Joe Dante
November 28, 1946 (78 years old) in 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.
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Credits
- 2025 · Boorman and the Devil as Self
- 2024 · Sharksploitation as Self
- 2022 · Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story as Self - Interviewee
- 2022 · The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time as Self
- 2022 · Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow as
- 2021 · Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self
- 2020 · Tales of the Uncanny as Self
- 2020 · Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self
- 2019 · Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf as Self
- 2019 · Love, Antosha as Self
- 2019 · Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film as Self
- 2018 · Sad Hill Unearthed as Self - Filmmaker
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self
- 2018 · Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years as Self
- 2016 · Long Live the King as himself
- 2016 · Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy as Himself
- 2015 · Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex as Self
- 2015 · Tales of Halloween as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
- 2015 · 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street as Himself
- 2014 · There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs as Self
- 2014 · Out of Print as Self
- 2014 · Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror as Self - Director
- 2014 · We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film as Self
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- 2013 · A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
- 2013 · Blast Vegas as Salesman #2
- 2012 · Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2012 · The Butterfly Room as Cab Driver
- 2011 · Corman's World as Self - Filmmaker
- 2011 · A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! as Self - Interviewee
- 2011 · American Grindhouse as Himself
- 2010 · The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus as Self
- 2010 · Machete Maidens Unleashed! as Self
- 2010 · The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry as Self
- 2010 · Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. as Self
- 2009 · Nightmares in Red, White and Blue as Self
- 2008 · Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
- 2007 · Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story as Self
- 2007 · Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein as Himself
- 2007 · Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self
- 2007 · The Hatching of Spider Baby as Himself
- 2006 · Karloff: The Gentle Monster as Self
- 2004 · Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz as Self
- 2004 · 100 Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- 2004 · Leçon de Cinéma as Self
- 1999 · Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs as Self
- 1994 · Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Self
- 1994 · Beverly Hills Cop III as Jailer
- 1994 · The Silence of the Hams as Dying Man
- 1992 · Sleepwalkers as Lab Assistant
- 1992 · Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion as Himself
- 1991 · Eerie, Indiana as Director
- 1990 · Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
- 1987 · Innerspace as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
- 1986 · The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self
- 1982 · Eating Raoul as Busboy (uncredited)
- 1978 · Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- Future · The AckerMonster Chronicles! as
- 1976 · Hollywood Boulevard as Party Waiter (uncredited)
- Future · The Reality Trip as self
- 2024 · Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters as Self
- 2022 · In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2022 · Razzennest as Joe Dante
- 2022 · Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction as Self
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida as Self [archival]
- 2021 · Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema as Self
- 2020 · In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Host
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Host
- 2019 · Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters as Self
- 2019 · In Search of Darkness as Self
- 2016 · 24×36 as Self
- 2015 · Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film as
- 2014 · From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures as Self
- 2012 · To Be... A Film Favorite as
- 2010 · The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth as Self
- 2009 · Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter as Himself
- 2007 · The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- 2006 · Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
- 2006 · Lugosi: The Dark Prince as Self
- 2006 · Hitchcocked! as Self
- 2005 · The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- 2005 · Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy as
- 2004 · Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off as Self
- 2004 · Mario Bava: Operazione paura as Self
- 2002 · Cinerama Adventure as Self
- 2001 · It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures as Self
- 2000 · Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- Future · Mary Woronov: Cult Queen as
- 2025 · The Creeps as
- 2024 · Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director as Himself
- 2024 · The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee as Self
- 2020 · Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi as Host
- 2019 · Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School as
- 2018 · The Fear is Real as Self
- 2017 · Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur as Self
- 2014 · Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins as Self
- 2014 · That Guy Dick Miller as Self
- 2013 · House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! as Self
- 2012 · Trailer War as Himself
- 2012 · The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie as Self
- 2012 · The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil as
- 2011 · The Future of Fear as Self
- 2011 · Produce Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- 2010 · RKO, A Story made in Hollywood as Himself
- 2009 · Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- 2009 · Monsterland as Self
- 2009 · Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer as Self
- 2008 · RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
- 2006 · Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon as Self
- 2005 · Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! as Himself
- 2005 · Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White as Himself
- 2005 · Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin as Himself
- 2004 · Welcome to Werewolfland as
- 2003 · Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ as
- 2001 · Making The Earth Stand Still as Self
- 2000 · Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre as Self
- 1999 · She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' as Self / Host
- 1997 · Hollywood Rated 'R' as Self
- 1994 · A Century of Cinema as Self
- 1992 · The Magical World of Chuck Jones as Self
- 1991 · Oscar as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
- 1981 · Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' as Self
- 1978 · Piranha as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
- 1976 · Cannonball as Kid
- 1975 · Tidal Wave as