Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheerisis an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization. She has directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth2 December 1945
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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I actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once. I walked out without paying.
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