The School of Roger Corman

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Roger Corman never went to film school. But under his leadership, he has seen countless actors, writers, directors, and producers get their start in the industry.
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Summary: While working as a studio script reader he became infuriated by the lack of credit he
got for his contribution so he began producing and then directing his own films. He saved money on crew by unloading the equipment himself, he saved money on cars by borrowing from lealerships for a test drive. A deal with American International Pictures gave him freedom to make films and keep making films, playing to a teen market that had gone largely untapped.
Keen to become a better director, Corman took an acting class, where he met a struggling
young actor named Jack Nicholson and gave him his first film role in 1958 The Cry Baby
Killer. After 9 films together Nicholson came to Corman with a script he’d been
developing with his friends, Peter Fonda - whom Corman had saved from becoming a family
movie star by casting him in The Wild Angels - and Dennis Hopper - the first victim
in Corman’s Queen of Blood. But American International wouldn’t accept Hopper as
director, so Corman missed out on what would have been the biggest success of his career,
and the three actors became the first graduates of Corman U - taking the lessons they had
learned under the master of the low budget filmmaking and ploughing them into their own
cut-price masterpiece, at the same time ensuring they would never have to work at that level
again
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School of Roger Corman
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@BlueHooloovoo Ай бұрын

"Roger Corman didn't go to film school. Roger Corman was film school." That's one heck of a compliment. RIP Roger Corman.

@DirtyDawg Ай бұрын

It's 100% facts

@walterfechter8080 Жыл бұрын

Back in the early 1970s, I met and chatted briefly with Vincent Price. Mr. Price told me that his favorite Roger Corman film was, "The Pit and The Pendulum." I told Mr. Price that I had seen that film soon after it was released. I thought it was a very atmospheric and well-crafted film. I also mentioned to Mr. Price that it too was my favorite Roger Corman film. Many thanks, Robin, for this in-depth and informative video of one of filmdom's most creative masters.

@sgtprestonoftheyukon2423 Жыл бұрын

I love anything Vincent price is in !!!!! Especially a Roger Corman film !!!!!!😊

@brucegame1458 Жыл бұрын

i grew up watching pit and the pendulum on the late show in the 70's i love it its my favourite horror film !

@jonathanmulondo9206 Жыл бұрын

Hollywood never gave Roger Corman enough credit. He paved the way for many directors, writers, and actors.

@hanolodo Жыл бұрын

Roger Corman was the Full Moon Features, Troma and Blumhouse of his generation.

@Woobuggy848 Жыл бұрын

I'm kind of a geek out on b-movies. I think the underated film makers should get more appreciation they should get. Mr. Corman must be a quite a guy just like the other ones in the history of cinema.

@MatthewStewart-1224 Ай бұрын

Sad day for us cinema/movie fans. One of the most important people ever for genre filmmaking. Rest in peace Mister Corman! Thank you for your beautiful specials on Mister Corman, Robin and Co.!

@Mr_Ghoulie Ай бұрын

RIP Roger Corman (1926-2024) I thought for sure he'd make to 100. I have watched this video, probably over a dozen times, and shared it on Facebook, and to friends. Now I'm watching it again, and sharing it again. It's a great video.

@ventues9751 Ай бұрын

I really thought that he was going to make to 100 years old too !!!

@MementoMorituri 10 ай бұрын

The game should be Six Degrees of Roger Corman. If there was anyone more influential in modern Hollywood, I can't think of one.. Excellent video.

@benderbendingrodriguez420 Жыл бұрын

Seeing Jack Nicholson watch Corman walk up to accept his oscar just hit me for some reason. Just from Jacks look you can tell how much Roger means to him. Long live Roger Corman

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Corman meant the world to Nicholson. There's a reason why Nicholson gets the most screentime on the documentary Corman's World (the reality of a scheduled twenty minute interview turning into about four hours)...and why he broke down into tears at the last section.

