Last Woman on Earth (1960)
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17% of users liked it
(382 ratings)
This weak sci-fi, post-disaster drama is about three people left alive after everyone else has been killed on earth. The trio is comprised of Harold (Antony Carbone), Martin (Edward Wain), and Evelyn (Betsy Jones-Moreland) who were underwater scuba diving when a mysterious glitch in the atmosphere… More This weak sci-fi, post-disaster drama is about three people left alive after everyone else has been killed on earth. The trio is comprised of Harold (Antony Carbone), Martin (Edward Wain), and Evelyn (Betsy Jones-Moreland) who were underwater scuba diving when a mysterious glitch in the atmosphere depleted all available oxygen for a short period of time -- enough to kill off earth's population. The ambiance is at first eerie and increasingly ominous as the divers surface and slowly discover that no one is alive out there. Then the interaction of the two men with each other and with Evelyn (Eve?), takes over and the story veers into an odd romance drama as the two machos each try to seduce the last woman left on earth. The story was a first effort by scripter Robert Towne, whose muse was dozing at the moment, but was definitely back in form on later efforts (Chinatown, The Last Detail). Towne also co-starred here as Martin, using the pseudonym of Edward Wain. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Corman
- Written By
- Robert Towne
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 1960 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Micro-masterpiece
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
A estréia de Towne como roteirista (e ator!) traz sua parcela de bons diálogos e momentos interessantes, mas, de modo geral, o roteiro denuncia a pressa com que foi escrito e Corman, claro, não se preocupa muito em polir o filme com mais cuidado.
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James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page
Tennessee Williams for the post-apocalypse . . .
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Cast
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Anthony Carbone
as Harold
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Betsy Jones-Moreland
as Evelyn
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Edward Wain
as Martin
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Robert Towne
as Martin
- Antony Carbone