How I Made A Hundred Movies in Hollywood - Softcover

Corman, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385304897 ISBN 13: 9780385304894

Publisher: Delta, 1991

Synopsis

Maverick director and producer Roger Corman offers an account of his offbeat Hollywood career and his role as the successful purveyor of low-budget B movies

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About the Author

Roger Corman founded the film company AIP, and has directed and/or produced such low-budget classics as Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Call Nurses, Bloody Mama, Piranha, and many others.

From Publishers Weekly

Independent filmmaker Corman ( The Beast ; The Little Shop of Horrors ) wrongly argues here that his is not "one of the more significant careers in film history." Having helped launch directors Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich and Martin Scorsese, and actors Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern and Sylvester Stallone, he is certainly one of the motive forces in American movies today. In this revealing autobiography, written with the coauthor of Papa John , Corman tells amazing tales of shooting full-length films in mere days with budgets under $100,000, and states his conviction that cinema is a fusion of art and money--which explains, he believes, why Americans do it so well. This account of Corman's life and career includes reminiscences by those who have worked with him: performers, directors, assistant producers, writers. The book is a significant contribution to the history of American movies. Photos not seen by PW.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Delta
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0385304897
• ISBN 13: 9780385304894
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256