@bensneb360 Жыл бұрын

I am shocked Roger Corman has never had a master class, that would be the best learning experience ever

@josephlawson9950 Ай бұрын

In memory of Roger Corman a true legend

@TomFrichek Жыл бұрын

I've never done Patreon before. That changes today. Thank you, DCR for the hours of free entertainment. My best to you both. 10/10 fricheks

@fernandoferreira6293 Жыл бұрын

Except for the contribution (my bellow zero foreign budget precludes it now) I share the entire sentiment. Fantastic content. Both in number and quality. Clearly a work of love. Thanks for making the world a 'darker' place! 😁

@willamsandell1082 Жыл бұрын

Well done, I worked on 10 Corman films. Early ones for New World Pictures when he’d just left AIP. Your right , it was my film school. Joe Dante has mentioned that Corman used to say to young Directors, “if you do 2 successful films for me , you’ll never have to see me again” ..I was the Propmaster on Big Bad Mama and Crazy Mama , and most of the Nurses films..Art Directed a few films for him..Joe Dante’s PIRANHA. for one. Jonathon Demme’s FAST CHARLIE..oh man, I met so many people there at New World

@michaelbailes2223 Жыл бұрын

Our favourite Corman film has got to be The Raven!

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

Ah, you've good taste! First time I ever saw Boris Karloff onscreen (I knew him from The Grinch before that).

@1kylecurry Жыл бұрын

Roger Corman is a true icon...it's incredible how many up & coming talent both in front of & behind the camera got there first break because of him. Granted some of his movies were not what you would call "classics" , but still unique in their own way. The master of making more with less...Thank you Roger for decades of fun, enticing entertainment!

@RussLudwig Жыл бұрын

'Roger Corman is film school' truer words have never been spoken as evidenced by his long list of graduates. Thank you DC!

@charlesgrybosky1916 Жыл бұрын

Roger Corman is the American Dream personified. He put out so many of the movies I love so very much over many decades. He was a master at getting the most out of limited resources. He didn't hit it out of the park every time, but when he did he could make a $50,000 movie look like he spent $3 million. The Poe adaptations from the 60s are personal favorites of mine and are as good or better than anything mainstream Hollywood was putting out at the time. And Death Race 2000 and Rock and Roll High School are two of my favorite movies of all time.

@TylerSkylionChilders Ай бұрын

Rest in Peace, Rogerr. Thanks for everything

@matthewh.9544 Жыл бұрын

Masque of the Red Death is still brilliant, but to be honest any of his films with the legend that is Vincent Price are great. In fact a DC special on Vincent Price would be awesome.

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

And in the meantime, serious Vincent Price devotees should track down An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe, which is a tour de force one-man show that shows off Price's stage chops.

@c.walter7890 Ай бұрын

Rest in Peace, Roger Corman.

@danthsmith Жыл бұрын

I was honoured to see the great man talking about his Poe films at the NFT not long ago. One of the all time greats of cinema

@DarkCornersReviews Жыл бұрын

We will be covering his Poe films in an upcoming special.

@Bigbadwhitecracker Жыл бұрын

30 years ago I lived in London for about two years and pretty much lived at the NFT, so I envy you.

@davidroberts1026 Жыл бұрын

@@DarkCornersReviews Awesome. They're so Good. Particularly Masque of the Red Death and House of Usher, for me. And Price, of course, is excellent in both! And he and Christoper Lee have Birthdays coming up here shortly, on the 27th, with Peter Cushing the day before. Pretty neat. I think there's another horror actor with the 27th as their Birthday, but I'm forgetting atm.

@davidroberts1026 Жыл бұрын

No no, a writer: Harlan Ellison. Also scream queen Linnea Quigley. Weird, haha.

@SirSmoldham Жыл бұрын

I did "courses" at the School of Corman at their Venice Beach studios near Gold's Gym... like learning to swim by being thrown in the pond. Fantastic overview. A SuperCut of every Corman cameo in the features of all his graduates would be stellar.

@DarkCornersReviews Жыл бұрын

We had his Godfather 2 cameo in for a while.

@SirSmoldham Жыл бұрын

@@DarkCornersReviews Wow. There was also his best one in Joe Dante's "The Howling". I know there are more I just never did a deep dive until now. Maybe I'll create that super-cut for my channel.

