The Directors: Joel Schumacher

Profiles Of Today's Most Acclaimed Hollywood Directors

Joel Schumacher entered the film industry as a costume designer. His desire to become a director lead him to writing, which he felt was the quickest way to the directors chair and it worked. He went on to direct such blockbusters as A Time To Kill, The Client, Dying Young, Flatliners, Cousins, St. Elmo's Fire and many more. Actors and collaborators that have worked with Scumacher who are interviewed here include Kevin Bacon, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nicole Kidman and others.