1939-08-29 ( 85 years old ) in New 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).
Movies
BRATS
2024-06-07
Val
2021-07-23
Very Ralph
2019-11-12
Halston
2019-06-07
Everything Is Copy
2015-09-29
Radioman
2012-12-07
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
2012-09-21
Side by Side
2012-08-19
The Batmobile
2012-07-16
Heckler
2007-11-04
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007-10-26
Holy the Sabbath
2006-08-12
Making of Phone Booth
2003-03-25
Stupidity
2003-01-01
Welcome to Hollywood
1998-10-01
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995-07-10
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