Roger Corman filmography
Films directed or produced by Roger Corman
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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
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1955 | Five Guns West | Yes | Yes | |
Apache Woman | Yes | Yes | ||
Day the World Ended | Yes | Yes | ||
1956 | Swamp Women | Yes | Yes | |
The Oklahoma Woman | Yes | Yes | ||
It Conquered the World | Yes | Yes | ||
Gunslinger | Yes | Yes | Original idea | |
1957 | Naked Paradise | Yes | Yes | |
Not of This Earth | Yes | Yes | ||
Attack of the Crab Monsters | Yes | Yes | ||
Rock All Night | Yes | Yes | ||
The Undead | Yes | Yes | ||
Teenage Doll | Yes | Yes | ||
Carnival Rock | Yes | Yes | ||
Sorority Girl | Yes | Yes | ||
1958 | The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent | Yes | Yes | |
War of the Satellites | Yes | Yes | ||
Machine-Gun Kelly | Yes | Yes | ||
She Gods of Shark Reef | Yes | No | ||
Teenage Caveman | Yes | No | ||
1959 | I Mobster | Yes | Yes | |
A Bucket of Blood | Yes | Yes | ||
The Wasp Woman | Yes | No | ||
1960 | Ski Troop Attack | Yes | Yes | |
House of Usher | Yes | Yes | ||
Last Woman on Earth | Yes | Yes | ||
The Little Shop of Horrors | Yes | Yes | ||
1961 | Atlas | Yes | Yes | |
Creature from the Haunted Sea | Yes | Yes | ||
The Pit and the Pendulum | Yes | Yes | ||
1962 | The Premature Burial | Yes | Yes | |
The Intruder | Yes | Yes | ||
Tales of Terror | Yes | Yes | ||
Tower of London | Yes | No | ||
1963 | The Young Racers | Yes | Yes | |
The Raven | Yes | Yes | ||
The Terror | Yes | Yes | ||
The Haunted Palace | Yes | Yes | ||
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes | Yes | Yes | ||
1964 | The Masque of the Red Death | Yes | Yes | |
The Secret Invasion | Yes | No | ||
The Tomb of Ligeia | Yes | Yes | ||
1966 | The Wild Angels | Yes | Yes | |
1967 | A Time for Killing | Uncredited | No | Replaced by Phil Karlson |
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Yes | Yes | ||
The Trip | Yes | Yes | ||
1968 | The Wild Racers | Uncredited | Uncredited | |
1969 | De Sade | Uncredited | No | Took over directing from Cy Endfield |
Target: Harry | Yes | No | Credited as "Henry Neill" | |
1970 | Bloody Mama | Yes | Yes | |
Gas-s-s-s | Yes | Yes | ||
1971 | Von Richthofen and Brown | Yes | Yes | |
1978 | Deathsport | Uncredited | Yes | |
1990 | Frankenstein Unbound | Yes | No | Also screenwriter |
Producer only
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1954 | Monster from the Ocean Floor | Wyott Ordung | |
The Fast and the Furious | Edward Sampson John Ireland | Also story writer, stunt driver and 2nd unit director | |
1958 | Night of the Blood Beast | Bernard L. Kowalski | |
1963 | Dementia 13 | Francis Ford Coppola | |
1965 | Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet | Curtis Harrington | |
1966 | Blood Bath | Jack Hill Stephanie Rothman | |
1967 | Devil's Angels | Daniel Haller | |
1968 | Targets | Peter Bogdanovich | |
1970 | The Dunwich Horror | Daniel Haller | |
1972 | Boxcar Bertha | Martin Scorsese | |
1973 | Sweet Kill | Curtis Hanson | |
1974 | Caged Heat | Jonathan Demme | |
Cockfighter | Monte Hellman | ||
The Arena | Steve Carver Joe D'Amato | ||
1975 | Death Race 2000 | Paul Bartel | |
1976 | Fighting Mad | Jonathan Demme | |
1977 | Grand Theft Auto | Ron Howard | |
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Anthony Page | ||
1978 | Piranha | Joe Dante | |
1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Allan Arkush | |
1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Jimmy T. Murakami | |
Galaxy of Terror | Bruce D. Clark | ||
Smokey Bites the Dust | Charles B. Griffith | ||
1982 | Forbidden World | Allan Holzman | |
1983 | Space Raiders | Howard R. Cohen | |
Suburbia | Penelope Spheeris | Also presenter | |
1986 | Amazons | Alejandro Sessa | |
1987 | Sweet Revenge | Mark Sobel | |
Slumber Party Massacre II | Deborah Brock | ||
Munchies | Bettina Hirsch | ||
1988 | Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure | Deborah Brock | |
1989 | Masque of the Red Death | Larry Brand | |
The Terror Within | Thierry Notz | ||
1990 | Naked Obsession | Dan Golden | |
Slumber Party Massacre III | Sally Mattison | ||
1991 | The Unborn | Rodman Flender | |
Field of Fire | |||
1992 | Killer Instinct | David Tausik | |
Munchie | Jim Wynorski | ||
1993 | Carnosaur | Adam Simon | |
Dracula Rising | Fred Gallo | ||
The Skateboard Kid | Larry Swerdlove | ||
1994 | The Unborn 2 | Rick Jacobson | |
Angel of Destruction | Charles Philip Moore | ||
Hellfire | Rick Jacobson | ||
The Fantastic Four | Oley Sassone | Unreleased | |
1995 | Carnosaur 2 | Louis Morneau | |
1996 | Carnosaur 3: Primal Species | Jonathan Winfrey | |
1997 | Eruption | ||
1999 | The Shepherd | Peter Hayman | |
2001 | Raptor | Jim Wynorski | |
