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Joe Dante

Joe Dante
  • Name: Joe Dante
  • Birthday: 1946-11-28
  • Place of birth: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
  • Popularity: 3.267
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... Read More

Movies:

Title Release date
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters   as  Self 2024-10-31
Sharksploitation   as  Self 2024-10-12
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee   as  Self 2024-08-09
In Search of Darkness: Part III   as  Self 2022-11-25
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story   as  Self - Interviewee 2022-10-18
Razzennest   as  Joe Dante 2022-09-29
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction   as  Self 2022-09-28
In Search of Tomorrow   as  Self - Interviewee 2022-02-19
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida   as  Self [archival] 2021-11-08
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster   as  Self 2021-09-17
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema   as  Self 2021-01-19
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!   as  Self (archive footage) 2020-12-01
Tales of the Uncanny   as  Self 2020-10-31
In Search of Darkness: Part II   as  Self 2020-10-06
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies   as  Self 2020-08-18
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp   as  Host 2020-06-23
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi   as  Host 2020-05-19
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness   as  Host 2020-04-21
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School 2019-11-19
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf   as  Self 2019-10-28
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters   as  Self 2019-09-14
Love, Antosha   as  Self 2019-08-02
In Search of Darkness   as  Self 2019-05-01
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film   as  Self 2019-01-30
Sad Hill Unearthed   as  Self - Filmmaker 2018-10-19
The Fear is Real   as  Self 2018-10-16
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen   as  Self 2018-07-07
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years   as  Self 2018-02-13
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur   as  Self 2017-05-12
Long Live the King   as  himself 2016-10-01
24×36   as  Self 2016-03-05
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy   as  Himself 2016-01-01
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex   as  Self 2015-11-18
Tales of Halloween   as  Prof. Milo Gottlieb 2015-10-16
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street   as  Himself 2015-07-15
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures   as  Self 2014-09-30
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins   as  Self 2014-09-30
There Goes the Neighbourhood: The Making of The 'Burbs   as  Self 2014-09-15
Out of Print   as  Self 2014-08-23
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror   as  Self - Director 2014-06-20
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film   as  Self 2014-06-03
That Guy Dick Miller   as  Self 2014-03-07
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!   as  Self 2013-10-01
A Fuller Life   as  Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue") 2013-08-28
Blast Vegas   as  Salesman #2 2013-07-17
Trailer War   as  Himself 2012-11-17
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie   as  Self 2012-11-06
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan   as  Self 2012-09-29
The Butterfly Room   as  Cab Driver 2012-08-04
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil 2012-07-10
To Be... A Film Favorite 2012-01-01
Corman's World   as  Self - Filmmaker 2011-12-16
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!   as  Self - Interviewee 2011-12-06
The Future of Fear   as  Self 2011-11-25
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!   as  Self 2011-09-13
American Grindhouse   as  Himself 2011-02-04
Machete Maidens Unleashed!   as  Self 2010-10-15
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry   as  Self 2010-10-07
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.   as  Self 2010-02-02
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth   as  Self 2010-02-02
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue   as  Self 2009-08-06
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter   as  Himself 2009-06-01
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!   as  Self 2009-05-19
Monsterland   as  Self 2009-03-29
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer   as  Self 2009-01-01
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX   as  Self 2008-10-07
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story   as  Self 2007-11-08
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein   as  Himself 2007-10-17
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness   as  Self 2007-07-11
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman   as  Self 2007-05-16
The Hatching of Spider Baby   as  Himself 2007-01-01
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet   as  Self 2006-11-14
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon   as  Self 2006-11-14
Lugosi: The Dark Prince   as  Self 2006-09-26
Hitchcocked!   as  Self 2006-08-11
Karloff: The Gentle Monster   as  Self 2006-04-30
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'   as  Self 2005-11-22
The Perfect Scary Movie   as  Self 2005-10-29
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!   as  Himself 2005-10-25
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin   as  Himself 2005-10-25
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White   as  Himself 2005-10-25
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy 2005-10-04
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz   as  Self 2004-12-19
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen   as  Self 2004-09-04
Mario Bava: Operazione paura   as  Self 2004-04-30
Welcome to Werewolfland 2004-03-23
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ 2003-01-01
Cinerama Adventure   as  Self 2002-08-30
Making The Earth Stand Still   as  Self 2001-06-30
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures   as  Self 2001-05-01
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation   as  Self 2000-11-08
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre   as  Self 2000-10-01
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'   as  Self / Host 1999-01-01
Hollywood Rated 'R'   as  Self 1997-06-19
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror   as  Self 1994-08-06
Beverly Hills Cop III   as  Jailer 1994-05-24
The Silence of the Hams   as  Dying Man 1994-03-11
A Century of Cinema   as  Self 1994-01-01
The Magical World of Chuck Jones   as  Self 1992-10-23
Sleepwalkers   as  Lab Assistant 1992-04-10
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion   as  Himself 1992-01-01
Oscar   as  Face on the Cutting Room Floor 1991-04-26
Gremlins 2: The New Batch   as  Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited) 1990-06-15
Innerspace   as  Vectorscope Employee (uncredited) 1987-07-01
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal   as  Self 1986-07-31
Eating Raoul   as  Busboy (uncredited) 1982-03-24
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'   as  Self 1981-01-01
Piranha   as  Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited) 1978-08-03
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel   as  Self 1978-04-06
Cannonball   as  Kid 1976-07-06
Hollywood Boulevard   as  Party Waiter (uncredited) 1976-04-25