I seem to remember Corman writing he lost money on only one movie, Cockfighter, based on Willeford's novel. Or at least that it took the longest, decades, to break even.
Mark
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> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:01:09 +0000
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Special Oscars for Roger Corman and Lauren Bacall
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> This made me very happy. It's good to know there has been and is a Roger Corman. And the man says he never lost money on a movie! He's the right man for this era...
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> Also a special career award to Lauren Bacall, to say within our genre, to which she did contribute substantially as an actress.
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> Best,
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> mrt
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