@roddmatsui3554 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you commenting, Samuel. God bless you always. 💜

@METALUNICORNLTD Жыл бұрын

I went to Raindance film school in London. Elliot Grove gave a lesson in production where he quoted Corman selling the rights to a story that later became Mars Attacks!

@wanderslostify Жыл бұрын

Corman's Poe pictures are among my very favorite movies. I happened to catch Haunted Palace (I know, honorary Poe) in a dive motel room in Memphis circa 1999. The movie was a little hard for me to follow because a crackhead was having a standoff with cops right outside my room and he kept yelling. These cops were imaginary. For whatever reason, I instantly fell in love with the saturated palette, Vincent Price and the theatrical set production of that movie. I think there was also a deeper realization that a thing could be good and entirely outside of conventional acclaim. Haunted Palace is not a great movie, but the world is big enough that it can be awesome within its spot. That one incident is what led me to Hammer, Romero, grindhouse, and many, many other things. I literally started hitting pawn shops for used VHS tapes the next day even though I had no vocabulary to describe the movies I wanted. Now, I have spent the last quarter century throwing popcorn in my living room, creating my own fiction (roleplaying games) and going to late, late shows. Most of the people I knew when I was staying in that motel on Elvis Presley Way are dead or are living small lives in small towns. As silly as my life is, I have put many, many miles on my boots, seen some crazy things, and made a whole lot of friends along the way. There is a lot more to my story and personality than scary movies. But I don't think I would have had the same life or be the same person if I didn't see Haunted Palace that night in Memphis. Thank you Mr. Corman.

@DarkCornersReviews Жыл бұрын

This will be our next special

@wanderslostify Жыл бұрын

@@DarkCornersReviews Excellent! I don't know if I've told you this before, but after watching your Val Lewton doc, I immediately signed up to Patreon to support your channel. Thank you for the great work you do.

@Galantski Жыл бұрын

Very nice addition to your channel. It's interesting to note that both Roger Corman and William Shatner are still going strong in their 90s.

@ThreadBomb Жыл бұрын

How is it interesting?

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

@@ThreadBombMost of their peers are dead and/or gone. In Corman's case, he's even outlived some of his proteges (Jonathan Demme, Curtis Hansen, Bill Paxton).

@ZacharyVogt Жыл бұрын

I'm appalled by the math. At the time I'm writing this comment, this vid has 73k views, and only 400 likes and only 50 comments . Shame on any viewers who aren't taking minimal effort to push this higher in the algorithm.

@tomsenior7405 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Great work guys. Who would have thunk that Roger Corman was actually operating a Film-maker's University all along.

@UsurpersAndAssassins Жыл бұрын

Corman was just as big of an influence on modern theatre, as Cannon Films. These are the real film makers.

@jeffagain7516 Жыл бұрын

When Roger was giving his Oscar acceptance speech, we saw Jack Nicholson and Quentin Tarantino, literally, sitting on the edge of their seats, catching every word the Great Man uttered. Thank-you Roger, one of a kind, to be sure. And, thank-you Robin & Crew, for providing an excellent tribute to The Master. :)

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

Tom Hanks had tears in his eyes, as I recall.

@varanid9 Жыл бұрын

Watching this video, it occurs to me that, no matter how crappy some of his films could be, they were almost always professionally executed.

@robertstuart480 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video. You knocked it out of the park. A great salute to the legendary, Roger Corman.

@ventues9751 Жыл бұрын

Roger Corman is my HERO !!! God Bless Him !!!

@stevenstreeter7568 Жыл бұрын

I have a soft spot for a number of Corman films. 'Battle Beyond The Stars' is fun, I have always enjoyed 'Sorceress', his Poe films are wonderful, his executively produced 'Dinoshark', 'Dinocroc vs. Supergator', 'Piranhaconda', 'Sharktopus', 'Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda' and 'Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf' are my guilty pleasure films. Love the man's work!

@paulshri8609 Ай бұрын

The sheer number of talented people that passed through his hands is literally a Hollywood A - Z. RIP 🙏 RC.

