The Directors - The Films of Roger Corman: The work of cult director & producer Roger Corman through interviews with him and his associates, with emphases on the earlier work.
People kept saying Abe vigoda was dead 20 years before he actually died.I see false reports on the internet about actors dying occasionally.kinda strange to post something like that.
Roger Corman's importance to American cinema can't be understated. Without him we may not have had Easy Rider, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, The Terminator and a whole host of other great films that have defined cinematic culture and influenced so many. In addition to his own films and all of the careers he jumpstarted, he also handled the US distribution for a ton of amazing foreign films that no doubt helped broaden the horizons of many young cineastes and aspiring directors. When he passes he'd better get a hell of a tribute from the industry.
Super-dooper doc. I love the Corman/Poe/Price flicks from the early 60s. So stylish yet brimming with gothic horror. Roger, you are a TRUE Hollywood maverick & icon. One of the best IMHO.
I would love to just sit with this man, sip on a drink and talk to him about his films.. Would be soooo fascinating! I would have so many questions mostly about his 50's and 60's monster films.
Modern cinema owes a great deal to Roger Coreman. A lot of great directors, actors and writers worked under him and learned from him before they made it big in cinema.
What a legend.....55:23 is pure wisdom! Hollywood owes him a perpetual star at the walk of fame. I wish the media would spend more time talking about him rather than the Kardashians.
He is a legend in our minds. I wish they talk about him too. The Kardashians aren’t worth talking about anyway. The media sees The Kardashians as a money maker which it’s sad.
The opening speaker in this documentary seems to credit Roger Corman single handedly with introducing the golden age of European (and some Asian) film-making to North America. In any event, my understanding is that actor Bryant Haliday and film distributor/ entrepreneur, Cyrus Harvey Jr (an American same sex couple and business duo) who founded Janus Films in the early 1950s, and subsequently first introduced American film goers to non-American film-making of the 1940s - 1970s. Later, Janus Films would be acquired by Criterion Films.
I think Roger Corman should reunite all his fellow directors Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron and Carl Frankin to make a five-part anthology called The Outer World of Roger Corman. It would be released in 1996 and it be just like the Twilight Zone movie, but with five segments and with him as Executive Producer.
Like john waters some of his films were kinda terrible in truth. But these men were opening so many doors for others to come through. they were true pioneers who bucked the system & were unconventional. They inspired so many outsiders to pick up a camera & get creative.
Subconsciously, Roger Corman movies have always been, some of my favorite, growing up. 'The Wasp Woman', 'Bucket Of Blood', and 'Beast With A Million Eyes' (even though, that's not fully his). Twentieth Century Fox, screwing, Roger over?? You mean, a Fox corporation👎??? Fox screwing someone, over?? I can believe that🤨.
Well done. Corman could have made bigger movies. He is/was as bankable as any of the guys he trained or gave breaks to. Ron Howard kind of alludes to it when he relays the conversation about Roger looking at the $$$$ set of "Apollo 13." Investors would have gone just as easily into a big budget Corman movie(s) but it wasn't what Roger wanted to do. He likes the freedom of being the guy in control.
Actually he did try to work with a major studio with the St. Valentine's Day Massacre movie in 1967 for 20th Century Fox. The movie was shot on time and under budget. Promised total control by Fox, they did NOT allow Roger to cast Orson Wells as Capone. Fox then cheated him of his point deal with phoney accounting. Corman's brother was his accountant and told Roger so. So like the time he was cheated over a writing credit. Corman would never trust a major studio again with any project. And would become a fully independent producer. Read Corman's autobiography to find out about the man from the horse's mouth.
@@GTP2-zg9tn I worked for Corman in the 1980s as a publicist and know his stories well. Read "...Never Lost a Dime" which contains many exaggerations and myths but lots of great stories all the same.
Roger is not correct that Jim Cameron became head of special effects on either BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS or the next couple of films. This is what happens when people get incredibly famous.
The claim he has most successful filmography of all time is very dubious & misleading. Most his films were straight to video. They also had very low budgets so didnt have to make much to break even or profit. I dont think there are even reliable numbers regards profits especially from vhs/dvd sales. Im just not buying it. He is not in that major league of huge profit filmmakers. He has pretty much stayed in that low budget league for several decades.
