I know we like to throw around the word legend when we talk about people in the film industry, but that moniker doesn’t even fit Roger Corman. That title would fit him if only because of the amount of talent that he helped come up through the ranks by giving them a chance. But it goes so far beyond that. The number of movies that he both directed and produced, on the budgets they had, and yet still turned out incredibly entertaining films, is the true testament to this man’s legacy.

While only directing 56 titles, he’s produced almost 500 in his career that has spanned over 7 decades! And no matter how cheesy some of those earlier films he made in the ’50s were, the fact that they are still cherished and remembered today shows us his talent. But then he changed all of that in the ’60s with the Poe films he did with Vincent Price. That changed the genre, once again.

Corman passed away on May 9th, at the age of 98 years old. What a legacy that he has left us movie fans behind. His mark on the film world has to be right up the with the likes of Georges Méliès and Orson Welles. While we may miss him, because of his huge output of work, his legacy truly will live on for as long as their movie fans. I envy the younger ones that have yet to dig deep into his work and experience some damn fun entertainment. Thank you, Mr. Corman, for giving me hundreds and hundreds of hours of wonderment. Gone, but definitely not forgotten.