Joe Dante
Directing
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.
Born: November 28, 1946 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Filmography (100)
The Creeps
2025
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Razzennest
2022
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Love, Antosha
2019
In Search of Darkness
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Camp Cold Brook
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
Nightmare Cinema
2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018
Trafficked
2017
MacGyver
2016
24×36
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Tales of Halloween
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Burying the Ex
2014
Out of Print
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
Witches of East End
2013
A Fuller Life
2013
Blast Vegas
2013
Trailer War
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
The Butterfly Room
2012
Corman's World
2011
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011
American Grindhouse
2011
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Splatter
2009
Splatter
2009
The Hole
2009
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
The Screwfly Solution
2006
Trapped Ashes
2006
Homecoming
2005
Masters of Horror
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
CSI: NY
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Cinerama Adventure
2002
Night Visions
2001
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999
Small Soldiers
1998
The Second Civil War
1997
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
Runaway Daughters
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Rebel Highway
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
The Silence of the Hams
1994
Matinee
1993
Sleepwalkers
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
1991
Oscar
1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
The 'Burbs
1989
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Innerspace
1987
Amazing Stories
1985
The Twilight Zone
1985
Explorers
1985
Gremlins
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Eating Raoul
1982
Police Squad!
1982
The Howling
1981
Rock 'n' Roll High School
1979
Piranha
1978
Grand Theft Auto
1977
Cannonball
1976
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
The Arena
1974
Great Performances
1971
The Movie Orgy
1968