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Joe Dante

Directing
Known For

78 Years Old

Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American filmmaker, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy. Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Small Soldiers (1998), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). His work for television and cable include the social satire The Second Civil War (1997), episodes of the anthology series Masters of Horror ("Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution") and Amazing Stories, as well as Police Squad! and Hawaii Five-0. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Morristown, New Jersey, USA on 28th November 1946

All Credits

Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror Image
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Leçon de Cinéma Image
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Image
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self
Eerie, Indiana Image
Eerie, Indiana
Director
The Real History of Science Fiction Image
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Image
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop III Image
Beverly Hills Cop III
Jailer
Piranha Image
Piranha
Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
Innerspace Image
Innerspace
Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
100 Scariest Movie Moments Image
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
Sleepwalkers Image
Sleepwalkers
Lab Assistant
Oscar Image
Oscar
Face on the Cutting Room Floor
The Silence of the Hams Image
The Silence of the Hams
Dying Man
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow Image
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
Cannonball Image
Cannonball
Kid
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Image
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
Tales of Halloween Image
Tales of Halloween
Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Love, Antosha Image
Love, Antosha
Self
In Search of Tomorrow Image
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Image
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
Hollywood Boulevard Image
Hollywood Boulevard
Party Waiter (uncredited)
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Image
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III Image
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee Image
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies Image
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
Corman's World Image
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
Direct Your Own Damn Movie! Image
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
The Butterfly Room Image
The Butterfly Room
Cab Driver
Blast Vegas Image
Blast Vegas
Salesman #2
In Search of Darkness: Part II Image
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Image
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie Image
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
In Search of Darkness Image
In Search of Darkness
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex Image
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
Long Live the King Image
Long Live the King
himself
A Century of Cinema Image
A Century of Cinema
Self
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal Image
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
Eating Raoul Image
Eating Raoul
Busboy (uncredited)
Sad Hill Unearthed Image
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Filmmaker
Sharksploitation Image
Sharksploitation
Self
American Grindhouse Image
American Grindhouse
Himself
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Image
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Host
Machete Maidens Unleashed! Image
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
That Guy Dick Miller Image
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters Image
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry Image
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Image
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Image
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Host
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures Image
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Image
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Self
Tales of the Uncanny Image
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Image
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy Image
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Himself
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Image
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Image
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Out of Print Image
Out of Print
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Image
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self
Tidal Wave Image
Tidal Wave
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Image
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion Image
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Himself
No Image
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
Mario Bava: Operazione paura Image
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Image
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue Image
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
No Image
The Fear is Real
Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones Image
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi Image
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Host
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Image
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Himself
A Fuller Life Image
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Image
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” Image
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
Razzennest Image
Razzennest
Joe Dante
24×36 Image
24×36
Self
No Image
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Self
Monsterland Image
Monsterland
Self
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off Image
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins Image
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film Image
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Trailer War Image
Trailer War
Himself
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! Image
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Self - Interviewee
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' Image
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Self / Host
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin Image
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
Himself
Hollywood Rated 'R' Image
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon Image
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! Image
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Image
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Self (archive footage)
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth Image
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Self
Lugosi: The Dark Prince Image
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction Image
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
Self
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror Image
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Self - Director
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre Image
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
Cinerama Adventure Image
Cinerama Adventure
Self
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf Image
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Self
No Image
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
Himself
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! Image
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema Image
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. Image
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self
Hitchcocked! Image
Hitchcocked!
Self
The Return of the Living Dead:  The Decade of Darkness Image
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Self
No Image
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel Image
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
The Hatching of Spider Baby Image
The Hatching of Spider Baby
Himself
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs Image
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
The Creeps Image
The Creeps
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years Image
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Self
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie Image
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
No Image
The Future of Fear
Self
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida Image
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Self [archival]
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! Image
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Himself
The Reality Trip Image
The Reality Trip
self
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White Image
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Himself
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ Image
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
No Image
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
Himself
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film Image
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
Self
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Image
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director Image
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
Making The Earth Stand Still Image
Making The Earth Stand Still
Self
No Image
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
Self
No Image
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur Image
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil Image
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
No Image
To Be... A Film Favorite
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Image
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Himself
Welcome to Werewolfland Image
Welcome to Werewolfland
Karloff: The Gentle Monster Image
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' Image
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Self
No Image
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School