| Name | | Joel Schumacher | |
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| General info : | | Joel T. Schumacher (born August 29, 1939, New York City, New York, USA) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Some notable films he has directed include The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), Cousins (1989), Falling Down (1993), The Client (1994), Batman Forever (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), Flawless (1999), Phone Booth (2003), Veronica Guerin (2003), The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and The Number 23 (2007). Before he launched his career as a director, Schumacher also wrote the screenplay adaptation of The Wiz (1978). (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) | |
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| Source : | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Schumacher (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Schumacher) | |
| General info : | Joel T. Schumacher (born August 29, 1939, New York City, New York, USA) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Some notable films he has directed include The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), Cousins (1989), Falling Down (1993), The Client (1994), Batman Forever (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), Flawless (1999), Phone Booth (2003), Veronica Guerin (2003), The Phantom of the Opera (2004) and The Number 23 (2007). Before he launched his career as a director, Schumacher also wrote the screenplay adaptation of The Wiz (1978). (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) | Joel T. Schumacher (born August 29, 1939, New York City, USA - June 22, 2020, New York City, USA (aged 80)) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Schumacher rose to fame after directing three hit films: St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), and Flatliners (1990). He later went on to direct the John Grisham adaptations The Client (1994) and A Time to Kill (1996). His films Falling Down (1993) and 8mm (1999) competed for the Palme d'Or and Golden Bear, respectively.
In 1993, he signed on to direct the next installments of the Batman film series, Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). After the Batman films, Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland (2000) and Phone Booth (2002), both earning positive reviews. He also directed The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Number 23 (2007), and two episodes of House of Cards.
Known for casting young perfomers, Schumacher helped several actors including Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, and Matthew McConaughey advance their careers. | |
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| Video | | Joel Schumacher interview on "Batman Forever" (1995) | |
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