2002 | Escape from Afghanistan | Timur Bekmambetov | |
2004 | Dinocroc | Kevin O'Neill | Also presenter |
2006 | The Hunt for Eagle One | Brian Clyde | |
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point | |||
2007 | Supergator | Kevin O'Neill | |
2012 | Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader | ||
2014 | Roger Corman's Operation Rogue | Brian Clyde | |
2015 | Fist of the Dragon | Antony Szeto | |
2017 | Death Race 2050 | G.J. Echternkamp |
Executive 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
Producer
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
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
- 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
- Some Nudity Required (1998)
- Popatopolis (2009)
References
Citations
- ^ 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
- 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
- Roger Corman at Allmovie
- Roger Corman at IMDb
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Filmography
- Five Guns West (1955)
- Apache Woman (1955)
- Day the World Ended (1955)
- The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955, uncredited)
- Swamp Women (1956)
- The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
- Gunslinger (1956)
- It Conquered the World (1956)
- Naked Paradise (1957)
- Carnival Rock (1957)
- Not of This Earth (1957)
- Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
- The Undead (1957)
- Rock All Night (1957)
- Teenage Doll (1957)
- Sorority Girl (1957)
- The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)
- I Mobster (1958)
- War of the Satellites (1958)
- Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
- Teenage Caveman (1958)
- She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
- A Bucket of Blood (1959)
- The Wasp Woman (1959)
- Ski Troop Attack (1960)
- House of Usher (1960)
- The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
- Last Woman on Earth (1960)
- Atlas (1961)
- Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
- Premature Burial (1962)
- The Intruder (1962)
- Tales of Terror (1962)
- Tower of London (1962)
- The Young Racers (1963)
- The Raven (1963)
- The Terror (1963)
- The Haunted Palace (1963)
- X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963)
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
- The Secret Invasion (1964)
- The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
- The Wild Angels (1966)
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
- The Trip (1967)
- A Time for Killing (1967, uncredited)
- The Wild Racers (1968, uncredited)
- Target: Harry (1969)
- De Sade (1969, uncredited)
- Bloody Mama (1970)
- Gas-s-s-s (1970)
- Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
- Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
- Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
- The Fast and the Furious (1954)
- Dementia 13 (1963)
- Devil's Angels (1967)
- Boxcar Bertha (1972)
- Unholy Rollers (1972)
- I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
- Cockfighter (1974)
- Big Bad Mama (1974)
- Capone (1975)
- Death Race 2000 (1975)
- Fighting Mad (1976)
- Eat My Dust! (1976)
- Thunder and Lightning (1977)
- Deathsport (1978)
- Avalanche (1978)
- Saint Jack (1979)
- Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
- Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
- Galaxy of Terror (1981)
- Forbidden World (1982)
- Space Raiders (1983)
- Love Letters (1984)
- Cocaine Wars (1985)
- Big Bad Mama II (1987)
- Munchies (1987)
- The Terror Within (1989)
- Two to Tango (1989)
- Bloodfist (1989)
- Lords of the Deep (1989)
- Time Trackers (1989)
- Overexposed (1990)
- Watchers II (1990)
- Immortal Sins (1991)
- Kill Zone (1993)
- Dracula Rising (1993)
- Hellfire (1995)
- Scene of the Crime (1996)
- Black Scorpion II (1997)
- A Very Unlucky Leprechaun (1998)
- Running Woman (1998)
- The Haunting of Hell House (1999)
- White Pony (1999)
- Enemy Action (1999)
- The Suicide Club (2000)
- Stray Bullet II (2000)
- Moving Target (2000)
- Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time (2000)
- Nightfall (2000)
- Raptor (2001)
- When Eagles Strike (2003)
- The Hunt for Eagle One (2006)
- The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006)
- Saurian (2006)
- Cyclops (2008)
- Splatter (2009)
- Dinoshark (2010)
- Sharktopus (2010)
- Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)
- Palace of the Damned (2013)
- Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014)
- Fist of the Dragon (2014)
- Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf (2015)
- Death Race 2050 (2017)
- Julie Corman (wife)
- Gene Corman (brother)
- Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
- Roger Corman Presents
- New World Pictures
- The Filmgroup
- New Concorde
- American International Pictures
- Millennium
- Concorde Anois
- New Hollywood