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Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization.  She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.

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Known For

  • The Little Rascals
  • The Decline of Western Civilization
  • The Beverly Hillbillies
  • The Boys Next Door
  • Wayne's World
  • Senseless
  • Suburbia
  • Dudes
  • Black Sheep
  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
  • Thunder and Mud
  • The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
  • Balls to the Wall
  • Hollywood Vice Squad
  • The Real St. Nick
  • We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
  • Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
  • Rap's Most Wanted
  • The Kid & I
  • I Don't Know
  • Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
  • Synthesis
  • Bath
  • Shit
  • The National Rehabilitation Center
  • Hats Off to Hollywood
  • No Use Walkin' When You Can Stroll
  • Visitors from the Unknown
  • Boy and Crows
  • Hollywierd
  • Five
  • Lifers Group ‎– World Tour: Rahway Prison, That's It
  • Banned in the USA
  • Superman's Loneliness