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Penelope Spheeris

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Penelope Spheeris

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American filmmaker

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Success - By Those Who Have Made It

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Film & TV

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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.

Known for

  • Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power — Self2022
  • Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi — Self2020
  • Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness — Self2020
  • Reunited Apart — Self2020
  • Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time — Self2020
  • At the Video Store — Self2019
  • Punk — Self2019
  • Half the Picture — Self2018
  • Corman's World — Self - Filmmaker2011
  • Direct Your Own Damn Movie! — Self2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1956-06-08

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Listeners
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Total plays
793

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Penelope
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New Orleans
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Official website
penelopespheeris.com
Image
1984 02 09-Penelope-Spheeris.jpg
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date of birth
1945-12-02
writing language
English language
Commons category
Penelope Spheeris
start of work period
1968-00-00
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