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Julie Ann Corman ( Halloran; born ) is an American film producer. She is married to film producer and director
Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...
.


Career

In 1970, Julie Corman married film director/producer,
Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...
. Corman produced a series of "Night Nurses" films, including ''
Night Call Nurses ''Night Call Nurses'' is a 1972 American sex comedy film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It is the third in Roger Corman's "nurses" cycle of films, starting with '' The Student Nurses'' (1970). Plot Three young nurses work in a psych ward at a hosp ...
'' and ''
Candy Stripe Nurses ''Candy Stripe Nurses'' is a 1974 film starring Candice Rialson. It was the last in the popular "nurses cycle" of films for New World Pictures that started with ''The Student Nurses'' (1970). Plot Three high school girls work as volunteer candy s ...
''. She went on to produce ''
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'', starring
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and
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; ''
Crazy Mama ''Crazy Mama'' is a 1975 American action comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, produced by Julie Corman and starring Cloris Leachman. It marked the film debut of Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid. Plot In 1958 Long Beach, California, Melba Stoke ...
'', directed by Jonathan Demme, starring
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, '' The Lady in Red'', written by
John Sayles John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for ''Passion Fish'' (1992) and '' ...
, starring Robert Conrad and
Pamela Sue Martin Pamela Sue Martin (born January 5, 1953) is an American actress, who is best known for starring as Nancy Drew on the television series ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' and as socialite Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC soap opera ''Dyna ...
; '' Saturday the 14th'', starring
Richard Benjamin Richard Samuel Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of well-known film productions, including ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), based on the novella by Philip Roth; ''Catch-22'' (1970), fro ...
,
Paula Prentiss Paula Prentiss (née Ragusa; born March 4, 1938) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in '' Where the Boys Are'' (1960), ''What's New Pussycat?'' (1965), ''Catch-22'' (1970), '' The Parallax View'' (1974), and '' The Stepf ...
and
Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom ''The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank Kings ...
; and '' Da'', starring
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, based on the
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-winning play. In 1984, Corman started her own company, Trinity Pictures, with which she has produced a number of family films, two of which are based on
Newbery Award The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...
-winning novels: '' A Cry in the Wild'' is based on
Gary Paulsen Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 maga ...
’s novel, ''
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'', and '' Get a Clue'' is based on
Ellen Raskin Ellen Raskin (March 13, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for ''The Westing Game'', a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, '' Figgs & Phantoms'', was a Newbery ...
’s novel, ''
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''. Corman has produced several other family films: ''
The Dirt Bike Kid ''The Dirt Bike Kid'' is a 1985 film directed by Hoite Caston, written by David Brandes and Lewis Colick, and starring Peter Billingsley, Stuart Pankin, Anne Bloom, Patrick Collins and Danny Breen (actor), Danny Breen. The film tells about a boy w ...
'', starring
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; '' Max is Missing'', shot at Machu Picchu in
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; and '' Legend of the Lost Tomb'', based on
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’s book ''Tales of a Dead King'' and shot in
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. She made a series of wilderness films: '' White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II'', starring
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and '' White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild'', starring
Elizabeth Berkley Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1974) is an American actress. She played Jessie Spano in the television series ''Saved by the Bell'' and Nomi Malone/Polly Ann Costello in the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film ''Showgirls''. She voiced the title role o ...
,
Corin Nemec Joseph Charles Nemec IV (born November 5, 1971), known professionally as Corin Nemec, is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He was billed as Corin "Corky" Nemec or Corky Nemec until 1990. Nemec is known for playing the title characte ...
,
Justin Whalin Justin Garrett Whalin (born September 6, 1974) is an American former actor and teacher. He is known for his roles as the teenage Andy Barclay in '' Child's Play 3'' and Jimmy Olsen in the American television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adven ...
and
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. The Academy of Family Film and Television named her “Producer of the Year” for her achievements in 1996. From 2000 to 2002, Corman served as Chair of the Graduate Film Department at
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in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. While there, Corman executive produced a series of short films by NYU film students, ''Reflections from Ground Zero'', based on the students’ 9/11 experiences. The films aired on Showtime. Corman is a member of Women in Film and the
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. She has given various film seminars at NYU, Duke University and Sundance. She has received a career achievement award from Fantastic Fest in
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and was given the Indy Pioneer Award at the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee.


