Person
Joe Dante
Directing · Born 1946-11-28 · 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
Hawaii Five-0
Director
CSI: NY
Director
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Director
MacGyver
Director
Great Performances
Self
The Twilight Zone
Director
Amazing Stories
Director
Small Soldiers
Director
Masters of Horror
Director
Gremlins
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2026Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
- 2026Shrinkage: The Making of InnerspaceSelf
- 2025The CreepsUncle John
- 2025The Vincent Price LegacyHimself
- 2025Boorman and the DevilSelf
- 2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelf
- 2024SharksploitationSelf
- 2024Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film DirectorHimself
- 2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelf
- 2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiConsulting Producer
- 2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf
- 2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - Interviewee
- 2022RazzennestJoe Dante
- 2022Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with FictionSelf
- 2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf
- 2022Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
- 2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee
- 2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaSelf [archival]
- 2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf
- 2021Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop CinemaSelf
- 2020Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!Self (archive footage)
- 2020Tales of the UncannySelf
- 2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
- 2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesSelf
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampHost
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiHost
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessHost
- 2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf - Host
- 2019Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
- 2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal WerewolfSelf
- 2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelf
- 2019Love, AntoshaSelf
- 2019In Search of DarknessSelf
- 2019Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmSelf
- 2018Sad Hill UnearthedSelf - Filmmaker
- 2018The Fear Is RealSelf
- 2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf
- 2018Camp Cold BrookExecutive Producer
- 2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf
- 2018Nightmare CinemaDirector
- 2018Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. YearsSelf
- 2017TraffickedExecutive Producer
- 2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurSelf
- 2016Long Live the Kinghimself
- 2016MacGyverDirector
- 201624×36Self
- 2016DC's Legends of TomorrowDirector
- 2016Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 ConspiracyHimself
- 2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf
- 2015Tales of HalloweenProf. Milo Gottlieb
- 201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelf
- 2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
- 2014From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the CreaturesSelf
- 2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsSelf
- 2014There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'BurbsSelf
- 2014Burying the ExDirector
- 2014Out of PrintSelf
- 2014Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish HorrorSelf - Director
- 2014We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology FilmSelf
- 2014The Real History of Science FictionHimself
- 2014That Guy Dick MillerSelf
- 2013Witches of East EndDirector
- 2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!Self
- 2013A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
- 2013Blast VegasSalesman #2
- 2012Trailer WarHimself
- 2012The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster MovieSelf
- 2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf
- 2012The Butterfly RoomCab Driver
- 2012The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
- 2012To Be... A Film Favorite
- 2011Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker
- 2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!Self - Interviewee
- 2011The Future of FearSelf
- 2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!Self
- 2011Trail of BloodProducer
- 2011American GrindhouseHimself
- 2010The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire CircusSelf
- 2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!Self
- 2010EmbryoThanks
- 2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CrySelf
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Director
- 2010RKO, A Story made in HollywoodHimself
- 2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythSelf
- 2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Self
- 2009SplatterDirector
- 2009SplatterDirector
- 2009The HoleDirector
- 2009Nightmares in Red, White and BlueSelf
- 2009Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of SplatterSelf
- 2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!Self
- 2009MonsterlandSelf
- 2009Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerSelf
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self
- 2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf
- 2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf
- 2007Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald SteinHimself
- 2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessSelf
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf
- 2007The Hatching of Spider BabyHimself
- 2006The Screwfly SolutionDirector
- 2006Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi IconSelf
- 2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf
- 2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf
- 2006Trapped AshesDirector
- 2006Hitchcocked!Self
- 2006Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelf
- 2005HomecomingDirector
- 2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelf
- 2005Masters of HorrorDirector
- 2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
- 2004Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im PelzSelf
- 2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsSelf
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf
- 2004CSI: NYDirector
- 2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelf
- 2004The Art of CrimeHimself
- 2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf / Host
- 2004Welcome to Werewolfland
- 2004Leçon de CinémaSelf
- 2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionDirector
- 2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-DDirector
- 2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
- 2002Cinerama AdventureSelf
- 2001Night VisionsDirector
- 2001Making The Earth Stand StillSelf
- 2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesSelf
- 2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf
- 2000Mario Bava: Maestro of the MacabreSelf
- 1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelf
- 1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'Self / Host
- 1998Small SoldiersDirector
- 1997The Second Civil WarDirector
- 1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self
- 1996The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyProducer
- 1995Picture Windows: LightningDirector
- 1995Picture WindowsDirector
- 1994Runaway DaughtersDirector
- 1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorSelf
- 1994The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - PreshowDirector
- 1994Rebel HighwayDirector
- 1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIJailer
- 1994The Silence of the HamsDying Man
- 1994A Century of CinemaSelf
- 1993MatineeDirector
- 1992The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelf
- 1992SleepwalkersLab Assistant
- 1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' CompanionHimself
- 1991The Horror Hall of Fame IISelf
- 1991Eerie, IndianaDirector
- 1991Rock 'n' Roll High School ForeverCharacters
- 1991OscarFace on the Cutting Room Floor
- 1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchGrandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
- 1989The 'BurbsDirector
- 1987Amazon Women on the MoonDirector
- 1987InnerspaceVectorscope Employee (uncredited)
- 1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf
- 1985Amazing StoriesDirector
- 1985The Twilight ZoneDirector
- 1985ExplorersDirector
- 1984GremlinsMogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
- 1983Twilight Zone: The MovieDirector
- 1982Eating RaoulBusboy (uncredited)
- 1982Police Squad!Director
- 1981The HowlingDirector
- 1981Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'Self
- 1979Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolStory
- 1979The Orson Welles ShowMember of Studio Audience
- 1978PiranhaScuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
- 1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelf
- 1977Grand Theft AutoEditor
- 1976CannonballKid
- 1976Hollywood BoulevardParty Waiter (uncredited)
- 1975Tidal Wave
- 1974The ArenaEditor
- 1971Great PerformancesSelf
- 1968The Movie OrgyDirector
- —Mary Woronov: Cult QueenSelf
- —The AckerMonster Chronicles!
- —Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
- —LabrintusDirector
- —Fear ParisDirector
- —The Man with Kaleidoscope EyesProducer
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