5 Great Roger Corman Ripoffs

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[@SwaggyG_2102]

The impact that Roger Corman had on the film industry will never be forgotten. Rest in peace.

[@LucyLioness100]

The man’s passion shone through on any project he made. They may have been cheap, but there was so much heart

[@davidsumner7604]

I read his book, How I Made 100 Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime, when I was in film school. It definitely gave me ideas when I made my first movie. He had an inestimable impact on the world of filmmaking. RIP, dude.

[@Kantami]

i think he lost money on The Intruder. i remember him saying in the documentary about him (Corman's World) that the subject matter and the timing for the film just weren't right and cause issues.

[@doctorbjones2283]

​@@KantamiThe video you're watching discusses this. Yes that movie lost money on theatrical release but it became profitable on video

[@Bird_Dog2099]

That's a fun read. Roger is my hero.

[@stevenhandzel5929]

So did I. Film school was a waste. If I had lived in LA, maybe I could have worked for him.

[@MrUnicorn44]

@@Kantami It was the first time he'd ever invested his OWN money into a film, and that's what hurt the most. That's when he decided that his 'message' - and his personal politics - would remain tucked away in the background of his films, and not up front and overt for all to see.

[@ROMANTIKILLER2]

Corman was pretty much the antithesis of modern Hollywood: spend very little budget to give a decently sized audience what they want, and turn a profit out of it.

[@boboboy8189]

Like a true bussinessman

[@alienboy1322]

Francis ford Coppola, Joe Dante, James Cameron got their start working with Corman. He's definitely part of Hollywood history.

[@garinsparks7041]

And about a million MORE A-Listers

[@boboboy8189]

Didn't Martin Scorsese did movie under George corman too but Scorsese hate that movie???

[@alienboy1322]

@@boboboy8189 The film you're looking for is Boxcar Bertha.

[@iangiovanni6555]

@@boboboy8189 who's george corman?

[@mjjoe76]

Corman gave a lot of younger people a chance to develop their skills and gain experience. If nothing else, he should be credited for that.

[@korbell1089]

What upsets me so much is how quiet Hollywood has been about his death. Roger Corman found and nurtured some of the biggest names in Hollywood now, but I haven't heard anyone there giving their condolences.

[@guyvizard549]

Haven't heard a peep outta the media about Dabney Coleman passing, either. That dude was a legend, too.

[@korbell1089]

@@guyvizard549 Damn, this is the first I heard about Dabney! I loved him in 9to5

[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

Jack Nicholson tried to but he started crying.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

Are you surprised? I'm not.

[@stefanfun]

In case you haven't herad, most of Hollywood consists of scumbags, narcissists and frauds. Few good people there.

[@ErikWalsh-nq4ip]

I've been watch Corman's Edgar Allan Poe movies in tribute. It's a shame that Roger and Vincent Price are gone, but at least we have a treasure of films to enjoy.

[@Fulgrim2]

Also a damn near supernatural eye for spotting talent.

[@pengwin_]

When I was a kid, i wanted to make movies because of Jurassic Park. I wanted to be the next Spielberg. As I got older, and learned more about film production, I realized what i really wanted to be was the next Roger Corman/Andy Sedaris. Corman was one of my heroes, may he rest in peace.

[@Mister-Six]

We need more people like Roger Corman, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, and Charles Band in the entertainment industry.

[@Madbandit77]

I would go with Corman and Band only. Golan and Globus...🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@Mister-Six]

@@Madbandit77 I'd go with all. Cannon Films had great movies.

[@Madbandit77]

@@Mister-Six No they didn't. They look rushed as hell. I don't mind if they looked cheap, but yikes.

[@LucyLioness100]

@@Madbandit77they ruined Superman with their cheapness & the awful script

[@Madbandit77]

@@LucyLioness100 Amen. Superman IV was a total rush job, due to those bozos. I've read the film's novelization and it was better.

[@Madbandit77]

Great video, Cecil. I'm so looking forward the longer tribute video to Roger Corman.

[@billyrattlesticks6949]

It's amazing how many huge A listers, Oscar winners and massive producers, writers and directors got their starts working for Roger Corman, yes most of his films were poorly made, cornfests and rip offs but he's responsible for so much of the talent in and around Hollywood for decades. He gave so many people opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have gotten, that in itself deserve huge respect.

