[/wide]Dinocroc vs Supergator, Sharktopus, Piranhaconda, Slumber Party Massacre II, Stripped to Kill, Chopping Mall, Dinoshark, The Brain Eaters, Ski Troop Attack, The Wasp Woman, Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Velvet Vampires, Scorpius Gigantus. You may not have heard of any of these films, but they are just some of the 400+ Films Roger Corman has been responsible for bringing to fruition.
Awarded an Honarary Academy Award for his body of work, Corman has acted as a mentor for many directors such as Francis Ford Copola, Martin Soorcese, Ron Howard and James Cameron. He has also helped launch the careers of actors of the like of Jack Nicholson, Robert de Niro, Peter Fonda & Dennis Hopper. Since the 70s, he’s mainly been known for production roles in a long line of B-Movies, but he’s highly regarded for his early directorial work on a raft of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations. He’s gained a reputation throughout his career for making profitable films.
Showing as part of the Showroom’s Cult Tuesday screenings, Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel is a documentary spanning his entire career and huge body of work. Jam-packed with rare interviews from taciturn film-stars and directors such as Jack Nicholson and Peter Bogdanovich, Corman’s World promises to be a blast; full of fake blood and plastic hybrid monsters.
“A highly entertaining tribute to Roger Corman, one of Hollywood’s most prolific, enduring and unconventionally influential film producers.” – LA Times
“A supremely watchable documentary-tribute to the exploitation king Roger Corman.” – The Guardian
For more information, and to book tickets, visit the Showroom’s website http://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/cormansworld
