# Directoral Deathmatch: Russ Myer v. Roger Corman **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851 "2004-10-06T15:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/1 "2004-10-06T15:00:54Z")
[Russ Myer](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000540/), recently martyred sleeze monger, Bringer of Boobies, Patron of Ebert, Hollywood legend. [Roger Corman](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/), 370 movies produced, some of them good; patron of Cameron, Nicholson, Hopper, and Fonda; indie giant. Whose cinematic cuisine reigns supreme? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/2 "2004-10-06T16:31:24Z")
As much as I like sex and nudity in a film, I don’t think it’s even close – Meyers has never produced anything even close to Corman’s better films. In any event, it’s a real apples and oranges thing – Meyers’ films where all very narrowly tailored toward his breast fetish, whereas Corman made all kinds of films. Their cinematic output doesn’t match in any meaningful way. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/3 "2004-10-06T20:06:25Z")
I’m with **Evil Captor** on this one: no comparison. Corman’s Edgar Poe/Vincent Price films alone would rank him heads and shoulders above Russ Meyes. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/4 "2004-10-06T20:30:36Z")
Corman was also instrumental in the early careers of filmmakers including Coppola, Scorcese, Demme, De Palma, Joe Dante and John Sayles. Not even a contest, IMO, his eye for talent had a major impact on the film world. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/5 "2004-10-06T20:36:37Z")
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. It’s high time the Academy gives the Thalberg award to Corman. If Cubby Broccoli (James Bond films) and Saul Zaentz (only 5 movies) are worthy, then the man who helped launch the careers of Coppola (multiple Oscar-winner), Scorcese (multiple nominee), Demme (Oscar-winner), John Sayles (multiple nominee), director Ron Howard (Oscar-winner), Cameron (Oscar-winner), Nicholson (multiple Oscar-winner), Bogdanovich (multiple nominee), Hopper (multiple nominee), Peter Fonda (multiple nominee), De Palma, Hellman and Dante certainly deserves it. ---
**Author:** ![chukhung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/6 "2004-10-06T20:58:07Z")
Which Corman film has the most boobs? Which of Corman’s apples looks most like a Meyer orange? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/7 "2004-10-06T23:37:28Z")
> [@vibrotronica](#): > > Whose cinematic cuisine reigns supreme? This cracks me up. The foregoing respondents are correct, in my view: the best of Corman’s output (as either director or, more importantly, producer) leaves the best of Meyer in the dust. **ArchiveGuy** is absolutely right; it’s long past time Corman gets official credit for nurturing more meaningful careers from scratch than any of the studios, and indeed many of the studios put together. And if I recall correctly, wasn’t Corman behind bringing a number of high-profile foreign flicks to America, like Fellini’s _La Strada_? Now, that being said, I would rather watch the _average_ Russ Meyer movie over the _average_ Roger Corman movie, any day. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/8 "2004-10-07T01:15:09Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Saul Zaentz (only 5 movies) [Eight films](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0951763/) **Cervaise** , _La Strada_ was originally distributed by something called Trans-Lux Inc. in the US. You’re thinking of his distribution of foriegn films in the 1970’s through New World Pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/9 "2004-10-07T01:25:16Z")
(Oh, BTW, I agree that Corman deserve a Thalberg, especially considering what has won seven of the last twelve…) ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directoral-deathmatch-russ-myer-v-roger-corman/267851/10 "2004-10-07T02:34:30Z")
One the one hand, Meyer had lots o’ boobies in his films. On the other hand, Corman ain’t dead. I have to give this one to Corman.