[@boboboy8189]

He is cheapskate and always follow trend at that time. What he did is using capitalist formula into his production. Meanwhile modern Hollywood using Marxism idoelogy

[@LucyLioness100]

Even Jonathan Demme repaid him with a small cameo in “Silence of the Lambs” and they maintained their friendship till Demme passed away in 2017

[@danielwise1724]

I am gonna this when I get home, but thank you, Cecil. This is PERFECT for me to get some of my co workers to dip their toes into B Movies. It’s sad that it’s after the fact, but we need another Roger Corman because I don’t think we would have the peaks we had in the 80’s & 90’s without him giving jobs to James Cameron for production design, we wouldn’t have the Terminator movies, yes, but we wouldn’t have the “Arnold Heyday of action movies”, which I think is more important looking back. And that’s just for action movies, horror and sci-fi too! RIP Roger Corman, you were so important to the industry and I don’t want people to forget your contributions.

[@MrBingogogo]

When I saw that Corman had died I knew you'd touch on it. I usually ignore who produced a film but you've mentioned him so many times it made me appreciate his contributions.

[@shadowfuel]

I've learned so much about Corman and his effect on the industry thanks to this channel. Great work.

[@deanfranz]

Fun fact: film critic Gene Siskel genuinely liked CARNOSAUR, lmao

[@TheRealNormanBates]

the guy who did not like *The Hitcher* and *Blade Runner* liked *Carnosaur.* Welp... _okey doke!_

[@LucyLioness100]

Gene had his moments as did Roger. I mean Roger even gave the OG Halloween positive marks

[@charlesdavis7285]

It's shown on the VHS cover.

[@dallaspope1791]

Frankenstein Unbound will always have a special place in my heart. I remember as a kid watching the ending of the movie on an old CRT tv and it blew my mind for how crazy it was. I enjoy watching it every Halloween and even showed my friends (and my Dad) the movie and they all had a blast watching it.

[@Philbert-s2c]

Yeah, I liked it when I saw it on cable in the early 90's. It's unfairly criticized IMHO.

[@PrivateIvan]

I agree with you! I rented Frankenstein Unbound intending to watch it just to be a Corman completist, but instead found myself saying This is a darn good sci-fi flick! (But I think that it's a flick for sci-fi fans [which I think RC genuinely was], not a sci-fi flick for action fans--sort of 2001 vs. Terminator, one's really action; the other, not really. F-stein Unbound was a wellspring of ideas, much like even the cheapest of RC's output, i.e giant atomic crabs that don't just eat you, but absorb your mind? YOW!) [BTW, check out Sharktopus only for RC's cameo as a guy on the beach using a metal detector to find coins--so f'ing funny!] Thanks!

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

Corman also did a little bit of acting (he played FBI Director Hayden Burke in Silence of The Lambs). He even dabbled in comics (Roger Corman's Cosmic Comics produced a series of comics based on his movies).

[@rogermorris9696]

#He also acted in The Godfather 2, The Howling, Apollo 13. I think most directors who went on to become well known gave him small cameo's in their movies,

[@Madbandit77]

His studio, New World Pictures, bought Marvel Comics in the late 1980s.

[@ikecarr5989]

Also popped up in SCREAM 3.

[@75aces97]

He had a few appearances in his protégés’ movies. And he had quite a few protégés. 😉

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Great job on this video, Cecil. Roger Corman gave us so much entertainment and it never seemed to get old. His ability to move around from genre to genre was probably one of his greatest talents. He will be forever missed and never forgotten. Academy Awards films come and go, but we all remember watching a Roger Corman film.

[@TheOldMan-75]

When talking about how much money Jaws made, it is also important to note that the US population almost doubled since then.

[@shanester1832]

Excellent point. Inflation adjusted is as far as most people go and it doesn't paint the full picture. Population, how many more theaters are there now. The world's number of theaters, I don't think China even showed US movies back then. Jaws, Star Wars were tremendous beyond today's people's understanding. Grandmas & toddlers lining up for a shark movie, everybody had the fever.

