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Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Director · Born 1946-11-28 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

  1. Gremlins (1984) — Director
  2. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — Director
  3. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) — Director
  4. Small Soldiers (1998) — Director
  5. Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Director
  6. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) — Director
  7. Innerspace (1987) — Director
  8. The 'Burbs (1989) — Director
  9. MacGyver (2016) — Director
  10. The Howling (1981) — Director
  11. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) — Director
  12. The Hole (2009) — Director
  13. CSI: NY (2004) — Director
  14. Piranha (1978) — Director
  15. Burying the Ex (2014) — Director
  16. Explorers (1985) — Director
  17. Police Squad! (1982) — Director
  18. Matinee (1993) — Director
  19. Masters of Horror (2005) — Director
  20. Nightmare Cinema (2018) — Director
  21. The Twilight Zone (1985) — Director
  22. Witches of East End (2013) — Director
  23. Amazing Stories (1985) — Director
  24. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) — Director
  25. Eerie, Indiana (1991) — Director
  26. The Screwfly Solution (2006) — Director
  27. The Second Civil War (1997) — Director
  28. Trapped Ashes (2006) — Director
  29. Homecoming (2005) — Director
  30. Hollywood Boulevard (1976) — Director
  31. Night Visions (2001) — Director
  32. The Movie Orgy (1968) — Director
  33. Splatter (2009) — Director
  34. Runaway Daughters (1994) — Director
  35. Splatter (2009) — Director
  36. The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1996) — Director
  37. Haunted Lighthouse 4-D (2003) — Director
  38. Rebel Highway (1994) — Director
  39. Picture Windows: Lightning (1995) — Director
  40. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow (1994) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Gremlins (1984) — Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
  2. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
  3. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — Jailer
  4. Innerspace (1987) — Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
  5. Piranha (1978) — Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
  6. Sleepwalkers (1992) — Lab Assistant
  7. Oscar (1991) — Face on the Cutting Room Floor
  8. Tales of Halloween (2015) — Prof. Milo Gottlieb
  9. The Silence of the Hams (1994) — Dying Man
  10. Eating Raoul (1982) — Busboy (uncredited)
  11. The Butterfly Room (2012) — Cab Driver
  12. Cannonball (1976) — Kid
  13. Sad Hill Unearthed (2018) — Self - Filmmaker
  14. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Self
  15. In Search of Darkness (2019) — Self
  16. Corman's World (2011) — Self - Filmmaker
  17. Eerie, Indiana (1991) — Director
  18. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009) — Self
  19. American Grindhouse (2011) — Himself
  20. Love, Antosha (2019) — Self
  21. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020) — Self
  22. Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010) — Self
  23. Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018) — Self
  24. In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020) — Self
  25. Hollywood Boulevard (1976) — Party Waiter (uncredited)
  26. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) — Self
  27. 24×36 (2016) — Self
  28. Blast Vegas (2013) — Salesman #2
  29. In Search of Tomorrow (2022) — Self - Interviewee
  30. Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015) — Self
  31. Great Performances (1971) — Self
  32. In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022) — Self
  33. That Guy Dick Miller (2014) — Self
  34. The Creeps (2025) — Uncle John
  35. The Real History of Science Fiction (2014) — Himself
  36. King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018) — Self
  37. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
  38. The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024) — Self
  39. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) — Self
  40. 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004) — Self