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Mar 28, 2021 · Penelope Spheeris talks about directing "Decline of Western Civilization," "Suburbia" and "Wayne's World" and working 1980s and '90s.
Sep 28, 2021 · The Decline of Western Civilization. In 1988, Penelope Spheeris released a documentary that the chief of the LAPD demanded, via a strongly worded letter, never be shown again in the city of Los ...
Jan 30, 2019 · For many film buffs, filmmaker Penelope Spheeris will always either be The Punk Lady or the “Wayne’s World” Woman. Honestly: she’s both, and so much more. Spheeris—who wore several hats while working on short films written by and starring Albert Brooks and Richard Pryor—has more than earned her reputation as a big-hearted, but un-sentimental “rock ‘n roll anthropologist.”
Lowest Rated: 6% Senseless (1998) Birthday: Dec 2, 1945. Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. As a notable filmmaker during the 1980s independent movement, director Penelope Spheeris found ...
Feb 1, 2022 · Released on Feb. 14, 1992, Wayne’s World was a massive (and shocking to director Penelope Spheeris) box office success, raking in $183 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. The movie would ...
Feb 14, 2022 · Penelope Spheeris directs Dana Carvey on the set of “Wayne’s World” in 1992. Courtesy Everett Collection. The producers wanted to cast Rob Lowe. Did you have an issue with that after he had ...
Apr 17, 2023 · April 17, 2023 6 AM PT. It might surprise people to learn that Penelope Spheeris, the director behind classics like “The Decline of Western Civilization” trilogy, “Suburbia” and “Wayne ...