[@TheOldMan-75]

@@shanester1832 Exactly that. Not only the US market, but the global market is much, MUCH bigger now. It sounds silly today when some massive movies had tinier box offices than a mid-tier budget these days but those numbers were absolutely insane back then.

[@shanester1832]

@TheOldMan-75 Yes. It feels like Jaws would be a 6 billion dollar movie today.

[@erikbjelke4411]

Well, and Home Video wasn't even a thing, never mind streaming. You wanted to see a movie, you HAD to go to the theater to watch it. If you LOVED the movie and wanted to see it again, you couldn't just say "I'll wait a few months until it comes out on video/DVD/Blu-Ray/streaming, then I can watch it as much as I want." You had to go BACK to the theater to watch it. When "Star Wars" came out, people talking about having seen it five, ten, fifteen times carried a lot more weight, because each time they had to go back to the theater and buy a new ticket.

[@Akutabai5]

I'm going to butcher this but Ron Howard had Roger Corman play an extra in Apollo 13 since Howard had worked with Corman. Apparently Corman looked at the set and asked Howard how he had spent on it. Ron said something like 10 million and Roger replied that he could do it for less than half that. I believe it

[@MrUnicorn44]

He also said that you could make 'Lawrence Of Arabia' for five hundred thousand dollars: "All you have to do is never leave the tent!"

[@luisthekingjaime94]

Roger Corman was such a great Director. This man was all of the above and helped so many young Directors at the time.

[@LostRanger87]

I remember Carnosaur coming on cable TV when I was a pup in the mid 90s. My brother and I were floored cause we thought it would be like Jurassic Park. Dang. Good Times. Corman is the reason why lots of us enjoy B and C movies. Corman is also a big reason why so many of us relate to, and love, Goodbadflicks.

[@big3ye378]

Looking forward to a more thorough look into Roger Corman. That photo of him with Vincent "The FLy" Price is iconic!

[@pong86r]

It's wild to unknowingly watching all of the Corman's movies. I remember Piranaha so fondly that i searched it out earlier this year, so i could finally share it with my kids. Such a great flick!

[@ProfessorHurt]

Frankenstein Unbound. I found it the best of the 80s to early 90s Frankenstein films. I mean Raul Julia as Doctor Frankenstein? John Hurt as basically a future Frankenstein (with his own crazy monster). And Nick Brimble just went to town as the Monster. For it being his final film? He went out on top.

[@DabionFreedom]

A fantastic & heartfelt tribute & top five favourite Roger Corman films video, Cecil. he's definitely one of the best ever. I really hope they release a ultimate blu ray boxset someday. :)

[@pathutchison7688]

3 days and I didn’t even have this in my feed, let alone getting notified. I’ve been a sub for years. I watch every vid. Screw the algorithm.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

KZbin just loves making things difficult.

[@nathanridgway7009]

Enjoyed this, and so glad to hear you're working on a larger tribute video. Can't wait to see it. Corman's legacy was huge and every actor, writer, makeup artist, cameraman, DP, producer, and director he gave a shot to owes their career to him. That's a LARGE chunk of Hollywood. To me, he was to independent productions what Stan Lee was to comics. Rest in peace, Roger Corman.

[@Trevpocalypse]

I will say The Intruder is extremely underrated. Corman gives it a real brisk pace and directs it as an exploitation film, with William Shatner giving such a slimy and electric performance. He showed you can make a message film that's genuinely entertaining. Though I bet Corman was happy to move away from it so he didn't have to worry about his film crew getting run out of towns again when he was filming Intruder.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

Corman was so good at not going over budget with his films. A true maverick. R.I.P

[@JenMistress]

Couldn't agree more with how Hollywood needs to take notes on story first. And yeah, they may not be available for streaming from legal sites, but if you know where to look, let's just say I found ALL of these movies streaming online. 😉 Anyways, enjoyed the video, thank you.

[@McPh1741]

I remember catching "Body Chemistry" on late night back in the early 90s. Movie like that, "The Kiss" and "In the Cold of the Night" were 13 year old boy's delight.

[@FlyingFocs]

Only saw a few of his films. They always seemed fun. R.I.P. Also, at 1:04, it's Die-no-nigh-cuss. What the raptors in Jurassic Park were actually supposed to be (but their still too large).

