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Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary and scripted films.
Feb 6, 2017 · Twenty-five years ago, Penelope Spheeris went from indie docs to helming one of the biggest comedies of the 90s. This is what happened next.
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Aug 19, 2019 · Penelope Spheeris’ biggest commercial hit, Wayne’s World (1992), gave the world some of the greatest slang and style choices ever committed to celluloid. But long before directing the cult comedy, she pioneered the art of the music documentary with her groundbreaking trilogy The Decline of Western Civilization .
- Ivana Brehas
Nov 26, 2019 · Filmmaker Penelope Spheeris on striking a balance between making underground documentaries and Hollywood blockbusters, being a steamroller when it comes to your work, and learning how to use your trauma to your creative advantage.
May 14, 2018 · Perhaps the infant being torn apart at the beginning of Suburbia is a representation of innocent young Penelope Spheeris, whose childhood purity was ripped from her at a too-young age. As a child, Spheeris became captivated by rock music as an expression of youthful rebellion.
Feb 1, 2022 · Penelope Spheeris is happy. The accomplished director and radical documentarian is on the phone talking about the movie that threw her into the world of Hollywood age 45, Wayne’s World.
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Penelope Spheeris. Director: Suburbia. Spheeris is often referred to as a 'rock 'n roll anthropologist'. In 1974 she formed the first Los Angeles music video production company, ROCK 'N REEL. She concluded her music video work with the Grammy-nominated, "Bohemian Rhapsody" video for "Wayne's World".
