For Halfoween and Walpurgishnacht, Sally the Zombie Cheerleader's School of Horror presents an ultra-low-budget, Roger Corman biggie from 1960, shot entirely in Puerto Rico, The Last Woman on Earth. The main feature (culled from a pleasing black-and-white, television print) is hosted not only by Sally, but Puerto Rico's sexy, redheaded devil, Melevill, aka Melanie Ramos of Neo-Pulps Publishing.
Last Woman was written by Robert Towne, a Hollywood legend who directed and acted in a smorgasbord of movies and television shows over several decades, but above all, is revered for having scripted a ton of top-line entertainment, including Corman's adaptation of Poe's The Tomb of Ligeia, Roman Polanski's Chinatown, Jack Nicholson's The Two Jakes, Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible redux, John Woo's Mission: Impossible 2, as well as contributing to the original versions of The Outer Limits ("The Chameleon") and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ("The Dove Affair").
For the story's post-apocalyptic scenario, Towne (under the moniker, Edward Wain) plays Martin Joyce, a lawyer who competes with Antony Carbone's businessman, Harold Gern, for the affection of the latter's wife, Betsy Jones-Moreland's Evelyn. (For the record, some consider Last Woman an unofficial companion piece to Ranald MacDougall's The World, the Flesh and the Devil.)
Sally and Melevill make a great, comely tag team, each taking turns sharing humorous and edifying segues on this Corman epic. The combination is, to say the least, flavorful, as well as easy on the eyes.
Catch this great, Patreon, cohosted show and come away with a whole new appreciation of one of the best, little ol' end-of-the-world extravaganzas ever conceived.
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