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

🫡😑🙏🏻👼🏻😢😪

[@cosmicorder2]

Cool video, man. I like to think I am well-versed on Roger Corman lore but I am always finding out something new. Why would I not always find out something new? He has produced a mind-boggling amount of pictures.

[@7Jstamper]

Cecil, please drop a comment on this if you’re heading to Ohio anywhere including, but also southwest of, Columbus (Dayton, Cincinnati) I’ve been watching your channel for a long time (you’ve responded to me before , still waiting on that Evil Toons vid😂😂😂) and your videos, believe it or not, got me through some hard times a few years ago. I had a doc that kept me on pain pills for a decade, and my wife was smart enough to make me get off. While laying in bed detoxing, I discovered your YT channel. It really made me laugh a lot hearing your comments on these cheap (but brilliant) films I grew up on that I didn’t know anyone else knew about. I was sweating bullets, crawling out of my own skin, and shitting my brains out…but I had just discovered your channel and it really made it easier than it could’ve been. If you aren’t coming this way, shoot me a link to where I can donate some loot so you can keep this up. I don’t get to get on here as much as a lot of your other fans, but it’s amazing when I do, so if I missed a link I’m sorry. And again, thank you for this channel. I’m not trying to be corny, but you meant a lot to me when I was going through a hard time. I’m 3 years off the pills by the way! Thanks again! Edit: Also, great message at the end about Hollywood providing entertainment first!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Hey man, good on you for keeping clean. Glad I was able to help give you something to listen to on the way back to the world. :) Not going to be in OH anytime soon. Last time I was there was in 2011 for the filming of The Avengers. Money is kind of tight now so aside from the Sci-Fi Horror Fest (they are paying for travel) its really the only one I can go to. If you do want to donate there is a paypal link on my website. (goodbadflicks dot com) I can't post a direct link or YT will delete it. Thanks for the support! I appreciate the kind words and Evil Toons possibly this year!

[@7Jstamper]

@@GoodBadFlicks Damn, this made my day! Thanks so much for responding! I will head to the website right this minute to donate, and thank you so much for the kind words, and thanks again for all your work. I truly mean it when I say you were able to make me smile when my world was crashing down around me. I know I’m late to the party, and never even thought I would get into KZbin content, and the people behind them, but I’m really happy I found GBF. I’ll be donating right now. Edit: I sent you $50, and then another $15 that will continue monthly. Wish I could send more. Thanks again and keep up the amazing work!

[@AubreyTheKing]

Rest in peace to an absolute legend! One of the BEST filmmakers of all time! Roger Corman will be missed! Great video man! And thanks for making it!

[@geoffkeeys6946]

He was a true master of his craft and will be missed by many people who don't realise it yet.

[@IanGarofalo91]

Fun fact: Brosnan chose the pen name Harry Adam Knight because its initials spell HAK. Kind of a cheeky bit of self awareness.

[@gordons-alive4940]

LOL. I thought that was kind of an odd sounding name and then I noticed what the initials spelled. That explained it.

[@cmmosher8035]

I saw that and figured calling himself a hack had to be intentional. Lol.

[@iDEATH]

Roger Corman was the icon of icons. May his legend never wane, and may he rest in peace. Man, whenever I think back to the movies of his I've loved over the years, I'm always struck immediately by how many I know I haven't watched even once yet. Genius filmmaker for sure.

[@travisshallenberger9486]

Roger Corman could take a decent idea and a modest budget and make a movie that you might react to with "Huh. That was actually decent." Modern Hollywood spends the GDP of a small nation on a movie and gets the same reaction. The difference is that the Hollywood movie is usually forgettable, while the Corman flick is going to stick with you. You'd be talking to your friends about the Corman flick and say "Oh man! I saw this movie the other night and it was WILD. You should DEFINITELY check it out!" That's what I love about his movies. They were like finding gems among gravel. You rented what you knew was a low budget flick or made time to see it on late night cable (or if you're lucky, HBO), thinking it might be a good laugh, but you actually end up loving the flick, warts and all.

