TALES FROM THE TRENCHES 2019 EPISODE 10 SURVIVAL (SHOUT TV)

In this episode Roger talks about movies dealing with people surviving against hard times.

The show starts with Roger talking about "The Big Doll House" which was his most successful Women In Prison film. He relates that the director, Jack Hill was a little hesitant to put in so much sadism, but that made the film ever more popular as Roger told him it would.

"Jackson County Jail" is next and that is another film that reaped huge profits as it told a more human story of a woman caught in circumstances beyond her control. "Ultraviolet" is also talked about and how it became an unexpected success.

Roger then moves on to "Battle Of Blood Island" from 1960 and how he wanted to have a WW2 story told with a somewhat different point of view. He moves quickly on to "Fire Over Afghanistan" which he produced when the war broke out over there.

"Avalanche" was Corman's effort to make a disaster film with a big name cast and while the film was a moderate success Corman remains very pleased with the effort. "Aftershock" was made for the VHS market after the earthquake in southern Californis in the 1990's. Steve Railsback was picked for the starring role because Corman liked him as an actor. The movie used many real shots of California after the quake and it worked to make the film a success.

Finally he comments on "The Big Bird Cage" which was made right after "The Big Doll House" and how he wanted more sadism thrown in, but also some comedy as well between Pam Grier and Sid Haig. Needless to say the movie was another huge money maker.