Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel R
Some men dream of conquering the world. Roger Corman created his own.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 29 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 27, 2012
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Featured: | Bob Burns | |
| Directed by | Alex Stapleton | |
| Composition by | Air | |
| Subject: | Roger Corman | |
| Hosted by | John Sayles, Penelope Spheeris, Robert De Niro, Frances Doel, Jim Wynorski, Eric Balfour, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, Jonathan Demme, George Hickenlooper, Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Fonda, Ron Howard, Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Allan Arkush, Pam Grier, Irvin Kershner, Joe Dante, Dick Miller, Gale Anne Hurd, Tom Sherak, William Shatner, Jonathan Haze, Eli Roth, Martin Scorsese, Gene Corman, Polly Platt, David Carradine, Jonathan Kaplan, Mary Woronov, Roger Corman, Peter Bogdanovich, Bruce Dern & Julie Corman |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Along the way this documentary interviews the likes of Nicholson, Ron Howard and (of course) Corman himself. Add some scarce footage and you've got a winner that is sure to please die-hard fans as well as newbies.
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Sci-Fi Movie Page
Almost any documentary on Roger Corman would be fascinating, and Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, directed by Alex Stapleton, is certainly that.
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Combustible Celluloid
Rating: 3.5/4 --
At one point in this joyful documentary, Jack Nicholson discusses the countless cheapies produced by Roger Corman and cracks, "By mistake, he actually made a good picture every once in a while."
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Creative Loafing
Surprisingly, there's a very sour tone to "Corman's World" that undercuts a lot of the attempts to look back at Roger Corman's films with a laugh and a nostalgic gleam.
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Cinema Crazed
Rating: 2.5/4 --
Like many of the 400-odd movies Roger Corman has produced and/or directed, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel has a title that sizzles over content that merely simmers.
Toronto Star
Rating: 3/4 --
Alex Stapleton's lively, engrossing and enlightening documentary about a career that can be described as surprising on multiple counts.
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Washington Post
Corman's greatest legacy might be the incredible roster of talent he nurtured: Scorsese, De Niro, Jonathan Demme, Bruce Dern, John Sayles, Peter Bogdanovich. All these and more pay tribute to the great man...
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Product Description:
The director of more than fifty films and producer of over 300 more, prolific B-movie maven Roger Corman is profiled in this biographical documentary from filmmaker Alex Stapleton. From LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS to ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, the documentary explores the wide variety of films that encompass Corman's prolific and enduring career.
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- UPC: 013132387697
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