[@rhondah1587]

I saw this movie when I was 7 yrs old. It gave me such nightmares I had to sleep with my mother for a week. I never forgot how scary it was to me as a child. I am excited to watch it again so many years later so I can see how silly it really was. Thanks for the memories.

[@opentrunk]

Haha, too funny. I had that same experience after watching Strait-Jacket with Joan Crawford in 1964 playing an axe murderer. Saw it again recently and it is laughable.

[@Sam16mee]

For me it was psycho.

[@sandragarcia5335]

@@Sam16mee yeah me too I was terrified going to bathroom by myself.A blast from the past!

[@russellgrenning1317]

Roger Corman (now 94, 2020) is literally a living legend among film makers. He started his long career in films in the mail room at 20th Century Fox. Eager to rise above that, he contributed his ideas to the 1950 movie The Gunfighter starring Gregory Peck and when he got no acknowledgement, he quit in disgust. After a period of study he returned to the studios and got work as a stage hand, a messenger and as an assistant to a literary agent. He wrote a script in his spare time and sold it for $2,000 which was released with the title of Highway Dragnet in 1953 starring Joan Bennett and Richard Conte. Then he established his own company Palo Alto and produced his first film Monster From The Ocean Floor in 1954. Then he was on a roll churning out pictures which, although very B grade, did make money. He got his first critical praise in Machine Gun Kelly in 1958 which gave Charles Bronson his first leading role. His 1959 Crime and Punishment gave George Hamilton his first big role. He moved into making major films in 1959 and in 1960 produced The House Of Usher based on an Edgar Allen Poe story starring Vincent Price. It was a notable hit. In 1965 he joined United Artists and also Colombia. His list of movies is huge - he directed fifty-five and produced 385 (1954 - 2008) as well as writing and even having cameo acting roles. His list of major awards including an Honorary Oscar in 2010 is equally long. For a film maker who started making cheap B grade trash movies, Corman has become recognised as a major and respected film maker.

[@russellgrenning1317]

My pleasure. I am a great movie buff and like to learn about the people who made movies.

[@christineleblond7777]

His B movies were some of the best B movies.

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

Gotta love the classics , they are always fun

[@annabelladebonnay8320]

No obscene language ,no nudity a. decent script ..Wow!!!!.,.....I am Dreaming!!!

[@darrylbailey8397]

I remember my older sister took me and my older brother to see this at the Riviera theater, it was on a double bill with "Invasion Of The Saucer Men" with the great Frank Gorshin, thanks for posting, and thanks for keeping those old school movies & TV shows alive, RIP Susan Cabot.

[@lioness7582]

Funny,that's how my husband saw Saucer Men and several other 50s sci-fi movies, his older sister had to take her brothers to the Drive in.

[@aileenwagner2576]

My older sister took me and my younger brother to the drive-in to see a lot of great old movies! Thank God for older sisters!!!

[@darrylbailey8397]

@HBB Detroit, Michigan

[@cynthiamelendez4355]

Cool 👍

[@glamdolly30]

DAMN! They don't make movies like this anymore. Loved every crazy, barking-bonkers, magnificent moment!

[@kylecurry577]

I love old school classic horror. They will always have certain charm to them...!

[@mikepointer5067]

Susan Cabot was one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her face was immaculate and her voice was angelic. She deserved so much better in life

[@rhondae8222]

Too bad you're not good looking. Lol

[@darrininverarity4297]

Her own son killed her with a weight bar,so sad 😢

[@sheilabloom6735]

@@darrininverarity4297 I thought she died of cancer.

[@christineleblond7777]

I think her son had a severe mental illness, if I remember correctly.

[@star5628]

These old horror movies have a great style I just love them :)

[@jonhohensee3258]

You like bad acting and bad costumes?

[@randyacuna3248]

@@jonhohensee3258 hell yes , because movies like those were made to excite and entertain you. What's wrong with that?

[@jonhohensee3258]

@@randyacuna3248 - It's a lot less entertaining when it has bad acting and bad costumes, bad special effects, etc.

[@randyacuna3248]

@@jonhohensee3258 I can accept these movies because corman did what he could on a limited budget

[@randyacuna3248]

@@jonhohensee3258 can you?

[@candacegladden5313]

This is such a good movie better than what they're putting out today no cussing no sex still a good movie thanks for posting

[@100PercentOS2]

It is a pleasure to watch movies without the cursing, without the sex and the facial intercourse.

