Roger Corman On Jack Nicholson, Robert DeNiro, Don Rickles And More | Letterman

The "King of Schlock" talks about working with some of Hollywood's biggest names.
(From "Late Night," air date: 9/1/82)
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[@orbison]

The idea that this man opened the doors for Scorsese, Coppola, Nicholson, Ron Howard, James Cameron, and so many more is quite an achievement. R.I.P to the great Roger Corman.

[@keefriff99]

Cameron did some very good visual FX work for Corman…his talent was apparent from the get-go.

[@b0tterman]

and Pam Grier!

[@Warp75]

Very clever man & a gentleman RIP

[@cgoad]

R.I.P. Mr. Corman - May 9, 2024.

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

A truly incredible & humble man.

[@UniversalExports23]

Don't forget Roger Corman's great dramatic turn in "Godfather Part 2" as one of the Senators grilling Michael Corleone before the Rackets Committee. A true originator in shoestring, no-budget filmmaking. RIP 😢

[@charold3]

He’s fun in that bit role.

[@balexsmith7952]

Also he was great as a higher-up in the FBI in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.

[@jeffclement2468]

"You never know what's going on in the back of somebody's mind." 🌹

[@francisspratley7212]

Corman is full-blown charm! What a gentleman!

[@keefriff99]

An absolute legend. I love watching interviews with Corman…he had such a pleasant and articulate speaking style. Very smart man. It’s crazy to think this interview was 42 years ago and he was 56 here.

[@jedijones]

And he was already worried about being an elder statesman.

[@billshelton9147]

What a great voice.

[@mikestevenson576]

Yes! In those days, he probably could've made a living just from that.

[@JohnRCWilson]

I was thinking I’d love to have heard him and George Takei have a conversation.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

@@JohnRCWilson It'd sound like some guy talking to himself.

[@markbell5250]

A bit like Bob Barker.

[@ethanedwards7557]

He had such an incredible voice, he could have easily been a voice over artist as well.

[@ryanellis4474]

Letterman was a good interviewer He is so quick He keeps things going beautifully

[@jedijones]

This was one of his best, especially for a topic he didn't seem all that knowledgeable about.

[@klipkultur3680]

What a voice!!! Thank you Roger Corman for all the entertainment. Rest In Peace...

[@Rnyargd]

I had pure admiration and adoration for that man.

[@CatJabZ]

Such an innovative and cinematic pioneer. He will be missed.

[@riccarrasquilla379]

RIP Corman. Thanks for the movies and memories

[@terrywright8731]

Pit and the Pendulum- one of my all time favorites, seen it probably 100 times.

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

Thanks for the rec!

[@meshuggah2]

He was one of a kind. Truly great at everything he did.

[@mannybravo237]

Schlockmeister supreme🤘🏻. Wow, what a cool gentleman, so happy, mellow, enjoys his craft. With Bobby, Charlie, Donnie, Jacky, et. al.🎞📽🎬📼🕯 R I P, Mr. Corman🌠

[@Bearcade]

RIP, my favorite producer. Love his and Julie’s flicks.

[@dottiegillespie8067]

Man, that man made so much horror I own on vhs and he changed the face of horror. I hope his life was glorious. He surely enriched mine. He will never be forgotten.

[@stevekish2717]

‘You never know what’s going on in the back of someone’s mind’, he says, with a glimmer in his eye. This guy was fantastic!

[@brentgardner5103]

So many memories of seeing his movies at the old Cardinal Drive-in on Friday and Saturday nights. Thank you, Mr. Corman!!

[@dwalden74]

Oh myyyy! He talks like George Takai too! RIP Legend. ❤

[@JET7C0]

Such a great segment. I honestly love Roger's voice and way of speaking, too - it's so calming and old school. Really glad Letterman/his team more likely are putting up these clips from his old, "late late" show from the 80s - it was such an excellent show, and at that time iin the zeitgeist, you could actually go in-depth, and serious, and it was no problem.

[@MaxStax1]

I always remember him from the Ron Howard movie Apollo 13 where he played a Senator touring NASA and asking Jim Lovell questions.

[@waynespencer3036]

RIP Roger Corman. Thank you for so many wonderful movie memories. Condolences to his family and friends. Love and best wishes from the UK.

