Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Directing

Born December 2, 1945 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

38 films as director · Active 1968–2012

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 Wes…

Known for

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

2020

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020

Punk

Punk

2019

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

1988

Corman's World

Corman's World

2011

The Decline of Western Civilization

The Decline of Western Civilization

1981

The Kid & I

The Kid & I

2005

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

2022

Directed(38)

The Real St. Nick
2012The Real St. Nick★ 5.5
Balls to the Wall
2011Balls to the Wall★ 4.7
Five
2011Five★ 7.1
The Kid & I
2005The Kid & I★ 5.2
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
2003The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron★ 4.6
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
2001We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll★ 7.0
Hollyweird
1999Hollyweird★ 9.0
Senseless
1998Senseless★ 6.2
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998The Decline of Western Civilization Part III★ 6.9
1998No Use Walkin' When You Can Stroll
Black Sheep
1996Black Sheep★ 6.1
The Little Rascals
1994The Little Rascals★ 6.8
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993The Beverly Hillbillies★ 6.3
Wayne's World
1992Wayne's World★ 6.7
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
1991Prison Stories: Women on the Inside★ 4.2
1991Rap's Most Wanted
Visitors from the Unknown
1991Visitors from the Unknown★ 6.0
Lifers Group ‎– World Tour: Rahway Prison, That's It
1991Lifers Group ‎– World Tour: Rahway Prison, That's It
Thunder and Mud
1990Thunder and Mud★ 4.3
Banned in the USA
1990Banned in the USA
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years★ 6.8
Dudes
1987Dudes★ 5.7
The Boys Next Door
1986The Boys Next Door★ 6.2
Hollywood Vice Squad
1986Hollywood Vice Squad★ 3.8
Suburbia
1984Suburbia★ 6.7
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981The Decline of Western Civilization★ 7.2
Hats Off to Hollywood
1972Hats Off to Hollywood
I Don't Know
1971I Don't Know★ 4.4
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales★ 7.0
The National Rehabilitation Center
1969The National Rehabilitation Center
Shit
1969Shit
Bath
1969Bath
1968Synthesis
1968Boy and Crows
—Superman's Loneliness

Acting(26)

2022Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-PowerSelf
Film
2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelf
Film
2020Reunited ApartSelf
TV
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessSelf
Film
2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf
TV
2019At the Video StoreSelf
Film
2019PunkSelf
TV
2018Half the PictureSelf
Film
2011Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker
Film
2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!Self
Film
2009For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film CriticismSelf
Film
2005The Kid & IPenelope Spheeris
Film
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelf
Film
2004When Metal Ruled The WorldHerself
TV
2003When Metal Ruled The WorldHerself
Film
1990Wedding BandNicky's Mom
Film
1990Thunder and MudHerself
Film
1989DecadeSelf
Film
1988Calling the ShotsSelf
Film
1988The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YearsSelf
Film
1981The Decline of Western CivilizationSelf
Film
1974The Second Coming of SuzanneMargo, Logan's Film Group
Film
1973BrothersPenny
Film
1971The Ski BumStar the Witch
Film
1970Vice Hustler
Film
Superman's Loneliness
Film