This movie was originally released in B&W in 1960- six years after the Richard Matheson 1954 novel I AM LEGEND- which this movie was obviously "inspired" by. "The Last Woman On Earth" was Robert Towne's first produced screenplay, and he appears in this movie playing a Lawyer. Robert Towne would later go on to script "CHINATOWN" and "SHAMPOO". The basic plot is this: Due to an unexplained global disaster, only 3 people survived: 1 woman and 2 men. Needless to say, the 2 men end up fighting for the 1 woman, and it ain't pretty. The dilema, that is. In 1964, the 1st film adaptation of the novel I AM LEGEND was made starring Vincent Price and it was called "The Last Man On Earth". That movie's storyline (the dead coming back to life)was the basis for the 1968 B&W movie- "NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD"- according to George A. Romero. "THE LAST MAN ON EARTH" had vampires after him rather than zombies- not much of a change really. In 1971 the 2nd film adaptation of I AM LEGEND was made, starring Charlton Heston and called "THE OMEGA MAN"- the storyline was changed so much it barely resembled the real story. In 2007 there were 2 more film adaptations of the novel I AM LEGEND- both used the original title and plot. However, the first 2007 one went straight to dvd, and the second one starred Will Smith and opened before Christmas. All these movies have the same idea though- everything around you is destroyed, everyone around you has died- now what will you do?Read full review
It is an interesting story. A good vehilcle for touching on Rich man vs (relatively) Poor man, issues of jealousy. betrayal, ownership of your spouse... Pretty hot too, but not over the top hot. If this turns out to be too hot for you taste then you definitely don't want to watch Survival Island, which is a more modern version of a similar story, but much much hotter.
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Good movie. They should have done a better job on the colorization.
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