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Penelope Spheeris

Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn December 2, 1945 (79 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Suburbia
  • The Decline of Western Civilization
  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
  • Dudes
  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
  • Hollywood Vice Squad
  • Balls to the Wall
  • The Real St. Nick

Known For

  • Wayne's World
  • The Little Rascals
  • The Beverly Hillbillies
  • Senseless
  • Black Sheep
  • Roseanne
  • Suburbia
  • The Decline of Western Civilization
  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
  • Real Life
  • Saturday Night Live
  • The Boys Next Door
  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
  • Dudes
  • The Kid & I
  • The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
  • Hollywood Vice Squad
  • Balls to the Wall
  • The Real St. Nick
  • Five
  • Summer Camp Nightmare
  • We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
  • The Second Coming of Suzanne

Featured Videos

  • The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Penelope Spheeris Commentary
    The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Penelope Spheeris CommentaryThe Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YearsScene
  • The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Tawn Mastrey Interviews Penelope Spheeris
    The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Tawn Mastrey Interviews Penelope SpheerisThe Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YearsScene
  • The Decline Of Western Civilization: Penelope Spheeris Remembers Early Reactions
    The Decline Of Western Civilization: Penelope Spheeris Remembers Early ReactionsThe Decline of Western CivilizationInterview
  • The Decline Of Western Civilization: Penelope Spheeris And Anna Fox Commentary
    The Decline Of Western Civilization: Penelope Spheeris And Anna Fox CommentaryThe Decline of Western CivilizationScene

Penelope Spheeris Filmography

1992
Wayne's World · as Cast
1989
Wedding Band · as Nicky's Mom
1987
Biography (TV Series) · as Cast
1985
The Boys Next Door · as Punk Girl With Straw Hat On Bench
1974
The Second Coming of Suzanne · as Margo, Logan's Film Group
1971
The Ski Bum · as Star The Witch
1969
Naked Angels · as Shirley

1994
The Little Rascals · as Screenplay
1986
Summer Camp Nightmare · as Screenplay
1983
Suburbia · as Screenplay
1981

2024
2023
Rewind the '90s (TV Series) · as Self
2022
2020
2020
Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self
2020
2019
2019
2019
Punk (TV Series) · as Self
2018
The '90s Greatest (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Wayne's World
2018
The 80's Greatest (TV Series) · as Self - Director: Wayne's World
2018
Half the Picture · as Self
2016
The Eighties (TV Series) · as Self - Filmmaker
2012
Artbound (TV Series) · as Self
2011
2011
50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (TV Series) · as Self - Filmmaker
2009
2009
2007
The UCLA Dynasty · as Self - Ucla Student 1967 - 1970
2006
2006
The Henry Rollins Show (TV Series) · as Self
2005
The Kid & I · as Penelope Spheeris
2004
2004
2003
Hollywood High · as Self
1998
The Greatest (TV Series) · as Self
1997
Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self
1996
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self
1990
Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self
1989
Thunder and Mud · as Herself
1989
Decade · as Self
1988
1981

2003
The 75th Annual Academy Awards · as Segment Producer
2001
1993
Danger Theatre (TV Series) · as Creator
1988
Roseanne (TV Series) · as Story Editor

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