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Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Director · Born December 2, 1945 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Highest rated as cast or director

Penelope Spheeris's 5 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 69, led by The Decline of Western Civilization (83) and Suburbia (75), against 52 for those from the 1990s.

Biography

Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization.  She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.

Directed 32

2010s

  1. 2012

    The Real St. Nick

    Director

  2. 2011

    Five

    Director

    70

  3. Balls to the Wall

    Director

    41

2000s

  1. 2005

    The Kid & I

    Director

  2. 2004

    Cracking Up

    Director

  3. 2003

    The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron

    Director

  4. 2001

    We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Hollyweird

    Director

  2. 1998

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

    Director

    78

  3. Senseless

    Director

    44
  4. 1996

    Black Sheep

    Director

    49
  5. 1994

    The Little Rascals

    Director

    54
  6. 1993

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    Director

    45
  7. 1992

    Wayne's World

    Director

    69
  8. 1991

    Visitors from the Unknown

    Director

  9. Lifers Group ‎– World Tour: Rahway Prison, That's It

    Director

  10. Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

    Director

  11. 1990

    Banned in the USA

    Director

  12. Thunder and Mud

    Director

1970s

  1. 1972

    Hats Off to Hollywood

    Director

  2. 1971

    I Don't Know

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Bath

    Director

  2. Shit

    Director

  3. The National Rehabilitation Center

    Director

  4. Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

    Director

Produced 11

2000s

  1. 2005

    The Kid & I

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Real Life

    Producer

  2. 1976

    Audience Research

    Producer

  3. 1975

    Sick

    Producer

  4. Upcoming Season

    Producer

  5. Open Heart Surgery

    Producer

  6. Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts

    Producer

  7. The Impossible Truth

    Producer

  8. Saturday Night Live

    Producer

    77

Acted in 5

2000s

  1. 2005

    The Kid & I

    Penelope Spheeris

1990s

  1. 1990

    Wedding Band

    Nicky's Mom

1970s

  1. 1974

    The Second Coming of Suzanne

    Margo, Logan's Film Group

  2. 1973

    Brothers

    Penny

  3. 1971

    The Ski Bum

    Star the Witch

Wrote 5

1980s

  1. 1987

    Summer Camp Nightmare

    Screenplay

  2. 1984

    Suburbia

    Screenplay

    75
  3. 1981

    The Decline of Western Civilization

    Writer

    83

1970s

  1. 1971

    I Don't Know

    Writer

Camera 2

Appearances18

2020s

  1. 2022

    Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

    Self

  2. 2020

    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

    Self

  3. Reunited Apart

    Self · 1 episode

  4. Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

    Self

  5. Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

    Self · 1 episode

2010s

  1. 2019

    At the Video Store

    Self

  2. Punk

    Self · 2 episodes

  3. 2018

    Half the Picture

    Self

  4. 2011

    Corman's World

    Self - Filmmaker

    79

2000s

  1. 2009

    Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

    Self

  2. For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

    Self

  3. 2004

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Self

    82
  4. 2003

    When Metal Ruled The World

    Herself

1990s

  1. 1990

    Thunder and Mud

    Herself

Thanked in the credits1

1990s

  1. 1999

    N.Y.H.C.

    Thanks