ABSTRACT
Independent distributors tend to fill market segments-meaning nichesnot covered by the majors. They also focus on low-budget films. Roger Corman’s book, How I Made a Hundred Hollywood Movies and Never Lost a Dime, from which the above quote is taken, recalls that the indies feasted on teen and youth summer movies in the 1950s to 1970s. The movies had provocative titles, such as Sorority House Massacre and Piranha. By the 1970s, the majors finally wised up by chasing the youth audience and dominated the summer seasons.
