Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)

A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.

Director:

Alex Stapleton

Writer:

Alex Stapleton (by)

Stars:

Paul W.S. Anderson, Roger Corman, Martin Scorsese

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul W.S. Anderson	...	Himself
Allan Arkush	...	Himself
Eric Balfour	...	Himself
Paul Bartel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Himself
Bob Burns	...	Himself
David Carradine	...	Himself
Gene Corman	...	Himself
Julie Corman	...	Herself
Roger Corman	...	Himself
Joe Dante	...	Himself
Jonathan Demme	...	Himself
Robert De Niro	...	Himself
Bruce Dern	...	Himself
Frances Doel	...	Herself

Storyline

A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.

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Plot Keywords:

interview | movie maker | clip show | movie reference | hommage | 

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Taglines:

Some men dream of conquering the world. Roger Corman created his own.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent images, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Untitled Roger Corman Documentary

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,468 (USA) (16 December 2011)

Gross:

$6,468 (USA) (16 December 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E IndieFilms, Far Hills Pictures, Stick 'N' Stone Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min 125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Nicholson openly wept for his mentor Roger Corman during filming of this documentary.

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Quotes

Allan Arkush: [Discussing film 'Hot Box' 1972] Roger will just say exploitation pictures don't need plots. They need sensational things like girls shooting Filipinos out of trees. That works.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits are shown over stills from Corman's movies with each set of credits being in a different font.

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Connections

Features Cries & Whispers (1972)

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Soundtracks

"Do You Wanna Dance?"
By Ramones

User Reviews

Excellent Tribute to Roger Corman

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)

**** (out of 4)

Exceptionally well-made and entertaining documentary taking a look at the career of Roger Corman, the man who turned out some of the cheapest but most successful films out there but perhaps more importantly are the number of talented people he gave jobs to. You can see how much Corman done for others just by seeing the number of people who turned out to be interviewed for this film. Just a few of the names include Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Joe Dante, David Carradine, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert DeNiro, Paul W.S. Anderson, Gene Corman, Jonathan Hale, Dick Miller, John Sayles, Bob Burns, Jonathan Demme, William Shatner, Polly Platt, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Pam Grier and others. Considering how many films Corman has been involved with over the decades it's really amazing how much they got into this 90-minute movie. The documentary is broken into various periods including Corman's directing years, the "young" talent taking over, the exploitation of the 70s, JAWS and STAR WARS killing business and then the home video market. Fans of Corman and all the filmmakers he discovered are really going to enjoy all of the stories here. When I heard they were making a documentary on Corman I was a little worried that they wouldn't be able to capture everything but the filmmakers actually do that. I was really shocked at how much information they crammed into the picture and it was great hearing from so many people that you don't normally get to hear from. With this I'm really thinking of Nicholson who simply doesn't do many interviews. He talks about his first film THE CRY BABY KILLER, makes fun of THE TERROR and eventually breaks down when talking about what Corman means to him. Even Bogdanovich finally talks about his early work including Corman buying a Russian movie and then hiring him as "director" to add a few scenes with women. There are countless clips shown throughout the movie and by the time it's over you really want to go out and rent all of them to enjoy all over again. CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A Hollywood REBEL is an excellent look at low-budget filmmaking and the man who pretty much invented his own genre.