@simplesimon755 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I think you nailed it at the end. One of the many skills that Roger Corman has shown throughout his career has been his ability to adapt to changes in the industry. I recall watching an interview of him with Charles Band. Corman was asking Band how he thought films could still remain profitable in this modern era. The business end of entertainment can easily be unnoticed but it can make all the difference. We definitely need more creators with that Corman fire in them. Thanks for this great video.

@jasonsantos3037 Жыл бұрын

Roger Corman is the king of b-movies and we all love him for that My favorite movie from this man is humanoid from the deep and alien knock off.

@nobudgetshortfilms5510 Жыл бұрын

My idol and inspiration. Thank you so much for this video.

@Malum09 Жыл бұрын

I say he and John Cassavetes birthed the modern Independent Film landscape, thank God for Both men!

@jwac8800 Ай бұрын

RIP to one of the masters of cinema. It is a sin that so many people look down on his work, and completely ignore the opportunities he afforded some of our most beloved Hollywood alumni. May this wonderful man finally get the recognition and appreciation he so richly deserves

@DarkCornersReviews Ай бұрын

Just waking up to this news. Thought he would go forever.

@nedludd7622 Жыл бұрын

"My scruples faded away" when he saw the income from a film. What a candid comment.

@bryedtan Жыл бұрын

There would never be another Roger Corman. Most at first would write him off as a Low Budget Producer but the fact despite some schlock he has produced real quality films the Edgar Allan Poe films still hold up pretty well. Some like Death Race and even films like Caged Heat become Cult Classic. He also fostered talent the likes no one can ever expect. He is a real Hollywood Rebel. It is just sad that in todays environment of the entertainment industry we would never have a talent like Corman or people would never nurture young talent anymore.

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

He wasn't really "allowed" to do it back then. He just found his path and cut it.

@taionalmeida5337 Жыл бұрын

Roger Corman is a concept witch I accept for ALL arts 01 - Make Cheap 02 - Make more To make a Twist try something different with what you got and make It a Go. We Don't need millions for making good movies, we need good stories and people invested in telling these stories. Thank you Roger. Long live for you ✌🏻

@anthonymunn8633 Жыл бұрын

I always loved the little in-joke Joe Dante put in Piranha,where you hear birds chirping over the New World logo.Dante says it was to signify that Corman was "Cheap,cheap,cheap"!

@a.champagne6238 Жыл бұрын

Now this is the DC Special i was waiting for. Tod Browning and Henri-George Clouzot specials would be runner up.

@DarkCornersReviews Жыл бұрын

Browning is on the 'to do' list.

@a.champagne6238 Жыл бұрын

@@DarkCornersReviews also Jerry Warren.

@haroldparratt9827 Жыл бұрын

@@DarkCornersReviews That’s great news!

@bazilbatlledragon Жыл бұрын

The intro music to this video stream is great.

@davidcrouch7365 Жыл бұрын

The best short ever. Thank you Robin.

@robertknuist9754 Ай бұрын

RIP Roger...

@Oppeldeldoc1 Жыл бұрын

Maybe he had disagreements over how it turned out, but to me, GAS-S-S-S is an extremely underrated one.

@ericjanssen394 Жыл бұрын

Needed shoutout to John Sayles’ tenure as Corman-student scriptwriter: The Howling is now official 80’s Classic, Alligator and The Challenge are hidden gems, and Battle Beyond the Stars is every SW-knockoff trope done RIGHT. When Sayles was writing Piranha, Corman showed him a map of the river leading from the lab to the lake, and pointed out, “Have something happen here, here, and here:”. Basic screenwriting class in one sentence.

@ve2vfd Ай бұрын

Time to re-watch this one... Mister B Movie is sadly no more.

@joebikeguy6669 Жыл бұрын

Really great writing, editing and narration Robin.

@darrengoerz789 Жыл бұрын

At 10 years old, "The Attack of the Crab Monsters" was one of my first late nite TV monster movies, even though I had to stretch my self swallow some of the silly science. (I was a nerd). I watched it with my dad and it still makes me nostalgic 60 years later when I stream it. (when no one is looking, of course)

@skylx0812 Жыл бұрын

So, Gale Ann Hurd, Cameron and James Horner were Corman alumni? That puts a new twist to the tale of Horner having to stand up for himself to the both of them when they tried to pile extra pressure on him when he was brought in to score for ALIENS. Then it was no hard feelings when Cameron had him score for Titanic.