[@garinsparks7041]

Best Boss you could ever work for! Corman Class 09✊️

[@BATCHARRO]

Thank you for not spoiling the ending to Carnosaur 2. People really need to see that with fresh eyes for full impact. I don't even like that I'm prompting people that there's an ending but listen reader just watch it ok trust me on this it's nothing like you think. Back in the day the newspaper came with TV guides and I didn't know anything but I saw it had Carnosaur 2 in one of those channels you barely get and I struggled to work a homemade antenna just based on the title alone. Unsuccesfully. Years later it was on a more normal channel though. I did not know it was based on a book though. Edit: I meant Carnosaur 1. Apologies.

[@gregwasserman2635]

I was hooked on Corman movies when I saw "Attack of the Vrab Monsters". "The Professor", Russell Johnson, was in it. Classic 50s monster movie!

[@LAHFaust]

Carnosaur was my first Corman film and will always have a special place with me.

[@cpdreyer]

Piranha made me far more scared of getting into rivers and lakes than Jaws ever did about the ocean. RIP Roger Corman.

[@gdprsn]

RIP The Philippines will never forget you.

[@Madbandit77]

Corman must have been a godsend to that country when it came to film production.

[@sissypissyrapper23]

Thanks for making this video. Corman was an absolute powerhouse and extremely influential

[@bensneb360]

Rest in Peace Roger Corman, thanks for the great work and memories

[@tyrannozilla]

He was one of the most inspirational filmmakers out there and helped to influence many filmmakers that listened to his advice. Goodbye, Roger. You were, and always will be, the B-Movie King.

[@justintoner9817]

Great video Cecil, I watched Piranha a lot on cable growing up. Some of these I've never seen so will keep my eye out for them.

[@jaybojones3473]

He is the king of finding young talent. I sometimes wonder what would happen if he made a film for 10 million.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

Hey Cecil, true movie pundits argue that Billy Jack is the REAL original summer blockbuster. It's also considered the forerunner of how show business has worked for the last 50+ years. A fascinating topic. And one that might make a great video. The franchise started with The Born Losers in 1967. A biker movie about the victim of a motorcycle gang who's afraid to testify against them. Enter Billy Jack, a former Marine who is half native American. He decides to protect the witness from the gang at all costs. I personally feel like The Born Losers is the best film in the series. Btw, Tom Laughlin (Billy Jack) is an interesting character in his own right. (In case you are wondering why I went off on this tangent, my parents named me after the character. In fact, I was born the same year as the sequel, titled simply Billy Jack. Later chapters include The Trial Of Billy Jack, Billy Jack Goes To Washington and the incomplete The Return Of Billy Jack.)

[@TheGuyInTheCheapSeats]

The Billy Jack phenomenon could only have happened in the 70s- a pacifist who beat up bad guys.

[@DerekCFPegritz]

I have that exact edition of _Carnosaur_ on my '80s paperback horror shelf!

[@shlockofgod]

He never stopped smiling and lived to 98.

[@davidlionheart2438]

For me, Roger Corman was unquestionably the greatest pure FILMMAKER in the history of film.

[@PrivateIvan]

Nice tribute, looking forward to your further Corman vids!

[@clarencewalker3925]

With the exception of the still unreleased "The Fantastic Four" I've seen every Corman movie since childhood. RIP

[@boboboy8189]

You can watch it in youtube

[@Kantami]

R.I.P a Legend. his movies weren't High Art, but they sure were entertaining.

[@Philbert-s2c]

No but God Damn, "Masque of the Red Death" comes close...

[@mikemaclean1344]

Thanks for this. I'm looking forward to the tribute.

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

Fun Fact, The Eden Formula is also known by the insane title "Tyrannosaurus Wrecks"

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Oh thats grand lol

[@TyroneBruinsmaFilms]

@@GoodBadFlicks only way to get it here in Australia

[@thEannoyingE]

The first Corman film I saw was either A Bucket of Blood, or Targets, I always found his low budget opening sequences charming. I figured he’d make it to 100, he came close. RIP.

[@MrUnicorn44]

Someone had commented that Mr Corman was planning on reaching 100 ... but, just based on his own track record, he brought himself in 'under budget' by a couple of years.

