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Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Known for: Directing

Born 28/11/1946
Place of birth 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Great Performances Series ★ 6,1

Great Performances

Self

1971

Eli Roth's History of Horror Series ★ 6,4

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Self

2018

Gremlins Film ★ 7,1

Gremlins

Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)

1984

Eerie, Indiana Series ★ 7,6

Eerie, Indiana

Director

1991

The Real History of Science Fiction Series ★ 7,0

The Real History of Science Fiction

Himself

2014

Innerspace Film ★ 6,8

Innerspace

Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

1987

Gremlins 2: The New Batch Film ★ 6,5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

1990

Sleepwalkers Film ★ 6,1

Sleepwalkers

Lab Assistant

1992

Piranha Film ★ 6,0

Piranha

Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

1978

Beverly Hills Cop III Film ★ 5,9

Beverly Hills Cop III

Jailer

1994

Leçon de Cinéma Series ★ 7,0

Leçon de Cinéma

Self

2004

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time Series ★ 7,2

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

Self - Host

2020

Oscar Film ★ 6,4

Oscar

Face on the Cutting Room Floor

1991

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow Series ★ 7,0

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

2022

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Series ★ 7,1

The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

Self

2022

Corman's World Film ★ 7,1

Corman's World

Self - Filmmaker

2011

100 Scariest Movie Moments Series ★ 7,9

100 Scariest Movie Moments

Self

2004

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies Film ★ 6,5

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Self

2020

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Film ★ 7,0

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Self

2004

American Grindhouse Film ★ 6,8

American Grindhouse

Himself

2011

Eating Raoul Film ★ 6,5

Eating Raoul

Busboy (uncredited)

1982

Cannonball Film ★ 5,6

Cannonball

Kid

1976

The Silence of the Hams Film ★ 4,9

The Silence of the Hams

Dying Man

1994

The Creeps Film ★ 4,7

The Creeps

Uncle John

2025

Love, Antosha Film ★ 7,4

Love, Antosha

Self

2019

Tales of Halloween Film ★ 5,7

Tales of Halloween

Prof. Milo Gottlieb

2015

In Search of Tomorrow Film ★ 6,6

In Search of Tomorrow

Self - Interviewee

2022

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Film ★ 7,0

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Self

2000

24×36 Film ★ 6,8

24×36

Self

2016

The Perfect Scary Movie Film ★ 7,7

The Perfect Scary Movie

Self

2005

Tidal Wave Film

Tidal Wave

1975

Blast Vegas Film ★ 3,4

Blast Vegas

Salesman #2

2013

Machete Maidens Unleashed! Film ★ 6,6

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Self

2010

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Film ★ 6,4

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Self

2018

Sad Hill Unearthed Film ★ 6,9

Sad Hill Unearthed

Self - Filmmaker

2018

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Film ★ 6,8

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Host

2020

Hollywood Boulevard Film ★ 5,5

Hollywood Boulevard

Party Waiter (uncredited)

1976

Hitchcocked! Film ★ 6,0

Hitchcocked!

Self

2006

In Search of Darkness: Part II Film ★ 7,7

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Self

2020

In Search of Darkness Film ★ 7,5

In Search of Darkness

Self

2019

Out of Print Film ★ 5,7

Out of Print

Self

2014

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” Film ★ 8,0

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Self

2008

The Butterfly Room Film ★ 5,7

The Butterfly Room

Cab Driver

2012

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi Film ★ 6,4

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Host

2020

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters Film ★ 8,2

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Self

2024

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Film ★ 8,0

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Self (archive footage)

