Screenplay by Robert Towne who also acts in the movie.
The camera slowly pans across a still, tastefully posed photo of a naked lady during the opening credits. Then they plunge right into a cockfighting scene.
"I fail to see the point of two animals clawing each other to death..." the soon-to-be last woman on Earth says foreshadowing things to come.
Her husband is a compulsive gambler and corrupt businessman from New York. They're on vacation in Puerto Rico. They go Scuba diving with their lawyer and, while they were underwater, everyone dies in a mysterious apocalypse. The story becomes a love triangle.
Only three speaking roles. The actors were in their 30's, giving youngsters in the audience a glimpse of how grown-ups carry on.
Available on Tubi. According to their listing, it was colorized, but the movie was filmed in color. Either they did a lousy job colorizing one of the black and white prints they made for television in the '60's, or it was from a faded color print.
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