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Overview
Trivia:
Declined the offer to direct This Is Spinal Tap (1984), because she thought you couldn't... moreAwards:
7 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(10 articles)
An Excerpt from Lloyd Kaufman's Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (From Fangoria. 3 July 2009, 11:40 AM, PDT)
[DVD Review] Wayne's World
(From JustPressPlay. 22 May 2009, 1:58 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
P. Spheeris | Penelope 'Bud' SpheerisUS TV Schedule:
| Wed. July 15 | 11:00 PM | VH1 | Wayne's World | more |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Director, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Actress, Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Editor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- High School Sweethearts (details only on IMDbPro)
Director:
- Who Is Brad Lenz? (2009) (pre-production)
- The Kid & I (2005)
- "Cracking Up" (1 episode, 2004)
- Prom Night (2004) TV episode - The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003) (TV)
- We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
- Dear Doughboy (2000) (TV)
- Hollywierd (1999)
- Senseless (1998)
- Applewood 911 (1998) (TV)
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)
- The Thing in Bob's Garage (1998)
- Black Sheep (1996)
- The Little Rascals (1994)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
- "Danger Theatre" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Wayne's World (1992)
- Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991) (TV) (segment 3)
- UFO Abductions (1991) (TV)
- Thunder and Mud (1990)
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
- Dudes (1987)
- Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
... aka The Boulevard (Canada: English title: video title) - The Boys Next Door (1985)
... aka Big Shots
... aka No Apparent Motive (Australia: video title) - Suburbia (1984)
... aka Rebel Streets (USA)
... aka The Wild Side - The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
- I Don't Know (1972)
- Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1968)
Producer:
- Who Is Brad Lenz? (2009) (pre-production) (executive producer)
- The Kid & I (2005) (producer)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) (producer)
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (producer)
- Real Life (1979) (producer)
- "Saturday Night Live" (producer: film segments) (7 episodes, 1975-1976) (producer) (1 episode, 1975) (producer: Albert Brooks' film segments, 1975-1976) (1 episode, 1975)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Elliot Gould/Anne Murray (1976) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves/The Stylistics (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Lily Tomlin (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
- Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (1975) TV episode (producer: film segments)
(4 more)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Roseanne" (story editor) (13 episodes, 1989-1990)
- Happy Birthday (1990) TV episode (story editor)
- Fathers and Daughters (1990) TV episode (story editor)
- April Fool's Day (1990) TV episode (story editor)
- Fender Bender (1990) TV episode (story editor)
- To Tell the Truth (1990) TV episode (story editor)
(8 more)
Writer:
- The Little Rascals (1994) (screenplay) (story)
- "Roseanne" (1 episode, 1990)
- Fender Bender (1990) TV episode (writer) - Summer Camp Nightmare (1987) (writer)
... aka The Butterfly Revolution - Suburbia (1984) (written by)
... aka Rebel Streets (USA)
... aka The Wild Side - The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (writer)
Actress:
- Wayne's World (1992) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
- Wedding Band (1990) .... Nicky's Mom
- The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) .... Margo, Logan's Film Group
... aka Suzanne - The Ski Bum (1971) .... Star the Witch
... aka Point Zero - Naked Angels (1969)
Cinematographer:
- Mississippi Rising (2005) (TV)
- We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998) (camera operator: "b" camera)
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (additional cinematographer) (as P. Spheeris)
Thanks:
- A Celebration of Women Directors (2008) (special thanks)
- What We Do Is Secret (2007) (special thanks)
- Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways (2004) (special thanks)
... aka Edgeplay (USA: short title) - N.Y.H.C. (1999) (special thanks)
- The Celluloid Closet (1995) (special thanks)
... aka Celluloid Closet (France)
... aka Gefangen in der Traumfabrik (Germany)
Self:
- King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman (2009) (filming) .... Herself
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009) (V) .... Herself
- "Biography" (1 episode, 2008)
- Bret Michaels (2008) TV episode - Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Henry Rollins Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Penelope Spheeris/John Doe (2006) TV episode .... Herself - The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- The Kid & I (2005) .... Herself
- The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- Hollywood High (2003) (TV) .... Herself
- "Independent View" (2002) TV series .... Herself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
- Ernest Goes to Hollywood: Jim Varney (2001) TV episode .... Herself - "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" (2000) TV mini-series .... Herself
- Un-Defining Punk (2000) (V) .... Herself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
- Lea Thompson (1998) TV episode .... Herself - "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
- Penelope Spheeris (1996) TV episode .... Herself
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