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Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

2011 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 7.1 · 87% critics

Documentary

This documentary traces the long, scrappy career of a famously resourceful low-budget filmmaker who helped shape American independent movies. Through interviews, stories, and archival material, it explores how he kept working outside the system, took creative risks, and launched the early careers of many future stars and directors.

Also known as King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman

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Details
Original title
Corman's World
Years
2011
Release date
2011-12-16
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
91 min
Critic score
87/100
TMDB rating
7.1/10 (84 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like upbeat, informative documentaries about creative outsiders and Hollywood history, with lots of interviews and nostalgia; Not for you if you want a deep, critical profile or heavy film clips like Gilbert.

Pros: fascinating career stories; lively celebrity interviews; funny behind-the-scenes moments | Cons: not very deep; some omissions; limited film footage

Themes

  • cinema on cinema
  • movie business
  • 1970s
  • biography
  • woman director
  • 1980s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1990s
  • cinema history
  • portrait of an artist
  • portrait of a filmmaker
  • +2 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Alex Stapleton