Portrait of Penelope Spheeris

Directing

Penelope Spheeris

Career

Active from 1968 to 2012, busiest in 1969 and 1991 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Decline of Western Civilization
The Decline of Western Civilization
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Penelope Spheeris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.3, average 3.9
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Tension
    4.7, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • 1980s 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Punk Rock 2
  • Los Angeles 2
  • Music Documentary 2
  • Counter-Culture 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Family Dysfunction 2
  • Self-Aware Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Superman's Loneliness
Superman's Loneliness

Director

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 49
The Real St. Nick
The Real St. Nick (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Five
Five (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Balls to the Wall
Balls to the Wall (2011)
GoodWatch score 31

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 53
The Kid & I
The Kid & I (2005)
GoodWatch score 35

as Penelope Spheeris

The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1990s

16 titles ยท average score 54
Hollyweird
Hollyweird (1999)

Director

N.Y.H.C.
N.Y.H.C. (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

Thanks

Senseless
Senseless (1998)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Camera Operator

Black Sheep
Black Sheep (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

The Little Rascals
The Little Rascals (1994)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Story

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer, Director

Wayne's World
Wayne's World (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Visitors from the Unknown
Visitors from the Unknown (1991)

Director

Rap's Most Wanted
Rap's Most Wanted (1991)

Director

Thunder and Mud
Thunder and Mud (1990)

Director

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 59
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Dudes
Dudes (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Summer Camp Nightmare
Summer Camp Nightmare (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Hollywood Vice Squad
Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Suburbia
Suburbia (1984)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Screenplay

The Decline of Western Civilization
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Additional Photography

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 58
Real Life
Real Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer

Audience Research
Audience Research (1976)

Producer

Open Heart Surgery
Open Heart Surgery (1975)

Producer

The Impossible Truth
The Impossible Truth (1975)

Producer

Upcoming Season
Upcoming Season (1975)

Producer

Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts (1975)

Producer

Sick
Sick (1975)

Producer

The Second Coming of Suzanne
The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974)
GoodWatch score 38

as Margo, Logan's Film Group

Hats Off to Hollywood
Hats Off to Hollywood (1972)

Director

I Don't Know
I Don't Know (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

The Ski Bum
The Ski Bum (1971)

as Star the Witch

1960s

6 titles
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)

Director

Bath
Bath (1969)

Director

Shit
Shit (1969)

Director

The National Rehabilitation Center
The National Rehabilitation Center (1969)

Director

Synthesis
Synthesis (1968)

Director

Boy and Crows
Boy and Crows (1968)

Director