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Schumacher was born in New York City and studied at the Parsons School of Design. 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, include three " brat pack" works. Working solidly and building his reputation he had his first large budget feature when he took over from Tim Burton on the Batman franchise - Forever (aka Batman Forever) was a major summer success but Batman & Robin was a commercial disappointment, the proposed fifth movie in the series was stalled and Schumacher returned to less ambitious projects. He has also directed two adaptions of the books of John GrishamJohn Grisham (born February 8, 1955) is an American novelist and author best known for his works of modern legal drama. The second eldest of five siblings, Grisham was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Southern Baptist parents of modest means. His father wor, the second as the personal choice of the author.

Filmography (direction, incomplete)

• The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
• Street Fleet (1983)
• St. Elmo's FireElmo's Fire was a defining movie of the 1980s brat pack genre. It stars Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Molly Ringwald, and Andie MacDowell. The main overriding theme of this movie is best (1985)
• The Lost BoysThis article is about the 1987 movie, there is also an unrelated novel called Lost Boys . The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy/horror film about young Californians who must fight a gang of teenage vampires. It stars Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sut (1987)
• Cousins (1989)
• FlatlinersFlatliners is a 1990 movie starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Oliver Platt as medical students experimenting with near-death experiences. The basis of the movie is that these students take turns temporarily killing (1990)
• Dying Young (1991)
• Falling DownFalling Down is a 1993 film by Joel Schumacher about a missile engineer played by Michael Douglas making an attempt to "go home" for his daughter's birthday after his car breaks down in traffic on the hottest day of the year. As he passes through the city (1993)
• The ClientThe Client ( 1993) is a fictional legal thriller written by American author John Grisham, set in Memphis, Tennessee. It reflects the negative influence of TV and media over young children, mixed with various legal elements and suspense. The protagonist, M (1994)
• Forever (aka Batman Forever) (1995)
• A Time to KillA Time to Kill is a legal suspense thriller authored by John Grisham in 1989 that was adapted into a feature film in 1996. The story takes place in the fictional Clanton, MS (some consider to be a mutation of two Jackson, MS suburbs Clinton and Canton). (1996)
• Batman and Robin (1997)
• 8MM (1999)
• Flawless (1999)
• Bad Company (2002)
• Phone Booth (2002)
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004)