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Penelope Spheeris

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Cinematographer | * 12/02/1945 (78) | New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA))
Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary and scripted films. Her best-known works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization, each covering an aspect of Los Angeles underground culture, and Wayne's World, her highest-grossing film. ()

Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization. She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Comedies | Drama

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Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a s ...

The Beverly Hillbillies

PG

1993 | 3.1/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy
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When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship. ...

The Little Rascals

PG

1994 | 3.4/5 | 1h 22min
Romance / Love, Comedy, Kids & Family
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When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tr ...

Suburbia

R

1984 | 3.4/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Music, Thriller
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The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris that chronicles the 'gutter punk' lifestyle of homeless teens in Los Angeles. ...

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

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1998 | 3.3/5 | 1h 26min
Documentary, Music
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Movies with Penelope Spheeris as Actress(16)

as herself2022 Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
as herself2020 Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as herself2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as herself2019 At the Video Store
as herself2018 Half the Picture
as Self - Filmmaker2011 Corman's World
as herself2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
as herself2005 The Kid & I
as herself2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Nicky's Mom1990 Wedding Band
as herself1990 Thunder and Mud
as herself1989 Decade
as herself1988 Calling the Shots
as Margo, Logan's Film Group1974 The Second Coming of Suzanne
as Penny1973 Brothers
as Star the Witch1971 The Ski Bum

TV Shows/Series with Penelope Spheeris as Actress(1)

as herself2019 Punk

Movies with Penelope Spheeris as Crew(35)

Directing/Director2012 The Real St. Nick
Directing/Director2011 Five
Directing/Director2011 Balls to the Wall
Directing/Director2005 The Kid & I
Production/Producer2005 The Kid & I
Directing/Director2003 The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Directing/Director2001 We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Directing/Director1999 Hollywierd
Crew/Thanks1999 N.Y.H.C.
Directing/Director1998 Senseless
Directing/Director1998 The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Directing/Director1996 Black Sheep
Directing/Director1994 The Little Rascals
Writing/Screenplay1994 The Little Rascals
Directing/Director1993 The Beverly Hillbillies
Production/Producer1993 The Beverly Hillbillies
Directing/Director1992 Wayne's World
Directing/Director1991 Rap's Most Wanted
Directing/Director1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Directing/Director1991 Visitors from the Unknown
Directing/Director1990 Thunder and Mud
Directing/Director1988 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Writing/Screenplay1987 Summer Camp Nightmare
Directing/Director1987 Dudes
Directing/Director1986 Hollywood Vice Squad
Directing/Director1986 The Boys Next Door
Directing/Director1984 Suburbia
Writing/Screenplay1984 Suburbia
Directing/Director1981 The Decline of Western Civilization
Production/Producer1981 The Decline of Western Civilization
Writing/Writer1981 The Decline of Western Civilization
Production/Producer1979 Real Life
Directing/Director1971 I Don't Know
Writing/Writer1971 I Don't Know
Directing/Director1969 Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

TV Shows/Series with Penelope Spheeris as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2004 Cracking Up

Full Name: Penelope Spheeris
Born: Sunday, 12/02 1945 (December) in New Orleans, Louisiana (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 78 years + 146 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles, Westminster High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Penelope Spheeris frequently works together with these people:
Ross Albert (6x, Crew)
Roger Corman (4x, Crew)
Joe Dante (4x, Actor)
John Waters (4x, Actor)
Alex Stapleton (4x, Crew)
Bruce D. Clark (4x, Crew)
Peter Jamison (4x, Crew)
Linda Spheeris (4x, Crew)
James Westby (4x, Crew)
Janis Cole (4x, Crew)
John Ashker (3x, Crew)
Jason Schwartzman (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:156148, Added: 07/05/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024