[@darthslater6077]

And they aren't pushing the Gay agenda. This is back in a time when most Americans had morals. Not like now days.

[@chongsfury4358]

1959: come see the amazing wasp woman 2019: this movie has gay people, bring you kids to see the gay!

[@johnchase4408]

Agreed

[@alisonmary1443]

Absolutely brilliant movie, totally agree

[@Nesty9]

When todays movies are trash the old time movies never let u down

[@MichaelGunner123]

CLASSIC FILMS! 😀

[@MichaelGunner123]

Not all of today's films are trash. Take TY's BEST PICTURE WINNER in 2022. Not good to generalize. 😀🌈😎

[@davidaitchison3282]

Oh man! That was so corny I could have put it in a hot air popper. I loved it, keep'em coming.

[@randyacuna3248]

A very good performance by susan Cabot, and a fun film to watch.

[@toyuki1515]

When she transforms into Wasp Woman, the wingless creature emits a buzzing sound-head of a wasp, wearing her favorite neckless. I love the little hairy-wasp gloves!

[@tomgreg2008]

Fun movie. Quite a bit better than I expected. Susan Cabot and Barboura Morris are cuties. Thanks!

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

What a great old movie and reminds me of my youth at the Saturday Matinee. Thanks for finding it and putting it out there for all to see~!

[@HR-od9fl]

Love these old sci fi/horror movies 👍

[@gohar617ify]

Awesome 👌 can't beat these old movies

[@Ryansghost]

A stunning exposé of vampire-wasp juice addiction, and the pressures inherent in bringing a new product to market in 50s America. Highly enjoyable film, but tempered with sadness at how the wasp woman actress, Susan Cabot, had her reputation shredded, by lawyers and the media, following her tragic death.

[@RSEFX]

Stunning and under-appreciated lead, ms Cabot.

[@anonagain]

This is definitely the cleanest copy of this I've ever seen - thanks PizzaFlix for all the Roger Corman B movies. Or is that Bee movies?

[@scottstewart316]

You're a panic......

[@rafaelramirez1507]

I agree 👍

[@nedludd7622]

This one has better acting and higher production value than so many of Corman's films. All in all an accomplished movie.

[@letakeokuk5446]

Great quality! I love these oldies but goodies💖💖🎬

[@MissLachine]

Loved it 😂. Thank you so much ~Great movie from start to end !!! ~ Please post more of these especially since Halloween 🎃🎃🎃 is right around the corner …It took my mind off what’s going on in this crazy time too 🌻💕

[@andreaso8886]

I like the storytelling, the speed and music. Really liked this one. Thank you.

[@websterforrest]

Pure camp horror shocker from the legend himself, Roger Corman. Excellent transfer - thank you for posting. These old B movies are so much fun and are actually extremely watchable. This one has a really stand-out musical score which gives it a wonderful period feel. It's pure low-brow entertainment at its best but also very nicely crafted with energetic performances. Loved watching it again. Never apologise for enjoying something like this - it's like a great big cheeseburger of a movie. Delicious. :D

[@MichaelGunner123]

CLASSIC FILMS! 😀🌈

[@aileenwagner2576]

Saw this years ago on SciFi channel back when it was good. It was part of "I Am Woman" week. What a great week!!!

[@normamcmanus1139]

You should have a Roku streaming channel with all of these wonderful “B” movies! The quality, not always the content, of the films and the acting are amazing. Thank you for posting!

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks! We had one for a few years... prefer KZbin.

[@MK-hh1vo]

@@PizzaFLIX is that still the case given the hoops KZbin has made you jump through in the last few months?

[@20alphabet]

The background music in the final fight scene is fantastic! Finally, a movie captures the essence of a woman!

[@glamdolly30]

Really?! What kind of women have you been hanging around with?!

[@TheMPOEye]

One of my all-time guilty pleasures--along with a lot of other Roger Corman quickies, like Attack of the Crab Monsters, It Conquered the World, and the like!

[@scottsmith5361]

Of course whenever I think of the WASP woman I think of a bunch of honey bees. Even though I admit this is not a good movie by conventional standards I love to watch it and I love how young Susan Cabot gets in the first 30 minutes. She had a rough; life ; I read about her and think about her often.

