# Joel Schumacher has died at age 80

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960 "2020-06-22T18:57:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/1 "2020-06-22T18:57:47Z")

</div>

Batman and Robin was horrible, but my family loves the Phantom of the Opera film. I know he is famous for many other movies, but those are the ones I remember him for.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/2 "2020-06-22T19:21:46Z")

</div>

He directed St. Elmo’s Fire too.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/3 "2020-06-22T19:42:15Z")

</div>

He also directed the [Chicago premier](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-01-12-8902240694-story.html) of Mamet’s _Speed the Plow_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/4 "2020-06-22T19:42:50Z")

</div>

And Lost Boys.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/5 "2020-06-22T21:25:58Z")

</div>

Lost Boys was very good. Everything else was meh or sucked. IMHO.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/6 "2020-06-23T02:25:35Z")

</div>

I wonder if there will be nipples on his coffin?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/7 "2020-06-23T07:23:06Z")

</div>

I Pity The Fool who forgets to mention _D.C. Cab._

Err, that is to say, _Falling Down_ was quite good.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960/8 "2020-06-23T07:42:44Z")

</div>

> [@MrDibble](#):
>
> _Falling Down_ was quite good.

Very much ahead of its time, too, with its depiction of white male entitlement, resentment and rage.