Joel Schumacher
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Producer
Born Aug 29, 1939 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1972–2020 · Awards: Time Machine Award
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.
Filmography
House of Cards (2013) — DirectorFalling Down (1993) — DirectorA Time to Kill (1996) — DirectorPhone Booth (2003) — DirectorThe Lost Boys (1987) — DirectorThe Phantom of the Opera (2004) — Director · ScreenplayThe Number 23 (2007) — Director8MM (1999) — Producer · DirectorFlatliners (1990) — DirectorThe Client (1994) — DirectorBatman Forever (1995) — DirectorSleeper (1973) — Costume DesignTigerland (2000) — DirectorDying Young (1991) — DirectorInteriors (1978) — Costume DesignSt. Elmo's Fire (1985) — Director · ScreenplayTrespass (2011) — DirectorVeronica Guerin (2003) — DirectorBatman & Robin (1997) — DirectorBad Company (2002) — DirectorThe Last of Sheila (1973) — Costume DesignThe Wiz (1978) — ScreenplayFlawless (1999) — Director · Producer · ScreenplayGossip (2000) — Executive Producer