[@Dan-nt2yb]

This is the scariest movie I’ve ever seen...I’ll never sleep again😱

[@cherryllhill477]

I didn't remember how good this Wasp Woman movie was. Someone should do a remake. It would be scary good Im sure.

[@greetswithfire1868]

Starring Hillary Clinton.

[@vxy357]

They did a remake in 1996.

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

It was remade in 1995 actually

[@chrismcpherson8054]

Great classic I'm watching now and I love this movie 💕 Thank you for uploading it ❤

[@manuelmaldonadojr2526]

oh thank you about time you send me old horror movie and I love it once again thanks.

[@johnoconnor4111]

Love this movie. Never seen it before. A Corman classic. Dark and brilliant. Colour would have ruined the atmosphere of what I think is a Masterpiece.

[@sandrargriffith3493]

I just ran across a colorized version...yep its better in black and white. the pizza dude gives us a great quality movie. thanks very much.

[@michaelproctor8100]

For all of you eagle-eyed car buffs out there, in 1962 the director added 20 minutes of footage for television syndication which explains the the 62-63 model year cars.

[@davemacdonald1686]

the ranchero is period though

[@adelejay7747]

My new most favorite channel!!! Who needs cable!😀👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙋🏻💗

[@lukesuperflyjones]

No guinea pigs or rats were harmed in the making of this production

[@Chelz12]

Pizzaflix always posting the best. Thank you.

[@rhondae8222]

I remember watching this movie years ago. Thanks for sharing.

[@sarahcrews2544]

Almost Halloween I’m ready for silly spooky movies!!

[@PizzaFLIX]

October is Monster Month on PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you.

[@sarahcrews2544]

PizzaFlix 🎉🎉🎃🧛‍♂️👻

[@oliviablackburn1113]

Me too and I love this movie.

[@dianalovescolors]

@@PizzaFLIX am I crazy or were you allowed at one time to post full one hour videos of Alfred Hitchcock Presents? There are many short clips available or they have been deleted altogether. Can you explain the KZbin/ copyright thing in simple terms?

[@sarahcrews2544]

Olivia Blackburn I was able to watch part can’t wait to finish it when kiddos go to bed :).

[@mneighbor11]

These old horror movies are truly amazing. And some beautiful actresses to.

[@MichaelGunner123]

CLASSIC FILMS! 😀🌈

[@Linda98671]

This was a good movie.... I think I saw it a long time ago, but enjoyed it again. 😊 thank you!

[@anthonywilliams4638]

The music in this film is written by the wonderfully talented and creative Fred Katz, it is reflective of the postwar bebop era which influenced such classical composers as Leonard Bernstein and others, and should have won an Oscar. The film was held together by the music, without which it would have fallen into the wastebin of history. Thank you Fred Katz , Genius.

[@stephenkolarac5305]

Agreed!

[@hans-detlevv.kirchbach2787]

The Wasp Woman marries The Fly.👰 Tarantula is the Maid of Honor.

[@TheEaglehaslanded733]

Grand old horror movie with good acting, one to enjoy watching a few times.

[@MichaelGunner123]

CLASSIC FILM! 😀🌈

[@henbane2247]

I like the jazzy music. Susan Cabot is really pretty. Thanks for uploading!

[@russm535il]

Great stuff 👏👏👏👏👏

[@danielrodriguez248]

I'm getting a buzz just listening to those bees

[@billycampbell854]

I didn't see any thing "B" about this movie. It ran smooth and was very entertaining.

[@jon9536]

It wasn't a "bee" movie. It was a wasp movie.

[@donrussell1606]

That was great, thank you

[@usedscar]

Love how her necklace back were still the same!

[@steemdup]

Wasp Woman and that crazy fight scene music

[@sunnyscott4876]

The CARS in that scene while they are out searching for the address are AMAZING!!!!!!!

[@TheWriterWalker]

I love that lop-sided smug smile at 37:53. Priceless!

[@Nesty9]

Two beatiful women in there ,the secretary is a bombshell ,kinda look like some fems in my family ,also reminds me of jessica rabbit

[@TheWriterWalker]

@@Nesty9, lol. "Bombshell." I always liked that slang term for a woman. And I agree about the secretary.

[@dwaynedavis8991]

I just love these old horror movies

[@MichaelGunner123]

CLASSIC FILMS! 😀🌈

[@darylweinbrandt62]

This film was pretty GOOD ! I was quite SURPRISED !

