Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Date of Birth

1945-12-02

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known for

The Decline of Western Civilization, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, Brothers, Corman’s World

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Batgirl, E.T., The Exorcist, The Fall Of The House Of Usher

Posted 3 years ago

, Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2, sequel, Mike Myers, Dana carvey, Penelope Spheeris

Wayne's World, Wayne's World 2, sequel, Mike Myers, Dana carvey, Penelope Spheeris

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Penelope Spheeris says Mike Myers cost her Wayne’s World 2

Posted 3 years ago

Wayne's World director Penelope Spheeris did not find her time working with Mike Myers to be excellent by any means.

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Awesome Artists We’ve Found Around The Net: Luke T. Benson

Posted 4 years ago

For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to...

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Soundtracks, Soundtracks, Soundtracks: Wayne’s World, party time!

Posted 14 years ago

There are many things that make a movie what it is. It all starts with a story (according to what every How-To book on screenwriting tells us), there is the director and his crew, there are the actors, who bust...

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Weekend Box Office: Spider-Man Rules Again as Insidious 6 Scares Up a Strong Debut

Posted 1 day ago

Spider-Man: Brand New Day dominates again as Insidious 6 opens strong and The Odyssey hits a major milestone.

Cliffhanger reboot release date

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Lily James & Pierce Brosnan’s Cliffhanger reboot is swinging to a 2027 release date

Posted 1 day ago

Jaume Collet-Serra's Cliffhanger reboot starring Lily James and Pierce Brosnan is moving to 2027 following complications from Row K.

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POLL: Which Fall 2026 Movie Are You Most Excited to See?

Posted 2 days ago

There are a ton of really great-looking movies coming out from September to December. Which one are you most excited for?

The Dog Stars final trailer

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The first reactions to Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars say it’s “emotional,” and one of the director’s most “human” films

Posted 2 days ago

The first reactions to Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic epic, The Dog Stars, say the sci-fi film is "surprisingly emotional" and sprawling.

Bad Day

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Netflix gives you a first look at the upcoming action comedy Bad Day, starring Cameron Diaz

Posted 3 days ago

Cameron Diaz is just a normal mom who is about to have a bad day in the upcoming Netflix action comedy from the director of Back in Action.

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great spaghetti westerns, Franco Nero, Lee Van Cleef

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Five Great Spaghetti Westerns That Don’t Star Clint Eastwood

Posted 2 days ago

Clint Eastwood may be the face of spaghetti westerns, but these five great movies prove the genre had plenty of other legendary gunslingers.

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Every Live-Action Spider-Man Movie Ranked: Which One Is the Best?

Posted 3 weeks ago

From 2002 to 2026, we're taking a look at every Live Action Spider-man film and ranking them. Let's see how they stack up!

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VHS Gems: The ’80s Movies We Discovered at the Video Store

Posted 2 weeks ago

We take a look back at some eighties classics that weren't huge theatrical hits but became classics on home video.

Terrible Sequels to Great Movies

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Five Great Movies That Were Followed by Absolutely Terrible Sequels

Posted 1 week ago

Developing a sequel to a great movie is always difficult, but unfortunately, for each one that succeeds, there's an absolutely terrible one.

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The 10 Best ’80s Movie Villains: From Biff Tannen to Hans Gruber

Posted 3 days ago

No decade had better movie bad guys than the 1980s, but in a decade full of villains, who were the best?

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The Jackal: Is Bruce Willis’s 1997 Thriller Better Than Its Reputation?

Posted 1 week ago

1997's The Jackal teamed two box office heavyweights, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, but has largely sunk into obscurity.