Joe Dante
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 28, 1946 (79 years old)
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
| 2025 | The CreepsUncle John | |
| 2025 | Boorman and the DevilSelf | |
| 2025 | The Vincent Price LegacyHimself | |
| 2024 | SharksploitationSelf | |
| 2024 | The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelf | |
| 2024 | Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelf | |
| 2024 | Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film DirectorHimself | |
| 2022 | In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf | |
| 2022 | RazzennestJoe Dante | |
| 2022 | Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with FictionSelf | |
| 2022 | Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - Interviewee | |
| 2022 | In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee | |
| 2022 | The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf | |
| 2022 | Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow | |
| 2021 | Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaSelf [archival] | |
| 2021 | Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop CinemaSelf | |
| 2021 | Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf | |
| 2020 | Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessHost | |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiHost | |
| 2020 | Skin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesSelf | |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampHost | |
| 2020 | In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf | |
| 2020 | Tales of the UncannySelf | |
| 2019 | In Search of DarknessSelf | |
| 2019 | Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal WerewolfSelf | |
| 2019 | Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelf | |
| 2019 | Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School | |
| 2019 | Love, AntoshaSelf | |
| 2019 | Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmSelf | |
| 2018 | The Fear is RealSelf | |
| 2018 | King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf | |
| 2018 | Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. YearsSelf | |
| 2018 | Sad Hill UnearthedSelf - Filmmaker | |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf | |
| 2017 | Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurSelf | |
| 2016 | 24×36Self | |
| 2016 | Long Live the Kinghimself | |
| 2016 | Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 ConspiracyHimself | |
| 2015 | 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelf | |
| 2015 | Tales of HalloweenProf. Milo Gottlieb | |
| 2015 | Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf | |
| 2015 | Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film | |
| 2014 | We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology FilmSelf | |
| 2014 | Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish HorrorSelf - Director | |
| 2014 | That Guy Dick MillerSelf | |
| 2014 | Out of PrintSelf | |
| 2014 | There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'BurbsSelf | |
| 2014 | From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the CreaturesSelf | |
| 2014 | Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsSelf | |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science FictionHimself | |
| 2013 | Blast VegasSalesman #2 | |
| 2013 | House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!Self | |
| 2013 | A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue") | |
| 2012 | The Butterfly RoomCab Driver | |
| 2012 | Trailer WarHimself | |
| 2012 | The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster MovieSelf | |
| 2012 | The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil | |
| 2012 | To Be... A Film Favorite | |
| 2012 | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf | |
| 2011 | American GrindhouseHimself | |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!Self - Interviewee | |
| 2011 | Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker | |
| 2011 | Produce Your Own Damn Movie!Self | |
| 2011 | The Future of FearSelf | |
| 2010 | The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythSelf | |
| 2010 | Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.Self | |
| 2010 | Machete Maidens Unleashed!Self | |
| 2010 | The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CrySelf | |
| 2010 | The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire CircusSelf | |
| 2010 | RKO, A Story made in HollywoodHimself | |
| 2009 | Nightmares in Red, White and BlueSelf | |
| 2009 | MonsterlandSelf | |
| 2009 | Direct Your Own Damn Movie!Self | |
| 2009 | Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of SplatterSelf | |
| 2009 | Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerSelf | |
| 2008 | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelf | |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self | |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf | |
| 2007 | The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessSelf | |
| 2007 | Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald SteinHimself | |
| 2007 | The Hatching of Spider BabyHimself | |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf | |
| 2006 | Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi IconSelf | |
