Joe Dante
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.
Personal Details
Movies (44)
The Creeps
2025
The Vincent Price Legacy
as Himself
2025
Boorman and the Devil
as Self
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self
2024
Sharksploitation
as Self
2024
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as Himself
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
as Self
2024
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
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
2022
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
as Self
2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Host
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Host
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Host
2020
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
as Self
2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2019
Love, Antosha
as Self
2019
In Search of Darkness
as Self
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
as Self - Filmmaker
2018
The Fear is Real
as Self
2018
Camp Cold Brook
Executive Producer (Production)
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
2018
Nightmare Cinema
Director (Directing)
2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
as Self
2018
Trafficked
Executive Producer (Production)
2017
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
as Self
2017
Long Live the King
as himself
2016
24×36
as Self
2016
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
as Himself
2016
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
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
as Self
2014
TV Shows (6)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Consulting Producer (Production)
2023
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
as Self
2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2018
MacGyver
Director (Directing)
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Director (Directing)
2016