Sally the Zombie Cheerleader's School of Horror presents an ultra-low-budget, Roger Corman biggie from 1960, filmed in scenic Puerto Rico, The Last Woman on Earth. The main feature, seized from a pleasing black-and-white, television print, features a special-guest appearance by Puerto Rico's sexy, redheaded devil, Melevill. (The two give the lesson extra-sultry kick, all in honor of Walpurgishnact, which took place back in mellow May).
Last Woman was scripted 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 penned the Corman Poe adaptation, The Tomb of Ligeia, Roman Polanski's Chinatown, Jack Nicholson's The Two Jakes, Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible and John Woo's Mission: Impossible 2. He even contributed to the original runs 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 savvy 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. Heck, as a kid, I saw both back-to-back, courtesy of UHF.)
Sally and Melevill offer many tasty details on Last Woman, which will get every fleshie student nice and prepared for any exam or pop quiz that might emerge.
Catch this great, Patreon presentation (at the mere fee of $4) and gain a new appreciation for one of the best, little ol' end-of-the-world epics ever conceived.💀
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