He later directed Batman & Robin, which was rushed into production following Batman Forever and was intentionally made toyetic and light-hearted to appeal to children and sell merchandise. Batman Forever was released to mixed reviews, but was more financially successful than Batman Returns. He directed Batman Forever, which was a stylistic departure from Burton's Batman and Batman Returns. in 1993 to replace Tim Burton as the director of the Batman franchise. įollowing The Lost Boys, Schumacher directed Cousins (a remake of the French film Cousin Cousine), Flatliners, Dying Young, Falling Down, and The Client. Both films were successful among young people and were his first major critical and commercial successes. Elmo's Fire and was secretive during the production of the film. In 1984, Schumacher was selected by Columbia Pictures to direct St. T, but later stated that he only worked on the film as he needed a job. The film was initially given a $30 million budget, but it was reduced to $11–13 million although it would later rise to over $20 million due to the cost of special effects. In 1981, the film was released to negative reviews, and was a box office bomb. In 1979, he was selected to serve as the director of The Incredible Shrinking Woman, his first theatrically released film, to replace John Landis, who had left after Universal Pictures had reduced the film's budget. On January 31, 1980, he submitted a script for A Chorus Line, but the film underwent rewrites in development hell. In 1978, Schumacher was selected to serve as the director of Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill which was later released in 1979. He was later selected to write the screenplays for Car Wash and The Wiz. According to Schumacher the film represented his "personal fascination" with Jesse Jackson, Angela Davis, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. His original plan for the film was for the film to be a "black Gone with the Wind", but had to be modest due to the limited budget given to the production by Warner Bros. In 1974, he and Howard Rosenman wrote the script for Sparkle which later went into production in 1975, and was released in 1976. He was selected to serve as the movie's director and started filming on September 9.
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In 1974, Schumacher wrote a script for an eponymous biographic made-for-television movie based on the life of Virginia Hill. He later served as a costume designer for The Time of the Cuckoo, The Prisoner of Second Avenue and Interiors. In 1974, he served as the production designer of Killer Bees. In 1973, he served as a costume designer for Woody Allen's Sleeper, and Paul Mazursky's Blume in Love. In 1972, Schumacher served as a costume designer for Play It as It Lays and designed the wardrobes of Dyan Cannon, Joan Hackett, and Raquel Welch for the film The Last of Sheila. He later stated that "I got my self-respect back getting a good day's pay for a good day's work." Career Production designer However, in 1970, he stopped using drugs and became employed at Henri Bendel. Īt the time of his mother's death in 1965, Schumacher stated that his "life seemed like a joke" as he was $50,000 in debt, lost multiple teeth, and only weighed 130 pounds (59 kg). In 1965, he graduated from Parsons School of Design, after having studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and later became a designer for Revlon in 1966. During his youth, he used LSD and methamphetamine and started drinking alcohol by age nine. He was raised by his mother in Long Island City. His parents were Francis Schumacher, a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died from pneumonia when Joel was four, and Marian (Kantor), a Swedish Jew. Schumacher was born on August 29, 1939, in New York City. His final directorial work was two episodes of House of Cards. In 2004, he directed The Phantom of the Opera, which was released to mixed reviews. Later, Schumacher directed smaller-budgeted films, including Tigerland and Phone Booth.
Schumacher was selected to replace Tim Burton as director of the Batman franchise and oversaw Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, and The Client. Cab, but rose to prominence after directing St. Schumacher received little attention for his first theatrically-released films, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and D.C. He first entered filmmaking as a production and costume designer before gaining writing credits on Car Wash, Sparkle, and The Wiz. Raised in New York City by his mother, Schumacher graduated from Parsons School of Design and originally became a fashion designer. Schumacher ( / ˈ ʃ uː m ɑː k ər/ August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter.
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