GGACP Rewind: Episode #24: Roger Corman

About this episode

Gilbert and Frank interview legendary B-movie king Roger Corman about his life and career in film.

Legendary B-movie king Roger Corman has produced and directed over 400 films, giving early career breaks to actors like Robert De Niro, Sandra Bullock, Bruce Dern, Charles Bronson and Dennis Hopper and helping to launch the directing careers of Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and Peter Bogdanovich (among others).Gilbert and Frank phoned Roger in his Hollywood home to learn more about his life and storied career, including where/how he first met longtime friend and collaborator Jack Nicholson, why the Hell’s Angels threatened to murder him AND take him to court, and why “a monster should always be bigger than a leading lady.” PLUS: “The Beast with (not quite) a Million Eyes”! Roger experiments with LSD! Peter Lorre messes with Boris Karloff’s head! And the enduring mystery of “The Terror”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Gilbert Gottfried, Frank Santopadre

Guest: Roger Corman

Topics covered

• Roger Corman
• B-movies
• Hollywood history
• film production
• actor collaborations
• directing careers

Keywords

• Roger Corman
• B-movies
• Hollywood
• film history
• actors
• directors
• LSD
• Jack Nicholson
• The Terror

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Terror, The Beast with (not quite) a Million Eyes

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