Joel T. Schumacher (/ ˈ ʃ uː m ɑː k ər /; August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter.Raised in New York City by his mother, Schumacher graduated from Parsons School of Design and originally became a fashion designer.
Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "C−" on scale of A+ to F. Derek Elley of Variety criticized the film, stating that "8MM is a movie that keeps jumping the gate and finally unravels all over the floor." Peter Travers for Rolling Stone wrote that the film "aims for a psychological depth that the script can't sustain."