Joel Schumacher’s Finest Movies

Legendary director Joel Schumacher handed away as we speak on the age of 80 after a year-long battle with most cancers. The director has a protracted listing of cherished movies underneath his hat, however was maybe much more well-known for his fame of casting younger, unknown expertise in his movies. Stars like Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Matthew McConaughey and Brad Renfro all made their first main display roles in his movies. Throughout his profession Schumacher directed 35 movies and TV reveals; listed below are our favourites.

St. Elmo’s Fireplace: One in every of Schumacher’s first movies, can also be one among his greatest. It follows the story of seven associates who’ve simply completed college, and discover themselves battling what comes after. From having to start out their careers and be extra accountable, to having to make life altering choices, they uncover that life isn’t as simple as they thought it will be. Whereas some are discovering it a bit simpler than others, all of them discover themselves considering again to the previous. The movie is a who’s who of 80s superstars, together with Emilio Estevez,  Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy,  Demi Moore, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy.

The Misplaced Boys: This was by far the most well-liked vampire movie of the 80s. It follows the story of a household who transfer to a small city in California, solely to find that it’s infested with vampires. Corey Haim and Corey Feldman star alongside Kiefer Sutherland and produce alongside not just a few frights, however just a few laughs as effectively.

Flatliners: Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland star on this movie a couple of group of faculty children who experiment with near-death experiences solely to find that some issues are greatest left alone. A sequel was made a number of years later, however it wasn’t practically pretty much as good as this movie.

Falling Down: What occurs when an strange man turns into pissed off with the world round him and decides to start out pushing again? That’s what this movie starring Michael Douglas explores. Whereas a number of the movie is somewhat dated, the purpose it makes remains to be related in as we speak’s society.

A Time To Kill: Schumacher directed two movies based mostly on the works of John Grisham, and that is the higher of them. This movie stars Matthew McConaughey as a younger lawyer who defends a black man accused of murdering two white males who raped his daughter. Whereas doing so although he places his household in peril from the Ku Klux Klan.