Joe Dante

Directing·Nov 28, 1946·Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Rate

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.

Film	Credit
Gremlins, an american nightmare!2026 · Himself	Himself
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern2026 · Actor	Actor
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace2026 · Self	Self
The Creeps2025 · Uncle John	Uncle John
The Vincent Price Legacy2025 · Himself	Himself
Boorman and the Devil2025 · Self	Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters2024 · Self	Self
Sharksploitation2024 · Self	Self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director2024 · Himself	Himself
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee2024 · Self	Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III2022 · Self	Self
BBoris Karloff: The Rest of the Story2022 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
Razzennest2022 · Joe Dante	Joe Dante
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction2022 · Self	Self
In Search of Tomorrow2022 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida2021 · Self [archival]	Self [archival]
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster2021 · Self	Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema2021 · Self	Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!2020 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Tales of the Uncanny2020 · Self	Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II2020 · Self	Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies2020 · Self	Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp2020 · Host	Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi2020 · Host	Host
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness2020 · Host	Host
CClass of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School2019 · Actor	Actor
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf2019 · Self	Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters2019 · Self	Self
Love, Antosha2019 · Self	Self
In Search of Darkness2019 · Self	Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film2019 · Self	Self
Sad Hill Unearthed2018 · Self - Filmmaker	Self - Filmmaker
TThe Fear Is Real2018 · Self	Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen2018 · Self	Self
Nightmare Cinema2018 · Director	Director
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years2018 · Self	Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur2017 · Self	Self
Long Live the King2016 · himself	himself
24×362016 · Self	Self
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy2016 · Himself	Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex2015 · Self	Self
Tales of Halloween2015 · Prof. Milo Gottlieb	Prof. Milo Gottlieb
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street2015 · Self	Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film2015 · Actor	Actor
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures2014 · Self	Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins2014 · Self	Self
TThere Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs2014 · Self	Self
Burying the Ex2014 · Director	Director