[@JosephDickersonUX]

God bless Roger. He was cheap, but he gave so many people the opportunity to make movies... which was a dream to all of them. He made that dream come true. RIP.

[@racheledwards2352]

RIP Mr Corman. You were an amazing man

[@captainxray]

We’ll miss you more than you’ll ever know Roger. Thank you so much for everything. RIP

[@Ryan-on5on]

No man was more responsible for so many illustrious careers in filmmaking as Mr. Corman. R.I.P., Sir!

[@glennhodges]

And don't forget his classic cameo in "The Howling", when he gets in the phone booth and immediately checks the coin return. LOL or in Sharktopus when he's walking the beach with a metal detector. Frugal but never cheap. Rest easy, Mr. Corman.

[@TTM9691]

Wow, what an episode THIS was: Roger Corman......and then Viva! 🤯 No wonder why I used to tape this show every night! And that's when a blank video tape cost, like, twenty bucks!

[@doccyclopz]

The World's lost a true Legend of Cinema .

[@peterquinn7878]

Jonathan Demme cast Corman as the FBI director in The Silence Of The Lambs as a tribute to his mentor.😼

[@nanny287]

He would have been terrific, but Scott Glenn got that role. Was Roger Corman actually considered or cast for it?

[@peterquinn7878]

@@nanny287 Ok, Jack Crawford was in charge of Behavioural Science. But his superior was FBI Director Hayden Burke. He has one scene on the telephone with Scott Glenn.🤔

[@larsbagger7840]

'Fitzcarraldo' is one of my favorite Werner Herzog movies. It blew me away the first time I saw it!

[@MichelleUS66]

Dave seemed genuinely impressed by Mr. Corman. This was a really good interview. Roger Corman also had a very distinct voice - he sounded a lot like George Takei does now.

[@ACD1994]

Roger Corman, had a golden voice. RIP to the legend.

[@sbwification2]

He made some of the best film adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe's writings. Just for that he should be remembered as a great filmmaker.

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

I would say that the world needs more filmmakers like Roger Corman but then again, if there were, the world might not realize how special he truly was.

[@margeshilling7983]

I sobbed when I read of his death. This man loved making films and launched so many great careers. Such a warm and down to earth man. R.I.P, Mr. Corman.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Amazing producer, awesome legacy, great interview! A 60s kid, my nostalgic favourite of Roger's productions is the Corman-Poe series, with lots of campy Vincent Price.

[@kamuelalee]

Mr. Corman was a classy gentleman it seemed. RIP

[@spooley]

RIP, sir. Gilbert Gottfried is talking Roger's ear off right now. Many fond mentions on the Amazing Colossal podcast Gilbert and Frank Santopadre hosted for years.

[@Denistone]

True legend.

[@JoshColletta]

"Some of the films really were done almost as jokes to see if we could do a film, to see if I could do a film in two days for thirty thousand dollars." And the answer was yes! He could, and he did!

[@ForeverBennett]

He had such charm and a great voice, like a TV gameshow host or salesman.

[@jirizak729]

What a soothing, cultivating voice

[@unperson5713]

Roger Corman was an institution who left an indelible mark on cinema. This is an end of an era and a sad day in film history.

[@felixwatkins958]

Interesting interview with an important figure in American cinema. RIP.

[@mikezazworsky]

Roger Corman, dead at 98...and, yes, I do suspect foul play.

[@MTMountainMan5411]

Well done, Sir.

[@JiveDadson]

The East Village musical was an absolute hoot!

[@jacuzzishoes]

Rest in Peace Mr. Corman

[@progyandas9650]

He apparently started as a messenger for Fox Pictures despite having an engineering degree, just shows how important struggle is . I've never seen any of his movies but now will binge watch all .

[@JasonDeline]

REQUEST: A Siskel & Ebert supercut

[@moepanetta9028]

I grew up watching your movies, many of which I have on DVD 📀, my thoughts and prayers are with you Roger, rest in peace my dear friend, God bless you.

[@TheRightRoast]

Coreman & Letterman. Very interesting these two legends meeting. Both quite similar actually as they were both famously amazing at giving voices to many talented people in their respective fields. They even look like they could be brothers!!

