Arnold and Jamie Lee must h... by Penelope Spheeris, an American Director

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“Arnold and Jamie Lee must have worked over the years with directors that did 50 takes, because I'd get like three takes or so and say, Ok, that's it, we're done.”

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Penelope Spheeris

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Name: Penelope Spheeris

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Dec 2, 1945

Profession: Director

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I can't believe I actually was in my own movie.

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Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music.

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The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands, because punk was a new form of music. It was groundbreaking and political.

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Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera.

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For the most part, studio movies have huge budgets. They don't do anything under 30 to 40 million. When you have that much money at stake, you have so many people breathing down your neck.

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