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Penelope Spheeris

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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Directing

1968

[ ] Synthesis (Director)
[ ] Boy and Crows (Director)

1969

[ ] Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (Director)
[ ] Bath (Director)
[ ] Shit (Director)
[ ] The National Rehabilitation Center (Director)

1971

[ ] I Don't Know (Director)

1972

[ ] Hats Off to Hollywood (Director)

1981

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization (Director)

1984

[ ] Suburbia (Director)

1986

[ ] The Boys Next Door (Director)
[ ] Hollywood Vice Squad (Director)

1987

[ ] Dudes (Director)

1988

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Director)

1990

[ ] Thunder and Mud (Director)
[ ] Banned in the USA (Director)

1991

[ ] Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (Director)
[ ] Rap's Most Wanted (Director)
[ ] Visitors from the Unknown (Director)
[ ] Lifers Group ‎– World Tour: Rahway Prison, That's It (Director)

1992

[ ] Wayne's World (Director)

1993

[ ] The Beverly Hillbillies (Director)

1994

[ ] The Little Rascals (Director)

1996

[ ] Black Sheep (Director)

1998

[ ] Senseless (Director)
[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (Director)
[ ] No Use Walkin' When You Can Stroll (Director)

1999

[ ] Hollywierd (Director)

2001

[ ] We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (Director)

2003

[ ] The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (Director)

2005

[ ] The Kid & I (Director)

2011

[ ] Balls to the Wall (Director)
[ ] Five (Director)

2012

[ ] The Real St. Nick (Director)

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[ ] Superman's Loneliness (Director)

Writing

1971

[ ] I Don't Know (Writer)

1981

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization (Writer)

1984

[ ] Suburbia (Screenplay)

1987

[ ] Summer Camp Nightmare (Screenplay)

1994

[ ] The Little Rascals (Screenplay)
[ ] The Little Rascals (Story)

Production

1975

[ ] The Impossible Truth (Producer)
[ ] Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts (Producer)
[ ] Open Heart Surgery (Producer)
[ ] Upcoming Season (Producer)
[ ] Sick (Producer)

1976

[ ] Audience Research (Producer)

1979

[ ] Real Life (Producer)

1981

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization (Producer)

1993

[ ] The Beverly Hillbillies (Producer)

2005

[ ] The Kid & I (Producer)

Crew

1999

[ ] N.Y.H.C. (Thanks)

Camera

1981

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization (Additional Photography)

1998

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (Camera Operator)

Actor

1970

[ ] Vice Hustler ((uncredited))

1971

[ ] The Ski Bum (Star the Witch)

1973

[ ] Brothers (Penny)

1974

[ ] The Second Coming of Suzanne (Margo, Logan's Film Group)

1981

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization (Self)

1988

[ ] The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Self)
[ ] Calling the Shots (Self)

1989

[ ] Decade (Self)

1990

[ ] Thunder and Mud (Herself)
[ ] Wedding Band (Nicky's Mom)

2004

[ ] Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (Self)

2005

[ ] The Kid & I (Penelope Spheeris)

2009

[ ] Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (Self)
[ ] For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (Self)

2011

[ ] Corman's World (Self - Filmmaker)

2018

[ ] Half the Picture (Self)

2019

[ ] At the Video Store (Self)

2020

[ ] Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (Self)
[ ] Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (Self)

2022

[ ] Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (Self)

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[ ] Superman's Loneliness (????)