Joel Schumacher Highlights

  • 2007: Helmed the thriller "The Number 23," starring Jim Carrey
  • 2004: Directed the film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical "The Phantom of the Opera"
  • 2003: Directed Cate Blanchett in "Veronica Guerin" the true story of an Irish journalist who is assassinated by drug dealers
  • 2002: Hand picked Colin Farrell to star in his thriller suspense feature "Phone Booth"
  • 2002: Directed the action comedy "Bad Company", featuring Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins
  • 2000: Helmed the acclaimed Vietnam-era drama "Tigerland"
  • 1999: Directed Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Flawless"; also wrote script
  • 1997: The fourth installment in the series and second directed by Schumacher, "Batman & Robin" received negative reviews and essentially killed off the franchise
  • 1996: Helmed the feature adaptation of Grisham's first novel "A Time to Kill"
  • 1995: Chosen to direct the third installment of the Batman series "Batman Forever"
  • 1994: First adaptation of a John Grisham novel, "The Client"
  • 1990: First film on which he had right of final cut, "Flatliners"
  • 1985: Executive produced his first TV series, "Code Name: Foxfire", a short-lived adventure series for NBC
  • 1983: First TV credit as executive producer, the unsold CBS pilot, "Now We're Cookin'" (also scripted)
  • 1981: Feature directing debut, "The Incredible Shrinking Woman"
  • 1976: First feature as screenwriter, "Sparkle"
  • 1974: TV-movie co-writing and directing debut, "The Virginia Hill Story"
  • 1974: First TV credit, as production designer on Curtis Harrington's TV-movie, "Killer Bees", starring Gloria Swanson
  • 1973: Worked as costume designer on three features: "Blume in Love," "The Last of Sheila," "Sleeper"
  • 1971: Talked his way into a trial job as costume designer on Frank Perry's "Play It As It Lays"
  • 1970: Stopped taking drugs
  • 1954: Left home at 15-years-old (date approximate)
  • 1954: Claiming to be 18, worked at Macy's selling men's gloves (date approximate)
  • 1948: Began drinking at nine-years-old (date approximate)
  • Moved to Miami where he became heavily involved with life in the fast lane
  • Worked as fashion designer
  • Joined Revlon as designer of clothing and packaging
  • Moved to L.A.
  • Father died while Schumacher was a young child; mother supported by selling dresses
  • Volunteered to dress neighborhood store windows while working for a local butcher
  • Worked as design and display artist for Henri Bendel's department store in NYC
  • Briefly attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York NY
  • Worked as a window dresser for Macy's, Lord & Taylor and Saks
  • Attended the Parsons School of Design on scholarship
  • Grew up an only child in Long Island City in Queens NY
  • Built puppet theaters to perform at parties
  • Helped run a popular trendy boutique called Paraphernalia on the Upper East Side of NYC; associated with the likes of Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick
  • Worked on TV commercials

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