Joel Schumacher

Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is a American film director, writer and producer. Many of his films have been designed to be stylish and 'slick' Hollywood fare.

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Schumacher was born in New York City and studied at the Parsons School of Design.

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First working in the fashion industry, he began his media work as a costume designer and developed his skills with television work. He wrote the screenplay for the low-budget hit Car Wash (1976) and a number of other minor successes. He also wrote The Wiz (1978). His film directorial debut was The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), starring Lily Tomlin, and he quickly made more successful films, including three "brat pack" works.

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Schumacher would later replace Tim Burton as the director of the Batman franchise. He directed Batman Forever in 1995, which was a major summer success despite receiving mixed reviews. He later directed Batman & Robin, which was both a huge commercial flop and a critical dissappointment. The film forced Warner Brothers to place the Batman movie franchise on indefinite hiatus and leave it there for seven years. The film had left a very detrimental impact to Schumacher's reputation, forcing him to take on less ambitious projects.

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He has also directed two adaptions of the books of John Grisham, the second as the personal choice of the author.

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