Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works that have an already-established critical reputation, such as his cycle of low-budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In 1964, Corman—admired by members of the French New Wave and Cahiers du Cinéma—became the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque Française, as well as in the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, the founder of New Concorde and is a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers". Corman mentored and gave a start to many young film directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, John Sayles, and James Cameron, and was highly influential in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He also helped to launch the careers of actors like Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Sylvester Stallone, Diane Ladd, and William Shatner. Corman has occasionally taken minor acting roles in the films of directors who started with him, including The Silence of the Lambs, The Godfather Part II, Apollo 13, The Manchurian Candidate, and Philadelphia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Corman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Production
Most Rating 15.908
Birthday 1926-04-05
Place of Birth Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As Roger William Corman, The Pope of Pop Cinema,
The Godfather Part II
1974

The Godfather Part II

The Silence of the Lambs
1991

The Silence of the Lambs

Apollo 13
1995

Apollo 13

Scream 3
2000

Scream 3

The Fast and the Furious
1954

The Fast and the Furious

The State of Things
1982

The State of Things

Cannonball
1976

Cannonball

The Howling
1981

The Howling

Body Bags
1993

Body Bags

The Wasp Woman
1959

The Wasp Woman

Popatopolis
2009

Popatopolis

Monster from the Ocean Floor
1954

Monster from the Ocean Floor

Naked Paradise
1957

Naked Paradise

War of the Satellites
1958

War of the Satellites

Atlas
1961

Atlas

The Horror of It All
1983

The Horror of It All

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Sharktopus
2010

Sharktopus

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

The Independent
2000

The Independent

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Corman's World
2011

Corman's World

The Sci-Fi Boys
2006

The Sci-Fi Boys

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
2007

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie
2013

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie

Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four
2015

Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four

La última película de Jess Franco
2013

La última película de Jess Franco

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Philadelphia
1993

Philadelphia

That Guy Dick Miller
2014

That Guy Dick Miller

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

Kings of Cult
2015

Kings of Cult

Extraordinary Tales
2013

Extraordinary Tales

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Lords of the Deep
1989

Lords of the Deep

Hollywood Boulevard II
1991

Hollywood Boulevard II

Some Nudity Required
1998

Some Nudity Required

All the Love You Cannes!
2002

All the Love You Cannes!

Remembering 'The Intruder'

Remembering 'The Intruder'

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Rachel Getting Married
2008

Rachel Getting Married

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story
2015

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story

From Manila with Love
2011

From Manila with Love

Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Martin Scorsese Directs
1990

Martin Scorsese Directs

Horror Cafe
1990

Horror Cafe

First Works
1989

First Works

The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff
2008

The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

The Dark Side of Hollywood
1998

The Dark Side of Hollywood

Greetings from Tromaville!
2017

Greetings from Tromaville!

It Came From Connemara!
2014

It Came From Connemara!

The Phantom Eye
1999

The Phantom Eye

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019

Memory: The Origins of Alien

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
1994

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

The Second Civil War
1997

The Second Civil War

The Cry Baby Killer
1958

The Cry Baby Killer

The Manchurian Candidate
2004

The Manchurian Candidate

Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
2019

Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

A Century of Cinema
1994

A Century of Cinema

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
2020

Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
2020

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
2020

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Searchers 2.0
2007

Searchers 2.0

The Wicker Man Enigma
2001

The Wicker Man Enigma

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man

The True Story of Hannibal
2005

The True Story of Hannibal

Swing Shift
1984

Swing Shift

The Perfect Scary Movie
2005

The Perfect Scary Movie

Tales of the Uncanny
2020

Tales of the Uncanny

Segal

Segal

The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
1999

The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman

Z Dead End

Z Dead End

Day the World Ended
1955

Day the World Ended

Dinoshark
2010

Dinoshark

Sodankylä Forever
2010

Sodankylä Forever

Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres
2010

Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres

Ski Troop Attack
1960

Ski Troop Attack

Ticket to Hollywood
1984

Ticket to Hollywood

A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus
2021

A Ship of Madness: Deeper and Higher with Pazucus

Horror!!!
1964

Horror!!!

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

A Decade Under the Influence
2003

A Decade Under the Influence

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

Behind the Swinging Blade
2014

Behind the Swinging Blade

Runaway Daughters
1994

Runaway Daughters

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Battle of Blood Island
1960

Battle of Blood Island

Out of the Blue and Into the Black
1987

Out of the Blue and Into the Black

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

In Hock & Staying There

In Hock & Staying There

Hollywood Gangster
2008

Hollywood Gangster

Weird Night
1994

Weird Night

Sharksploitation
2024

Sharksploitation

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Corman's Comedy of Poe
2003

Corman's Comedy of Poe

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
2018

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
2007

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

Target: Harry
1969

Target: Harry

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Lost Explorer
2023

Lost Explorer