[@MichaelAlderton]

Roger Cormen wad a true legend he deserves to be recognized always he lived a great life RIP Sir you will be missed

[@robertcarey45]

RIP Mr. Corman, you will be missed greatly. Cecil, I have a question.Are you going to do episodes of Exploring on Roger Corman's Black Scorpion and Fantastic Four in the future?

[@m.k.738]

Best talent scout in the business as well.

[@marcsena1]

I used to watch Carnosaur 3 on a loop because my baby cousin loved it. Only thing I remember is the ill-fitting uniform the protagonist wore.

[@GameplayandTalk]

"I'm... not sure.. I'm ready.. for a commitment!!" 🤣

[@jamesfinch1706]

Hopefully the Retrodrome plug gets us a revival

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Nah, thats all on Josh. He's put it to rest.

[@joshhadley7137]

@@GoodBadFlicks I am an ass. Honestly, though being in school and writing for all the things I do (magazines, comics etc...), I just do NOT have the time. If it were a job (yes, if I got paid), I am SURE I could find the time but you all really have no idea how much prep and effort went into these shows. I can't do that again for the no money I got out of it. Cecil and Petar are amazing dudes and I would work with them again in a heartbeat but unless something changes it is likely not in the cards.

[@75aces97]

I missed the news of his passing. One shame was that he didn’t seem to have a successor. Maybe times and conditions of filmmaking changed but he was definitely a pioneer. For a stretch he had the knack for making profitable low budget movies, saving money by finding brilliant actors, writers and directors *before* they got famous and expensive. He knew how to recruit talent and put them to work in his machine.

[@EyeInTheSky982]

I've watched a few Corman films; but my favorite was Battle Beyond The Stars. My dad took me to see it in the theater, back in 1980; and now, I have both the dvd and blu ray versions of the film. 😁😁

[@dominickholmes3721]

I was corrupted by Corman movies in the 80’s. So many great movies, whether they were “good” or not.

[@cheaptoons]

REST IN POWER ROGER CORMAN ...I can't believe I just discovered it and he's gone too 😔

[@earlleeruhf3130]

I have not seen Carnosoar but whenever I've seen the poster/DVD cover with the name I picture a Dinosaur/Car creature.

[@max666tall]

I really enjoyed Battle Beyond the Stars as a little kid, space battles and cheesy lines had me smiling. Another is Frankenstein Unbound, I thought the Creature looked interesting plus Raul Julia and John Hurt were in it takes the cake.

[@GraySkull289]

That Carnosuar 3 was just called Primal Species in the UK. I've seen that but didn't know it was the end of a trilogy

[@BruceWalther-s2l]

Great video in honor of the late great Director-Producer Roger Corman. I had to point out you enlightened me that Alligator was not a Corman production! I've been mistaken because it was Directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles who previously made the underrated (Quentin Tarantino apparently likes it a lot, too ...) gangster flick The Lady in Red (1979) produced by the Corman's (his wife, actually, was more involved than hubbie Roger...). Piranha is THE movie that got me looking back, again, at Corman productions leading me back to the Poe movies of the 60's; and, particularly, Bucket of Blood which it turns out is one of the best black comedies ever made. Anyways, funny Jurassic Park sounds like the remake of Carnosaur. As much as I like Corman I have passed on many of his later 1990's movies, et cetera. I still haven't seen Traci Lords in the remake of Not of this Earth, for example. I got some Prime Video options. Cool

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

There will no one like Roger Corman, the best among the rest in producing B-movies

[@gabrielpierce1985]

upon hearing of his death I knew it was only a matter time until you released a video like this. well done Cecil

[@PictureProductStudio]

I'm really excited to see the bigger tribute. Corman is an unparalleled figure (well, okay, the only comparable director I can remember is Albert Pyun, who sadly passed away in 2022), who trained everyone from New Hollywood to 1980's visionaries not excluding Menahem Golan (so there would've been no Cannon without Corman). He also had given more chances to talent than anyone in Hollywood, period. Beneath the really entertaining and experimental movies of his there are always really entertaining and inspiring low-budget production stories (The Terror is just jaw-dropping and laugh-out-loud hilarious), but beneath that there was always passion and love for cinema as a medium. Corman distributed quite a few pictures of Bergman, Truffaut, Kurosawa, Fellini, you name it. He had a ton of international partners like Cirio H. Santiago, giving people from around the world a fair shot at Hollywood. He freaking loved the movies and it showed. What kinda amazes me is that you seldom find a picture or a video of him where he's not calm or where he's not smiling. And his smile is just that genuine smile of a guy who won't screw you over because he never did. And that's part of his legend: a genius, a trickster producer but an honorable human being overall.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

The tribute is coming along well, I'm happy with it so far. :)

[@orwellianson]

Roger Corman was a titan and a maestro in equal measure. Loved this man.

