This is a list of films directed or produced by Roger Corman.
This is a partial list. Corman was famously prolific, both in his American International Pictures years and afterward. The IMDb credits Corman with 55 directed films and some 385 produced films from 1954 through 2008, many as un-credited producer or executive producer (consistent with his role as head of his own New World Pictures from 1970 through 1983). Corman also has significant credits as writer and actor.
Film
editProducer only
editExecutive producer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | The Beast with a Million Eyes | David Kramarsky Lou Place Donald Myers |
Uncredited; Also directed some scenes |
| 1958 | Hot Car Girl | Bernard L. Kowalski | |
| The Cry Baby Killer | Joe Addis | ||
| 1959 | Attack of the Giant Leeches | Bernard L. Kowalski | |
| 1960 | Battle of Blood Island | Joel Rapp | |
| 1976 | Eat My Dust! | Charles B. Griffith | |
| 1978 | Avalanche | Corey Allen | |
| 1982 | Sorceress | Jack Hill | Hill credited as Brian Stuart |
| 1983 | Deathstalker | James Sbardellati | Sbardellati credited as John Watson |
| 1985 | Barbarian Queen | Héctor Olivera | |
| 1987 | Deathstalker II | Jim Wynorski | |
| 1995 | Dillinger and Capone | Jon Purdy | |
| 2008 | Death Race | Paul W. S. Anderson | |
| 2011 | Death Race 2 | Roel Reiné | |
| 2013 | Death Race 3: Inferno | ||
| 2015 | Fist of the Dragon | ||
| 2018 | Death Race: Beyond Anarchy | Don Michael Paul |
TV movies
editProducer
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hellfire | David Tausik |
| 2006 | Saurian | John Carl Buechler |
| 2010 | Sharktopus | Declan O'Brien |
| 2015 | Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda | Kevin O'Neill |
| Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf |
Executive producer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Outside Chance | Michael Miller | |
| 1980 | The Georgia Peaches | Daniel Haller | |
| 1994 | Cheyenne Warrior | Mark Griffiths | |
| 1995 | Suspect Device | Rick Jacobson | Part of the Roger Corman Presents |
| The Alien Within | Scott P. Levy | ||
| Sawbones | Catherine Cyran | ||
| Virtual Seduction | Paul Ziller | ||
| Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats | Dan Golden | ||
| The Wasp Woman | Jim Wynorski | ||
| A Bucket of Blood | Michael James McDonald | ||
| Piranha | Scott P. Levy | ||
| Terminal Virus | Dan Golden | ||
| 1996 | Subliminal Seduction | Andrew Stevens | |
| Inhumanoid | Victoria Muspratt | ||
| Alien Avengers | Lev L. Spiro | ||
| The Unspeakable | Howard McCain | ||
| Last Exit to Earth | Katt Shea | Part of the Roger Corman Presents | |
| Humanoids from the Deep | Jeff Yonis | ||
| 1997 | Alien Avengers II | Dave Payne | |
| 1999 | Velocity | Harvey Berman | |
| 2001 | Avalanche Alley | Paul Ziller | |
| 2005 | Asphalt Wars | Henry Crum | |
| Bloodfist 2050 | Cirio H. Santiago | ||
| 2007 | Cry of the Winged Serpent | Jim Wynorski | |
| 2010 | Dinoshark | Kevin O'Neill | |
| Dinocroc vs. Supergator | Jim Wynorski | ||
| 2011 | Camel Spiders | ||
| 2012 | Piranhaconda |
Acting roles
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Monster from the Ocean Floor | Tommy | Uncredited |
| The Fast and the Furious | Roadblock State Trooper | ||
| 1957 | Naked Paradise | Office Worker | |
| 1958 | War of the Satellites | Ground Control | Uncredited |
| Hot Car Girl | Cop Who Finds Note | ||
| The Cry Baby Killer | Joe - TV Truck Man | ||
| 1959 | The Wasp Woman | Doctor in the Hospital | |
| 1960 | Ski Troop Attack | German Soldier Entering Cabin | |
| 1961 | Atlas | Greek soldier | |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Senator #2 | |
| 1976 | Cannonball! | District Attorney | |
| 1981 | The Howling | Man in Phone Booth | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Swing Shift | Mr. MacBride | |
