Directing
Penelope Spheeris
- Titles
- 60movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1968 to 2012, busiest in 1969 and 1991 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 38titles as director
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
The Decline of Western Civilization88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Pop Culture5.7average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism7.4average 5.2
- Situational Comedy4.7average 2.7
- Satire & Parody4.2average 2.3
- Showbiz3.1average 1.2
- Cringe Humor4.0average 2.2
- Physical Comedy4.1average 2.5
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Mystery2.0, average 4.1
- Tension4.3, average 6.1
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Fast-Paced 4
- 1980s 3
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Punk Rock 2
- Los Angeles 2
- Music Documentary 2
- Counter-Culture 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Slapstick Humor 2
- Nostalgic Adaptation 2
- Self-Aware Humor 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRoss AlbertEditorThe Little Rascals, The Beverly Hillbillies, Black Sheep, Senseless, The Decline of Western Civilization Part III, +1 more
FleaActorDudes, The Decline of Western Civilization Part III, Suburbia- JJimmie MichaelsActorI Don't Know, Hats Off to Hollywood
Chris FarleyActorWayne's World, Black Sheep
Ozzy OsbourneActorThe Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Shannon ElizabethActorThe Kid & I, The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
Christopher McDonaldActorThe Boys Next Door, Balls to the Wall- DDana ReubenActorI Don't Know, Hats Off to Hollywood
David SpadeActorBlack Sheep, Senseless
Mark Adair-RiosActorBalls to the Wall, The Real St. Nick
J. Peter RobinsonComposerWayne's World, Prison Stories: Women on the Inside- JJamie ThompsonCinematographerPrison Stories: Women on the Inside, The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Movies and TV shows
48Upcoming
1 title
Superman's Loneliness
Director
2010s
3 titles · average score 49
2000s
3 titles · average score 48
44
The Kid & I (2005)
as Penelope Spheeris
1990s
16 titles · average score 64
Hollywierd (1999)
Director
69
N.Y.H.C. (1999)
Thanks
49
Senseless (1998)
Director
56
Black Sheep (1996)
Director
63
The Little Rascals (1994)
Director, Story
65
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Producer, Director
78
Wayne's World (1992)
Director
Visitors from the Unknown (1991)
Director
Rap's Most Wanted (1991)
Director
Thunder and Mud (1990)
Director
1980s
7 titles · average score 61
58
Dudes (1987)
Director
47
Summer Camp Nightmare (1987)
Screenplay
64
The Boys Next Door (1986)
Director
33
Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
Director
69
Suburbia (1984)
Director, Screenplay
88
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
Director, Additional Photography
1970s
12 titles · average score 54
74
Real Life (1979)
Producer
Audience Research (1976)
Producer
Sick (1975)
Producer
Open Heart Surgery (1975)
Producer
The Impossible Truth (1975)
Producer
Upcoming Season (1975)
Producer
34
The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974)
as Margo, Logan's Film Group
Hats Off to Hollywood (1972)
Director
I Don't Know (1971)
Director, Writer
The Ski Bum (1971)
as Star the Witch
Vice Hustler (1970)
as (uncredited)
1960s
6 titles
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1969)
Director
Bath (1969)
Director
Shit (1969)
Director
Synthesis (1968)
Director
Boy and Crows (1968)
Director