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In Development:

1. High School Sweethearts (details only on IMDbPro)

Director:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Who Is Brad Lenz? (2010) (in production)
   
   
2. The Kid & I (2005)
3. "Cracking Up" (1 episode, 2004)
       - Prom Night (2004) TV episode
4. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) (segment "Tribute to Documentaries")
5. The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003) (TV)
6. We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
7. Dear Doughboy (2000) (TV)
   
   
8. Hollywierd (1999)
9. Senseless (1998)
10. Applewood 911 (1998) (TV)
11. The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)
12. The Thing in Bob's Garage (1998)
13. Black Sheep (1996)
14. The Little Rascals (1994)
15. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
16. "Danger Theatre" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
17. Wayne's World (1992)
18. Rap's Most Wanted (1991) (V)
19. Prison Stories: Women on the Inside (1991) (TV) (segment 3)
20. UFO Abductions (1991) (TV)
21. Thunder and Mud (1990)
    
    
22. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
23. Dudes (1987)
24. Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
    ... aka The Boulevard (Canada: English title: video title)
25. The Boys Next Door (1985)
    ... aka Big Shots
    ... aka No Apparent Motive (Australia: video title)
26. Suburbia (1984)
    ... aka Rebel Streets (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Wild Side
27. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
    
    
28. I Don't Know (1972)
    
    
29. Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1968)
    

Producer:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Who Is Brad Lenz? (2010) (in production) (executive producer)
   
   
2. The Kid & I (2005) (producer)
3. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) (segment producer)
   
   
4. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) (producer)
5. "Danger Theatre" (executive producer) (12 episodes, 1993)
       - Searcher in the Mist (1993) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Sex, Lies & Decaf (1993) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Dead Stranger in Paradise (1993) TV episode (executive producer)
       - Move My Lips (1993) TV episode (executive producer)
       - An Old Friend for Dinner (1993) TV episode (executive producer)
         (7 more)
   
   
6. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (producer)
   
   
7. Real Life (1979) (producer)
8. "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 (USA: informal title)
   ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season 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)
       - 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:

1. "Roseanne" (story editor) (24 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)
         (19 more)
   

Writer:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. The Little Rascals (1994) (screenplay) (story)
2. "Danger Theatre" (12 episodes, 1993)
       - Searcher in the Mist (1993) TV episode (creator)
       - Sex, Lies & Decaf (1993) TV episode (creator)
       - Dead Stranger in Paradise (1993) TV episode (creator)
       - Move My Lips (1993) TV episode (creator)
       - An Old Friend for Dinner (1993) TV episode (creator)
         (7 more)
3. "Roseanne" (1 episode, 1990)
       - Fender Bender (1990) TV episode (writer)
   
   
4. Summer Camp Nightmare (1987) (writer)
   ... aka The Butterfly Revolution
5. Suburbia (1984) (written by)
   ... aka Rebel Streets (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka The Wild Side
6. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (writer)
   

Actress:

• 1990s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Wayne's World (1992) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
2. Wedding Band (1990) .... Nicky's Mom
   
   
3. The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) .... Margo, Logan's Film Group
   ... aka Suzanne
4. The Ski Bum (1971) .... Star the Witch
   ... aka Point Zero
   
   
5. Naked Angels (1969)
   

Cinematographer:

1. Mississippi Rising (2005) (TV)
2. We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
   

Camera and Electrical Department:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998) (camera operator: "b" camera)
   
   
2. The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) (additional cinematographer) (as P. Spheeris)
   

Editor:

1. Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales (1968)
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. A Celebration of Women Directors (2008) (special thanks)
2. What We Do Is Secret (2007) (special thanks)
3. Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways (2004) (special thanks)
   ... aka Edgeplay (USA: short title)
   
   
4. N.Y.H.C. (1999) (special thanks)
5. The Celluloid Closet (1995) (special thanks)
   ... aka Celluloid Closet (France)
   ... aka Gefangen in der Traumfabrik (Germany)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s

1. King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman (2009) (post-production) .... Herself
   
   
2. Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009) (V) .... Herself
3. "Biography" (1 episode, 2008)
       - Bret Michaels (2008) TV episode
4. Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (2006) (TV) .... Herself
5. "The Henry Rollins Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
       - Penelope Spheeris/John Doe (2006) TV episode .... Herself
6. The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV) .... Herself
7. The Kid & I (2005) .... Herself
8. The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004) (TV) .... Herself
9. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) .... Herself
10. Hollywood High (2003) (TV) .... Herself
11. "Independent View" (2002) TV series .... Herself
12. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Ernest Goes to Hollywood: Jim Varney (2001) TV episode .... Herself
13. "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" (2000) TV mini-series .... Herself
14. Un-Defining Punk (2000) (V) .... Herself
    
    
15. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Lea Thompson (1998) TV episode .... Herself
16. "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Penelope Spheeris (1996) TV episode .... Herself
    

Archive Footage:

1. "E! True Hollywood Story"
       - The Beverly Hillbillies (2001) TV episode .... Herself