Penelope Spheeris
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Penelope Spheeris is an American filmmaker. Her best-known works include The Decline of Western Civilization trilogy of music documentaries, each covering an aspect of Los Angeles underground culture,
Spheeris in 2013
Spheeris editing her film Dudes, 1986
Spheeris in 1984
The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Erika Elen
Penelope Spheeris
…as a "rock 'n roll anthropologist". She is also known for directing the comedy films Wayne's World (1992, her highest-grossing film), Dudes (1987) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). Spheeris was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her Greek-immigrant father owned the Magic Empire Shows carnival and was a side-show strong man…
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