Joel Schumacher

Schumacher (Schumacher), Joel (p. 29. 08. 1939), American film director, costume designer, screenwriter, producer.
He studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, there is - in the school modeling Parson. Began as a dresser in the store, then was the costume designer, opened his own boutique. Since 1972 he designed costumes for films 'fallen asleep' (Sleeper, . 1973) and 'interior' of Woody Allen (Interiors, . 1978), . 'Blume in Love' (Blume in Love, . 1973) Paul Masurian, . 'Last of the yacht' Sheila '(The Last of Sheila, . 1973) and "Prisoner of Second Avenue 'Herbert Ross (The Prisoner Of Second Avenue, . 1975),
. In 1974, his debut as a director of TV films 'History of Virginia Hill' (The Virginia Hill Story) about the mistress of the famous gangster Bugsy Siegel. Posted scripts comedy 'Car Wash' (Car Wash, 1976), the musical 'The Wizard' (The Wiz, 1978). Like many directors in Hollywood, working in different genres. The greatest success Schumacher brought the drama of existential, ie, the border conflict - 'clinically dead' / 'Flatliners' (Flatliners, 1990),' Dying Young '(Dying Young, 1991) and' The Fall '/' I've had enough! " (Falling Down, 1993). By the way, . Michael Douglas, . played a major role in 'The Fall', . was co-produced tapes 'clinically dead', . participated as an actor in one of the first directorial works Schumacher - fantastic comedy 'Incredible smaller woman' (The Incredible Shrinking Woman, . 1981).,
. Thrust Schumacher to mysticism manifested itself in the film 'Errant guys' (The Lost Boys, 1987)
. Unexpectedly for many, not only agreed to raise the third series kinokomiksa of 'Man-Bat' - 'Batman Forever' (Batman Forever, 1995), but did not refuse to continue this cycle more with less success - 'Batman and Robin' (Batman and Robin , 1997). At the same time in these films in a latent form, as well as more obviously in melodramatic tapes 'Lights of St. Elmo' (St. Elmo's Fire, . 1985) and 'cousins' (Cousins, . 1989), . in these films 'clinically dead' and 'Dying Young' visible aspiration directed to youth topics, . display the mood of the middle class or 'yuppies' ( 'young urban professionals'),
. Socio-satirical notes, trapped in 'Fall', were first heard in the work of Schumacher's still in the early work of 'Taxi from the District of Columbia' (DC. Cab, 1983). Put as melodramatic thriller 'The Client' (The Client, 1994) based on the novel by John Grishema.
. Sergey Kudryavtsev
. 1972 PLAY IT AS IT LAYS costumes
. 1973 dormant / SLEEPER costumes
. 1974 HISTORY OF VIRGINIA HILL / THE VIRGINIA HILL STORY director
. 1975 ENTERED THE SECOND AVENUE / THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE costumes
. 1976 п?п?п?п·п?п·п?п п? / CAR WASH writer
. 1976 SPARKLE plot
. 1978 INTERIORS / INTERIORS costumes
. 1978 The Wizard / THE WIZ writer
. 1979 AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE DIXIE BAR AND GRILL director
. 1981 INCREDIBLE REDUCTION OF WOMAN / THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN director
. 1983 taxi from the DC / DC
. CAB director, plot
1985 Saint Elmo LIGHTS / ST. ELMO'S FIRE director, screenwriter
. 1987 Errant MEN / THE LOST BOYS director
. 1989 Cousins / COUSINS director
. 1990 CLINICAL DEATHS / Flatliners / FLATLINERS director
. 1991 DIE YOUNG / DYING YOUNG director
. 1993 FALL / I've had enough! / FALLING DOWN director
. 1994 CLIENT / THE CLIENT director
. 1995 THE BABYSITTER Executive Producer
. 1995 Batman Forever / BATMAN FOREVER director