As Director
Trespass
2011
5.5
Joel Schumacher
Directing
Birth Date
August 29, 1939
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Date of Death
June 22, 2020
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).
Complete Filmography
As Director
Twelve
2010
5.7
As Director
Blood Creek
2009
5.4
As Director
The Number 23
2007
6.4
As Director, As Writer
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
7.3
As Director
Veronica Guerin
2003
6.7
As Director
Phone Booth
2003
6.9
As Director
Bad Company
2002
5.5
As Director
Tigerland
2000
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Flawless
1999
6.2
As Director
8MM
1999
6.5
As Director
Batman & Robin
1997
4.4
As Director
A Time to Kill
1996
7.4
As Director
Batman Forever
1995
5.4
As Director
The Client
1994
6.7
As Director
Falling Down
1993
7.4
As Director
Dying Young
1991
6.7
As Director
Flatliners
1990
6.5
As Director
Cousins
1989
6.0
As Director
The Lost Boys
1987
7.1