@MrUnicorn44 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Bill Paxton or Alec Gillis (of Stan Winston Studios and Studio ADI) in that group; Paxton started as a set builder/decorator at around the same time as Cameron, and Gillis car-pooled into the studio every morning with Cameron, as - as he tells it - his finisher, picking up the slack as Cameron worked his way up through the ranks from model maker, to matte painter, to camera operator, up to visual effects DP.

@rsacchi100 Жыл бұрын

Great bio. He had a great talent for finding talent, and apparently for getting people to find their talent(s). Amazing for someone noted for making "B" pictures.

@TaramiBedona Ай бұрын

So long, Mr. Corman, and thank you for all the fish.

@maplebob23 Жыл бұрын

Bucket of Blood is a great. I first heard of it from Peter Shickele on his NPR radio show Shickele Mix. It’s a movie so good, Hershel Gordon Lewis stole the whole plot for Color Me Blood Red. And Jess Franco used the plot too.

@DoppelgangerShockwave Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making a great mini-doc on Roger Corman, Robin. There are very few Corman films I don't like, so it is near impossible for me to pick a handful, let alone one, to say I enjoy. Corman, along with Lloyd Kaufman and Charles Band, are my filmmaking idols. They just went out and did it in spite of the limitations that surrounded them. Thanks again, Robin! I look forward to the next episode of Dark Corners Reviews! :)

@halfabeet Жыл бұрын

Point of fact: Carnosaur was written in the 80s, before Jurassic Park, by Harry Adam Knight, whose pulp novels are very readable (my personal favourite is The Fungus)

@wimvanderstraeten6521 Жыл бұрын

The Haunted Palace is a very fine horror movie. It's based on the H.P. Lovecraft story The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (it's also the first movie in which the Necronomicon is mentioned).

@cassyblack3346 Жыл бұрын

The man is legendary indeed.

@RavenHouseMystery 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Robin and Graham, for putting together another terrific video and on such an important figure as Roger Corman. He is such a talent and gave so many opportunities to others while sticking to his craft. Some would call his films to be exploitative, but only Roger Corman could make an exploitation film seem like a cinema classic. There are so many Roger Corman favorites of mine that just come from such a wide range of genres. I guess the greatest compliment I could give to a Roger Corman film is for it to be in my video library in multiple formats. So, I will list the top three Corman films that I own first on VHS and then on DVD: 1. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). A great film to double feature with The Untouchables (1987). 2. Dementia 13 (1963) 3. Attack Of The Crab Monsters (1957). A pure guilty pleasure and the one Corman film that I feel should be remade.

@PrivateIvan Жыл бұрын

AWESOME tribute to this god of cinema! I met him when I was a kid, and shame on me for never simply showing up at his door and beginning for a job, he was *such* a nice guy! (And his wife, Julie, was also very nice to fans--I met them at a convention where they were promoting Battle Beyond the Stars.) [Apropos of nothing, I saw Tidal Wave in Times Square back in the day. It was fun garbage!]

@ivanelgharbi5861 Жыл бұрын

Its simply incredible how influencial he is. A true master of his craft.

@ritawing1064 Жыл бұрын

I usually lose interest in "films about films" in the 1st 5 minutes, but always enjoy yours all the way through, great work!

@suedenim Жыл бұрын

Unlike many other low budget successes (AIP and Cannon come to mind), Corman never gave into the temptation of "We're making all this money on low budget films, let's use that to make BIG budget films, so we can REALLY make money!"

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

He was--and still is--a man who knew his lane.

@rafaelramirez1507 Жыл бұрын

Corman was one of a kind, one of my all-time favorite directors 🌟 🌟 🌟 👍👍

@joseluisherreralepron9987 9 ай бұрын

Corman films have been part of my viewing experience since the mid 80's when I was in high school. I collect his films on DVD and Blu Ray and always love them.

