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Joe Dante

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Joe Dante

Born
(age 79)
Birthplace
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Credits
187 titles

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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Acting credits 140

YearTitleRole
TBA Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Film Self
TBA The AckerMonster Chronicles! Film
TBA Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell Film
2026 Boorman and the Devil Film Self
2026 Gremlins, an american nightmare! Film Himself
2026 Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern Film
2026 Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace Film Self
2025 The Creeps Film Uncle John
2025 The Vincent Price Legacy Film Himself
2024 Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters Film Self
2024 Sharksploitation Film Self
2024 Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director Film Himself
2024 The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee Film Self
2022 In Search of Darkness: Part III Film Self
2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story Film Self - Interviewee
2022 Razzennest Film Joe Dante
2022 Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction Film Self
2022 The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time TV Self (8 ep)
2022 Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow TV (1 ep)
2022 In Search of Tomorrow Film Self - Interviewee
2021 Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida Film Self [archival]
2021 Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Film Self
2021 Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema Film Self
2020 Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Film Self (archive footage)
2020 Tales of the Uncanny Film Self
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II Film Self
2020 Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies Film Self
2020 Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Film Host
2020 Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi Film Host
2020 Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Film Host
2020 Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time TV Self - Host (3 ep)
2019 Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School Film
2019 Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf Film Self
2019 Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Film Self
2019 Love, Antosha Film Self
2019 In Search of Darkness Film Self
2019 Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Film Self
2018 Sad Hill Unearthed Film Self - Filmmaker
2018 The Fear Is Real Film Self
2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror TV Self (5 ep)
2018 King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Film Self
2018 Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years Film Self
2017 Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur Film Self
2016 Long Live the King Film himself
2016 24×36 Film Self
2016 Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy Film Himself
2015 Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex Film Self
2015 Tales of Halloween Film Prof. Milo Gottlieb
2015 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Film Self
2015 Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film Film
2014 From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures Film Self
2014 Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins Film Self
2014 There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs Film Self
2014 Out of Print Film Self
2014 Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror Film Self - Director
2014 We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film Film Self
2014 The Real History of Science Fiction TV Himself (1 ep)
2014 That Guy Dick Miller Film Self
2013 House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! Film Self
2013 A Fuller Life Film Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")

Crew credits 55

YearTitleJob
TBA Labrintus Film Director
TBA Fear Paris Film Director
TBA The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes Film Director, Producer
2023 Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai TV Consulting Producer (20 ep)
2018 Camp Cold Brook Film Executive Producer
2018 Nightmare Cinema Film Director
2017 Trafficked Film Executive Producer
2016 MacGyver TV Director (1 ep)
2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV Director (1 ep)
2014 Burying the Ex Film Director
2013 Witches of East End TV Director (2 ep)
2011 Corman's World Film Thanks
2011 Trail of Blood Film Producer
2010 Embryo Film Thanks
2010 Hawaii Five-0 TV Director (10 ep)
2009 Splatter Film Director
2009 Splatter TV Director (3 ep)
2009 The Hole Film Director
2006 The Screwfly Solution Film Director
2006 Trapped Ashes Film Director
2005 Homecoming Film Director
2005 Masters of Horror TV Director (2 ep)
2004 CSI: NY TV Director (1 ep)
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Film Director
2003 Haunted Lighthouse 4-D Film Director
2001 Night Visions TV Director (2 ep)
1998 Small Soldiers Film Director
1997 The Second Civil War Film Director
1996 The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy Film Director, Producer
1995 Picture Windows: Lightning Film Director
1995 Picture Windows TV Director (1 ep)
1994 Runaway Daughters Film Director
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Film Associate Producer
1994 The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow Film Director
1994 Rebel Highway TV Director (1 ep)
1993 Matinee Film Director
1991 Eerie, Indiana TV Director (5 ep)
1991 Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever Film Characters
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Film Director
1989 The 'Burbs Film Director
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon Film Director
1987 Innerspace Film Director
1985 Amazing Stories TV Director (2 ep)
1985 The Twilight Zone TV Director (1 ep)
1985 Explorers Film Director
1984 Gremlins Film Director
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie Film Director
1982 Police Squad! TV Director (2 ep)
1981 The Howling Film Editor, Director
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School Film Story
1978 Piranha Film Director, Editor
1977 Grand Theft Auto Film Editor
1976 Hollywood Boulevard Film Director, Editor
1974 The Arena Film Editor
1968 The Movie Orgy Film Director, Editor
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