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | F.B.I. Director Hayden Burke | |
| 1993 | Body Bags | Dr. Bregman | Segment "Eye" |
| Philadelphia | Mr. Roger Laird | ||
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Congressman | |
| 2000 | Scream 3 | Studio Executive | |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Hollywood Director | |
| 2009 | Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue | Himself | Documentary |
Unmade and unreleased films
edit- High Steel - a "steeplejack story" (1955)[1]
- Cobra - a film to be shot in India in Cinemascope (1955)[1] with Gaby Bruyère[2]
- Fortress Beneath the Sea - shot off Baja California (1955)[1]
- The Kickback by John Robinson and Frank Burt[3]
- an adaptation of She by H. Rider Haggard for American International Pictures (late 1950s) - never made, although Corman got to travel overseas, scouting locations[4]
- Devil on Horseback - a Western based on the Brownsville Raid based on a script by Charles B. Griffith (1955)[5]
- The Stake - a Western by George Leffert to star Dana Andrews[6]
- Part Time Mother - from a script by Charles B. Griffith[7]
- The Haunted Dream (circa 1961) - a biopic of Edgar Allan Poe[8]
- I Flew a Spy Plane Over Russia (early 1960s) - based on the Francis Gary Powers incident with a script written by Robert Towne that Corman claims was not finished in time[9]
- a biopic on Robert E. Lee for United Artists (early 1960s)[10]
- an adaptation of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (mid-1960s) based on a script by Hugh Leonard for Columbia, which they did not want to make[11]
- an adaptation of Kafka's The Penal Colony for Columbia, to be shot on the set for King Rat (1965)[12]
- a script by novelist Richard Yates about the Battle of Iwo Jima (circa 1965)[13]
- The Long Ride Home - a Western based on a script by Robert Towne (circa 1965)[13]
- Couples - based on a novel by John Updike for United Artists (circa 1971)[14]
- The Fantastic Four - a film produced by Corman, but never released (1993–94)
Documentary appearances
edit- Some Nudity Required (1998)
- Popatopolis (2009)
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c "Movieland events:Paul Schofield gets Huston attention." Los Angeles Times, February 9, 1955, p. 21.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda. "Film of life at new aviation academy set for Bob Taylor." Chicago Daily Tribune, March 16, 1955, p. b6.
- ^ "Corman takes option to film 'Kickback'." Los Angeles Times, July 24, 1955, p. d5.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. "Shocker pioneers tell how to make monsters: Want to make a monster? Experts tell how it's done," Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1958, p. E1.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda. "Story of ex-fighter to be dramatic film." Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1955, p. 12.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin. "Drama: Gable, Turner costar deal foreseen; Andrews indicated for 'Stake'." Los Angeles Times, April 24, 1956, p. 21.
- ^ Genet's 'Deathwatch' to be given locally.' Los Angeles Times, December 23, 1959, p. 14.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. "Warners will film Kennedy navy saga: Exploit titled 'PT Boat 109'; Paul Newman, Ritt Lo repeat." Los Angeles Times, March 9, 1961, p. B11.
- ^ Corman 1990, p. 108.
- ^ Corman 1990, p. 170.
- ^ Corman 1990, p. 124.
- ^ Corman 1990, pp. 124–125.
- ^ a b Corman 1990, p. 125.
- ^ Corman 1990, pp. 180–181.
Bibliography
edit- Corman, Roger and Jim Jerome, How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never lost a Dime. New York: Muller, 1990. ISBN 978-0-3945-6974-1.
External links
edit- Roger Corman at Allmovie
- Roger Corman at IMDb