@marlasotherchannel9847 Жыл бұрын

Well done Dark Corners! I love "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Masque of the Red Death" especially.

@a.champagne6238 Жыл бұрын

One thing that went unmentioned was that it was Monte Hellman who financed "Reservoir Dogs." The the most impactful debut film of the last 40 years.

@timmadone8930 Жыл бұрын

Some (not all) of my favorite pics associated with Roger Corman (either as distributor, producer, director, or writer). These are the movies I've seen the most times..."The Beast With A Million Eyes" "It Conquered The World" "Not Of This Earth" "The Brain Eaters" "Attack Of The Giant Leeches" "House Of Usher" "Voyage To The Prehistoric Planet" "Queen Of Blood" "Lady Frankenstein" "Fantastic Planet" "Rock N Roll High School" "Shogun Assassin" "Galaxy Of Terror" "Battletruck" "Android" "Time Walker" "Watchers" "Cyclops" "Sharktopus".

@thomasblaine7948 Жыл бұрын

What an awesome presentation! I'm sure this cost you hundreds of hours to prepare. Thank you. I knew Corman by name only, so this was extremely eye-opening.

@fernandomaron87 Жыл бұрын

Amazing documentary! Long live the king 👑

@Voodoomaria 3 ай бұрын

The Corman Poe series and it's peripheral films were a fantastic series, atmospheric, and entertaining. and one of the true gems of the series is "The Terror" A movie made with leftover time, leftover budget, leftover sets, leftover costumes, and leftover contractual obligations and a script written AS it was being performed. BUT Still an intensely chilling movie. Now THAT'S TALENT.

@DarkCornersReviews 3 ай бұрын

We have a separate special about the Poe films. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJiehatju7eZfWw.html

@rubberneckinc.8937 Жыл бұрын

Great tribute to a True Film Master. Corman University what a great place to learn.

@bonpourvous 7 ай бұрын

Id like to thank Mr Corman for his two outstanding contributions to cinematic history that changed my life, and the both appeared in "Battle beyond the Stars".

@rogerrendzak8055 9 ай бұрын

My favorite Corman film, is 'The Day The World Ended'. Along with House Of Usher, The Pit/Pendulum, Shop/Horrors, and so forth😏…………

@Gappasaurus Жыл бұрын

Outstanding work Robin & Graham! 👏🧐 Roger Corman always seemed to me an unsung auteur, garnering more ignominy than accolades from most people, so it’s awesome to see him receive some well-deserved recognition for his amazing career & achievements 😎👍

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

Corman is the kind of guy I call "an uncrowned king".

@ventues9751 Ай бұрын

R.I.P. Roger Corman. 1926-2024

@stevecoleman2250 Жыл бұрын

Corman’s best films were “The Raven” and the best horror film of all time “Masque of the Red Death” made in 1964. Both with Vincent Price.

@DarkCornersReviews Жыл бұрын

We will be covering the Poe films in our next special

@dantorkel7561 Жыл бұрын

Masque of the Red Death is my favorite Corman directed film. And my favorite Price!

@DarkCornersReviews Жыл бұрын

We will be covering the corman poe films in our next special

@willamsandell1082 Жыл бұрын

Hey, that white T-Bird crash was shot for Candy Stripe Nurses, I was the guy sitting on the green bus bench. a stunt I had to do besides Set Dressing the picture. They must have repurposed the scene for the redu of Cockfighter , and without me in it

@roddmatsui3554 Жыл бұрын

There’s nothing like working on Roger Corman movies. I got quite the education on some myself in the frightening “Carnosaur” era! 💜 Wonderful experiences.

@toddbonny3708 9 ай бұрын

Ron Howard directed Grand Theft Auto and then Splash, which inspired Disney to make The Little Mermaid. Who wrote the songs.for that? Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, late of Little Shop of Horrors. Chinatown involved several Corman alums (Nicholson, Ladd, Towne, Rance Howard), and then inspired Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

@fernandoferreira6293 Жыл бұрын

I'm for a long time aware of his key contribution to the manifesting of The Silence of the Lambs; a film that I fell in love upon the first notes of the phenomenal (unjustly not nominated then as well) score and the amazing Orion Pictures logo and opening titles. Thank you RC for being the genius behind that as well. I adore that dramatic thriller (sorry but I never understood why it's labeled a horror- the horror of that nislabeling).

