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
Innerspace
1987 · Movie
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Movie
Sleepwalkers
1992 · Movie
Piranha
1978 · Movie
Oscar
1991 · Movie
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Movie
Love, Antosha
2019 · Movie
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · Movie
In Search of Darkness
2019 · Movie
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Movie
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 · Movie
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 · Movie
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Movie
A Century of Cinema
1994 · Movie
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 · Movie
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025 · Movie
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024 · Movie
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Movie
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004 · Movie
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981 · Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 · Movie
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
Eating Raoul
1982 · Movie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Movie
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Movie
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010 · Movie
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022 · Movie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 · Movie
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020 · Movie
Corman's World
2011 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Movie
Cinerama Adventure
2002 · Movie
Tales of the Uncanny
2020 · Movie
Cannonball
1976 · Movie
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Movie
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011 · Movie
That Guy Dick Miller
2014 · Movie
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 · Movie
American Grindhouse
2011 · Movie
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · Movie
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Movie
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001 · Movie
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 · Movie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 · Movie
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006 · Movie
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014 · Movie
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015 · Movie
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019 · Movie
Sharksploitation
2024 · Movie
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 · Movie
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 · Movie
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Movie
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 · Movie
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001 · Movie
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 · Movie
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009 · Movie
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018 · Movie
The Silence of the Hams
1994 · Movie