Roger Corman is a legend in the film making community. Not necessarily because of the quality of films he's written, produced and directed over the years, but more because of the infamy of his ultra-low-budget output, the sheer volume of his exploitational product and the admirable length of his career. The documentary Corman's World - Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel explores Corman's life in movies from the early days through the fifties, sixties and seventies with insightful interviews from the man himself and his wife (also his writing and producing partner) Julie.
What's perhaps more impressive than his movies is that of the career opportunities his production outfits have supported and kick started over the decades. Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, Jonathan Demme are on hand to recall the stories of their first directing gigs under Corman's nurturing gaze not to mention Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller, Robert De Niro, Peter Fonda and William Shatner who got a big break under Corman's watch.
Add to that the likes of exploitation hounds Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth, Paul WS Anderson and Gale Ann Hurd in recent or archive interview footage and you've got a fun 90 minute biography into one of Hollywood's biggest mavericks.
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