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.
The Decline of Western Civilization
as SelfThe Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band,...
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
as SelfAn exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal....
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Corman's World
as Self - FilmmakerA chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and...
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Calling the Shots
as SelfDocumentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors...
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as SelfFrom "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this...
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Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
as SelfInvestigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking...
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The Kid & I
as Penelope SpheerisAaron Roman is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie....
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The Ski Bum
as Star the WitchA ski instructor tries to teach a bunch of insanely eccentric people how to ski while dealing...
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
as SelfThe story of American film criticism.
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as SelfA documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its...
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Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
as SelfLegendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic...
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Half the Picture
as SelfAt a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about...
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The Second Coming of Suzanne
as Margo, Logan's Film GroupJared Martin plays an aspiring film maker obsessed with the idea of Christ as a woman, and tries...
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Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as SelfThe greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in...
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At the Video Store
as SelfEqual parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, this movie laments the death...
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Thunder and Mud
as HerselfAn entertaining combination of heavy-metal rockers and female mud wrestlers hosted by Jessica Hahn.
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Wedding Band
as Nicky's MomA couple who both work at wedding receptions encounter complications when they decide to marry.
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Decade
as SelfInterviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr,...
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Brothers
as PennySet in Los Angeles, Brothers tells the story of Vince, a brooding, mustachioed stud who’s...
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Reunited Apart
as SelfJosh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in...
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Punk
as SelfFeaturing original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands,...
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