His name is never mentioned when people talk about great film directors, and that’s almost understandable given some of the schlocky films he’s made. But what he may not have in quality, Corman certainly makes up for in sheer quantity (more than 300 movies to date) and that deserves some sort of recognition. He is also responsible for giving some of the best actors, directors and filmmakers working today their first break. It’s hard to say that without Roger Corman there wouldn’t have been a Scorsese or a De Niro, but who knows when they would have gotten their start and where it would have taken them without films like Boxcar Bertha. And as Jack Nicholson, another Corman find, says in the movie, occasionally Roger Corman did make a good film, even if it was by accident. See this documentary, then start watching a body of work unlike any other.
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