Editing Roger Corman (section)

=== Peak of New World ===
''[[Death Race 2000]]'' (1975), written by [[Robert Thom (writer)|Robert Thom]] and directed by [[Paul Bartel]], was a big hit, earning $4 million.<ref>{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|120227731}}|author=B. D.|date=December 28, 1975|title=King of schlock|work=The New York Times}}</ref> It helped inspire a series of car chase movies: ''[[Cannonball (film)|Cannonball]]'' (1976), directed by Bartel; ''[[Eat My Dust!]]'' (1976), directed by Griffith starring [[Ron Howard]], which led to a follow-up, ''[[Grand Theft Auto (film)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' (1978), Howard's directorial debut. Other films from the same period included ''[[The Great Texas Dynamite Chase]]'' (1976), ''[[Deathsport]]'' (1978), and ''[[Smokey Bites the Dust]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bandsaboutmovies.com/2019/07/29/three-movies-in-one-smokey-bites-the-dust-1981-grand-theft-auto-1977-eat-my-dust-1976/|title=Three movies in one! Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) Grand Theft Auto (1977) Eat My Dust (1976)|date=July 29, 2019 |publisher=bandsaboutmovies.com|accessdate=13 May 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606001648/https://bandsaboutmovies.com/2019/07/29/three-movies-in-one-smokey-bites-the-dust-1981-grand-theft-auto-1977-eat-my-dust-1976/|url-status=live}}</ref>

New World's trailers were cut by [[Joe Dante]] and Alan Arkush. Corman gave them the chance to direct together, with ''[[Hollywood Boulevard (1976 film)|Hollywood Boulevard]]'' (1976), which used outtakes from other New World films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/2023/3/13/the-fractured-mirror-20-54-hollywood-boulevard-1976|title=Joe Dante and Allan Arkush's 1976 Show Business Satire Hollywood Boulevard is a Hoot and a Half!|date=September 13, 2022 |publisher=NathanRabin.com|access-date=May 12, 2024|archive-date=January 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117042329/https://www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/2023/3/13/the-fractured-mirror-20-54-hollywood-boulevard-1976|url-status=live}}</ref>  It was successful enough for Corman to give both men jobs directing features on their own: Dante with ''[[Piranha (1978 film)|Piranha]]'' (1978) and Arkush with ''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]'' (1979).{{fact|date=June 2024}}

''Piranha'' was written by [[John Sayles]], who had been discovered by Corman's story editor, [[Frances Doel]]. Sayles later wrote ''[[The Lady in Red (1979 film)|The Lady in Red]]'' (1979) for Corman, which was directed by [[Lewis Teague]] and featured the first score by [[James Horner]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/womenwhorunshowh0000greg/page/145/mode/1up?|page=145|title= Women who run the show : how a brilliant and creative new generation of women stormed Hollywood|last=Gregory|first= Mollie |year=2002}}</ref>

Other popular films around this time included ''[[Tidal Wave (1973 film)|Tidal Wave]]'' (1975), a Japanese film to which Corman added some extra footage, and ''[[Jackson County Jail (film)|Jackson County Jail]]'' (1976). He also financed ''[[I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (film)|I Never Promised You a Rose Garden]]''.<ref>{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|146754853}}|author=K. T.|date=June 7, 1977|title=Horrors! it's the tycoon of 'Z' movies|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Less popular was [[Avalanche (1978 film)|''Avalanche'']] (1979), a disaster film directed by Corey Allen, which only grossed $87,000 on a budget of $6.5 million.<ref>Christopher T Koetting, ''Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures'', Hemlock Books. 2009 p 143</ref>

For Universal, he made ''[[Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider]]'' (1979), directed by Carver. He produced Bogdanovich's ''[[Saint Jack (film)|Saint Jack]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviegourmet.com/?page_id=35362|title=Saint Jack:Gazzara, Bogdanovich and Corman take on the Vietnam War|date=September 2, 2023 |publisher=Movie Gourmet|access-date=May 12, 2024|archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005043743/https://www.themoviegourmet.com/?page_id=35362|url-status=live}}</ref>

Corman was criticized when he insisted on the addition of footage featuring a rape for ''[[Humanoids from the Deep]]'' (1980).<ref>{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|162791881}}|author=Epstein, A.|date=May 8, 1980|title='Humanoids' Haywire, Women Say|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Similarly, in ''[[Galaxy of Terror]]'', as noted on ''Schlock and Awe...some'', "Corman promised the investors that the film would feature a Taaffe O'Connell sex-scene and a gruesome death-scene as-well. To save time, Corman put the two together. The actress agreed to a nude scene, but NOT a rape scene. Corman isn't the kind of man who takes no for an answer, and after some contract renegotiation, O'Connell agreed to being raped to death by a giant worm-monster. ''Money''... it does amazing things."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://schlockandawesomeblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/galaxy-of-terror-1981/ |title=Galaxy Of Terror (1981) |website=Schlock and Awe...some |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529012845/https://schlockandawesomeblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/galaxy-of-terror-1981/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The success of ''Star Wars'' inspired New World's most expensive film yet, ''[[Battle Beyond the Stars]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|158712364}}|author=Kilday, G.|date=November 1, 1978|title=FILM CLIPS|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> This film required extensive special effects, prompting Corman to buy a movie studio in Main Street Venice for $1.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|162892380}}|author= Lee, G.|date=August 29, 1980|title=Corman: Shoestrings and Canny Guesses|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Corman made a TV film for CBS, ''[[The Georgia Peaches]]'' (1980).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&dq=THE+georgia+peaches%3A+dirk+benedict&pg=PA164 Terrace, Vincent. ''Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, Volume 2''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513004202/https://books.google.com/books?id=AKlgjBCPPnsC&dq=THE+georgia+peaches%3A+dirk+benedict&pg=PA164#v=onepage&q=THE%20georgia%20peaches%3A%20dirk%20benedict&f=false |date=May 13, 2024}} p.164</ref>

''Battle Beyond the Stars'' was so successful Corman had its footage and music score reused in other films such as ''[[Galaxy of Terror]]'' (1981) and ''[[Forbidden World]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Villard|first=Bob|date=1981|title= Forbidden World|url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2012%20No%202-3%20%281981%29/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater|magazine=[[Cinefantastique]]|page=14|access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref>

Corman picked up a film called ''[[The Personals (1982 film)|The Personals]]'' (1983) that enjoyed success.<ref>{{cite news|id={{ProQuest|153410813}}|author=Champlin, C.|date=March 5, 1983|title=Critic at Large|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>