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|movdirector = Roger Corman
 
|movdirector = Roger Corman
 
|movyear = [[1960]]
 
|movyear = [[1960]]
|cast = [[http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Susan_Cabot | Susan Cabot]]<br>Michael Mark<br>[[http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Gerstle | Frank Gerstle]]
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|cast = [http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Susan_Cabot Susan Cabot]<br>[[Michael Mark]]<br>[http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Gerstle Frank Gerstle]<br>[[Anthony Eisley]]
 
|preceded_by = [[Doomsday Machine]]
 
|preceded_by = [[Doomsday Machine]]
 
|followed_by = [[Legacy of Blood]]
 
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===Information===
 
===Information===
 
*Whenever The Wasp Woman bit one of her victims, Cabot had to have a mouthful of chocolate syrup to pass for blood in a black-and-white film.
 
*Whenever The Wasp Woman bit one of her victims, Cabot had to have a mouthful of chocolate syrup to pass for blood in a black-and-white film.
*Trying to keep ahead of schedule, director [[Roger Corman]] tried to film the climactic action scene in one take.
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*Trying to keep ahead of schedule, director [http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Roger_Corman Roger Corman] tried to film the climactic action scene in one take.
*When Bill Lane throws a bottle of acid at the Wasp Woman in the final scene, the plan was that Cabot would drop behind a desk and a crew member would sprinkle some liquid smoke on her mask before she would come back up. The crew member accidentally used too much liquid smoke,and by the time she crashed through the window the smoke had gone through the two air holes and into her lungs. An observer on the set realized that she could not breath, so they pulled a bit of the mask off, along with some skin.
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*When Bill Lane throws a bottle of acid at the Wasp Woman in the final scene, the plan was that Cabot would drop behind a desk and a crew member would sprinkle some liquid smoke on her mask before she would come back up. The crew member accidentally used too much liquid smoke,and by the time she crashed through the window the smoke had gone through the two air holes and into her lungs. An observer on the set realized that she could not breathe, so they pulled a bit of the mask off, along with some skin.
*Much of Fred Katz's soundtrack was recycled for Corman's later film ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]''.
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*Much of Fred Katz's soundtrack was recycled for Corman's later film ''[http://rifftrax.wikia.com/wiki/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors Little Shop of Horrors]''.
   
 
==The Episode==
 
==The Episode==
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'''Interruption 1:''' [[Mary Jo Pehl|Mary Jo]] calls a board meeting and discusses an arbitrary sales drop. She then berates the men, save for Trace who compliments her pant suit.
 
'''Interruption 1:''' [[Mary Jo Pehl|Mary Jo]] calls a board meeting and discusses an arbitrary sales drop. She then berates the men, save for Trace who compliments her pant suit.
   
'''Interruption 2:''' Frank hosts his own segment, claimed to be back by popular demand. He brings in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich Buddy Rich] (credited as "Biddy Rich", played by [[Dana Gould]]), who behaves in keeping with his reputation for being temperamental and insulting. Frank releases wasps to get rid of Buddy.
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'''Interruption 2:''' Frank hosts his own segment, claimed to be back by popular demand. He brings in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich Buddy Rich] (credited as "Biddy Rich", played by [http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Dana_Gould Dana Gould]), who behaves in keeping with his reputation for being temperamental and insulting. Frank releases wasps to get rid of Buddy.
   
 
=== Additional Cast ===
 
=== Additional Cast ===
* Dana Gould as "Biddy Rich"
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* [http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/Dana_Gould Dana Gould] as "Biddy Rich"
 
* [[Sean Spillane]]
 
* [[Sean Spillane]]
 
* [[Chris Pearce]]
 
* [[Chris Pearce]]
   
 
===Quotes & References===
 
===Quotes & References===
*''[[Joel Hodgson|Joel]]: "B5, you sunk my battleship!"''
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*[[Joel Hodgson|Joel]]: ''"B5, you sunk my battleship!"''
 
Reference to the popular board game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_%28game%29 Battleship.]
 
Reference to the popular board game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_%28game%29 Battleship.]
*''Zinthrop (pointing at dogs in a cage): "Look what do you see''?"
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*Zinthrop (pointing at dogs in a cage): "Look what do you see?" Josh: ''"More problems for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick Michael Vick]"''
*''Josh: "More problems for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick Michael Vick]"''
 
 
A reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick Michael Vick]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick#Dog_fighting_investigations felony] conviction for dogfighting.
 
A reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick Michael Vick]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick#Dog_fighting_investigations felony] conviction for dogfighting.
*''Trace: "Painstakingly hand drawn cell animation, the background of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Phooey' Hong Kong Phooey]"''
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*Trace: ''"Painstakingly hand drawn cell animation, the background of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Phooey' Hong Kong Phooey]"''
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Phooey Hong Kong Phooey] is a 70s cartoon. Like much of Hanna-Barbera's shows at the time, it was produced quickly an inexpensively, which is reflected in its quality.
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Phooey Hong Kong Phooey] is a 70s cartoon. Like much of Hanna-Barbera's shows at the time, it was produced quickly an inexpensively, which is reflected in its quality.
*''Mary: "Shooting up in your own pharmacy...priceless"''
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*Mary Jo: ''"Shooting up in your own pharmacy...priceless"''
 
A reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastercard Mastercard]'s "Priceless" advertising campaign.
 
A reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastercard Mastercard]'s "Priceless" advertising campaign.
*''Frank: "Hmn which dosage should I use? Large? Extra large? Or the Belushi?"''
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*Frank: ''"Hmn which dosage should I use? Large? Extra large? Or the Belushi?"''
 
A reference to comedian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi John Belushi], who was overweight and died of a drug overdose. It's possibly that it could be a reference to John's brother Jim, who is also a large man.
 
A reference to comedian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi John Belushi], who was overweight and died of a drug overdose. It's possibly that it could be a reference to John's brother Jim, who is also a large man.
*''Trace (singing): "It's a beautiful day in the labra-hood, it's a beautiful day in the waspy-wood..."''
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*Trace (singing): ''"It's a beautiful day in the labra-hood, it's a beautiful day in the waspy-wood..."''
 
A play on words reference to the theme song of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood Mister Roger's Neighborhood].
 
A play on words reference to the theme song of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood Mister Roger's Neighborhood].
*''Cop: "Well find him alright, sooner or later we find them all."''
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*Cop: "Well find him alright, sooner or later we find them all." Joel: ''"Take that Waldo character, found him"''
*''Joel: "Take that Waldo character, found him"''
 
 
In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_Wally Where's Waldo] series of picture books, readers must find Waldo among a large scene with many elements and characters.
 
In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_Wally Where's Waldo] series of picture books, readers must find Waldo among a large scene with many elements and characters.
*''Mary: "Hi my name is Janice, and I'm a wasp juice-aholic"''
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*Mary Jo: ''"Hi my name is Janice, and I'm a wasp juice-aholic" ''The Guys: ''"Hi Janice"''
*''The Guys: "Hi Janice"''
 
 
This is how people admit their problem in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous AA] meetings.
 
This is how people admit their problem in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous AA] meetings.
*''Mary: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Bonds Barry Bonds] will pay top buck for this"''
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*Mary Jo: ''"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Bonds Barry Bonds] will pay top buck for this"''
 
Reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Bonds Barry Bonds] steroid scandal.
 
Reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Bonds Barry Bonds] steroid scandal.
   
 
===Video Release===
 
===Video Release===
 
*A DVD was released in 2008. It is no longer in production but is available second-hand through several online venues.
 
*A DVD was released in 2008. It is no longer in production but is available second-hand through several online venues.
*A Boxed Set with all Cinematic Titanic recorded presentations is being released by Shout! Factory in 2017.
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*A Boxed Set with all Cinematic Titanic recorded presentations was released by Shout! Factory in 2017.
*A heavily edited and colorized version of ''The Wasp Woman'' had previously been used in 1995 on the prime-time TV special ''[[Attack of the Killer B Movies|Attack of the Killer B-Movies]]'', co-written by Frank Conniff. It was never released on home video or DVD, but it can be viewed on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzR_PPs7178 here].
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*A heavily edited and colorized version of ''The Wasp Woman'' had previously been used in 1995 on the prime-time TV special ''[https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/Attack_of_the_Killer_B_Movies Attack of the Killer B-Movies]'', co-written by Frank Conniff. It was never released on home video or DVD, but it can be viewed on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzR_PPs7178 here].
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*It can be streamed for free at [http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/mystery-science-theater-3000/cinematic-titanic-the-oozing-skull/5ba281001a9ef112a8009f38 shoutfactorytv.com] and [https://tubitv.com/search/cinematic%20titanic tubitv.com]
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*The DVD release includes a disclaimer at the beginning specifying that this is a different version from the 1995 remake of ''The Wasp Woman''. This was done to appease Roger Corman, who had sent a Cease & Desist order to Cinematic Titanic, claiming that the 1995 re-make retroactively put the characters under copyright.
   
