Joel Schumacher

Joel Schumacher

1939-08-29 New York City, New York, USA 60 Credits

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 C...

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BRATS

BRATS

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. H...

Val

Val

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film a...

The Binge

The Binge

2020

In Memory Of

5.3

In the not-so-distant future, all drinking and drugs have been made completely illegal by the government, except for one night a year. High school sen...

Very Ralph

Very Ralph

2019

as Self

6.3
Acting

The first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in ...

Halston

Halston

2019

as Self

5.8
Acting

From Iowa to Studio 54, this investigation into the rags-to-riches story of America’s first superstar designer uncovers the cautionary tale of an arti...

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016

as Self

7.0
Acting

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

Everything Is Copy

Everything Is Copy

2015

as Self

7.4
Acting

A candid portrait of writer/director Nora Ephron, directed by her son, journalist Jacob Bernstein.

Radioman

Radioman

2012

as Self

5.7
Acting

The extraordinary story of 'Radioman', a New York film set mascot who overcame homelessness and alcoholism to become a fixture of the New York film i...

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland's remarkable life. Born...

Side by Side

Side by Side

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmak...

The Batmobile

The Batmobile

2012

as Self

6.7
Acting

Witness all five Batmobiles together for the first time in history. Dive deep into every aspect of the most awe-inspiring weapon in Batman’s arsenal a...

Trespass

Trespass

2011

Director

5.5
Directing

Kyle and Sarah Miller have it all: a huge gated house on the water, fancy cars, and the potential for romance in their relationship. He's just back fr...

Man in the Mirror

Man in the Mirror

2011

Director

6.0
Directing

Jason Gutierrez is a Puerto Rican from New York City and the quintessential All-American guy. Status comes at a high price as rumors spread that Jason...

Twelve

Twelve

2010

Director

5.7
Directing

A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the cri...

Blood Creek

Blood Creek

2009

Director

5.4
Directing

A man and his brother on a mission of revenge become trapped in a harrowing occult experiment dating back to the Third Reich.

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

2009

as Self

6.5
Acting

A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities.

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

2008

as Self

Acting

A 6 part documentary of making of Batman franchise.

Heckler

Heckler

2007

as Self

5.8
Acting

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Ja...

Bloodsucking Cinema

2007

as Self

5.0
Acting

The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear o...

The Number 23

The Number 23

2007

Director

6.4
Directing

Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between hims...

Holy the Sabbath

Holy the Sabbath

2006

as Narrator

Acting

A chilling portrait of loss and redemption when men create their own gods.

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

Director, Screenplay

7.2
Directing Writing

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin

2003

Director

6.7
Directing

In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin...

Phone Booth

Phone Booth

2003

Director

6.9
Directing

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light f...

Making of Phone Booth

2003

as Self

8.0
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary of the Joel T. Schumacher film Phone Booth.

Stupidity

Stupidity

2003

as Self

5.2
Acting

An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of it.

Bad Company

Bad Company

2002

Director

5.5
Directing

When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.

Welcome to Hollywood

Welcome to Hollywood

2000

as Joel Schumacher

3.6
Acting

A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...

Tigerland

Tigerland

2000

Director

6.6
Directing

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands...

Gossip

Gossip

2000

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

For a class project, three college students decide to invent an unfounded rumor about the most popular girl on campus. But as the rumor spreads, it be...

What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk'

What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk'

2000

as Himself

5.8
Acting

Behind the scenes of the filming of the sequel to the ground breaking drama Queer As Folk.

Flawless

Flawless

1999

Director, Producer, Screenplay

6.2
Directing Producing Writing

An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the...

8MM

8MM

1999

Producer, Director

6.5
Producing Directing

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the he...

Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin

1997

Director

4.4
Directing

Batman and Robin deal with relationship issues while preventing Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from attacking Gotham City.

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

1996

Director

7.4
Directing

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

The Babysitter

The Babysitter

1995

Executive Producer

5.2
Producing

Jennifer (Alicia Silverstone) is a lovely teen who has been hired to baby-sit the kids of Harry Tucker (J.T. Walsh) and his wife, Dolly (Lee Garlingto...

Batman Forever

Batman Forever

1995

Director

5.4
Directing

In the looming shadows of Gotham City, two villainous souls devise twin schemes of revenge against the city's dark guardian. Two-Face, disfigured by c...

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

1995

as Self - Director

7.0
Acting

How a new director and cast created a new version of Gotham's classic good and bad guys.

The Client

The Client

1994

Director

6.7
Directing

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a ...

Falling Down

Falling Down

1993

Director

7.4
Directing

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Dying Young

Dying Young

1991

Director

6.7
Directing

After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse...

Flatliners

Flatliners

1990

Director

6.5
Directing

Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, a...

Cousins

Cousins

1989

Director

6.0
Directing

Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987

Director

7.1
Directing

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.

Slow Burn

Slow Burn

1986

Executive Producer

5.0
Producing

Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob finds Laine and a teenager named Donnie who may o...

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

Director, Screenplay

6.1
Directing Writing

A group of friends graduates from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to ...

D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

1983

Director, Writer

5.3
Directing Writing

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company bu...

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981

Director

5.4
Directing

After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warm...

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

1979

Director, Teleplay

2.0
Directing

A variety of people are drawn together through their participation in an amateur talent contest in a country roadhouse.

The Wiz

The Wiz

1978

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

Interiors

Interiors

1978

Costume Design

6.8

When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughter...

Car Wash

Car Wash

1976

Writer

6.0
Writing

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of e...

Sparkle

Sparkle

1976

Screenplay, Story

7.7
Writing

Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

Costume Design

6.7

Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an intense NYC heat wave.

Virginia Hill

Virginia Hill

1974

Director, Writer

4.5
Directing Writing

The story of Virginia Hill, a former prostitute who was the girlfriend of '40s killer and gangster Bugsy Siegel.

Killer Bees

Killer Bees

1974

Production Design

4.3

A strong-willed woman not only dominates her family of California winegrowers, but also has a strange hold on a colony of bees in her vineyard.

Sleeper

Sleeper

1973

Costume Designer

6.9

Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels figh...

Blume in Love

Blume in Love

1973

Costume Design

5.9

Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-...

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

1973

Costume Design

7.0

A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scaveng...

Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays

1972

Costume Design

6.2

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather wor...