Joel Schumacher

Directing·Aug 29, 1939·New York City, New York, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
BRATS2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Very Ralph2019 · Self	Self
Halston2019 · Self	Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall2016 · Self	Self
Everything Is Copy2015 · Self	Self
Radioman2012 · Self	Self
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel2012 · Self	Self
Side by Side2012 · Self	Self
The Batmobile2012 · Self	Self
Trespass2011 · Director	Director
Man in the Mirror2011 · Director	Director
Twelve2010 · Director	Director
Blood Creek2009 · Director	Director
CComing Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer2009 · Self	Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight2008 · Self	Self
Heckler2007 · Self	Self
Bloodsucking Cinema2007 · Self	Self
The Number 232007 · Director	Director
Holy the Sabbath2006 · Narrator	Narrator
The Phantom of the Opera2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Veronica Guerin2003 · Director	Director
MMaking of Phone Booth2003 · Self	Self
Phone Booth2003 · Director	Director
Stupidity2003 · Self	Self
Bad Company2002 · Director	Director
Welcome to Hollywood2000 · Joel Schumacher	Joel Schumacher
Tigerland2000 · Director	Director
What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk'2000 · Himself	Himself
Flawless1999 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
8MM1999 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Batman & Robin1997 · Director	Director
A Time to Kill1996 · Director	Director
Batman Forever1995 · Director	Director
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?1995 · Self - Director	Self - Director
The Client1994 · Director	Director
Falling Down1993 · Director	Director
Dying Young1991 · Director	Director
Flatliners1990 · Director	Director
Cousins1989 · Director	Director
The Lost Boys1987 · Director	Director
St. Elmo's Fire1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
D.C. Cab1983 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Incredible Shrinking Woman1981 · Director	Director
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill1979 · Director	Director
The Wiz1978 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Car Wash1976 · Writer	Writer
Sparkle1976 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Virginia Hill1974 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer