Joel Schumacher



Joel Schumacher (b. 1939) is an American director, writer and producer best remembered for his films St. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, and replaced Tim Burton as the next director of the Batman films Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. He attended Sesame Street's 40th Anniversary Gala.

Schumacher made his directorial debut with the Lily Tomlin vehicle The Incredible Shrinking Woman. His other credits include the screenplay for The Wiz, The Phantom of the Opera, and two John Grisham films, The Client (with Susan Sarandon) and A Time to Kill (with Samuel L. Jackson).