The Leech Woman

1960
Approved
1h 17m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

4,8/10

2,3 k

MA NOTE

Home Video Trailer from Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Liretrailer1 min 14 s

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37 photos

Horror Romance Sci-Fi

Un endocrinologue dans un mariage dysfonctionnel avec une femme vieillissante et alcoolique se rend en Afrique à la recherche d'un médicament qui rétablira la jeunesse.Un endocrinologue dans un mariage dysfonctionnel avec une femme vieillissante et alcoolique se rend en Afrique à la recherche d'un médicament qui rétablira la jeunesse.Un endocrinologue dans un mariage dysfonctionnel avec une femme vieillissante et alcoolique se rend en Afrique à la recherche d'un médicament qui rétablira la jeunesse.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

4,8/10

2,3 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Anecdotes
The film's working title was The Leech. According to contemporary reviews, the filmmakers mixed stock footage of African wildlife and tribal dances with scenes shot in the studio.

Gaffes
When the adventurers are first imprisoned in the hut, they have no luggage; the room is bare. But when the guide goes back supposedly for the gold necklace, suddenly their luggage is there, including a case of dynamite.

Citations
[Confronting his alcoholic wife]
Dr. Paul Talbot: It's interesting to watch a "bottle baby" defend her weakness. One thing I can say for you, your approach is always different. Today, it's complete submission. I can't even get a rise out of you. You know, I think I like you better when you're sloppy drunk and violent. That's the real you, and that's the one I like, the one that hates me and gives me a chance to hate back.

Connexions
Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Leech Woman (1968)

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Better than it sounds!

I sat down to watch this movie expecting to see a woman with a big rubber leech head chasing people around but it turns out Leech Woman offers something slightly more sophisticated. The story is that a scientist and his estranged wife head off to Africa to search for the fabled elixir of hokum which turns women young again. Obviously these days it would be a waste of time because every second advert I see for toothpaste or shampoo offers time renewal, time protection and suchlike whatever that means.

One thing I liked about this movie was the way that every single character is awful in some way. There's a good story though it is a bit slow to start with. Some viewers have moaned about the rather obvious stock footage but anyone who is a fan of movies of this era will recognise it as just par for the course on a quick cheapie like this.

Give it a try, despite the tacky name it's quite a good story and worth a watch.