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Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98
Variety ^ | 5/11/2024 | Richard Natale, Tim Gray

Posted on 05/11/2024 7:08:47 PM PDT by Borges

Legendary B-movie king Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of low-budget films and discovered such future industry stars as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died. He was 98.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: corman; hollywood; movies
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1 posted on 05/11/2024 7:08:47 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

98 is a good run. RIP


2 posted on 05/11/2024 7:12:00 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: Ken H

Only the good die young.


3 posted on 05/11/2024 7:13:56 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: Borges

I didn’t know he was alive, he must have been pleased at the modern fame he achieved in recent decades.


4 posted on 05/11/2024 7:14:39 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Borges

RIP. I may have to scare up some of his movies. The last thing I saw of him was his cameo in “Apollo 13.”


5 posted on 05/11/2024 7:14:48 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Borges

Two of his films I enjoyed were “The Wasp Woman,” and “Bloody Mama.” R.I.P.


6 posted on 05/11/2024 7:14:58 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Borges

Lots of successful directors got their start working for Corman.


7 posted on 05/11/2024 7:16:27 PM PDT by Roadrunner383 (m)
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To: gundog

He had a cameo?


8 posted on 05/11/2024 7:18:21 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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9 posted on 05/11/2024 7:19:02 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Borges

Famous for always being under budget and ahead of schedule. A rarity in Hollyweird.


10 posted on 05/11/2024 7:19:03 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: Borges

Battle Beyond the Stars… John-Boy is a star hero!


11 posted on 05/11/2024 7:32:06 PM PDT by Skywise
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12 posted on 05/11/2024 7:32:10 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Borges

SHARKTOPUS VS. WHALEWOLF Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGTJ4Cv5ktE


13 posted on 05/11/2024 7:35:30 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: gundog

He was also in The Godfather II
14 posted on 05/11/2024 7:37:24 PM PDT by Borges
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To: gundog

Oh


15 posted on 05/11/2024 7:43:03 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Borges

The end of an era. So many great weirdo movies done only because he could make them fast and cheap.

RIP

Freegards


16 posted on 05/11/2024 7:43:54 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: hole_n_one
A great atomic age movie, and telepathic intelligent crabs, just like you imagined them. I love the futuristic stylistic opening credits.

But "It conquered the world" with lee van cleef and peter graves is one of the scariest films I remember from the 60's drive in.
And "creature from the haunted sea" is the funniest.

17 posted on 05/11/2024 7:49:02 PM PDT by Waverunner
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To: sphinx

Corman dies at 98. RIP


18 posted on 05/11/2024 7:49:22 PM PDT by dynachrome ("God grant I don't outlive my wits.")
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To: Borges

MST3K riffed quite a few of Corman’s movies. “Viking Women” might be my favorite.


19 posted on 05/11/2024 7:53:39 PM PDT by Restless
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To: Chode

Uh. . .no words.


20 posted on 05/11/2024 7:57:18 PM PDT by jimfree (My 21 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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