[@jonhohensee3258]

So a young guinea pig is a rat??? Who knew?

[@B1jujv75]

It is a bird a plane no .> It is wasp women > I love this old classic > Thank u so much for the fantastic upload > I love it :)

[@rahkinrah1963]

Corman = GENIUS! Another!

[@stewartlynch7859]

The opening theme music in this movie was later used as incidental music in another Corman movie, "The Little Shop Of Horrors".

[@douglaswoosley3965]

I HAVE THIS HORROR MOVIE ON DVD AND I LOVE IT.THANKS.

[@dhertz8426]

Love the xzlphone music

[@user-ow5ss9hj4m]

THANK U FOR THIS CHANNEL

[@jonathanfitzgerald8867]

They need to make more movies like these

[@raedgaj3878]

She bugged the hell out of everyone.

[@elijahrose2144]

Thank you 🌹have a bless day 🙏

[@drewrosecrans9728]

When movie's were awesome and simple! Vs today they blow and lame CGI I grew up with TV shows like circle of fear, outer limits, night gallery, colsack The night stalker, twilight zone, Alfred hitchcock hour I used to watch all those tv shows with my grandmother back in the 70's I'm 54 now! Much love and respect from pasadena ca 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻👻

[@Bandit1316]

The good ones I watch are always your downloads....once again you deliver pizza man! getting ready for halloween with some good ol silly spooky stuff!

[@r.6731]

Oh this great for Halloween!! 👍👍🎃

[@paulblatch01]

Very enjoyable 👍🏻

[@cindylira9503]

amo las peliculas en blanco y negro!!!especialmente de horror y comedia

[@gilwood7530]

This is a great classic ... If ya dig BEE GIRLS ...attack of the BEE GIRLS is a crazy one. Thanks for putting all this great stuff up to enjoy !

[@johnhenke6475]

19:56 Wow! He turned a guinea pigs into a rat!

[@timpea9766]

Good pace, dialogue and camerawork on a small budget. Roger Corman was a good film director.

[@snippee1438]

Love the score/soundtrack.

[@steelcastle5616]

Wow...a movie about my mother-in-law. And that's exactly how she looks without her make-up.

[@sheiladavis6523]

Steel Castle 🏰 Now you know that was not nice 🤨 maybe you should try to behave yourself . Because your mother -in- law just might put some Black🌑Coal in your Christmas🎄Stocking and put you in time out.Enjoy the evening 3-24- 2021

[@steelcastle5616]

@@sheiladavis6523 Might? Been married for over 20 years and it'd just expected. (P.S....actually love my mother-in-law...but we BOTH love mother-in-law jokes too!).

[@sylviaross5486]

Love Roger Corman!!! I used to watch movies like this on "Dialing for Dollars" Channel 6 Birmingham Alabama after school.

[@phillipcorona9711]

I remember that dialing for dollars in the 1970's that was fun watching all those movies.

[@mdnis]

Couldn’t remember Anthony Eisley’s name but saw him in many television shows in the ‘60’s.

[@4EyedAnimation]

This guy revolutionized the Doberman puppy industry.

[@movierun]

Well made Roger Corman film. Cheap but effective monster make-up (really scared me when I watched this on TV as a kid). If you liked this movie, check out Blood of Dracula (1957). This is a great underrated B-movie about a troubled teenaged girl at a boarding school who turns into a vampire under hypnosis. Similar in plot and style to The Wasp Woman as the girl inadvertently becomes a monster (with another low-budget, but very scary make-up). Also check out the episode entitled "ZZZZZZZ" of the original Outer Limits TV show. As in WW, a sultry, dark-haired vixen (Joanna Frank) becomes a predatory queen bee!

[@nancyhowell4505]

They sure shaped her eyebrows in a weird way, of course it fit in with the eerie storyline. 😳

[@jaymanuel3396]

Love how the finale is scored with sassy Jazz music! 😂 Like the composer forgot what movie he was working on.