Filmography

;Producer *''
Boxcar Bertha ''Boxcar Bertha'' is a 1972 American romantic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Roger Corman, from a screenplay by Joyce H. Corrington and John William Corrington, Made on a low budget, the film is loose adaptation o ...
'' 1971 *''
Night Call Nurses ''Night Call Nurses'' is a 1972 American sex comedy film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It is the third in Roger Corman's "nurses" cycle of films, starting with '' The Student Nurses'' (1970). Plot Three young nurses work in a psych ward at a hosp ...
'' 1972 *''
The Student Teachers ''The Student Teachers'' is a 1973 film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It was inspired by the "nurse" cycle of pictures starting with ''The Student Nurses'' (1970). Roger Corman says it was one of the best of the cycle. Plot Three new high school t ...
'' 1973 *'' The Young Nurses'' 1973 *''
Summer School Teachers ''Summer School Teachers'' is a 1974 feature film directed and written by Barbara Peeters and starring Candice Rialson. It is about three female friends who all teach at a school over the summer. It was an unofficial follow up to '' The Student T ...
'' 1974 *''
Candy Stripe Nurses ''Candy Stripe Nurses'' is a 1974 film starring Candice Rialson. It was the last in the popular "nurses cycle" of films for New World Pictures that started with ''The Student Nurses'' (1970). Plot Three high school girls work as volunteer candy s ...
'' 1974 *''
Crazy Mama ''Crazy Mama'' is a 1975 American action comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, produced by Julie Corman and starring Cloris Leachman. It marked the film debut of Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid. Plot In 1958 Long Beach, California, Melba Stoke ...
'' 1975 *''
Moving Violation A moving violation is any violation of the law committed by the driver of a vehicle while it is in motion. The term "motion" distinguishes it from other motor vehicle violations, such as paperwork violations (which include violations involving ...
'' 1976 *'' The Lady in Red'' 1979 *'' Saturday the 14th'' 1981 *''
The Dirt Bike Kid ''The Dirt Bike Kid'' is a 1985 film directed by Hoite Caston, written by David Brandes and Lewis Colick, and starring Peter Billingsley, Stuart Pankin, Anne Bloom, Patrick Collins and Danny Breen (actor), Danny Breen. The film tells about a boy w ...
'' 1985 *'' Chopping Mall'' 1986 *'' Nowhere to Hide'' 1987 *'' Saturday the 14th Strikes Back'' 1988 *'' Nightfall'' 1988 *'' Da'' 1988 *'' Drop-Out Mother'' (TV movie) 1988 *'' The Nest'' 1988 *'' Nowhere to Run'' 1989 *'' A Cry in the Wild'' 1990 *''
Brain Dead Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function which may include cessation of involuntary activity necessary to sustain life. It differs from persistent vegetative state, in which the person is alive and some aut ...
'' 1990 *'' Sorority House Massacre II'' 1990 *'' White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II'' 1993 *''
The Silence of the Hams ''The Silence of the Hams'' (Italian: ''Il Silenzio dei Prosciutti'') is a 1994 comedy thriller film written by, directed by, and starring Italian comedian Ezio Greggio. It is a parody of many popular thriller and horror films, notably '' The ...
'' 1994 *'' Max Is Missing'' (TV movie) 1995 *'' White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild'' 1995 *'' Get a Clue'' (''The Westing Game)'' (TV movie) 1997 *'' Legend of the Lost Tomb'' (TV movie) 1997 *'' Cyclops'' (TV movie) 2008 (Co-Producer) *'' Splatter'' (TV series short) 2009 (Co-Producer) *'' Sharktopus'' (TV movie) 2010 (Co-Producer) *''
Dinoshark ''Dinoshark'' is a 2010 low budget Syfy horror film. It was shown on Syfy on March 13, 2010. Background The film premiered on Syfy on the evening of March 13, 2010 before 2 million viewers. ''Dinoshark'' followed up ''Dinocroc''; Roger Corman prop ...
'' (TV movie) 2010 (Co-Producer)


References


External links


New Horizons company website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corman, Julie Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American film producers American women film producers 1942 births 21st-century American women