Joel Schumacher Net Worth
Joel Schumacher Net Worth is
$80 Million
Joel Schumacher Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Joel Schumacher was born on August 29, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA as Joel T. Schumacher. He is a director and writer, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Phone Booth (2002) and Batman Forever (1995). | Full Name | Joel Schumacher |
| Net Worth | $80 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 29, 1939 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 6' 3" (1.91 m) |
| Profession | Director, Writer, Producer |
| Education | Parsons The New School for Design, University of California, Los Angeles, Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Marian Schumacher, Francis Schumacher |
| Nominations | Golden Bear |
| Movies | Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, The Lost Boys, The Phantom of the Opera, Falling Down, Phone Booth, A Time to Kill, Flatliners, 8mm, The Client, Trespass, St. Elmo's Fire, The Number 23, Tigerland, Twelve, Veronica Guerin, Flawless, Bad Company, Dying Young, Blood Creek, The Incredible Shrinking Wom... |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often casts Colin Farrell |
| 2 | Often uses lots of sharp colors in his films |
| 3 | His movies will have scenes set at Halloween (St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Flatliners (1990) and Batman Forever (1995)). |
| 4 | Frequently casts Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt and Colin Farrell |
| 5 | His characters are often people who take matter into their own hands (Batman Forever (1995), 8MM (1999), Falling Down (1993), Flawless (1999)). |
| 6 | His movies will have scenes in a seedy grocery store (Flatliners (1990), Falling Down (1993), A Time to Kill (1996)). |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | (on meeting Julia Roberts in a 1993 interview for "Premiere") When Julia walked into my house in these cut-off jeans, no make-up, barefoot, her hair piled up on her head, I did know one thing: I knew I had never met anyone like her. I thought, "How did I live without knowing this girl." |
| 2 | The question I always get is, 'How do you know these young people are going to be stars?' You don't. You just know there is no one like them. If Julia Roberts walked into your office at 20 and you didn't hire her, you shouldn't be in the movie business. |
| 3 | The basis of St. Elmo's Fire (1985) is there's a group of people. Everyone had their group and you always think you're going to be best friends forever. But life comes in. So, can you be best friends forever? It touches on universal themes. |
| 4 | 8MM (1999) would never get made today. I think it's a really bold, really controversial film - as are a lot of my films. |
| 5 | [on the young characters in St. Elmo's Fire (1985) compared to today's young people] In St. Elmo's Fire (1985), they were expected to have huge careers and become very accomplished. It was the year of Reaganomics. I think many kids are still expected of that, but they grow up much sooner, and they're bombarded by the Internet, the blogs, the Facebook, the media, the celebration of badly behaved famous figures - bad behavior has become expected. And these are kids with bad parenting. |
| 6 | (on Batman & Robin (1997)) "If there's anyone that let's say loved Batman Forever and went into Batman & Robin with great anticipation, if I disappointed them in anyway, then I really want to apologize, cause it wasn't my intention. My intention was just to entertain them". |
| 7 | Akiva Goldsman was blamed a lot for this sort of lightness and humor and fun and games of "Batman & Robin" but that's not fair. I take full responsibility. I mean Akiva did write the script but I shot it and worked with Akiva, so you know, if you love a movie, there are hundreds of people who made it lovable for you. If you don't like it, blame the director. That what our name's there for. |
| 8 | I think people always think success in show business gives them the right to be moral political arbiters. I'm not in that camp. I think you can privately do whatever you want, but I'm always suspicious of how much ego is involved. I think the government will survive no matter what Ed Norton thinks of it. |
| 9 | Sometimes I'm asked if there's homophobia in Hollywood. There's homophobia everywhere on Planet Earth, just like there's racism and sexism and anti-Semitism, and such stupidity isn't checked at the gate at the movie studio. But the difference in show business is, if you can make money for people they don't care what you do. They don't care if you screw yaks in the middle of the street. They'll even buy you a yak. They'll give you their yaks. |
| 10 | Probably no country has spent as much money as my country on drug wars and I'm not sure who's winning except for the drug dealers. |
| 11 | ...it is show business and it's more business now than it is show because all the studios now are owned by huge conglomerates and corporations, unlike the old Hollywood where everybody knew each other by their first names. |
| 12 | Well, here's the problem. If you accept a lot of money to do a film in Hollywood and you have a huge budget, they're going to expect a lot of asses in seats, as you would if you had to write a cheque for a lot of money. You want your money back; it's a business. If you work on a small budget with stars who are willing to cut prices and do interesting work with you, they'll take a risk on a smaller budget because they figure, "Well, maybe with video and DVD we'll make our money back." |
| 13 | The surreal images in some of my films have been blamed on my drug days, I've heard that from certain sources. I don't know ... it's pretty far behind me now and that was quite a while ago. That was my path and when you come to terms with being a drug addict and an alcoholic, you realise that it's all about you. |
| 14 | Yes, but you'd be surprised how many people didn't know who Philip Seymour Hoffman was. Only if you said, "the fat guy in Boogie Nights" would people know who you were talking about because they didn't know his name then. |
| 15 | On directing "8mm": "It was fun to get it. No, nobody wanted to touch it. I don't think they could get anyone stupid enough to direct it, other than me. A lot of people were afraid of it. A lot of people don't want to go to a place like that as a director. They want everyone to love them." |