2020

Direct Your Own Damn Movie! Film ★ 5,0

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Self

2009

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Film ★ 7,4

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Self

2012

Sharksploitation Film ★ 7,0

Sharksploitation

Self

2024

The Orson Welles Show Film ★ 8,0

The Orson Welles Show

Member of Studio Audience

1979

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema Film ★ 6,0

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

Self

2021

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern Film

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

2026

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director Film ★ 7,5

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

Himself

2024

In Search of Darkness: Part III Film ★ 7,5

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Self

2022

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Film ★ 7,4

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Self

2001

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Film ★ 6,8

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Host

2020

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures Film ★ 7,0

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

Self

2014

Film ★ 10,0

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Self - Interviewee

2022

Tales of the Uncanny Film ★ 7,0

Tales of the Uncanny

Self

2020

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel Film ★ 7,7

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Self

1978

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! Film

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

Self

2013

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee Film ★ 7,6

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Self

2024

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Film

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Self

The Magical World of Chuck Jones Film ★ 8,0

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Self

1992

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex Film ★ 7,2

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Self

2015

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon Film ★ 7,0

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Self

2006

Film

Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School

2019

Film

The Horror Hall of Fame II

Self

1991

A Century of Cinema Film ★ 8,3

A Century of Cinema

Self

1994

Film ★ 6,5

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

Self

2009

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ Film ★ 7,0

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Film ★ 7,8

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Self

2007

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Film ★ 6,8

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Self

2019

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Film ★ 7,0

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Self

2021

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen Film ★ 6,5

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Self

2004

A Fuller Life Film ★ 6,6

A Fuller Life

Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")

2013

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Film ★ 9,4

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Film ★ 6,6

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Self

2008

The Return of the Living Dead:  The Decade of Darkness Film ★ 6,0

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

Self

2007

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Film ★ 4,5

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Self

2006

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Film ★ 7,3

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Self

1994

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion Film ★ 7,2

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

Himself

1992

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins Film ★ 7,0

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

Self

2014

Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell Film

Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal Film ★ 7,3

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Self

1986

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue Film ★ 6,6

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Self

2009

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Film ★ 7,8

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

Self

2015

That Guy Dick Miller Film ★ 7,0

That Guy Dick Miller

Self

2014

Razzennest Film ★ 5,8

Razzennest

Joe Dante

2022

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! Film ★ 8,1

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

Self - Interviewee

2011

Film ★ 9,0

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

Self

2004

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Film ★ 8,0

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Self

2005

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry Film ★ 6,0

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

Self

2010

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre Film ★ 6,1

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

Self

2000

Hollywood Rated 'R' Film ★ 5,3

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Self

1997

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs Film ★ 8,5

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

Self

1999

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy Film

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

Himself

2016

We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film Film

We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film

Self

2014

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror Film ★ 6,0

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

Self - Director

2014

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' Film ★ 7,8

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

Self / Host

1999

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. Film ★ 7,0

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

Self

2010

The Vincent Price Legacy Film ★ 9,0

The Vincent Price Legacy

Himself

2025

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years Film ★ 7,3

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years

Self

2018

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Film ★ 7,5

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Self

2019

Lugosi: The Dark Prince Film ★ 7,6

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

Self

2006

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film Film ★ 7,3

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

2015

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf Film

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

Self

2019

Film ★ 4,1

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs

Self

2014

Produce Your Own Damn Movie! Film

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

Self

2011

Mario Bava: Operazione paura Film ★ 6,5

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Self / Host

2004

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Film ★ 9,0

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Self

2007

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida Film ★ 7,0

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

Self [archival]

2021

Making The Earth Stand Still Film ★ 8,0

Making The Earth Stand Still

Self

2001

Welcome to Werewolfland Film ★ 9,0

Welcome to Werewolfland

2004

Film

The Fear Is Real

Self

2018

Film

The Future of Fear

Self

2011

Karloff: The Gentle Monster Film ★ 7,6

Karloff: The Gentle Monster

Self

2006

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur Film

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

Self

2017

Film ★ 9,5

Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein

Himself

2007

Monsterland Film ★ 6,5

Monsterland

Self

2009

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth Film ★ 7,0

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

Self

2010

Cinerama Adventure Film ★ 7,7

Cinerama Adventure

Self

2002

Boorman and the Devil Film

Boorman and the Devil

Self

2025

Long Live the King Film ★ 5,2

Long Live the King

himself

2016

Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Film

Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter

Self

2009

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! Film ★ 7,0

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

Himself

2005

Film ★ 1,0

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie Film

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

Self

2012

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin Film

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin

Himself

2005

The Hatching of Spider Baby Film ★ 7,0

The Hatching of Spider Baby

Himself

2007

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' Film ★ 9,0

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

Self

1981

Film ★ 8,0

The Art of Crime

Himself

2004

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil Film ★ 3,8

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil

2012

Film

The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

Self

2010

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White Film ★ 7,0

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White

Himself

2005

Trailer War Film ★ 7,2

Trailer War

Himself

2012

Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction Film ★ 7,2

Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction

Self

2022

RKO, A Story made in Hollywood Film

RKO, A Story made in Hollywood

Himself

2010

Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace Film

Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace

Self

2026

Film

To Be... A Film Favorite

2012