Filmography
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Known For
The Phantom of the Opera Director (2004) -
Batman & Robin Director (1997) -
Phone Booth Director (2002) -
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) -
![Bush: Letting the Cables Sleep]( "Bush: Letting the Cables Sleep")
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![Flawless]( "Flawless")
Flawless (1999) -
![8MM]( "8MM")
8MM (1999) -
![Batman & Robin]( "Batman & Robin")
Batman & Robin (1997) -
![The Smashing Pumpkins: The End Is the Beginning Is the End]( "The Smashing Pumpkins: The End Is the Beginning Is the End")
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![A Time to Kill]( "A Time to Kill")
A Time to Kill (1996) -
![Seal: Kiss from a Rose, Version 1]( "Seal: Kiss from a Rose, Version 1")
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![Batman Forever]( "Batman Forever")
Batman Forever (1995) -
![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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SoundtrackStaged (2020)
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![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) -
Archive footage
![Val]( "Val")
Val (2021) -
![Minty Comedic Arts]( "Minty Comedic Arts")
Minty Comedic Arts (2020-2021) -
![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2021) -
![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) -
![The Best of Hollywood]( "The Best of Hollywood")
The Best of Hollywood (2017) -
![Les Chroniques du Mea]( "Les Chroniques du Mea")
Les Chroniques du Mea (2016) -
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2015) -
Archive footage
![WatchMojo]( "WatchMojo")
WatchMojo (2014) -
![1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review]( "1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review")
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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) -
Production Designer
![Killer Bees]( "Killer Bees")
Killer Bees (1974)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
9 wins & 10 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Judgment day from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) occurred on his 58th birthday.
Quotes
...it is show business and it's more business now than it is show because all the studios now are owned by huge conglomerates and corporations, unlike the old Hollywood where everybody knew each other by their first names.
Trademark
Scenes in a seedy grocery store (Flatliners (1990), Falling Down (1993), A Time to Kill (1996))
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)Contribute to this page
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