 
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Revision as of 21:10, 23 May 2020

CT03 - The Wasp Woman
CT03 Title
Release Date August 7, 2008
Movie Director Roger Corman
Year 1960
Cast Susan Cabot
Michael Mark
Frank Gerstle
Anthony Eisley
Preceded by Doomsday Machine
Followed by Legacy of Blood

The Movie

Synopsis

Janice Starlin, the owner of a cosmetics firm, finds that her fading beauty is not only causing problems in her personal life but also for her business. She is approached by Eric Zinthrop, who claims to have developed a serum from the enzymes of wasps that will turn aging skin to youthful-looking skin. Starlin agrees to be the first human to try the Zinthrop injections.

As Starlin's beauty returns, her secretary and one of her advertising executives notice that she is also having undergoing a personality change. Then, Zinthrop gets hit by an automobile, and is somewhat incapacitated making him unable to produce any new batches of his Wasp Enzyme Serum

Without her enzyme injections, Janice's aged appearance returns. She later turns into a wasp-like woman and attacks several people before being killed in a final confrontation.[1]

Information

  • Whenever The Wasp Woman bit one of her victims, Cabot had to have a mouthful of chocolate syrup to pass for blood in a black-and-white film.
  • Trying to keep ahead of schedule, director Roger Corman tried to film the climactic action scene in one take.
  • When Bill Lane throws a bottle of acid at the Wasp Woman in the final scene, the plan was that Cabot would drop behind a desk and a crew member would sprinkle some liquid smoke on her mask before she would come back up. The crew member accidentally used too much liquid smoke,and by the time she crashed through the window the smoke had gone through the two air holes and into her lungs. An observer on the set realized that she could not breathe, so they pulled a bit of the mask off, along with some skin.
  • Much of Fred Katz's soundtrack was recycled for Corman's later film Little Shop of Horrors.

The Episode

Strange Interludes

Prologue (Walk into the Theater): The admins ask the group how they like their living arrangements. Trace asks if anyone's cable went out, and an admin tells them it's not technically cable but a digital media center...yet it still went out apparently. Meanwhile Josh tries to smoke and two armed guards force him into the theater. Frank makes reference to the unusual circumstances of the film's star Susan Cabot's death, which is apparently true.

Interruption 1: Mary Jo calls a board meeting and discusses an arbitrary sales drop. She then berates the men, save for Trace who compliments her pant suit.

Interruption 2: Frank hosts his own segment, claimed to be back by popular demand. He brings in Buddy Rich (credited as "Biddy Rich", played by Dana Gould), who behaves in keeping with his reputation for being temperamental and insulting. Frank releases wasps to get rid of Buddy.

Additional Cast

  • Dana Gould as "Biddy Rich"
  • Sean Spillane
  • Chris Pearce

Quotes & References

  • Joel: "B5, you sunk my battleship!"

Reference to the popular board game Battleship.

  • Zinthrop (pointing at dogs in a cage): "Look what do you see?" Josh: "More problems for Michael Vick"

A reference to Michael Vick's felony conviction for dogfighting.

  • Trace: "Painstakingly hand drawn cell animation, the background of Hong Kong Phooey"

Hong Kong Phooey is a 70s cartoon. Like much of Hanna-Barbera's shows at the time, it was produced quickly an inexpensively, which is reflected in its quality.

  • Mary Jo: "Shooting up in your own pharmacy...priceless"

A reference to Mastercard's "Priceless" advertising campaign.

  • Frank: "Hmn which dosage should I use? Large? Extra large? Or the Belushi?"

A reference to comedian John Belushi, who was overweight and died of a drug overdose. It's possibly that it could be a reference to John's brother Jim, who is also a large man.

  • Trace (singing): "It's a beautiful day in the labra-hood, it's a beautiful day in the waspy-wood..."

A play on words reference to the theme song of Mister Roger's Neighborhood.

  • Cop: "Well find him alright, sooner or later we find them all." Joel: "Take that Waldo character, found him"

In the Where's Waldo series of picture books, readers must find Waldo among a large scene with many elements and characters.

  • Mary Jo: "Hi my name is Janice, and I'm a wasp juice-aholic" The Guys: "Hi Janice"

This is how people admit their problem in AA meetings.

Reference to the Barry Bonds steroid scandal.

Video Release

  • A DVD was released in 2008. It is no longer in production but is available second-hand through several online venues.
  • A Boxed Set with all Cinematic Titanic recorded presentations was released by Shout! Factory in 2017.
  • A heavily edited and colorized version of The Wasp Woman had previously been used in 1995 on the prime-time TV special Attack of the Killer B-Movies, co-written by Frank Conniff. It was never released on home video or DVD, but it can be viewed on YouTube here.
  • It can be streamed for free at shoutfactorytv.com and tubitv.com
  • The DVD release includes a disclaimer at the beginning specifying that this is a different version from the 1995 remake of The Wasp Woman. This was done to appease Roger Corman, who had sent a Cease & Desist order to Cinematic Titanic, claiming that the 1995 re-make retroactively put the characters under copyright.