The entertainment world was saddened to learn of the death of Joel Schumacher from cancer at age 80. This former costume designer turned director was often denied the respect he deserved for launching multiple careers in popular, well-crafted films for much of the '80s and '90s. His highly-polarizing(but profitable) "Batman" movies have simply dominated any and all conversations about his him since 1997, and that's a real shame. Matthew McConaughey arguably owes his career to the closing courtroom speech in "A Time to Kill". Michael Douglas gave one of the five best performances of his career in the eerily-prophetic "Falling Down". Kiefer Sutherland's seductive vampire set him up for lifelong fame in Schumacher's masterpiece "The Lost Boys". Would Demi Moore have won the young-brunette actress lottery if Joel hadn't cast her in "St. Elmo's Fire"? Probably not. "The Client" is just begging for a rewatch to remind us of Brad Renfro's fiery talent. The film world could use another storyteller as caring and nurturing as Joel Schumacher.
Directing filmography- "The Incredible Shrinking Woman"(1981), "D.C. Cab"(1983), "St. Elmo's Fire"(1985), "The Lost Boys"(1987), "Cousins"(1989), "Flatliners"(1990), "Dying Young"(1991), "Falling Down"(1993), "The Client"(1994), "Batman Forever"(1995), "A Time to Kill"(1996), "Batman & Robin"(1997), "8 MM"(1999), "Flawless"(1999), "Tigerland"(2000), "Bad Company"(2002), "Phone Booth"(2003), "Veronica Guerin"(2003), "The Phantom of the Opera"(2004), "The Number 23"(2007), "Blood Creek"(2009), "Twelve"(2010), "Trespass"(2011). Joel's film total comes out to the number 23. Coincidence?
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