Penelope Spheeris

Director

Born: December 2, 1945 (80 years old)

Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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 Western Civilization.  She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.

Filmography (30)

• Punk (2019, ★ 7.8)
• Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020, ★ 6.4)
• Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020, ★ 6.8)
• The Decline of Western Civilization (1981, ★ 7.2)
• The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988, ★ 6.8)
• Half the Picture (2018, ★ 6.6)
• Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004, ★ 7.1)
• Corman's World (2011, ★ 7.1)
• Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022, ★ 6)
• The Little Rascals (1994, ★ 6.8)
• For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009, ★ 5.7)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1993, ★ 6.3)
• The Boys Next Door (1986, ★ 6.2)
• Wayne's World (1992, ★ 6.7)
• Senseless (1998, ★ 6.2)
• Suburbia (1984, ★ 6.7)
• The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998, ★ 6.9)
• Real Life (1979, ★ 6.5)
• Five (2011, ★ 7.1)
• Dudes (1987, ★ 5.7)
• Black Sheep (1996, ★ 6.1)
• The Kid & I (2005, ★ 5.1)
• The Ski Bum (1971, ★ 4.4)
• Balls to the Wall (2011, ★ 4.8)
• The Real St. Nick (2012, ★ 5.5)
• Summer Camp Nightmare (1987, ★ 4.8)
• The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003, ★ 3.8)
• Hollywood Vice Squad (1986, ★ 3.2)
• Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991, ★ 3.2)
• The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974, ★ 2.1)