Joe Dante
Born: 1946-11-28
Place of Birth: Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990★ 6.5
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010★ 6.0
Sleepwalkers
1992★ 6.0
Cinerama Adventure
2002★ 7.6
Oscar
1991★ 6.3
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994★ 5.9
Blast Vegas
2013★ 3.4
Cannonball
1976★ 5.5
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992★ 8.0
Innerspace
1987★ 6.8
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
2010★ 0.0
American Grindhouse
2011★ 6.7
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014★ 7.0
The Creeps
2025★ 4.3
Boorman and the Devil
2025★ 0.0
Sharksploitation
2024★ 0.0
Hollywood Boulevard
1976★ 5.4
Love, Antosha
2019★ 7.4
24×36
2016★ 6.9
The Hatching of Spider Baby
2007★ 0.0
Piranha
1978★ 6.0
Razzennest
2022★ 5.8
Corman's World
2011★ 7.1
Tales of Halloween
2015★ 5.7
The Butterfly Room
2012★ 5.7
The Silence of the Hams
1994★ 4.8
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018★ 6.4
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010★ 6.6
A Fuller Life
2013★ 6.6
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020★ 6.5
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018★ 6.9
That Guy Dick Miller
2014★ 7.0
Eating Raoul
1982★ 6.4
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004★ 7.0
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021★ 6.0
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022★ 7.5
In Search of Darkness
2019★ 7.6
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015★ 7.2
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016★ 0.0
Long Live the King
2016★ 5.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024★ 8.0
Monsterland
2009★ 6.5
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005★ 7.5
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020★ 6.8
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019★ 7.5
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012★ 7.4
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020★ 7.8
In Search of Tomorrow
2022★ 6.7
Out of Print
2014★ 5.7
Tales of the Uncanny
2020★ 7.0
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000★ 6.8
Tidal Wave
1975★ 0.0
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015★ 7.8
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009★ 5.0
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994★ 7.3
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005★ 8.0
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006★ 7.6
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008★ 0.0
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019★ 6.8
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011★ 8.1
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007★ 9.0
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019★ 0.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025★ 9.0
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014★ 6.0
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024★ 7.5
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006★ 7.0
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999★ 7.7
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986★ 7.5
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009★ 6.6
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020★ 6.8
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011★ 0.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021★ 7.0
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006★ 4.5
A Century of Cinema
1994★ 8.0
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999★ 7.0
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001★ 6.8
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020★ 6.4
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021★ 7.0
Hitchcocked!
2006★ 6.0
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024★ 6.0
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004★ 0.0
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
2005★ 7.0
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022★ 7.2
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004★ 6.0
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014★ 7.0
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005★ 9.5
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992★ 6.9
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
2014★ 0.0
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008★ 6.6
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006★ 7.6
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020★ 8.0
Trailer War
2012★ 7.2
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007★ 6.0
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010★ 7.0
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
N/A★ 0.0
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013★ 0.0
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018★ 7.3
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004★ 6.0
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978★ 7.4
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012★ 0.0
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000★ 5.9
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981★ 0.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010★ 7.0
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017★ 0.0
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015★ 7.3
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007★ 7.8
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001★ 0.0
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997★ 4.8
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003★ 0.0
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012★ 3.8
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
2005★ 0.0
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
2005★ 7.0
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
2009★ 0.0