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  • BIRTH 29/08/1939
  • DEATH 22/06/2020
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 4
  • DIRECTOR 25
  • SCRIPT 6
  • PRODUCTION 5

Joel Schumacher

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).

Joel Schumacher

Movies (4)

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off…
Self
Side by Side
Side by Side
Self
BRATS
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Halston
Halston
Self

Director (25)

House of Cards (US)
House of Cards (US)
(2 episodes)
Batman Forever
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin
Phone Booth
Phone Booth
The Number 23
The Number 23
Falling Down
Falling Down
8MM
8MM
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
The Client
The Client
Flatliners
Flatliners
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
Bad Company
Bad Company
Twelve
Twelve
Trespass
Trespass
Dying Young
Dying Young
Tigerland
Tigerland
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
Blood Creek
Blood Creek
Flawless
Flawless
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
Cousins
Cousins
2000 Malibu Road
2000 Malibu Road
(3 episodes)

Script (6)

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
The Wiz
The Wiz
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
Flawless
Flawless
Car Wash
Car Wash
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab

Production (5)

8MM
8MM
Gossip
Gossip
Flawless
Flawless
Slow Burn
Slow Burn
The Babysitter
The Babysitter