The Last Woman On Earth (1960) - Video On Demand

The Last Woman On Earth - Movie Review

The Last Woman on Earth is a 1960 American science-fiction B-movie produced and directed by Roger Corman. It tells the story of three survivors of a mysterious apocalypse which appears to have wiped out all human life on earth. A gangster and lawyer fight to decide who'll get to repopulate the planet with the titular female.

Racketeer Harold Gern (Antony Carbone), his sultry wife Evelyn (Betsy Jones-Moreland) and their lawyer Martin Joyce (Edward Wain) are enjoying a vacation in sunny Puerto Rico. After scuba diving in the middle of the ocean, they come aboard their boat to find its driver dead, surmising that something has permeated the oxygen, causing the deaths of what appears to be every living thing. With dead bodies lying all over a motionless city, they eventually take shelter in a spacious house and carry on with their lives. Considerable tension sets in as Martin sets sights on Harold’s wife, and she seems anything but disinterested in his attentions. Fighting for survival might be their prime objective, but the ultimate fight proves to be attaining the “last woman on earth.”

The most well-known aspect of THE LAST WOMAN ON EARTH is the involvement of a very young Robert Towne, the noted screenwriter who would go on to CHINATOWN, THE LAST DETAIL and many others. Towne was working on the script for Corman, but didn’t complete it in time, ending him up on location to play the third lead (as to not have to pay another actor), and completing it on the set. Hence Towne used the acting pseudonym “Edward Wain” and would also appear in THE CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA.

The Last Woman On Earth - Cast & Crew

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