1939-08-29 New York City, New York, USA
Joel T. Schumacher (August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and costume designer. He was raised in New York City by his mother and suffered from substance abuse at a young age. He became a fashion designer after graduating from Parsons School of Design, but would continue suffering from substance abuse and high levels of debt until the early 1970s. He first entered film-making as a production and costume designer before gaining writing credits on Car Wash, Sparkle, and The Wiz. He received little attention for his initial theatrically released films, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and D.C. Cab, but rose to prominence after directing St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), and The Client (1994). Schumacher was selected to replace Tim Burton as director of the Batman franchise and oversaw Batman Foreve (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). After the Batman franchise Schumacher directed smaller-budgeted films, including Tigerland (2000) and Phone Booth (2002). He directed The Phantom of the Opera, which was released to mixed reviews in 2004. His final directorial work was for two episodes of House of Cards (2013).
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Val | Self (archive footage) | 2021-07-23 |
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Very Ralph | Self | 2019-11-12 |
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Halston | Self | 2019-06-07 |
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | Self | 2016-02-06 |
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Everything Is Copy | Self | 2015-09-29 |
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Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | Self | 2012-09-21 |
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Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
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Side by Side | Self | 2012-08-19 |
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The Batmobile | Self | 2012-07-16 |
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Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer | Self | 2009-01-01 |
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Heckler | Self | 2007-11-04 |
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Bloodsucking Cinema | Self | 2007-10-26 |
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Stupidity | Himself | 2003-01-01 |
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What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk' | Himself | 2000-04-09 |
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Welcome to Hollywood | Joel Schumacher | 1998-10-01 |
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Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? | Self - Director | 1995-07-10 |
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Making of Phone Booth | Self |
