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Joe Dante

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
138

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 28, 1946 (79 years old)

Place of Birth
Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Joe Dante

Biography

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.

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Known For

Production

2023Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai...Consulting Producer
2018Camp Cold Brook...Executive Producer
2017Trafficked...Executive Producer
2011Trail of Blood...Producer
1996The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy...Producer
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror...Associate Producer
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes...Producer

Directing

2018Nightmare Cinema...Director
2016MacGyver...Director
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow...Director
2014Burying the Ex...Director
2013Witches of East End...Director
2010Hawaii Five-0...Director
2009Splatter...Director
2009Splatter...Director
2009The Hole...Director
2006The Screwfly Solution...Director
2006Trapped Ashes...Director
2005Homecoming...Director
2005Masters of Horror...Director
2004CSI: NY...Director
2003Looney Tunes: Back in Action...Director
2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-D...Director
2001Night Visions...Director
1998Small Soldiers...Director
1997The Second Civil War...Director
1996The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy...Director
1995Picture Windows: Lightning...Director
1995Picture Windows...Director
1994Runaway Daughters...Director
1994The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow...Director
1994Rebel Highway...Director
1993Matinee...Director
1991Eerie, Indiana...Director
1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch...Director
1989The 'Burbs...Director
1987Amazon Women on the Moon...Director
1987Innerspace...Director
1985Amazing Stories...Director
1985The Twilight Zone...Director
1985Explorers...Director
1984Gremlins...Director
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie...Director
1982Police Squad!...Director
1981The Howling...Director
1978Piranha...Director
1976Hollywood Boulevard...Director
1968The Movie Orgy...Director
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes...Director
Fear Paris...Director
Labrintus...Director

Crew

2011Corman's World...Thanks
2010Embryo...Thanks

Writing

1991Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever...Characters
1979Rock 'n' Roll High School...Story

Editing

1981The Howling...Editor
1978Piranha...Editor
1977Grand Theft Auto...Editor
1976Hollywood Boulevard...Editor
1974The Arena...Editor
1968The Movie Orgy...Editor

Acting

2026Gremlins, an american nightmare!as Himself
2026Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dernas
2026Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspaceas Self
2025The Creepsas Uncle John
2025The Vincent Price Legacyas Himself
2025Boorman and the Devilas Self
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monstersas Self
2024Sharksploitationas Self
2024Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Directoras Himself
2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher Leeas Self
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIIas Self
2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Storyas Self - Interviewee
2022Razzennestas Joe Dante
2022Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fictionas Self
2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Timeas Self
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshowas
2022In Search of Tomorrowas Self - Interviewee
2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Floridaas Self [archival]
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monsteras Self
2021Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinemaas Self
2020Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!as Self (archive footage)
2020Tales of the Uncannyas Self
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IIas Self
2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the Moviesas Self
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Campas Host
2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fias Host
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madnessas Host
2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Timeas Self - Host
2019Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High Schoolas
2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolfas Self
2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monstersas Self
2019Love, Antoshaas Self
2019In Search of Darknessas Self
2019Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Filmas Self
2018Sad Hill Unearthedas Self - Filmmaker
2018The Fear Is Realas Self
2018Eli Roth's History of Horroras Self
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohenas Self
2018Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Yearsas Self
2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieuras Self
2016Long Live the Kingas himself
201624×36as Self
2016Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracyas Himself
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complexas Self
2015Tales of Halloweenas Prof. Milo Gottlieb
201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Streetas Self
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Filmas
2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlinsas Self
2014From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creaturesas Self
2014There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbsas Self
2014Out of Printas Self
2014Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horroras Self - Director
2014We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Filmas Self
2014The Real History of Science Fictionas Himself
2014That Guy Dick Milleras Self
2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!as Self
2013A Fuller Lifeas Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
2013Blast Vegasas Salesman #2
2012Trailer Waras Himself
2012The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movieas Self
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titanas Self
2012The Butterfly Roomas Cab Driver
2012The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evilas
2012To Be... A Film Favoriteas
2011Corman's Worldas Self - Filmmaker
2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!as Self - Interviewee
2011The Future of Fearas Self
2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!as Self
2011American Grindhouseas Himself
2010The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circusas Self
2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!as Self
2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cryas Self
2010RKO, A Story made in Hollywoodas Himself
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Mythas Self
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.as Self
2009Nightmares in Red, White and Blueas Self
2009Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatteras Self
2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!as Self
2009Monsterlandas Self
2009Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Traileras Self
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”as Self
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXas Self
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle Storyas Self
2007Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Steinas Himself
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darknessas Self
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self
2007The Hatching of Spider Babyas Himself
2006Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Iconas Self
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planetas Self
2006Lugosi: The Dark Princeas Self
2006Hitchcocked!as Self
2006Karloff: The Gentle Monsteras Self
2005The Perfect Scary Movieas Self
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacyas
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collectionas Self
2004Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelzas Self
2004100 Scariest Movie Momentsas Self
2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editingas Self
2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screenas Self
2004The Art of Crimeas Himself
2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraas Self / Host
2004Welcome to Werewolflandas
2004Leçon de Cinémaas Self
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’as
2002Cinerama Adventureas Self
2001Making The Earth Stand Stillas Self
2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Picturesas Self
2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animationas Self
2000Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabreas Self
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaursas Self
1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'as Self / Host
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'as Self
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horroras Self
1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIas Jailer
1994The Silence of the Hamsas Dying Man
1994A Century of Cinemaas Self
1992The Magical World of Chuck Jonesas Self
1992Sleepwalkersas Lab Assistant
1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companionas Himself
1991The Horror Hall of Fame IIas Self
1991Eerie, Indianaas Director
1991Oscaras Face on the Cutting Room Floor
1990Gremlins 2: The New Batchas Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1987Innerspaceas Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Palas Self
1984Gremlinsas Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
1982Eating Raoulas Busboy (uncredited)
1981Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'as Self
1979The Orson Welles Showas Member of Studio Audience
1978Piranhaas Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angelas Self
1976Cannonballas Kid
1976Hollywood Boulevardas Party Waiter (uncredited)
1975Tidal Waveas
1971Great Performancesas Self
Mary Woronov: Cult Queenas Self
The AckerMonster Chronicles!as
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshellas