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Joel T. Schumacher (August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and costume designer. He was raised in New York City by his mother and suffered from substance abuse at a young age. He became a fashion designer after graduating from Parsons School of Design, but would continue suffering from substance abuse and high levels of debt until the early 1970s. He first entered film-making as a production and costume designer before gaining writing credits on Car Wash, Sparkle, and The Wiz. He received little attention for his initial theatrically released films, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and D.C. Cab, but rose to prominence after directing St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), and The Client (1994). Schumacher was selected to replace Tim Burton as director of the Batman franchise and oversaw Batman Foreve (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). After the Batman franchise Schumacher directed smaller-budgeted films, including Tigerland (2000) and Phone Booth (2002). He directed The Phantom of the Opera, which was released to mixed reviews in 2004. His final directorial work was for two episodes of House of Cards (2013).
Joel Schumacher
Director
for Director in The Lost Boys : The Beginning (1989)
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Around the start of 1908 in California, David Powers (Kiefer Sutherland) along with his gang of thieves and ruffians work small heists in the California coast until they were chased out of town until ending up in Santa Carla, David and his crew witness a nearby ship crash, one survivor escaped the wreck. Later after, the boys soon afterwards attempt to rob the survivor that wandered town but without their knowledge, that survivor was Vlad Tepes. Otherwise known as Count Dracula, himself. One by one, the boys were hunted by Vlad, however he does not kill them. When they wake up in the Hotel the next morning, all of their injuries have healed. Unbeknownst to them he fed each one his own blood, turning them without their knowledge. By nightfall, Vlad gives the boys an invitation to gamble with him as the head vampire gambles against the hotel's owner but after game ending with the owner's near death and Vlad giving them the hotel, that's when the crimson soaked horror starts..