@koyore Жыл бұрын

Such an amazing video about him! Thank you for this engaging video!

@thrashpondopons8348 Жыл бұрын

Bee a fan of Mr. Corman since I was a kid! (Something approaching a half Century!) & this is the most entertaining & well researched documentary/tribute I have ever seen on the Man! You are truly a fan of the artist!

@couldnotbereachedforfurthe2647 Жыл бұрын

The Masque of the Red Death, freaking masterpiece!

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

My favorite of the Poe cycle for SO many reasons: Nicholas Roeg's cinematography, Vincent Price, Hazel Court, a script that asks what is the true moral way to live in a frequently unjust world and an ending credit sequence that uses images from a Marseilles Tarot deck (which, fun fact, is the deck used by the Red Death in the film; the card he hands over to Gino is the Judgement card from that deck).

@stuckbarry4163 Жыл бұрын

Its crazy to realize that he's still alive today...

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

A few more years and he'll make it 100...yeah, it is wild.

@NathanTarantlawriter Жыл бұрын

What a guy! A great talent!

@sgtprestonoftheyukon2423 Жыл бұрын

ROGER CORMAN WAS A GOD TO ME ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

Still is to me.

@kali3665 Жыл бұрын

I think it was Joe Dante who said that the greatest lesson he learned from Roger Corman was to sit down a lot on the set. Unfortunately, Corman never provided any chairs. Which probably says a lot. Definitely, Roger Corman should be best remembered as a symbol of independent filmmaking and as an inspiration for the many who passed through his doors. And he did have a willingness to take a chance on actors, directors, crew, and even films. As a distributor, he had an interesting touch and a willingness to experiment. Which also describes his career as a filmmaker. I said this before about Hugh Hefner: Most publication companies have a board of directors to decide what THEY think the public wants to see. Hefner's Playboy published what HE wanted to see and felt that the public would as well. That applies to Corman as well. Corman was always on top of the trends, and he had the freedom to pick and choose, and allow, as you say, the graduates of "Corman U" to do likewise. Who then moved on to create their own masterpieces. Corman is definitely an institution, and he deserves every credit possible. About the only criticism I have of Corman is that his speeches and commentaries are a cure for insomnia. And he probably cheated Boris Karloff at least a couple of times over with his "Boris Karloff owes me two days work." 😁 But it did lead to one of Karloff's greatest films, Targets, so again, credit where it's due.

@stevemartin239 Жыл бұрын

Hi Guys Been looking forward to this!

@daveandgena3166 Жыл бұрын

This was fascinating! Thank you!

@glenhayman8722 9 ай бұрын

the biopic for roger would be " Roger Corman never went to film school " thanks for this

@MightyMezzo Жыл бұрын

Oh good lord now I want to see “Sharktopus vs Whalewolf.”

@kildogery Жыл бұрын

Excellent wee doc. Thanks

@brucegame1458 Жыл бұрын

one other aspect of corman u was all the great old master actors who worked for him like vincent price boris karloff peter lorrie basil rathbone check out the terror and watch the seens of karloff and jack nicholson , karloff is giving jack a master class in acting it wasnt just corman who was teaching at corman u

@johnathonhaney8291 Жыл бұрын

So it could be said that Karloff, Rathbone and Lorre were "visiting professors"? Yeah, I can buy that.

@brucegame1458 Жыл бұрын

@@johnathonhaney8291 yes exactly

@tomjohnson4922 Жыл бұрын

wow... this was fantastic. I'm a huge fan of old movies but never knew this many people came through Corman movies. Great job on this.

@ShHeMiLeRe Жыл бұрын

The last director of 50s sci fi movies.

@sheilam4282 11 ай бұрын

Great informational video, I agree that there just wasn't enough of recignition givin to this revolutionary, pioneer if technique, imagination in film to Mr. Corman , I'm a big big fan, I thank you for sharing & doing this Documentary