Joe Dante
Directing
Born 1946-11-28 · 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.
Known for
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · Movie
In Search of Darkness
2019 · Movie
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 · Movie
Love, Antosha
2019 · Movie
Gremlins
1984 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Movie
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Movie
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022 · Movie
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024 · Movie
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 · Movie
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015 · Movie
Cinerama Adventure
2002 · Movie
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011 · Movie
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Movie
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Movie
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019 · Movie
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015 · Movie
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 · Movie
Corman's World
2011 · Movie
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · Movie
A Century of Cinema
1994 · Movie
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Movie
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018 · Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Movie
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006 · Movie
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 · Movie
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 · Movie
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 · Movie
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Movie
The Orson Welles Show
1979 · Movie
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004 · Movie
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025 · Movie
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981 · Movie
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018 · Movie
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022 · Movie
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001 · Movie
Trailer War
2012 · Movie
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014 · Movie
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 · Movie
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · Movie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Movie
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001 · Movie
Tales of the Uncanny
2020 · Movie
That Guy Dick Miller
2014 · Movie
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Movie
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014 · Movie
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021 · Movie
The Hatching of Spider Baby
2007 · Movie
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010 · Movie
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003 · Movie
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012 · Movie
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010 · Movie
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006 · Movie
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021 · Movie
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
2026 · Movie
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026 · Movie
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
— · Movie