[@jonmurphy4889]

The river attack scene in Piranha is hands down one of the funniest animal attack scenes in cinema history. I remember laughing my ass off watching it when I was 5 years old😂😂😂

[@Scatscar1985]

John Brosnan (RIP) also wrote novelisations of "Dempsey and Makepeace" (Until parents complained about his making the stories more graphic than the episodes!)

[@FreihEitner]

With Carnosaur 2 they missed out on the chance to do Carnosaur In Space, and to then follow it up with Carnosaur In The Hood.

[@chainlink2459]

Piranha is definitely a Jaws knockoff, but they at least include footage from the Jaws Atari game over the credits to show that they’re in on the joke.

[@willamsandell1082]

fun to see PIRANHA mentioned…also a film i Art Directed PIRANHA for Joe

[@darkridearchive8626]

Saw Carnosaur when i was way too young and it scared the absolute hell out of me. Today its a favorite

[@Robert-ey9xh]

Mr Corman was a genius.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

I really enjoyed everything that I know he has a hand in, including the movies he remade of his own films for HBO. But my favorite thing with his name attached to it has to be the very underrated Chopping Mall.

[@reignfire85]

Personally, I like Carnosaur 2 more than 1, and I love the original Piranha (the 2010 remake is great, aside from Kelly Brook getting killed when I wanted so bad for her to live). Shame Death Race 2000 and Rock 'n' Roll High School aren't on here, those are such awesome flicks (god, the giant mouse at the end is pure hilarity).

[@bloodrunsclear]

I think Roger would call them 'Capitalizations' instead of rip-offs ;)

[@JPalinkas1993]

Carnosaur was never a "Rip Off" of Jurassic Park. It's a common misconception. It's definitely a "cash-in" on Jurassic Park, though!

[@rhodesridge]

Studio Ghibli should edit together all the exciting scenes from their movies and release it as Carnosaur 5.

[@ObiClon]

Carnosaur & Piranha are big films I enjoy wholeheartedly and still find myself watching/enjoying now. And the reason I have those movies and others like them in my life is due to Roger Corman. He will be greatly missed.

[@paultapner2769]

I did not know that about Diane Ladd and Laura Dern. The things you learn. Margaret Attwood once said something similar to that quote: 'You can be as worthy and important as you want. But if it doesn't entertain as well, it's not worth a damn.' I watched Mst3k Gunslinger again recently for the first time in a while. The film is a cheap production shot in a hurry. But the story and the acting were pretty solid. So I enjoyed it a lot for what it was. Teenage Caveman is still terminally dull though.

[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

Not nearly as dull when Joel and the bots riff it for you.

[@jasonsantos3037]

I love Roger Corman movies and we are gonna miss the king of b-movies himself long live for a great man.

[@sniper712]

Hot dang Maria Ford, that's all i got... doing great honoring Corman's work Cecil... 😄

[@mikekz4489]

Piranha II scared me when I was a kid. Flying fish that will eat your face.

[@ikecarr5989]

Love the original PIRANHA. My niece loved it also. When she saw my DVD she asked what it was about I told her it was about little fishies that eat people. The six year old then said "I want to see the little fishies eat people " For awhile whenever she'd come over she'd say "I want to see the little fishies eat the people.",and pop it in. On the subject of your recommendations, I'm surprised you didn't pick out HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP. Quite good. But I can understand with the subject of rapey fishmen can turn off people.

[@Nono-hk3is]

8:11 "I thought you said we got Alan Arkin for this movie!" "No, I said we got Alan *Arkish* "

[@danielegrassi6621]

Roger Corman is a legend, and legends never die ❤️