| 16 | The only good advice you can give anyone is the witness of what you have learned in your own life. If I were living with someone and confused about whether I should be staying with them, it usually means I should be leaving. Because when you're really happy, you don't sit around thinking, 'Should I leave?' |
| 17 | "Val did me two great favors. When I wanted him to be Batman, he said yes. Then he created a situation which allowed me not to have him play Batman again. They were both happy, happy instances, for which I will always be grateful." -- Premiere magazine (April 1997), in an article on Val Kilmer. |
| 18 | I am one of Lars von Trier's fans and like the Dogma movement |
| 19 | (1997) "I felt I disappointed a lot of older fans by being too conscious of the family aspect.... Now, I owe the hardcore fans the Batman movie they would love me to give them." |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Friends with David Fincher. |
| 2 | He was the first and only choice to direct 'The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)' and had been since the project was first started. Andrew Lloyd Webber had chosen him after being impressed by his use of music in 'The Lost Boys (1987)'. |
| 3 | Well before she became famous Schumacher shared an apartment with writer/journalist Liz Smith. |
| 4 | Schumaker has cited David Lean's "Great Expectations" as having a tremendous influence on him. |
| 5 | Stated in an interview with Variety magazine that 'Great Expectations (1946)' haunted him as a child and inspired him to be a director. |
| 6 | Worked in the Fashion Industry before pursuing film as a career. |
| 7 | He is a lifelong Batman fan and wanted to adapt Frank Miller's famous ''Batman: Year One'' comic but was forced by producers to make a lighter, more family friendly film. |
| 8 | Did not decide to pursue a career in film making until he was in his early thirties. |
| 9 | Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Susan Sarandon in The Client (1994). |
| 10 | Was originally attached to direct Runaway Jury (2003), having previously filmed two other John Grisham adaptations, The Client (1994) and A Time to Kill (1996). |
| 11 | On the interviews and audio commentary for the Batman & Robin (1997) 2-Disc Special Edition DVD released in 2005, he says that he was under pressure from toy companies and Warner Brothers management to deliver a family-friendly film and admits he went too far in that direction, but takes full responsibility for the end result and, at one point during the interviews, flat-out apologizes to fans that were disappointed. |
| 12 | Shares a birthday with directors Lord Richard Attenborough and William Friedkin. |
| 13 | Long ago, attended Parsons School of Design at New School University (New York), and in 2006, bought condo practically around the corner in Greenwich Village's popular 25 Fifth Avenue apartment building. |
| 14 | Worked as a store window dresser before getting into films. |
| 15 | His mother is Swedish. |
| 16 | Directed the music video "Devil Inside" performed by INXS. |
| 17 | Directed the music video "The End is the Beginning is the End" performed by Smashing Pumpkins. |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Cards | 2013 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The Killing Floor: Star Baby | 2012 | Video short | |
| Trespass | 2011 | ||
| Man in the Mirror | 2011 | Short | |
| Twelve | 2010 | ||
| Blood Creek | 2009 | ||
| Choose or Lose | 2008 | TV Special | |
| The Number 23 | 2007 | ||
| The Phantom of the Opera | 2004 | ||
| I'm Only Looking: The Best of INXS | 2004 | Video documentary video "Devil Inside" | |
| Veronica Guerin | 2003 | ||
| Phone Booth | 2002 | ||
| Bad Company | 2002 | ||
| Tigerland | 2000 | ||
| Flawless | 1999 | ||
| 8MM | 1999 | ||
| Batman & Robin | 1997 | ||
| A Time to Kill | 1996 | ||
| Batman Forever | 1995 | ||
| The Client | 1994 | ||
| Falling Down | 1993 | ||
| 2000 Malibu Road | 1992 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| Dying Young | 1991 | ||
| Flatliners | 1990 | ||
| Cousins | 1989 | ||
| INXS: Kick: The Video Flick | 1988 | Video short documentary video "Devil Inside" | |
| The Lost Boys | 1987 | ||
| St. Elmo's Fire | 1985 | ||
| D.C. Cab | 1983 | ||
| The Incredible Shrinking Woman | 1981 | ||
| Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill | 1979 | TV Movie | |
| Virginia Hill | 1974 | TV Movie |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkle | 2012/I | story | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 2004 | screenplay | |
| Flawless | 1999 | written by | |
| St. Elmo's Fire | 1985 | written by | |
| Code Name: Foxfire | TV Series created by - 1 episode, 1985 story - 1 episode, 1985 | ||
| D.C. Cab | 1983 | story / writer | |
| Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill | 1979 | TV Movie written by | |
| The Wiz | 1978 | screenplay | |
| Car Wash | 1976 | written by | |
| Sparkle | 1976 | ||
| Virginia Hill | 1974 | TV Movie |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer - 3 episodes | |
| Gossip | 2000/I | executive producer | |
| Flawless | 1999 | producer | |
| 8MM | 1999 | producer | |
| The Babysitter | 1995 | executive producer | |
| 2000 Malibu Road | 1992 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Slow Burn | 1986 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Code Name: Foxfire | 1985 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode |
Costume Designer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interiors | 1978 | ||
| The Prisoner of Second Avenue | 1975 | ||
| Sleeper | 1973 | ||
| Blume in Love | 1973 | ||
| The Last of Sheila | 1973 | ||
| Play It As It Lays | 1972 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yooryung | 2012 | TV Series producer: "The Phantom of the Opera" | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 2004 | producer: "Auction at the Opera Populaire, 1919 Prologue", "Hannibal", "Think of Me", "Angel of Music", "Little Lotte", "The Mirror Angel of Music-Reprise", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Music of the Night", "Magical Lasso", "Notes", "Prima Donna", "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh", "Il Muto", "Why Have You Brought Me Here?", "Raoul I've Been There", "All I Ask of You", "All I Ask of You Reprise", "Masquerade", "Why So Silent", "Journey To the Cemetery", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "W | |
| Flawless | 1999 | writer: "Ashley's Song", "Tasha's Song" |
Production Designer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Bees | 1974 | TV Movie |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging Past | 2011 | Video acknowledgment | |
| Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer | 2009 | Documentary thanks | |
| First Snow | 2006 | special thanks | |
| Party Girl | 2004 | Short special thanks | |
| Welcome to Hollywood | 1998 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Everything Is Copy | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Angelo Donghia: Design Superstar | 2015 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Unsung Hollywood | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Art of Cinematography at Plus Camerimage | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Batmobile | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Side by Side | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Trespass: Inside the Thriller | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Bundle of Sticks | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Number 23: Focus Points | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Hollywood's Best Film Directors | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| True Blood-Lines: A New Type | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Heckler | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bloodsucking Cinema | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Number 23' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Number 23: Creating the World of Fingerling | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Number 23 Enigma | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jeopardy! | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - Clue Giver |
| Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Batman Unbound | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Reinventing a Hero | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Behind the Mask: The Story of 'The Phantom of the Opera' | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Phantom of the Opera' | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Batman & Robin Heroes: Batgirl | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman & Robin Heroes: Batman | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman & Robin Heroes: Robin | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman & Robin Villains: Bane | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman & Robin Villains: Mr. Freeze | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman & Robin Villains: Poison Ivy | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman Forever Heroes: Batman | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman Forever Heroes: Dr. Chase Meridian | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman Forever Heroes: Robin | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman Forever Villains: The Riddler | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Batman Forever Villains: Two-Face | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beyond Batman: Bigger, Bolder, Brighter - The Production Design of 'Batman & Robin' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beyond Batman: Dressed to Thrill - The Costumes of 'Batman & Robin' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beyond Batman: Imaging Forever: The Visual Effects of 'Batman Forever' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beyond Batman: Knight Moves - The Stunts of 'Batman Forever' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beyond Batman: Out of the Shadows - The Production Design of 'Batman Forever' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beyond Batman: Scoring Forever - The Music of 'Batman Forever' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Beyond Batman: The Many Faces of Gotham City | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1995-2004 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| HBO First Look | 1999-2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Lost Boys: A Retrospective | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Rove Live | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stupidity | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| La semaine du cinéma | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Show | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Boys of Manchester: On the Set of Queer as Folk | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk' | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Mundo VIP | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Welcome to Hollywood | 1998 | Himself | |
| Waking in Mississippi | 1998 | Documentary | Himself |
| Mekano | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| This Morning | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Showbiz Today | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review | 1997 | TV Short | Himself |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Distinguished Collaborator Award | Costume Designers Guild Awards | ||
| 2010 | Special Award | Camerimage | Director | |
| 2004 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Director | Phone Booth (2002) |
| 2004 | Time-Machine Honorary Award | Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival | ||
| 2003 | Solidarity Award | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Veronica Guerin (2003) | |
| 2003 | Taormina Arte Award | Taormina International Film Festival | ||
| 2000 | Artistic Achievement Award | Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival | ||
| 1997 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Director of the Year | |
| 1997 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!) | Batman & Robin (1997) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction in a Drama Series | House of Cards (2013) |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment | Half of Us (2007) |
| 2005 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
| 2003 | Golden Seashell | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Veronica Guerin (2003) | |
| 1999 | Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | 8MM (1999) | |
| 1999 | Stinker Award | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!) | 8MM (1999) |
| 1998 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Director | Batman & Robin (1997) |
| 1993 | Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | Falling Down (1993) |
Known for movies
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as Director
Phone Booth (2002)
as Director
Batman Forever (1995)
as Director
Batman & Robin (1997)
as Director