Filmography
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Known For
The Phantom of the Opera Director (2004) -
Batman & Robin Director (1997) -
8MM Director (1999) -
Known For
Falling Down Director (1993) -
Director
House of Cards (2013) -
The Killing Floor: Star Baby (2012) -
Trespass (2011) -
Man in the Mirror (2011) -
Twelve (2010) -
Blood Creek (2009) -
Choose or Lose (2008) -
The Number 23 (2007) -
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
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![Veronica Guerin]( "Veronica Guerin")
Veronica Guerin (2003) -
![Phone Booth]( "Phone Booth")
Phone Booth (2002) -
![Bad Company]( "Bad Company")
Bad Company (2002) -
![Tigerland]( "Tigerland")
Tigerland (2000) -
![Flawless]( "Flawless")
Flawless (1999) -
![8MM]( "8MM")
8MM (1999) -
![Batman & Robin]( "Batman & Robin")
Batman & Robin (1997) -
![A Time to Kill]( "A Time to Kill")
A Time to Kill (1996) -
![Batman Forever]( "Batman Forever")
Batman Forever (1995) -
![Seal: Kiss from a Rose, Version 1]( "Seal: Kiss from a Rose, Version 1")
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![The Client]( "The Client")
The Client (1994) -
![Lenny Kravitz: Heaven Help - European Version]( "Lenny Kravitz: Heaven Help - European Version")
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![Falling Down]( "Falling Down")
Falling Down (1993) -
![2000 Malibu Road]( "2000 Malibu Road")
2000 Malibu Road (1992) -
![Dying Young]( "Dying Young")
Dying Young (1991) -
![Flatliners]( "Flatliners")
Flatliners (1990) -
![Cousins]( "Cousins")
Cousins (1989) -
![INXS: Devil Inside]( "INXS: Devil Inside")
INXS: Devil Inside (1988) -
![INXS: Kick: The Video Flick]( "INXS: Kick: The Video Flick")
INXS: Kick: The Video Flick (1988) -
![The Lost Boys]( "The Lost Boys")
The Lost Boys (1987) -
![St. Elmo's Fire]( "St. Elmo's Fire")
St. Elmo's Fire (1985) -
![D.C. Cab]( "D.C. Cab")
D.C. Cab (1983) -
![The Incredible Shrinking Woman]( "The Incredible Shrinking Woman")
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![Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill]( "Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill")
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Director
![Virginia Hill]( "Virginia Hill")
Virginia Hill (1974) -
Writer
![Sparkle]( "Sparkle")
Sparkle (2012) -
![The Phantom of the Opera]( "The Phantom of the Opera")
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) -
![Flawless]( "Flawless")
Flawless (1999) -
![St. Elmo's Fire]( "St. Elmo's Fire")
St. Elmo's Fire (1985) -
![Code Name: Foxfire]( "Code Name: Foxfire")
Code Name: Foxfire (1985) -
![D.C. Cab]( "D.C. Cab")
D.C. Cab (1983) -
Now We're Cookin' (1983)
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![Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill]( "Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill")
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![The Wiz]( "The Wiz")
The Wiz (1978) -
![Car Wash]( "Car Wash")
Car Wash (1976) -
![Sparkle]( "Sparkle")
Sparkle (1976) -
Writer
![Virginia Hill]( "Virginia Hill")
Virginia Hill (1974) -
Producer
![Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors]( "Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors")
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![Gossip]( "Gossip")
Gossip (2000) -
![Flawless]( "Flawless")
Flawless (1999) -
![8MM]( "8MM")
8MM (1999) -
![The Babysitter]( "The Babysitter")
The Babysitter (1995) -
![2000 Malibu Road]( "2000 Malibu Road")
2000 Malibu Road (1992) -
![Slow Burn]( "Slow Burn")
Slow Burn (1986) -
![Code Name: Foxfire]( "Code Name: Foxfire")
Code Name: Foxfire (1985) -
ProducerNow We're Cookin' (1983)
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Soundtrack
![Ghost]( "Ghost")
Ghost (2012) -
![The Phantom of the Opera]( "The Phantom of the Opera")
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) -
Soundtrack
![Flawless]( "Flawless")
Flawless (1999) -
Actor
![Nightcap]( "Nightcap")
Nightcap Joel Schumacher (2017) -
Actor
![Welcome to Hollywood]( "Welcome to Hollywood")
Welcome to Hollywood Joel Schumacher (1998) -
Costume Designer
![Interiors]( "Interiors")
Interiors (1978) -
![The Prisoner of Second Avenue]( "The Prisoner of Second Avenue")
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![Sleeper]( "Sleeper")
Sleeper (1973) -
![The Last of Sheila]( "The Last of Sheila")
The Last of Sheila (1973) -
Costume Designer
![Blume in Love]( "Blume in Love")
Blume in Love (1973) -
![Play It As It Lays]( "Play It As It Lays")
Play It As It Lays (1972) -
Archive footage
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2020) -
![Patrick Willems Video Essays]( "Patrick Willems Video Essays")
Patrick Willems Video Essays (2019) -
![Demented Pictures]( "Demented Pictures")
Demented Pictures (2017) -
![Les Chroniques du Mea]( "Les Chroniques du Mea")
Les Chroniques du Mea (2016) -
Archive footage
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2015) -
![1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review]( "1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review")
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Production Designer
![Killer Bees]( "Killer Bees")
Killer Bees (1974)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
9 wins & 9 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Directed the music video "Devil Inside" performed by INXS.
Quotes
[on directing 8MM (1999)] It was fun to get it. No, nobody wanted to touch it. I don't think they could get anyone stupid enough to direct it, other than me. A lot of people were afraid of it. A lot of people don't want to go to a place like that as...
Trademark
Scenes in a seedy grocery store (Flatliners (1990), Falling Down (1993), A Time to Kill (1996))
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Joel T. Schumacher
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 80)
New York City, New York, USA
Height:
6' 3" (1.91 m)
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