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Joe Dante
Born · November 28, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Bio
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.
The Creeps
0.0
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
0.0
2024
Sharksploitation
Self
0.0
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self
7.8
2024
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
7.5
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
10.0
2022
Razzennest
Joe Dante
5.8
2022
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
Self
7.2
2022
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Self [archival]
7.0
2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
6.0
2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Himself (archive footage)
8.0
2020
The Fear is Real
Self
0.0
2018
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
0.0
2017
24×36
Self
7.0
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
7.2
2015
Tales of Halloween
Prof. Milo Gottlieb
5.8
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Himself
7.8
2015
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
Self
4.1
2014
Out of Print
Self
5.7
2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Self - Director
6.0
2014
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
Self
0.0
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
7.0
2014
Blast Vegas
Salesman #2
3.6
2013
Trailer War
Himself
7.4
2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
0.0
2012
The Butterfly Room
Cab Driver
5.8
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
4.3
2012
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Self - Interviewee
8.1
2011
American Grindhouse
Himself
6.7
2011
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Self
7.0
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self
7.0
2010
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
6.6
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
5.0
2009
Monsterland
Self
6.5
2009
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
7.0
2008
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Self
6.0
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self
9.0
2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
7.0
2006
Hitchcocked!
Self
6.0
2006
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'
Self
10.0
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
9.4
2005
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Self
0.0
2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Self
6.8
2004
Cinerama Adventure
Self
7.6
2002
Making The Earth Stand Still
Self
0.0
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
6.8
2001
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
7.0
1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Self / Host
7.5
1999
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
5.1
1997
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Self
7.4
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
Jailer
5.9
1994
The Silence of the Hams
Dying Man
4.9
1994
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
8.0
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Himself
6.9
1992
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
6.5
1990
Innerspace
Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
6.8
1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
7.5
1986
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Self
0.0
1981
Piranha
Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
5.9
1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
7.4
1978
Cannonball
Kid
5.5
1976
Hollywood Boulevard
Party Waiter (uncredited)
5.7
1976
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
0.0
The Reality Trip
self
0.0
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self · (8 episodes)
6.8
2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
(1 episode)
6.0
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
6.5
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
8.0
2021
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
7.1
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
7.8
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
6.6
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Host
6.8
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Host
6.4
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Host
6.8
2020
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
0.0
2019
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Self
0.0
2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
7.4
2019
Love, Antosha
Self
7.3
2019
In Search of Darkness
Self
7.8
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
6.8
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Filmmaker
6.9
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · (5 episodes)
6.6
2018
King Cohen
Self
6.6
2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Self
7.4
2018
Long Live the King
himself
5.2
2016
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Himself
0.0
2016
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
7.3
2015
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
7.0
2014
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
7.0
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself · (1 episode)
6.9
2014
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
0.0
2013
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
6.6
2013
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
7.5
2012
To Be... A Film Favorite
0.0
2012
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
7.1
2011
The Future of Fear
Self
0.0
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
0.0
2011
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
Self
0.0
2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
6.8
2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Self
6.0
2010
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Himself
0.0
2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Self
6.5
2009
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
7.8
2007
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
Himself
9.5
2007
The Hatching of Spider Baby
Himself
0.0
2007
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
4.5
2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self
7.6
2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self
7.6
2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
7.5
2005
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
Himself
0.0
2005
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Himself
7.0
2005
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Himself
7.0
2005
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self · (5 episodes)
8.0
2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
6.0
2004
Welcome to Werewolfland
0.0
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2004
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
0.0
2003
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
6.8
2000
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
5.9
2000
A Century of Cinema
Self
8.0
1994
Sleepwalkers
Lab Assistant
6.0
1992
Eerie, Indiana
Director · (1 episode)
7.5
1991
Oscar
Face on the Cutting Room Floor
6.3
1991
Eating Raoul
Busboy (uncredited)
6.5
1982
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
0.0
Tidal Wave
0.0
1975
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
1971