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- 1 2 Brian Reddin (3 May 2017). Roger Corman i gConamara [Roger Corman in Connemara] (TV documentary) (in Irish and English). Ireland: TG4 . Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ↑ " Funny, but they almost don't look like B movies"£ By P. M. (1997, Jan 05) New York Times
- ↑ "\Equity says its dispute with Corman is purely industrial" Michael Foley, M. C. (1997, Aug 29) The Irish Times
- ↑ "CORMAN UNCOVERED" Linehan, H. (1997, Aug 22) The Irish Times
- ↑ Whitington, Paul (21 September 2014). "Movies – A documentary recalls the mayhem of Roger Corman's time in Connemara". The Independent.
- ↑ "Corman Uncovered". Irish Times. 22 August 1997.
