At times he shot two films at once to save money, he recounted in his autobiography “How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood”.
After being introduced by director Quentin Tarantino, Corman told an applause-filled crowd at Cannes in 2023, “My cinema is unfettered, full of excess and entertainment,” Corman described his “raw, weird, distorted films. ” was praised.
“He was my first boss, taskmaster, teacher, mentor and role model,” Coppola posted on social media beneath a photo of himself and Corman.
“There's nothing in the practical matter of making films that I didn't learn by being his assistant.”
“Roger Corman was my first boss, my lifelong mentor, and my hero,” “Terminator” producer Gale Anne Hurd posted on the social media platform X, calling him “one of the greatest visionaries in the history of cinema.” .
Director Ron Howard said Corman gave him his first chance at the job when he was just 23 years old.
“He launched many careers and quietly led our industry in important ways,” Howard wrote on X. “Grateful to have known him.”