Joel Schumacher
- Directing
- August 29, 1939 · New York City, New York, USA
- June 22, 2020
Biography
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).
Known for
Filmography
- BRATS · Self
- Val · Self
- The Binge · In Memory Of
- Very Ralph · Self
- Halston · Self
- Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall · Self
- Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors · Executive producer
- Everything Is Copy · Self
- House of Cards · Director
- Radioman · Self
- Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel · Self
- Side by Side · Self
- The Batmobile · Self
- Trespass · Director
- Man in the Mirror · Director
- Twelve · Director
- Blood Creek · Director
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer · Self
- Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight · Self
- Heckler · Self
- Bloodsucking Cinema · Self
- The Number 23 · Director
- Holy the Sabbath · Narrator
- The Phantom of the Opera · Director, Screenplay
- Veronica Guerin · Director
- Making of Phone Booth · Self
- Phone Booth · Director
- Stupidity · Self
- Bad Company · Director
- Welcome to Hollywood · Joel Schumacher
- Tigerland · Director
- Gossip · Executive producer
- What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk' · Self
- Flawless · Director, Producer
- 8MM · Director, Producer
- Batman & Robin · Director
- A Time to Kill · Director
- The Babysitter · Executive producer
- Batman Forever · Director
- Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? · Self
- The Client · Director
- Falling Down · Director
- 2000 Malibu Road · Director
- Dying Young · Director
- Flatliners · Director
- Cousins · Director
- The Lost Boys · Director
- Slow Burn · Executive producer
- St. Elmo's Fire · Director, Screenplay
- Code Name: Foxfire · Creator
- D.C. Cab · Director, Writer
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman · Director
- Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill · Teleplay, Director
- The Wiz · Screenplay
- Interiors · Costume Design
- Car Wash · Writer
- Sparkle · Story, Screenplay
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue · Costume Design
- Virginia Hill · Director, Writer
- Killer Bees · Production Design
- Sleeper · Costume Design
- Blume in Love · Costume Design
- The Last of Sheila · Costume Design
- Play It as It Lays · Costume Design