Joel Schumacher

Joel Schumacher

  • Birthday: 1939-08-29
  • Deathday: 2020-06-22
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Joel T. Schumacher

Biography

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).

Filmography

Production

Killer Bees

1974

As Production Design

The Last of Sheila

1973

As Costume Design

Interiors

1978

As Costume Design

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975

As Costume Design

Blume in Love

1973

As Costume Design

Sleeper

1973

As Costume Designer

Play It as It Lays

1972

As Costume Design

The Binge

2020

As In Memory Of

Batman Forever

1995

As Director

Batman & Robin

1997

As Director

The Lost Boys

1987

As Director

Flatliners

1990

As Director

A Time to Kill

1996

As Director

Phone Booth

2003

As Director

Bad Company

2002

As Director

Veronica Guerin

2003

As Director

The Number 23

2007

As Director

Tigerland

2000

As Director

The Client

1994

As Director

Blood Creek

2009

As Director

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

As Director

Flawless

1999

As Director

Cousins

1989

As Director

8MM

1999

As Director

Dying Young

1991

As Director

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

As Director

D.C. Cab

1983

As Director

Twelve

2010

As Director

Falling Down

1993

As Director

Trespass

2011

As Director

Virginia Hill

1974

As Director

Man in the Mirror

2011

As Director

8MM

1999

As Producer

Flawless

1999

As Producer

The Babysitter

1995

As Executive Producer

Gossip

2000

As Executive Producer

Slow Burn

1986

As Executive Producer

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

As Screenplay

The Wiz

1978

As Screenplay

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

As Screenplay

Flawless

1999

As Screenplay

D.C. Cab

1983

As Writer

Virginia Hill

1974

As Screenplay

Sparkle

1976

As Story

Sparkle

1976

As Screenplay

Car Wash

1976

As Writer

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