Movies: Penelope Spheeris

  • 1992
    Wayne's World

    Wayne's World (1992)

    Wayne's World

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    The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive w...

    Wayne's World
  • 1994
    The Little Rascals

    The Little Rascals (1994)

    The Little Rascals

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    When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship....

    The Little Rascals
  • 1998
    Senseless

    Senseless (1998)

    Senseless

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    A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option....

    Senseless
  • 1981
    The Decline of Western Civilization

    The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

    The Decline of Western Civilization

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    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....

    The Decline of Western Civilization
  • 1996
    Black Sheep

    Black Sheep (1996)

    Black Sheep

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    When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when...

    Black Sheep
  • 1993
    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)

    The Beverly Hillbillies

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    Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty o...

    The Beverly Hillbillies
  • 1986
    The Boys Next Door

    The Boys Next Door (1986)

    The Boys Next Door

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    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 trail of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout....

    The Boys Next Door
  • 1984
    Suburbia

    Suburbia (1984)

    Suburbia

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    When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart....

    Suburbia
  • 1979
    Real Life

    Real Life (1979)

    Real Life

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    A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family"....

    Real Life
  • 2011
    Corman's World

    Corman's World (2011)

    Corman's World

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    A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent....

    Corman's World
  • 1988
    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

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    An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motör...

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
  • 1998
    The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

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    The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris that chronicles the 'gutter punk' lifestyle of homeless teens in Los Angeles....

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
  • 2004
    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

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    A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television...

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
  • 2011
    Five

    Five (2011)

    Five

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    An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives....

    Five
  • 1987
    Dudes

    Dudes (1987)

    Dudes

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    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 ...

    Dudes
  • 2012
    The Real St. Nick

    The Real St. Nick (2012)

    The Real St. Nick

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    A pretty psychiatrist is saved from an accident by a man who, after hitting his head on a rock, believes he is Santa Claus. As she nurses him back to health at her institute, he brings the spirit of Christmas to the hospital....

    The Real St. Nick
  • 2022
    Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

    Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022)

    Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

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    Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 80 movie clips from 1896 - 2020....

    Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
  • 2011
    Balls to the Wall

    Balls to the Wall (2011)

    Balls to the Wall

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    Ben's fiancée has her heart set on an expensive dream wedding, but her father, Jack, has secretly gambled away all his money. When Ben discovers he has a talent for exotic dancing, Jack pushes him to moonlight as a stripper to finance the wedding....

    Balls to the Wall
  • 2009
    For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

    For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)

    For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

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    The story of American film criticism....

    For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
  • 2005
    The Kid & I

    The Kid & I (2005)

    The Kid & I

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    Aaron Roman is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father grants Aaron his wish for his eighteenth birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage....

    The Kid & I