1976FILMMAKING
Profile of Roger Corman, former maker of "exploitation films -- sex, drugs, motorcycle gangs, etc. -- and discoverer of several stars -- Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, etc.
Interviews with Dern, Martin Scorsese, and with Joe Dante and Alan Arkush: makers of trailers for Corman films. Corman explains his surrender of his filmmaking talents to more money and bigger business -- producing and distributing. 1976.
Corman, former maker of smash "exploitation films - sex, drugs, motorcycle gangs, etc. -- and discoverer of present day stars -- Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, etc. -- talks about himself on camera and is talked about on camera by Dern, Scorsese, Dante and Arkush. Corman explains his surrender of his filmmaking talents to more money and bigger business -- producing and distributing.
2' WILD ANGELS film clip with Bruce Dern about Hell's Angels, VO informs us the film had a $7 million return on $300,000 cost to make film. Dern on camera tells anecdote about being beaten up because he was dressed in Hell's Angels costume and another motorcycle gang thought him the real McCoy. Dern became a hero because he never "ratted" on being attacked. No squealer, he.
1' Corman on camera. Wanted look o real Hell's Angels, used real gangs. FILM CLIP. VO says all the actors had to learn to ride motorcycles.
30" Dern on Camera describing Corman as "not arrogant."
1'30" Film clip of WILD ANGELS, again, wearing Iron Cross and swastikas, working as oil riggers, fired from the job.
50" Corman on camera re his "dope film," THE TRIP, a follow-up to his Angels' film; discusses the counterculture, flower children, LSD and says he, Corman, Fonda and Jack Nicholson all took LSD.
1'15" Dern on camera (at that same damn airport in front of some damn airplane) refers to dope, "Corman hired good actors and didn't care what they did...31 days to make a film...40 days to edit...
1'35" Corman re LSD in THE TRIP and FILM CLIP of "The Trip" Coman's 44th film; midgets, running around, women with Kabuki make-ups.
45" Dern explaining more about Corman who began taking himself seriously and thought less about making money.
1'10" Director Scorsese on camera re making Corman's MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES, WILD ANGELS where Fonda almost hits a child, and an "incredible "moment in THE TRIP about the "living room, "then shown:
FILM CLIP from "The Trip." Fonda is tripping, feels trapped, Dern lures him back into the living room and Fonda improvises an accent on "living" which dramatically alters the scene.
35" Corman explaining Scorsese as a director and his understanding of "low budget."
15" BOX CAR BERTHA made in 1972 for Corman by Scorsese
1'35" Scorsese on camera (this section is marvelous) pointing out Corman's technique--"every 15 pages a little nudity, a little violence...he gave you freedom but 24 days to shoot...was good at finding ways to economize and save time..."
1'20" Film clip of BOX CAR BERTHA showing the opening with Bertha running to hop on to train, then titles (David and John Carradine's names appear on screen).
1' Corman: Films we made in US were commercial but with a big "personal and social" meaning to them, and all of them "entertainments." Now he imports art films fro Europe--Fellini, Amarcord, Manic Englishman, Bergman's Cries and Whispers, etc.
1'10" Editors Dante and Arkush talking about Corman hiring unknowns because they were "more enthusiastic performers and he got them for less money...and audience for these movies the same age as the actors themselves."
40" Trailer film clips of girlie pictures. "How far should a girl go to be a model?" VO observes that Corman's girls may be "overexposed, but never underdeveloped."
30" Editors on camera again, discuss HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, R rating, film about starlets, nudity and violence.
28" Trailer film clip of HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD.
37" Editors discuss Corman's pictures, not to be "watched but to 'make out' to in a car in a drive-in movie." Dante talks about car chase.
10" Film clip of car wrecks in DEATH RACE.
5" Editors again
30" Trailer film clip of karate fight in TNT JACKSON (black movie)
15" Editors again discussing "action...action...action..."
50" Corman on camera saying he likes young people from film schools and hires them if he has a "personal feeling" which he has with all his his employees
40" Scorsese re Corman's "enjoyment"
1'05" Arkush (editor) re YOUNG RACERS, and anecdote about Corman getting undressed and into pajamas just for a 20' nap.
1'25" Dern calling Corman a genius who could make a major contribution to American film, but he hasn't ye has given up after 2 decades of making movies. Just stopped. Dern names all the stars Corman gave their first start to.
25" Corman on camera explains he now has no time to make pictures. He now produces and distributes.
