
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

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

Sleepwalkers

Cinerama Adventure

Oscar

Beverly Hills Cop III

Blast Vegas

Cannonball

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Innerspace

RKO, A Story made in Hollywood

American Grindhouse

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

The Creeps

Boorman and the Devil

Sharksploitation

Hollywood Boulevard

Love, Antosha

24×36

The Hatching of Spider Baby

Piranha

Razzennest

Corman's World

Tales of Halloween

The Butterfly Room

The Silence of the Hams

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

A Fuller Life

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Sad Hill Unearthed

That Guy Dick Miller

Eating Raoul

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

In Search of Darkness: Part III

In Search of Darkness

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

Long Live the King

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Monsterland

The Perfect Scary Movie

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Tomorrow

Out of Print

Tales of the Uncanny

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Tidal Wave

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Karloff: The Gentle Monster

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

The Vincent Price Legacy

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

A Century of Cinema

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Hitchcocked!

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

Welcome to Werewolfland

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

Trailer War

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Making The Earth Stand Still

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