| 2006 | Hitchcocked!Self | |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf | |
| 2006 | Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelf | |
| 2006 | Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelf | |
| 2005 | Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | |
| 2005 | Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank TashlinHimself | |
| 2005 | The Perfect Scary MovieSelf | |
| 2005 | Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!Himself | |
| 2005 | Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and WhiteHimself | |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf | |
| 2004 | Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im PelzSelf | |
| 2004 | Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelf | |
| 2004 | Welcome to Werewolfland | |
| 2004 | Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf / Host | |
| 2004 | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelf | |
| 2004 | The Art of CrimeHimself | |
| 2004 | 100 Scariest Movie MomentsSelf | |
| 2004 | Leçon de CinémaSelf | |
| 2003 | Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ | |
| 2002 | Cinerama AdventureSelf | |
| 2001 | It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesSelf | |
| 2001 | Making The Earth Stand StillSelf | |
| 2000 | Mario Bava: Maestro of the MacabreSelf | |
| 2000 | Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf | |
| 1999 | She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'Self / Host | |
| 1999 | Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelf | |
| 1997 | Hollywood Rated 'R'Self | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop IIIJailer | |
| 1994 | The Silence of the HamsDying Man | |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorSelf | |
| 1994 | A Century of CinemaSelf | |
| 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelf | |
| 1992 | Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' CompanionHimself | |
| 1992 | SleepwalkersLab Assistant | |
| 1991 | OscarFace on the Cutting Room Floor | |
| 1991 | Eerie, IndianaDirector | |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New BatchGrandpa Fred Director (uncredited) | |
| 1987 | InnerspaceVectorscope Employee (uncredited) | |
| 1986 | The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf | |
| 1982 | Eating RaoulBusboy (uncredited) | |
| 1981 | Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'Self | |
| 1978 | PiranhaScuba Diver #2 (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelf | |
| 1976 | CannonballKid | |
| 1976 | Hollywood BoulevardParty Waiter (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Tidal Wave | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| - | Mary Woronov: Cult QueenSelf | |
| - | The AckerMonster Chronicles! | |
| - | Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell |
| 2023 | Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiConsulting Producer | |
| 2018 | Camp Cold BrookExecutive Producer | |
| 2017 | TraffickedExecutive Producer | |
| 2011 | Trail of BloodProducer | |
| 1996 | The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyProducer | |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorAssociate Producer | |
| - | The Man with Kaleidoscope EyesProducer |
| 2018 | Nightmare CinemaDirector | |
| 2016 | MacGyverDirector | |
| 2016 | DC's Legends of TomorrowDirector | |
| 2014 | Burying the ExDirector | |
| 2013 | Witches of East EndDirector | |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0Director | |
| 2009 | The HoleDirector | |
| 2009 | SplatterDirector | |
| 2009 | SplatterDirector | |
| 2006 | Trapped AshesDirector | |
| 2006 | The Screwfly SolutionDirector | |
| 2005 | HomecomingDirector | |
| 2005 | Masters of HorrorDirector | |
| 2004 | CSI: NYDirector | |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in ActionDirector | |
| 2003 | Haunted Lighthouse 4-DDirector | |
| 2001 | Night VisionsDirector | |
| 1998 | Small SoldiersDirector | |
| 1997 | The Second Civil WarDirector | |
| 1996 | The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyDirector | |
| 1995 | Picture Windows: LightningDirector | |
| 1995 | Picture WindowsDirector | |
| 1994 | Runaway DaughtersDirector | |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - PreshowDirector | |
| 1994 | Rebel HighwayDirector | |
| 1993 | MatineeDirector | |
| 1993 | Mant!Director | |
| 1991 | Eerie, IndianaDirector | |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New BatchDirector | |
| 1989 | The 'BurbsDirector | |
| 1987 | InnerspaceDirector | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the MoonDirector | |
| 1985 | ExplorersDirector | |
| 1985 | The Twilight ZoneDirector | |
| 1985 | Amazing StoriesDirector | |
| 1984 | GremlinsDirector | |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The MovieDirector | |
| 1982 | Police Squad!Director | |
| 1982 | Police Squad!Director | |
| 1981 | The HowlingDirector | |
| 1978 | PiranhaDirector | |
| 1976 | Hollywood BoulevardDirector | |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgyDirector | |
| - | LabrintusDirector | |
| - | Fear ParisDirector | |
| - | The Man with Kaleidoscope EyesDirector |
| 1991 | Rock 'n' Roll High School ForeverCharacters | |
| 1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolStory |
| 2011 | Corman's WorldThanks | |
| 2010 | EmbryoThanks |