Cult filmmaker Roger Corman dies aged 98

Cult cinema maestro Roger Corman , who helped create hundreds of films over six decades and played a part in launching the careers of acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron and Ron Howard, died on Thursday at age 98, family members said.

"But, most importantly, for all the weird, cool, crazy moments you've put on screen, the movie lovers of planet Earth thank you," he added. Their titles included - 1958's The Brain Eaters, 1958's Teenage Cave Man, 1959's A Bucket of Blood, 1961's Creature from the Haunted Sea, 1970's Bloody Mama, 1970's Gas-s-s-s, 1981's Galaxy of Terror and 2012's Piranhaconda.

Jonathan Demme of The Silence of the Lambs fame directed Mr Corman's Fighting Mad released in 1976 and Ron Howard directed 1977’s Grand Theft Auto for the cult filmmaker before A Beautiful Mind.Additionally, Peter Bogdanovich directed 1968’s Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women for Mr Corman before making The Last Picture Show and James Cameron was art director for Mr Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars before he directed Titanic.

No one would argue that the movies Mr Corman produced were subtle or nuanced. Many were filled with crazy effects, bizarre plots and ridiculous monsters.He directed 1960’s The Little Shop of Horrors, filming it in just two days and one night. It featured a young Jack Nicholson, who had impressed Mr Corman in an acting class.

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