Roger Corman
Bruce Dern, Martin Scorsese
Joe Dante and Allan Arkush, makers of "trailers" for Corman films "Hollywood Boulevard", "Death Race," "TNT Jackson"
Interviews with Dern, Martin Scorsese, and with Joe Dante and Alan Arkush: makers of trailers for Corman films. Corman explains his surrender of his filmmaking talents to more money and bigger business -- producing and distributing. 1976.
Corman, former maker of smash "exploitation films - sex, drugs, motorcycle gangs, etc. -- and discoverer of present day stars -- Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, etc. -- talks about himself on camera and is talked about on camera by Dern, Scorsese, Dante and Arkush. Corman explains his surrender of his filmmaking talents to more money and bigger business -- producing and distributing.
2' WILD ANGELS film clip with Bruce Dern about Hell's Angels, VO informs us the film had a $7 million return on $300,000 cost to make film. Dern on camera tells anecdote about being beaten up because he was dressed in Hell's Angels costume and another motorcycle gang thought him the real McCoy. Dern became a hero because he never "ratted" on being attacked. No squealer, he.
1' Corman on camera. Wanted look o real Hell's Angels, used real gangs. FILM CLIP. VO says all the actors had to learn to ride motorcycles.
30" Dern on Camera describing Corman as "not arrogant."
1'30" Film clip of WILD ANGELS, again, wearing Iron Cross and swastikas, working as oil riggers, fired from the job.
50" Corman on camera re his "dope film," THE TRIP, a follow-up to his Angels' film; discusses the counterculture, flower children, LSD and says he, Corman, Fonda and Jack Nicholson all took LSD.
1'15" Dern on camera (at that same damn airport in front of some damn airplane) refers to dope, "Corman hired good actors and didn't care what they did...31 days to make a film...40 days to edit...
1'35" Corman re LSD in THE TRIP and FILM CLIP of "The Trip" Coman's 44th film; midgets, running around, women with Kabuki make-ups.
45" Dern explaining more about Corman who began taking himself seriously and thought less about making money.
1'10" Director Scorsese on camera re making Corman's MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES, WILD ANGELS where Fonda almost hits a child, and an "incredible "moment in THE TRIP about the "living room, "then shown:
FILM CLIP from "The Trip." Fonda is tripping, feels trapped, Dern lures him back into the living room and Fonda improvises an accent on "living" which dramatically alters the scene.
35" Corman explaining Scorsese as a director and his understanding of "low budget."
15" BOX CAR BERTHA made in 1972 for Corman by Scorsese
1'35" Scorsese on camera (this section is marvelous) pointing out Corman's technique--"every 15 pages a little nudity, a little violence...he gave you freedom but 24 days to shoot...was good at finding ways to economize and save time..."
1'20" Film clip of BOX CAR BERTHA showing the opening with Bertha running to hop on to train, then titles (David and John Carradine's names appear on screen).
1' Corman: Films we made in US were commercial but with a big "personal and social" meaning to them, and all of them "entertainments." Now he imports art films fro Europe--Fellini, Amarcord, Manic Englishman, Bergman's Cries and Whispers, etc.
1'10" Editors Dante and Arkush talking about Corman hiring unknowns because they were "more enthusiastic performers and he got them for less money...and audience for these movies the same age as the actors themselves."
40" Trailer film clips of girlie pictures. "How far should a girl go to be a model?" VO observes that Corman's girls may be "overexposed, but never underdeveloped."
30" Editors on camera again, discuss HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, R rating, film about starlets, nudity and violence.
28" Trailer film clip of HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD.
37" Editors discuss Corman's pictures, not to be "watched but to 'make out' to in a car in a drive-in movie." Dante talks about car chase.
10" Film clip of car wrecks in DEATH RACE.
5" Editors again
30" Trailer film clip of karate fight in TNT JACKSON (black movie)
15" Editors again discussing "action...action...action..."
50" Corman on camera saying he likes young people from film schools and hires them if he has a "personal feeling" which he has with all his his employees
40" Scorsese re Corman's "enjoyment"
1'05" Arkush (editor) re YOUNG RACERS, and anecdote about Corman getting undressed and into pajamas just for a 20' nap.
1'25" Dern calling Corman a genius who could make a major contribution to American film, but he hasn't ye has given up after 2 decades of making movies. Just stopped. Dern names all the stars Corman gave their first start to.
25" Corman on camera explains he now has no time to make pictures. He now produces and distributes.
Roger Corman
Bruce Dern, Martin Scorsese
Joe Dante and Allan Arkush, makers of "trailers" for Corman films "Hollywood Boulevard", "Death Race," "TNT Jackson"
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