The Wasp Woman (1959) | Directed by Roger Corman - Full Movie

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.

The Wasp Woman (also known as The Bee Girl and Insect Woman) is a 1959 American independent science-fiction horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman. Filmed in black-and-white, it stars Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark, and Barboura Morris. The film was originally released by Filmgroup as a double feature with Beast from Haunted Cave. To pad out the film's running time when it was released to television two years later, a new prologue was added by director Jack Hill.

Directed by: Roger Corman
Screenplay by: Leo Gordon
Story by: Kinta Zertuche
Produced by: Roger Corman
Starring: Susan Cabot, Fred Eisley, Barboura Morris
Cinematography: Harry Neumann
Edited by: Carlo Lodato
Music by: Fred Katz
Production companies: The Filmgroup, Santa Cruz Productions
Distributed by: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Release date: October 30, 1959 (United States)
Running time: 66 minutes (theatrical), 73 minutes (TV)
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $50,000 (estimated)