Movies 98 Years of Legendary Hollywood Genius - RIP Roger Corman

[SoberChef]

Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98

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Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of B movies and discovered Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died. He was 98.

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[SaysWho?]

I've never heard of him, actually. But if he's the one who discovered fucking Nicholson, Scorsese, and De Niro, then shame on me for not knowing.

[TheLeon]

34 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

I've never heard of him, actually. But if he's the one who discovered fucking Nicholson, Scorsese, and De Niro, then shame on me for not knowing.

He’s one of those guys that I’ve never felt the need to actually seek out any of his movies (I’ve never been much of a classic B movie guy), but he’s a fascinating person to read about. You’ll find plenty of great anecdotes like this: 
 

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Corman's B-movie directors were given minuscule budgets and often told to finish their films in as little as five days. When Howard, who would go on to win a best director Oscar for “A Beautiful Mind,” pleaded for an extra half day to reshoot a scene in 1977 for “Grand Theft Auto,” Corman told him, “Ron, you can come back if you want, but nobody else will be there.”

 

[Keyser_Soze]

42 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

I've never heard of him, actually. But if he's the one who discovered fucking Nicholson, Scorsese, and De Niro, then shame on me for not knowing.

 

[Keyser_Soze]