Joe Dante
Directing·November 28, 1946 — 79 years old·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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—Mary Woronov: Cult QueenSelf—The AckerMonster Chronicles!—Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell—LabrintusDirector—Fear ParisDirector—The Man with Kaleidoscope EyesDirector · Producer2026Gremlins, an american nightmare!Himself2026Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern2026Shrinkage: The Making of InnerspaceSelf2025The CreepsUncle John2025The Vincent Price LegacyHimself2025Boorman and the DevilSelf2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelf2024SharksploitationSelf2024Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film DirectorHimself2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelf2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiTVConsulting Producer2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - Interviewee2022RazzennestJoe Dante2022Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with FictionSelf2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeTVSelf2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowTV2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaSelf [archival]2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf2021Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop CinemaSelf2020Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!Self (archive footage)2020Tales of the UncannySelf2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesSelf2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampHost2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiHost2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessHost2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeTVSelf - Host2019Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal WerewolfSelf2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelf2019Love, AntoshaSelf2019In Search of DarknessSelf2019Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmSelf2018Sad Hill UnearthedSelf - Filmmaker2018The Fear Is RealSelf2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorTVSelf2018Camp Cold BrookExecutive Producer2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf2018Nightmare CinemaDirector2018Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. YearsSelf2017TraffickedExecutive Producer2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurSelf2016Long Live the Kinghimself2016MacGyverTVDirector201624×36Self2016DC's Legends of TomorrowTVDirector2016Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 ConspiracyHimself2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf2015Tales of HalloweenProf. Milo Gottlieb201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelf2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film2014From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the CreaturesSelf2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsSelf2014There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'BurbsSelf2014Burying the ExDirector2014Out of PrintSelf2014Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish HorrorSelf - Director2014We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology FilmSelf2014The Real History of Science FictionTVHimself2014That Guy Dick MillerSelf2013Witches of East EndTVDirector2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!Self2013A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")2013Blast VegasSalesman #22012Trailer WarHimself2012The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster MovieSelf2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf2012The Butterfly RoomCab Driver2012The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil2012To Be... A Film Favorite2011Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker · Thanks2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!Self - Interviewee2011The Future of FearSelf2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!Self2011Trail of BloodProducer2011American GrindhouseHimself2010The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire CircusSelf2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!Self2010EmbryoThanks2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CrySelf2010Hawaii Five-0TVDirector2010RKO, A Story made in HollywoodHimself2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythSelf2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Self2009SplatterDirector2009SplatterTVDirector2009The HoleDirector2009Nightmares in Red, White and BlueSelf2009Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of SplatterSelf2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!Self2009MonsterlandSelf2009Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerSelf2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf2007Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald SteinHimself2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessSelf2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf2007The Hatching of Spider BabyHimself2006The Screwfly SolutionDirector2006Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi IconSelf2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf2006Trapped AshesDirector2006Hitchcocked!Self2006Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelf2005HomecomingDirector2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelf2005Masters of HorrorTVDirector2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf2004Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im PelzSelf2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsTVSelf2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf2004CSI: NYTVDirector2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelf2004The Art of CrimeHimself2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf / Host2004Welcome to Werewolfland2004Leçon de CinémaTVSelf2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionDirector2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-DDirector2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2002Cinerama AdventureSelf2001Night VisionsTVDirector2001Making The Earth Stand StillSelf2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesSelf2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf2000Mario Bava: Maestro of the MacabreSelf1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelf1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'Self / Host1998Small SoldiersDirector1997The Second Civil WarDirector1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self1996The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyDirector · Producer1995Picture Windows: LightningDirector1995Picture WindowsTVDirector1994Runaway DaughtersDirector1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorSelf · Associate Producer1994The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - PreshowDirector1994Rebel HighwayTVDirector1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIJailer1994The Silence of the HamsDying Man1994A Century of CinemaSelf1993MatineeDirector1992The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelf1992SleepwalkersLab Assistant1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' CompanionHimself1991The Horror Hall of Fame IISelf1991Eerie, IndianaTVDirector1991Rock 'n' Roll High School ForeverCharacters1991OscarFace on the Cutting Room Floor1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchGrandpa Fred Director (uncredited) · Director1989The 'BurbsDirector1987Amazon Women on the MoonDirector1987InnerspaceVectorscope Employee (uncredited) · Director1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf1985Amazing StoriesTVDirector1985The Twilight ZoneTVDirector1985ExplorersDirector1984GremlinsMogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited) · Director1983Twilight Zone: The MovieDirector1982Eating RaoulBusboy (uncredited)1982Police Squad!TVDirector1981The HowlingEditor · Director1981Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'Self1979Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolStory1979The Orson Welles ShowMember of Studio Audience1978PiranhaScuba Diver #2 (uncredited) · Director · Editor1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelf1977Grand Theft AutoEditor1976CannonballKid1976Hollywood BoulevardParty Waiter (uncredited) · Director · Editor1975Tidal Wave1974The ArenaEditor1971Great PerformancesTVSelf1968The Movie OrgyDirector · Editor