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Director

Joe Dante

Popular films

Gremlins1984
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990
Small Soldiers1998
Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003

About Joe Dante

Known for: Directing
Born: November 28, 1946 (age 79)
Birthplace: 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…

Also credited as

Joseph James Dante Jr.

Filmography

Nightmare Cinema2018Director

Burying the Ex2014Director
Splatter2009Director
The Hole2009Director
The Screwfly Solution2006Director
Trapped Ashes2006Director
Homecoming2005Director
Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003Director
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D2003Director
Small Soldiers1998Director
The Second Civil War1997Director
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy1996Director
Picture Windows: Lightning1995Director
Runaway Daughters1994Director
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow1994Director
Matinee1993Director
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990Director
The 'Burbs1989Director
Amazon Women on the Moon1987Director
Innerspace1987Director
Explorers1985Director
Gremlins1984Director
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983Director
The Howling1981Director
Piranha1978Director
Hollywood Boulevard1976Director
The Movie Orgy1968Director
Fear ParisYear unavailableDirector
LabrintusYear unavailableDirector
The Man with Kaleidoscope EyesYear unavailableDirector

Boorman and the Devil2026as Self

Gremlins, an american nightmare!2026as Himself
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern2026
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace2026as Self
The Creeps2025as Uncle John
The Vincent Price Legacy2025as Himself
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters2024as Self
Sharksploitation2024as Self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director2024as Himself
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee2024as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III2022as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story2022as Self - Interviewee
Razzennest2022as Joe Dante
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction2022as Self
In Search of Tomorrow2022as Self - Interviewee
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida2021as Self [archival]
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster2021as Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema2021as Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!2020as Self (archive footage)
Tales of the Uncanny2020as Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II2020as Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies2020as Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp2020as Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi2020as Host
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness2020as Host
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School2019
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf2019as Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters2019as Self
Love, Antosha2019as Self
In Search of Darkness2019as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film2019as Self
Sad Hill Unearthed2018as Self - Filmmaker
The Fear Is Real2018as Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen2018as Self
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years2018as Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur2017as Self
Long Live the King2016as himself
24×362016as Self
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy2016as Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex2015as Self
Tales of Halloween2015as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street2015as Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film2015
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins2014as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures2014as Self
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs2014as Self
Out of Print2014as Self
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror2014as Self - Director
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film2014as Self
That Guy Dick Miller2014as Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!2013as Self
A Fuller Life2013as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
Blast Vegas2013as Salesman #2
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie2012as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan2012as Self
The Butterfly Room2012as Cab Driver
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil2012as Self - Director
To Be... A Film Favorite2012
Corman's World2011as Self - Filmmaker
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!2011as Self - Interviewee
The Future of Fear2011as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!2011as Self
American Grindhouse2011as Himself
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus2010as Self
Machete Maidens Unleashed!2010as Self
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry2010as Self
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood2010as Himself
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.2010as Self
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth2010as Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue2009as Self
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter2009as Self
Monsterland2009as Self
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer2009as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX2008as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007as Self
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness2007as Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007as Self
The Hatching of Spider Baby2007as Himself
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon2006as Self
Lugosi: The Dark Prince2006as Self
Hitchcocked!2006as Self
Karloff: The Gentle Monster2006as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie2005as Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy2005
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz2004as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004as Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen2004as Self
The Art of Crime2004as Himself
Mario Bava: Operazione paura2004as Self / Host
Il castello dell'orrore2004as self
Welcome to Werewolfland2004
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2003
Cinerama Adventure2002as Self
Making The Earth Stand Still2001as Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures2001as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation2000as Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre2000as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs1999as Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'1999as Self / Host
Hollywood Rated 'R'1997as Self
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror1994as Self
Beverly Hills Cop III1994as Jailer
The Silence of the Hams1994as Dying Man
A Century of Cinema1994as Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones1992as Self
Sleepwalkers1992as Lab Assistant
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion1992as Himself
The Horror Hall of Fame II1991as Self
Oscar1991as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy1991as Self
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
Innerspace1987as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal1986as Self
Gremlins1984as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
Eating Raoul1982as Busboy (uncredited)
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'1981as Self
The Orson Welles Show1979as Member of Studio Audience
Piranha1978as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel1978as Self
Cannonball1976as Kid
Hollywood Boulevard1976as Party Waiter (uncredited)
Tidal Wave1975
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde BombshellYear unavailable
Mary Woronov: Cult QueenYear unavailableas Self
The AckerMonster Chronicles!Year unavailable

Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever1991Characters

Rock 'n' Roll High School1979Story

Camp Cold Brook2018Executive Producer

Trafficked2017Executive Producer
Trail of Blood2011Producer
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy1996Producer
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror1994Associate Producer
The Man with Kaleidoscope EyesYear unavailableProducer

Corman's World2011Thanks

Embryo2010Thanks

The Howling1981Editor

Piranha1978Editor
Grand Theft Auto1977Editor
Hollywood Boulevard1976Editor
The Arena1974Editor
The Movie Orgy1968Editor