[@outtathyme5679]

Attack of the Crab Monsters is a classic. Also RnR HS

[@Regi869]

Wow, what a voice he had

[@rgfrw]

TBS, before they went on cable, was a local UHF station in Atlanta. They showed Little Shop of Horrors fairly often on the late nite movies in the early 70s. Long Live Gravis Mushnick! The best line in the movie: "FEED ME!"

[@sunshinegirl1655]

R.I.P. Mr. Corman

[@TentinQuarantino_]

I had no idea how charming Corman was. He’s like Mr Rogers if the Neighborhood was WeHo

[@rudyciavarro]

just watched little shop for first time Friday evening unaware of mr corman's passing. reminded me of my favorite of his -- a beatnik morality tale called - a bucket of blood!

[@treborretsnom6186]

Visionary

[@hyacinthlynch843]

The man could make a great movie on a shoe string budget. He was a genius.

[@robinblackmoor8732]

Oh, here we go again. Now we are supposed to believe Roger Corman died.

[@idonegotold]

RIP KING

[@AntonGully]

He'll be back.

[@backforblood3421]

I had not heard that he died last week.

[@Warp75]

‘82 the year Android with Kinski was released

[@mikekisonu6825]

The guy went to Stanford AND Oxford. 🤯 Go figure. 😳😆👍🏻

[@collegeman1988]

I’ve never heard of Hundreds of Others. What’s that movie about?

[@dondevice8182]

RIP: RogerCorman, Steve Albini-- I can’t stand this! I must be nest- but how could I be so lucky?😊

[@samanthab1923]

He shows up in Godfather 2

[@orbison]

Many of the directors whose careers he launched often, as a tradition, cast him in small roles in their movies.

[@talcy]

And Apollo 13.

[@landonwhyte2973]

And silence of the lambs

[@Brandon_Loves_Horror]

@@landonwhyte2973 A good eye there, Landon Whyte. The late/great George Romero also cameoed in "Silence" because they shot in his native Pittsburgh.

[@landonwhyte2973]

@@Brandon_Loves_Horror very interesting

[@videogameobsession]

R.I.P. Roger Corman. He made some of the best worst movies, ever!

[@user-eq2dx2jp6v]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ hi dear dave ❤❤❤

[@krisscanlon4051]

Fitzcarraldo no less...Corman was something else

[@HumanBeanbag]

The Great

[@kevincarr335]

RIP

[@andydixon2980]

The guy's fixed smile is a bit unnerving.

[@briansays2286]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

WAS HE EVVVUHH IN THE ...CORPS ...(?). Created an adjective, if any, cormanesque ... a merit though not a legion of 1 ...King of Exploitation ..."corpsman, corpsman ! " - the WIA shouted an Iwo ...now a corpse. Life can be a beach ...or a nuisance

[@frankcross6958]

as soon as i see an old letterman clip chances are that guest just died

[@dustinprewitt]

he looks and sounds like a white George Takei

[@AnnaAwesome77]

I don’t even care about films anymore because I know it’s all who can pay the most gets to play the most and movie stars are all stars because somebody put them there because they have more talent than anyone else. Which is why I don’t watch movies or televisionnews or any of it it’s all BS. Who can pay gets to be played

[@jimmuzzi1072]

Wow. How sad.

[@63MGB1]

Even if this is totally true about Hollywood films there are lots of excellent foreign and independent films still being made and literally thousands of great older films readily available these days. Why ditch the entire thing because of the 1% that's new, popular, and bad?

[@sweetstephylu]

“You never know what’s going on in the back of somebody’s MIND” 🎡🏟️🌋🚀✈️🎪🧩🍔💥🪐🧠🤡😹😈

[@seanseyerle]

🎥

[@b0tterman]

He just seemed to truly enjoy what he did. He had such an incredible life. And, he didn't take himself so seriously. I'm certain there will a biopic about him soon.

[@jasenweitekamp2036]

That'd be great! Hope so!

[@1992Magnascopics]

Director Joe Dante has been planning a Corman biopic with Bill Hader starring. We'll see if it ever happens.

[@jjphoenix4055]

A genius and a trailblazer. Easily one of hollywood's unsung heroes. He's done more for movie history than most overrated oscar winning directors and producers. I just rewatched the entire Poe cycle that still among my favourite movies ever. Rest in Peace, sir.