Penelope Spheeris

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Director (38 credits)

2012 The Real St. Nick (TV Movie)

2011 Five (TV Movie) (segment "Cheyanne")

2011 Balls to the Wall

2005 The Kid & I

2004 Cracking Up (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Prom Night (2004)

2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (segment "Tribute to Documentaries")

2003 The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (TV Movie)

2001 We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (Documentary)

2000 Dear Doughboy (TV Movie)

1999 Hollywierd (Documentary)

1998 Applewood 911 (TV Movie)

1998 The Thing in Bob's Garage

1998 Senseless

1998 The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (Documentary)

1996 Black Sheep

1994 The Little Rascals

1993 The Beverly Hillbillies

1993 Danger Theatre (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Searcher in the Mist/Sex, Lies & Decaf (1993) ... (segments "Searcher in the Mist", "Sex, Lies & Decaf")

- Move My Lips/Dead Stranger in Paradise (1993) ... (segments "Move My Lips", "Dead Stranger in Paradise")

- Fatal Distraction/Lethal Luau (1993) ... (segment "Fatal Distraction")

1992 Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody, Wayne's World Version (Video short)

1992 Wayne's World

1991 UFO Abductions (TV Movie documentary)

1991 Visitors from the Unknown (TV Movie) (tcm)

1991 Rap's Most Wanted (Video documentary)

1991 Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (TV Movie) (segment "3")

1990 Thunder and Mud (Documentary)

1990 Megadeth: No More Mr. Nice Guy (Video short)

1989 Bonfire: Sword & Stone (Video short)

1988 Megadeth: In My Darkest Hour (Video short)

1988 Night Ranger: I Did It for Love (Video short)

1988 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Documentary)

1987 Dudes

1987 Megadeth: Wake Up Dead (Video short)

1986 Hollywood Vice Squad

1985 The Boys Next Door

1983 Suburbia

1981 The Decline of Western Civilization (Documentary)

1972 I Don't Know (Short)

1969 Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1989-1990 Roseanne (TV Series) (story editor - 24 episodes)

- Happy Birthday (1990) ... (story editor)

- Fathers and Daughters (1990) ... (story editor)

- April Fool's Day (1990) ... (story editor)

- Fender Bender (1990) ... (story editor)

- To Tell the Truth (1990) ... (story editor)

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Producer (9 credits)

2005 The Kid & I (producer)

2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (segment producer)

1993 The Beverly Hillbillies (producer)

1993 Danger Theatre (TV Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes)

- Searcher in the Mist/Sex, Lies & Decaf (1993) ... (executive producer)

- Move My Lips/Dead Stranger in Paradise (1993) ... (executive producer)

- An Old Friend for Dinner (1993) ... (executive producer)

- Go Ahead, Fry Me (1993) ... (executive producer)

- Comes a Searcher/Vengeance in the Grass (1993) ... (executive producer)

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1983 Likely Stories, Vol. 4 (TV Movie) (co-producer - segment "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening")

1981 The Decline of Western Civilization (Documentary) (producer)

1979 Real Life (producer)

1975-1976 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (producer - 9 episodes)

- Elliott Gould/Anne Murray (1976) ... (producer: film segments)

- Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves/The Stylistics (1975) ... (producer: film segments)

- Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (1975) ... (producer: film segments)

- Lily Tomlin (1975) ... (producer: film segments)

- Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (1975) ... (producer: film segments)

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1969 Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (producer)

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Writer (6 credits)

1994 The Little Rascals (screenplay) / (story)

Danger Theatre (TV Series) (creator - 5 episodes, 1993) (written by - 1 episode, 1993) (story - 1 episode, 1993)

- Searcher in the Mist/Sex, Lies & Decaf (1993) ... (creator - segment "Sex, Lies & Decaf ") / (written by - segment "Sex, Lies & Decaf ")

- Move My Lips/Dead Stranger in Paradise (1993) ... (creator - segment "Dead Stranger in Paradise ") / (story - segment "Lethal Luau")

- Comes a Searcher/Vengeance in the Grass (1993) ... (creator - segment "Vengeance in the Grass")

- Phantom of Fashion/Aloha, Rich Man, Goodbye (1993) ... (creator - segment "Tropical Punch")

- Fatal Distraction/Lethal Luau (1993) ... (creator - segment "Lethal Luau")

1990 Roseanne (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)

- Fender Bender (1990) ... (written by)

1987 Summer Camp Nightmare (screenplay)

1983 Suburbia (written by)

1972 I Don't Know (Short)

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Actress (5 credits)

1992 Wayne's World (uncredited)

1989 Wedding Band
Nicky's Mom

1974 The Second Coming of Suzanne
Margo, Logan's Film Group

1971 The Ski Bum
Star - the Witch

1969 Naked Angels
Shirley

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Cinematographer (2 credits)

2005 Mississippi Rising (TV Movie documentary)

2001 We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (Documentary)

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Camera and Electrical Department (2 credits)

1998 The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (Documentary) (camera operator: "b" camera)

1981 The Decline of Western Civilization (Documentary) (additional photography - as P. Spheeris)

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Editor (1 credit)

1969 Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

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Thanks (10 credits)

2019 My Dad, Stephanie (Documentary short) (special thanks)

2018 Fiddlin' (Documentary) (special thanks)

2014 The Ninth Cloud (special thanks)

2014 Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (special thanks)

2008 A Celebration of Women Directors (Documentary) (special thanks)

2007 What We Do Is Secret (special thanks)

2004 Edgeplay (Documentary) (special thanks)

1999 N.Y.H.C. (Documentary) (special thanks)

1995 The Celluloid Closet (Documentary) (special thanks)

1987 Gap-Toothed Women (Short documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (39 credits)

2020 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness (Documentary)
Self

2019 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

2019 At the Video Store (Documentary)
Self

2019 Punk (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #1.3 (2019) ... Self

- Episode #1.1 (2019) ... Self

2018 The '90s Greatest (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self - Director, Wayne's World

- A New Generation (2018) ... Self - Director, Wayne's World

2018 The '80s Greatest (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director: Wayne's World

- Greed Is Good (2018) ... Self - Director: Wayne's World

2018 LAGFF Orpheus Awards 2018 (TV Series)
Self - Presenter

- 12th Orpheus Awards (2018) ... Self - Presenter

2018 Half the Picture (Documentary)
Self

2016 The Eighties (TV Series documentary)
Self - Filmmaker

- Video Killed the Radio Star (2016) ... Self - Filmmaker

2015 Laugh Out Loud: The Funniest Films Ever (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Director, Wayne's World

2015 Penelope Spheeris: An IU Cinema Exclusive (Short)
Self

2015 Backseat Filmmaker (TV Series)
Self

2014 D.I.Y. (Documentary short)
Self

2013 AM Northwest (TV Series)
Self

- Hollywood Director Penelope Spheeris & POWFest (2013) ... Self

2011 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (TV Series documentary)
Self - Filmmaker / Self - 'The Decline of Western Civilization' Director

- Episode 4 (2011) ... Self - Filmmaker

- Episode 3 (2011) ... Self - Filmmaker

- Episode 1 (2011) ... Self - 'The Decline of Western Civilization' Director

2011 Charlie Sheen: Bad Boy on the Edge (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (Documentary)
Self

2009 Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (Video documentary)
Self

2008 Biography (TV Series documentary)

- Bret Michaels (2008)

2007 The UCLA Dynasty (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2006 Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (TV Special)
Self

2006 The Henry Rollins Show (TV Series)
Self

- Penelope Spheeris/John Doe (2006) ... Self

2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV Special)
Self

2005 The Kid & I
Self

2005 California Entertainment Weekly (TV Series)
Self - Hollywood Film Director (2005)

2004 101 Reasons the 90's Ruled (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 VH1 Goes Inside (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Awesome Movie Songs (2004) ... Self

2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 Hollywood High (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 Independent View (TV Series documentary)
Self

2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Ernest Goes to Hollywood: Jim Varney (2001) ... Self

2000 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

2000 Un-Defining Punk (Video documentary short)
Self

1998 Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Lea Thompson (1998) ... Self

1996 Lauren Hutton and... (TV Series)
Self

- Penelope Spheeris (1996) ... Self

1989 Decade (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988 Calling the Shots (Documentary)
Self

1981 The Decline of Western Civilization (Documentary)
Self - Interviewer

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Beverly Hillbillies (2001) ... Self

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