hitchens@ut-sally.UUCP (Ron Hitchens) (05/15/84)
[Oh my Gosh, it's the Giant radioactive Space Slug] >What other movies has Roger Corman done?? The name is very familiar, I >just can't place it. > >Altogether, low-budget, but kind of workmanlike and straightforward. More >like watching a play, not a slick production. > >-- Lars Ericson Shame on you, everyone should know that Roger Corman is the founder of New World Pictures, the inventors of "low-budget". New World is responsible for most of the "The <whatever> That Ate <wherever>" type movies. They (along with Hammer) also made most of the low-budget horror flicks running on the late-late-late show. They've been around since the 50's, but have only been doing "major" releases for the last few years (best known is probably "Battle Beyond the Stars"). Corman and New World discovered a lot of people who went on to be real heavyweights in "the biz". Jack Nicholson and Francis Coppola for example (Corman made a cameo in the Godfather II as a member of the Senate committe investigating Michael Corleone). New World provided a place where they could practice their craft a build a reputation. All the New World pictures have a great tongue-in-cheek attitude, "Big Bad Mama", currently running on Cinemax, is classic New World. They also made one called "Hollywood Boulevard" which was an hilarious spoof on New World itself. New World pictures is what gives meaning to Joe Bob Briggs' life. It's the real thing: high quality trash. I love it. Ron "Cut, we ran out of film" Hitchens hitchens@ut-sally.UUCP ------------------------------------------------------------------
twh@mb2c.UUCP (Tim Hitchcock) (05/15/84)
I thought New World was a rather NEW company. Didn't roger do work for American International in the 60's ?
lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) (05/16/84)
Before he began "New World Pictures" (which is out here in the West L.A. area) Roger was the absolute KING of "American International" low-budget horror films. The list of his classics is IMMENSE and I won't even try to list any here. --Lauren--
rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins) (05/16/84)
Since there appears to be quite a bit of interest in this dude, I will mention that Heavy Metal magazine had an interview with him a couple of months back (March or April, maybe). I didn't read it, though. -- Randwulf (Randy Haskins); Path= genrad!mit-eddie!rh
boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) (05/17/84)
Ah, DEATHRACE 2000 features *David* Carradine (of KUNG FU fame), not John.
I believe that the most recent "graduate" of Corman's schlock mill (but what
wonderful schlock!) is Joe Dante, who, after directing ALLIGATOR for Corman,
went on to do THE HOWLING and the "It's a *Good* Life!" section of TWILIGHT ZONE
--- THE MOVIE. His most recent movie is the Spielberg-produced GREMLINS.
Corman's New World studios is also responsible for that latest of mid-
night movie cult films, ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, which featured a very well
done giant mouse costume created by Rob Bottin (effects man for THE HOWLING and
THE THING). Bottin also did the monster costumes for HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP,
which I believe is another New World film.
Whatever one says about Corman, one has to admit that he has fostered
some great talent.
--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard, MA)
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