Penelope Spheeris
45 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Dec 2, 1945 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Penelope Spheeris: movies and TV shows
Acting (6)
- Upcoming
- 2005 The Kid & I
as Penelope Spheeris
- 1990 Wedding Band
as Nicky's Mom
- 1974 The Second Coming of Suzanne
as Margo, Logan's Film Group
- 1971 The Ski Bum
as Star the Witch
- 1970
Behind the camera (48)
- Upcoming Superman's Loneliness
Director
- 2012 The Real St. Nick
Director
- 2011 Five
Director
- 2011 Balls to the Wall
Director
- 2005 The Kid & I
Director, Producer
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001 We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Director
- 1999 N.Y.H.C.
Thanks
- 1999 Hollyweird
Director
- 1998 The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Director, Camera Operator
- 1998 No Use Walkin' When You Can Stroll
Director
- 1998 Senseless
Director
- 1996 Black Sheep
Director
- 1994 The Little Rascals
Screenplay, Director, Story
- 1993 The Beverly Hillbillies
Producer, Director
- 1993
- 1992 Wayne's World
Director
- 1991 Rap's Most Wanted
Director
- 1991 Visitors from the Unknown
Director
- 1991
- 1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Director
- 1990 Banned in the USA
Director
- 1990 Thunder and Mud
Director
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987 Dudes
Director
- 1987 Summer Camp Nightmare
Screenplay
- 1986 The Boys Next Door
Director
- 1986 Hollywood Vice Squad
Director
- 1984 Suburbia
Director, Screenplay
- 1981 The Decline of Western Civilization
Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Photography
- 1979 Real Life
Producer
- 1976 Audience Research
Producer
- 1975 Sick
Producer
- 1975 Upcoming Season
Producer
- 1975 Open Heart Surgery
Producer
- 1975
- 1975 The Impossible Truth
Producer
- 1975
- 1972 Hats Off to Hollywood
Director
- 1971 I Don't Know
Writer, Director
- 1969 The National Rehabilitation Center
Director
- 1969 Shit
Director
- 1969 Bath
Director
- 1969 Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Director
- 1968 Synthesis
Director
- 1968 Boy and Crows
Director
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2022
- 2020
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019 Punk
2 episodes
- 2018
- 2011
- 2009
- 2009
- 2004
- 2004 When Metal Ruled The World
1 episode
- 2003
- 1989
- 1988