Joel Schumacher

Known for DirectingBorn 1939-08-29Died 2020-06-22New York City, New York, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

House of Cards

Making of Phone Booth

Code Name: Foxfire

Everything Is Copy

Side by Side

A Time to Kill

Falling Down

The Phantom of the Opera

Sparkle

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

The Lost Boys

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

The Batmobile

Phone Booth

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

2000 Malibu Road

Veronica Guerin

The Last of Sheila

Interiors

Sleeper

The Client

Dying Young

Tigerland

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Very Ralph

The Number 23

8MM

Flatliners

Radioman

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

BRATS

Flawless

Man in the Mirror

The Wiz

Heckler

St. Elmo's Fire

Cousins

Gossip

Play It as It Lays

Twelve

Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill

Halston

Car Wash

Trespass

Blume in Love

Bad Company

The Binge