Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris
Date of Birth: 02 Dec 1945
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 3 (Actor), 18 (Director), 5 (Writer)
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
The film involves hardcore street punks called "gutter punks" who take the anti-establishment message with extreme seriousness, and tune out society completely.
Senseless
An outrageous comedy about two college students who'll try anything to get ahead! (Miramax)
The Kid & I
Loosely based on a true story, this unique and inspiring comedy is a buddy movie with a fresh twist. (Wheels Up Films)
Wayne\
Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. (imdb)
Black Sheep
A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election. (imdb)
Suburbia
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society... (imdb)
The Decline of Western Civilization
The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X. (imdb)
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
The documentary follows the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on the glam metal subgenre. Spheeris explores the more famous musicians, including Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Mustaine and Paul Stanley. She then explores unknown bands, such as London, Odin and Seduce. The film also features interviews with members of Poison, Tuff, Vixen, Faster Pussycat, W.A.S.P. and more. (Wikipedia)
The Little Rascals
Spanky and the members of the He-Man Woman Haters Club find out that Alfalfa has been courting Darla... (imdb)
The Beverly Hillbillies
A feature adaptation of the classic TV show, when nice guy redneck Jed Clampett strikes it rich when he finds black oil, and moves he and his kin to posh Beverly Hills. (imdb)
The Boys Next Door
Roy and Bo leave their small town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to LA. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trial of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout. (imdb)
Dudes
Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group of rednecks for killing their friend in this lighthearted road movie. Along the way, they enlist the help of a young woman who runs a wrecking service. (imdb)
Hollywood Vice Squad
A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. She discovers that the girl has become involved in the pornography industry, and goes to the police to get help in finding her. (imdb)
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
The rise and fall of the Houston-based Enron Corporation. The film offers the perspective of Cruver, played by Christian Kane, depicted as a brilliant but naïve young energy trader who was seduced by the company's "get rich quick" mantra. (en.wikipedia.org)
Balls to the Wall
An engaged guy is forced by his future father-in-law to take a side job moonlighting as an exotic dancer in order to pay extravagant wedding neither of them can afford. (imdb)
I Dont Know
I Dont Know (1971) - Short Film
Observing the relationship between a lesbian and a transgender man who identifies somewhere in between male and female. (imdb)
Uncle Tom\
While it's unclear what the film was about, it is believed that it followed a group of Black Panthers who kidnap a wealthy white man and put him on trial for all the racial crimes in American history.
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
Three women tell three stories of women in prison.