Penelope Spheeris: movies and TV shows
Penelope Spheeris has 85 credits in the archive: 76 films and 9 TV series, from 1968 to 2022. Highest rated: The Decline of Western Civilization (7.2/10).
Career timeline
1968 – 2022 · busiest year: 1975 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power | Self | Film | 5.9 | 76 |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self | TV | 5.5 | 74 |
| 2020 | Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time | Self | TV | 7.2 | 74 |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi | Self | Film | 5.7 | 74 |
| 2019 | Punk | Self | TV | 7.9 | 73 |
| 2019 | At the Video Store | Self | Film | 10.0 | 73 |
| 2018 | Half the Picture | Self | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 2012 | The Real St. Nick | Film | 5.5 | 66 | |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Filmmaker | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2011 | Five | Film | 7.1 | 65 | |
| 2011 | Balls to the Wall | Film | 4.7 | 65 | |
| 2009 | Direct Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | Film | 5.0 | 63 |
| 2009 | For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism | Self | Film | 5.8 | 63 |
| 2005 | The Kid & I | Penelope Spheeris | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 2005 | The Kid & I | Film | 5.2 | 59 | |
| 2005 | The Kid & I | Film | 5.2 | 59 | |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | TV | 6.5 | 58 | |
| 2004 | Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession | Self | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 2004 | When Metal Ruled The World | Herself | TV | — | 58 |
| 2003 | The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron | Film | 4.6 | 57 | |
| 2003 | When Metal Ruled The World | Herself | Film | — | 57 |
| 2001 | We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1999 | N.Y.H.C. | Film | 7.3 | 53 | |
| 1999 | Hollyweird | Film | 9.0 | 53 | |
| 1998 | Senseless | Film | 6.2 | 52 | |
| 1998 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part III | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 1998 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part III | Film | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 1998 | No Use Walkin' When You Can Stroll | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | Film | 6.1 | 50 | |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Film | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Film | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Film | 6.8 | 48 | |
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Film | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Film | 6.3 | 47 | |
| 1993 | Danger Theatre | TV | 8.0 | 47 | |
| 1993 | Danger Theatre | TV | 8.0 | 47 | |
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Film | 6.7 | 46 | |
| 1991 | Prison Stories: Women on the Inside | Film | 4.2 | 45 | |
| 1991 | Visitors from the Unknown | Film | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 1991 | Rap's Most Wanted | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1991 | Lifers Group – World Tour: Rahway Prison, That's It | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1990 | Wedding Band | Nicky's Mom | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1990 | Thunder and Mud | Herself | Film | 4.3 | 44 |
| 1990 | Thunder and Mud | Film | 4.3 | 44 | |
| 1990 | Banned in the USA | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1989 | Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira | TV | 9.0 | 43 | |
| 1989 | Decade | Self | Film | 8.5 | 43 |
| 1988 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | Self | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1988 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | Film | 6.8 | 42 | |
| 1988 | Calling the Shots | Self | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1987 | Dudes | Film | 5.7 | 41 | |
| 1987 | Summer Camp Nightmare | Film | 5.3 | 41 | |
| 1986 | The Boys Next Door | Film | 6.2 | 40 | |
| 1986 | Hollywood Vice Squad | Film | 3.8 | 40 | |
| 1984 | Suburbia | Film | 6.7 | 38 | |
| 1984 | Suburbia | Film | 6.7 | 38 | |
| 1981 | The Decline of Western Civilization | Self | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1981 | The Decline of Western Civilization | Film | 7.2 | 35 | |
| 1981 | The Decline of Western Civilization | Film | 7.2 | 35 | |
| 1981 | The Decline of Western Civilization | Film | 7.2 | 35 | |
| 1981 | The Decline of Western Civilization | Film | 7.2 | 35 | |
| 1979 | Real Life | Film | 6.6 | 33 | |
| 1976 | Audience Research | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | TV | 6.9 | 29 | |
| 1975 | Sick | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1975 | Upcoming Season | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1975 | Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1975 | The Impossible Truth | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1975 | Open Heart Surgery | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1974 | The Second Coming of Suzanne | Margo, Logan's Film Group | Film | 3.0 | 28 |
| 1973 | Brothers | Penny | Film | 9.8 | 27 |
| 1972 | Hats Off to Hollywood | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1971 | The Ski Bum | Star the Witch | Film | 4.8 | 25 |
| 1971 | I Don't Know | Film | 4.4 | 25 | |
| 1971 | I Don't Know | Film | 4.4 | 25 | |
| 1970 | Vice Hustler | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1969 | Bath | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1969 | Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales | Film | 7.0 | 23 | |
| 1969 | Shit | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1969 | The National Rehabilitation Center | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1968 | Synthesis | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1968 | Boy and Crows | Film | — | 22 | |
| Superman's Loneliness | Film | — | — | ||
| Superman's Loneliness | Film | — | — |