Joe Dante
Born
November 28, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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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The Creeps
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
2024
Sharksploitation
Self
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self
2024
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
2022
Razzennest
Joe Dante
2022
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
Self
2022
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Self [archival]
2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Himself (archive footage)
2020
The Fear is Real
Self
2018
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
2017
24×36
Self
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
2015
Tales of Halloween
Prof. Milo Gottlieb
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Himself
2015
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
Self
2014
Out of Print
Self
2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Self - Director
2014
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
Self
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
2014
Blast Vegas
Salesman #2
2013
Trailer War
Himself
2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
2012
The Butterfly Room
Cab Driver
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Self - Interviewee
2011
American Grindhouse
Himself
2011
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Self
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self
2010
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2009
Monsterland
Self
2009
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Self
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self
2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
2006
Hitchcocked!
Self
2006
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Self
2004
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
Self
2004
Cinerama Adventure
Self
2002
Making The Earth Stand Still
Self
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
2001
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
2000
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Self / Host
1999
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
1997
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Self
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
Jailer
1994
The Silence of the Hams
Dying Man
1994
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Himself
1992
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1990
Innerspace
Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
1986
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Self
1981
Piranha
Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
1978
Cannonball
Kid
1976
Hollywood Boulevard
Party Waiter (uncredited)
1976
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
The Reality Trip
self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
2024
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self · (8 episodes)
2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
(1 episode)
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
2021
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Host
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Host
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Host
2020
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Self
2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
2019
Love, Antosha
Self
2019
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Filmmaker
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · (5 episodes)
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Self
2018
Long Live the King
himself
2016
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Himself
2016
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
2014
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself · (1 episode)
2014
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
2013
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
2013
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
To Be... A Film Favorite
2012
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
2011
The Future of Fear
Self
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2011
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
Self
2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Self
2010
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
Himself
2010
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Himself
2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Self
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
2007
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
Himself
2007
The Hatching of Spider Baby
Himself
2007
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self
2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self
2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
Himself
2005
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Himself
2005
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Himself
2005
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self · (5 episodes)
2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
2004
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
2000
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Sleepwalkers
Lab Assistant
1992
Eerie, Indiana
Director · (1 episode)
1991
Oscar
Face on the Cutting Room Floor
1991
Eating Raoul
Busboy (uncredited)
1982
Tidal Wave
1975
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971