Direction: Penelope Spheeris
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Penelope Spheeris. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Plot The Decline of Western Civilization is an American documentary film filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie was directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles punk rock scene
7.0
138 votes
7.0
138 votes
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
1998 · Documentary · 86 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Ricky Wilder · Flea · Stephen Chambers · Gary Fredo
Plot The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris that chronicles the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers. It is the third film of...
6.9
46 votes
6.9
46 votes
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988 · Documentary · 93 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Steven Tyler · Joe Perry · Alice Cooper · Gene Simmons
Plot 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...
6.8
122 votes
6.8
122 votes
Suburbia
1984 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Chris Pedersen · Bill Coyne · Jennifer Clay · Timothy O'Brien
Plot Teenage Sheila (Jennifer Clay) is running away from her Los Angeles home, and hitches a lift one night with a young mother and her baby. As they drive along the...
6.1
587 votes
6.1
587 votes
Five (TV)
2011 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Jennifer Aniston · Demi Moore · Alicia Keys · Penelope Spheeris
Cast Patricia Clarkson · Jeanne Tripplehorn · Ginnifer Goodwin · Rosario Dawson
Plot An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.
6.1
133 votes
6.1
133 votes
The Boys Next Door
1985 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Charlie Sheen · Maxwell Caulfield · Patti D'Arbanville · Christopher McDonald
Plot 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 trial of bodies...
6.0
118 votes
6.0
118 votes
The Little Rascals
1994 · Movie · 78 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Travis Tedford · Bug Hall · Brittany Ashton Holmes · Kevin Jamal Woods
Plot Spanky and his gang are back in this modern take on the favorite old comedy shorts from the 1920s and 30s. Back, too, is the "He-man Womun Haters Club", but...
5.4
5K votes
5.4
5K votes
Wayne's World
1992 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Mike Myers · Dana Carvey · Rob Lowe · Tia Carrere
Plot As slackers Wayne and Garth (Myers and Carvey) struggle to promote their public access cable show, Wayne's World, Wayne falls for an up-and-coming rock star, Cassandra (Carrere). Using their connections,...
5.3
8K votes
5.3
8K votes
Black Sheep
1996 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Chris Farley · David Spade · Tim Matheson · Christine Ebersole
Plot Chris Farley plays the disaster-prone brother of a gubernatorial candidate (Tim Matheson) in Washington State. Though he is well meaning, the havoc he creates on the campaign trail is drawing...
5.1
417 votes
5.1
417 votes
Senseless
1998 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Marlon Wayans · David Spade · Matthew Lillard · Brad Dourif
4.3
1K votes
4.3
1K votes
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Jim Varney · Rob Schneider · Diedrich Bader · Lily Tomlin
Plot 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...
2.9
5K votes
2.9
5K votes
UFO Abductions (TV)
1991 · Documentary · 144 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
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Prison Stories: Women On The Inside (TV)
1991 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Direction Donna Deitch · Joan Micklin Silver · Penelope Spheeris
Cast Moe Bertran · Ken Butler · Rae Dawn Chong · Lolita Davidovich
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Hollywood Vice Squad
1986 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Ronny Cox · Frank Gorshin · Leon Isaac Kennedy · Trish Van Devere
Plot A mother goes to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter. She discovers that the girl has become involved in the pornography industry, and goes to the police to get help...
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Hollywierd
1999 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Charles Band · William Paul Burns · Miles A. Copeland III · Phil Fondacaro
Plot Documents the making of BLOOD DOLLS, interviewing members of the cast and crew.
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Balls to the Wall
2011 · Movie · 84 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Joe Hursley · Jenna Dewan · Christopher McDonald · Mimi Rogers
Plot An engaged guy is forced by his future father-in-law to take a side job moonlighting as an exotic dancer in order to pay extravagant wedding neither of them can afford.
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The Real St. Nick (TV)
2012 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Torrey DeVitto · Callard Harris · Matthew Felker · Kenneth Choi
Plot 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...
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The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (TV)
2003 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Christian Kane · Shannon Elizabeth · Cameron Bancroft · Nancy Anne Sakovich
Plot The rise and fall of the Enron company, as seen from the perspective of employee Brian Cruver, based on his book.
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The Kid & I
2005 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Tom Arnold · Eric Gores · Linda Hamilton · Joe Mantegna
Plot "The Kid & I" follows a 17-year-old with cerebral palsy who dreams of being in an action movie. His wealthy entrepreneur father (Mantegna) tells Aaron he can have anything he...
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Visitors from the Unknown (TV)
1991 · Movie · 47 min. · United States
Direction Penelope Spheeris
Cast Karl Bakke · Stephen Held · Jon Chardiet · Dorothy McDonald
Plot A special reenacting the experiences of people who have had documented encounters with extraterrestrial life forces. A British policeman has a close encounter with a UFO, a wood-cutter spots a...
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