Directing
Joe Dante
EN, FR, FI, ES cinema · 165 credits
Born
28 November 1946 (age 79)
Birthplace
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Joseph James Dante Jr.
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.
Known for
Filmography
Labrintus
Labrintus
Director
Fear Paris
Fear Paris
Director
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Producer, Director
The Creeps
as Uncle John
The Vincent Price Legacy
as Himself
Sharksploitation
as Self
Razzennest
as Joe Dante
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Self (archive footage)
Love, Antosha
as Self
Sad Hill Unearthed
as Self - Filmmaker
Nightmare Cinema
Director
Camp Cold Brook
Executive Producer
Trafficked
Executive Producer
24×36
as Self
Long Live the King
as himself
Tales of Halloween
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self - Director
Out of Print
as Self
Burying the Ex
Director
Blast Vegas
as Salesman #2
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
The Butterfly Room
as Cab Driver
Trailer War
as Himself
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
as Self - Director
American Grindhouse
as Himself
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker, Thanks
Trail of Blood
Producer
Monsterland
as Self
The Hole
Director
Splatter
Director
The Hatching of Spider Baby
as Himself
Hitchcocked!
as Self
Trapped Ashes
Director
Homecoming
Director
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as Self / Host
Small Soldiers
Director
The Second Civil War
Director
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Director, Producer
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Jailer
The Silence of the Hams
as Dying Man
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Self, Associate Producer
Runaway Daughters
Director
Matinee
Director
Sleepwalkers
as Lab Assistant
Oscar
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited), Director
The 'Burbs
Director
Innerspace
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited), Director
Explorers
Director
Gremlins
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited), Director
Eating Raoul
as Busboy (uncredited)
The Howling
Editor, Director
The Orson Welles Show
as Member of Studio Audience
Piranha
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited), Editor, Director
Cannonball
as Kid
Hollywood Boulevard
as Party Waiter (uncredited), Director, Editor
The Arena
Editor
The Movie Orgy
Director, Editor