THE LAST WOMAN ON EARTH (1960)

The Burgomaster · December 26, 2005, 08:57:22 PM

This is one of the 3 infamous movies that Roger Corman made (on shoestring budgets) in Puerto Rico. There is . . . and let me be VERY CLEAR about this . . . ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHATSOEVER TO WATCH THIS MOVIE.

Here is the plot (BEWARE OF SOME SPOLIERS - - AS IF YOU REALLY CARE!):

A criminal, his wife (or is it his girlfriend???? . . . I can't remember and it doesn't really matter anyway) and his lawyer all go scuba diving off the coast of Puerto Rico. When they come to the surface, they discover that everyone is dead (apparently, from a sudden lack of oxygen). They walk around with their oxygen tanks on until they realize that the plants have replenished the oxygen supply and they can all breathe! Whew!

The rest of the movie is a lot of boring talk.

Interesting note: Robert Towne (who later went on to write some excellent screenplays such as CHINATOWN, THE PARALLAX VIEW, and THE LAST DETAIL) wrote the script AND co-stars as the lawyer.

Scott · December 27, 2005, 12:43:17 AM

I've had a few chances to pick this up, but have not due to reviews around the web, but since it is a Corman film I'll have to check it out some day. Maybe on one of those cheapie multi-packs.

LilCerberus · December 27, 2005, 01:10:56 AM

Spoilers?
That's just the first fifteen or twenty minutes, followed by an accurate description of whatever the heck the rest of this movie was about.
Though there is that scene where Martin tries to hit it off with a dead woman he finds on the beach.

I must admit, they really get ya' with that opening title sequence.

The Burgomaster · December 27, 2005, 08:08:07 AM

Scott:

This movie is part of the HORROR CLASSICS 50 MOVIE PACK. So, if you absolutely MUST see it, the 50 movie pack is probably the cheapest way to go.

Mr_Vindictive · December 27, 2005, 08:51:41 AM

The Burgomaster Wrote:

> This movie is part of the HORROR CLASSICS 50 MOVIE
> PACK. So, if you absolutely MUST see it, the 50
> movie pack is probably the cheapest way to go.

I've had that pack for a while now, and didn't even know this movie was in there. I guess I'm gonna have to break it out tonight and watch it, despite Burgo's warnings.

ulthar · December 27, 2005, 10:40:25 AM

Well, a warning like that really is an invitation...

Derf · December 27, 2005, 01:29:10 PM

Actually, I downloaded this movie for free from the Internet Archive.

The quality is pretty bad, but there are quite a few public domain movies on the site.

BoyScoutKevin · December 30, 2005, 02:12:28 PM

Actually, it is not too surprising that Robert Towne worked for Roger Corman, before Towne became famous. If you look at all the people, both in front and behind the camera, who worked for Corman, before they became famous, it looks like a Who's Who in Hollywood, as Corman had a good eye for talent and was almost an one-man school for filmmakers.

The Conqueroo · February 23, 2006, 03:45:50 PM

I Didn't See That One.I Did See A Real Stinker From 1965 With Vincent Price Called "The Last Man on Earth".A Very Bad Movie From Italy Involving Mr.Price As The Lasst Man on Earth Fighting Off A Bunch Of Zombies!!Turns Out He's The Only Person In The whole Casst Who Spoke English!!Not Counting The Very Bad Actor Imitating LBJ!!!

The Burgomaster · February 23, 2006, 05:19:32 PM

Actually, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH is one of my "guilty pleasures." But I think the remake (THE OMEGA MAN) is much more fun to watch.

The Conqueroo · February 23, 2006, 07:41:22 PM

That's what I always liked about Charlton Heston:No Matter What Movie He's In,He always Says "Ooh My God!!".Just Like Meryl Streep.No Matter What Movie She's in,She Always "The Nazis Fed My Baby To The Dingoes!!"In Every Dialect From Serbo Croatian to Appalachian Mountain Scots-Irish to Tex Czech to California Valley Girl!!