Roger Corman

"Film director Roger Corman, the original King of the Exploitation Film, has filled his movies with images of blood-sucking vampires, rampaging biker gangs, vigilante strippers, and abducting aliens. A coldly efficient businessman, Corman has produced well over four hundred films on shoestring budgets, all on his own creative terms, and has seen nearly every one of his projects make money.". "In the process, Corman has become the role model for today's independent filmmaker, laying the groundwork for the success of directors like Quentin Tarantino, John Sayles, James Cameron, Dennis Hopper,…