[@glamdolly30]

I just looked up the lead actress in this Susan Cabot, hoping to find more movies she'd starred in as I was impressed by her performance. Sadly this was her last movie. After this, she did some TV and theatre work but retired from acting in 1970. It seems Susan had a very sad life and death, beaten to death with a bar bell by her only son Timmy (then 22 and on powerful drugs for multiple serious health issues including Dwarfism), in 1986 when she was 59. Timmy ultimately got charged with involuntary manslaughter after claiming she had attacked him in the night in a confused state, calling out for her estranged mother Elizabeth, and he had defended himself. It didn't look good for him that he initially lied, hid the bar bell from police, and claimed an intruder dressed as a Ninja had attacked them both. However he eventually confessed, and was not imprisoned, but sentenced to two years probation. Susan suffered lifelong mental health issues, due to her terrible childhood. Her father abandoned her mother when she was born, and her mother then had a breakdown and was institutionalised, making Susan effectively an orphan. She was thrown around 8 different foster homes in the Bronx, and sexually and emotionally abused which triggered PTSD. She married an old friend to escape the care system, and worked as a children's books illustrator and sang in clubs. There she was spotted by talent scouts and signed to Universal Pictures. It's a shame her movie career was short lived, and didn't progress beyond low budget films. But in view of her terrible start in life, it's amazing she achieved the success she did. They say your earliest, formative years, good or bad, can be the making or breaking of you. Some people like poor Susan, get a very raw deal. Children in care have no parents to look out for them, so are uniquely vulnerable to abuse, and that was probably even truer in the 'twenties and thirties than it is today. It seems her son Timmy's defence lawyers blackened her reputation, to get him a lenient, non custodial sentence. In the trial, Susan was branded mentally unstable and abusive, and her home was described as 'full of garbage and spoilt food'. It was also said Timmy loved her, and had only struck her in self defence. We'll never know, she she was a tiny, frail woman, and it seems likely the powerful drugs he took for his various conditions could have made him aggressive. Timmy died of natural causes in 2003 aged 38. There are some affectionate tributes to him online from friends, who talk of his artistic talents, his skill for fixing things and his love for his Akita dogs. One post claims he was the unacknowledged son of King Hussein, whom Susan is said to have had a relationship with (he was born in 1964 between her two marriages). A very sad story. Barboura Morris who played Mary in 'Wasp Woman' also died young, succumbing to a stroke as she battled cancer aged just 43, in 1975. She was also in 'A Bucket of Blood' in 1959, and dated director Roger Corman during filming.

[@subelildirty491]

Just Tragic. 🙏 Thanks for the info.

[@victoriatilghman628]

I have this movie . had for many years now 😃💖👀💐🎉

[@gulyasdavid6170]

little bit funny but not bad movie. Perfect for one watch

[@jpfransen]

For a b movie I find it to be pretty decent. The acting is not bad at all and there is a good build up of suspense.

[@kmarch6630]

So funny. First the wasp nest he took from the tree was a hornet's nest. Next he turned a Guinea pig into a rat, then the guy lit his pipe and 10 seconds later put it in his pocket and finally, that last shot of the wasps were honeybees.

[@100PercentOS2]

This movie was one of the best I've seen. It ranks right up there with the return of the fly. The reason I'm not watching it here is because I have it on CD and have seen it a few times so I'm quite familiar with this movie.

[@TheWriterWalker]

Part of its charm is the character Janice Starlin and Susan's excellent interpretation of her. Cabot's stunning dark beauty helps, too.

[@petrakuppers3907]

thank jou for posting i like pizzaflix verry much. hello from germany

[@lalolalocalale]

Thanks for this you just made my night

[@1940limited]

This was very well done. It didn't look like a low budget film. I don't know about the date as I saw a 63 Chevy Impala in one street scene. The Ford Ranchero in the beginning was at least a 61. So I question the 1959 date. It must have been early 60s. Image quality and sound were excellent. Lots of attention to detail. I liked the 2- and 3-digit phone numbers for interoffice calls on the rotary dial phones. I'm old enough to remember offices like that. I worked for Allied Chemical in the early 70s. We still had rotary dial phones for a while.

[@LeighRichards27]

At last a decent print of this classic b movie shocker - thank you

[@feraounepatrice3826]

Amazing movie as the best of the fifties

[@ChaseA352]

Someone make a game where you're looking at the screen and that ladies face from the thumbnail pops up scary as hell 🤣 I remember and old game like that this ladies face would be perfect

[@MichaelGunner123]

Am all about taking care of my skin!

[@alisonmary1443]

These movies are the way forward, the future, I hope the young generation grasp this. PizzaFlix every home needs you, thank you.

[@gabbax2hey77]

Gotta love those street scenes (@47min) of driving around "Manhattan" looking for the WaspDoc.