List of the best Penelope Spheeris movies: The Decline of Western Civilization(1981), The Decline of Western Civilization Part III(1998), The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years(1988), Wayne's World(1992), The Boys Next Door(1985), Black Sheep(1996), The Little Rascals(1994), Senseless(1998), Dudes(1987), Balls to the Wall(2011), The Real St. Nick(2012), The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron(2003) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1981
100 Minutes
Director
Alice Bag Claude Bessey Don Bolles Exene Cervenka Philo Cramer Darby Crash John Doe Lorna Doom Frank Gargani Greg Ginn Greg Hetson
A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.
Documentary
USA
1998
86 Minutes
Director
Gary Fredo Rick Wilder
police officer homeless person teenager punk skinhead anarchist gritty dark disturbing los angeles street homelessness punk rock abuse nihilism alcoholism anarchy growing up escape 1990s
The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film that follows the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers.
Documentary
USA
1988
93 Minutes
Director
Steven Tyler Joe Perry Alice Cooper Gene Simmons Paul Stanley Ozzy Osbourne Bobby Dall Bret Michaels Rikki Rockett
ozzy osbourne alice cooper groupie rock star musician nightclub owner hedonistic outlandish los angeles concert stage nightclub heavy metal musical performance drugs decadence fame adventure 1980s
Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.
Comedy
USA
1992
95 Minutes
Director
Mike Myers Dana Carvey Rob Lowe Tia Carrere Brian Doyle Murray Lara Flynn Boyle Kurt Fuller Colleen Camp Donna Dixon Michael DeLuise Dan Bell
talk show host best friend musician slacker producer girlfriend hilarious frenetic illinois wisconsin basement stage tv station television success double-cross concert new love rise underdog
Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
88 Minutes
Director
Maxwell Caulfield Charlie Sheen Patti D'Arbanville Christopher McDonald Hank Garrett Paul C. Dancer Moon Zappa Dawn Schneider
Roy and Bo leave their small California town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to Los Angeles. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. The violence escalates throughout.
Comedy
USA
1996
87 Minutes
Director
Chris Farley David Spade Tim Matheson Christine Ebersole Gary Busey Grant Heslov Timothy Carhart Bruce McGill
governor gym teacher political candidate aide brother mountain man madcap unrestrained hilarious airy washington state cabin woods seattle political rally family dysfunction political campaign siblings city vs. country frame-up
A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
82 Minutes
Director
Travis Tedford Bug Hall Brittany Ashton Holmes Kevin Jamal Woods Zachary Mabry Ross Bagley Sam Saletta Blake Jeremy Collins Blake McIver Ewing Jordan Warkol Courtland Mead
young boy young girl bully rich kid classmate madcap winsome endearing clubhouse small town racetrack puppy love go-kart rally friendship childhood practical jokes forbidden love adventure rivalry growing up
Alfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship.
Comedy
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Director
Marlon Wayans David Spade Matthew Lillard Brad Dourif Tamara Taylor Rip Torn Richard McGonagle Esther Scott Ken Lerner Kenya Moore
college student friend rich kid rival girlfriend supervisor amusing madcap college cafeteria lecture hall dorm office clinic ambition business experiments employment senses science
A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.
Adventure
USA
1987
89 Minutes
Director
Jon Cryer Catherine Mary Stewart Daniel Roebuck Lee Ving Cal Bartlett Pete Willcox Glenn Withrow
3 punk loving dudes in NYC need a change and drive a VW Beetle to California. After rednecks kill one of them in Arizona, they want justice. A cute girl helps them.
Comedy
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Director
Joe Hursley Jenna Dewan Mimi Rogers Christopher McDonald Colleen Camp Melissa Molinaro Jennifer Elise Cox Antonio Sabato Jr. Jenica Bergere Dustin Ybarra
An engaged guy is forced by his future father-in-law to take a side job moonlighting as an exotic dancer in order to pay extravagant wedding neither of them can afford.
Romance, Other
2012
85 Minutes
Director
Torrey DeVitto Callard Harris Roma Maffia Kenneth Choi Alix Elizabeth Gitter Mark Adair-Rios Aaron Landon Matt Felker
A psychiatrist (Torrey DeVitto) falls for a charming man (Callard Harris) who claims to be Santa Claus.
Drama
2003
96 Minutes
Director
Christian Kane Shannon Elizabeth Cameron Bancroft Nancy Sakovich Jonathan Higgins Aleks Paunovic Natalie Brown Mike Farrell Brian Dennehy Larissa Gomes Jon Ted Wynne
Based on former Enron employee Brian Cruver's account of the scandal that brought about his company's downfall.
Comedy, Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Demi Moore Penelope Spheeris Patricia Clarkson Rosario Dawson Ginnifer Goodwin Josh Holloway Kathy Najimy Bob Newhart Annie Potts
cancer patient amusing heartwarming united states breast cancer lifestyle changes discovery transformation 2000s
Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris direct five short films that explore the impact of breast cancer.