Joe Dante

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-11-28 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Morristown, New Jersey, USA

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.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

    Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

  • Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

    Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

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

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

  • Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

  • Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

    Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

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

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

  • The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

    The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

  • From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

    From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

  • Sleepwalkers

    Sleepwalkers

  • The Return of the Living Dead:  The Decade of Darkness

    The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

  • Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

    Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

  • Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

    Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

  • Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

    Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

  • Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

  • Oscar

    Oscar

  • Cinerama Adventure

    Cinerama Adventure

  • Eerie, Indiana

    Eerie, Indiana

  • Beverly Hills Cop III

    Beverly Hills Cop III

  • Innerspace

    Innerspace

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • The Creeps

    The Creeps

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Cannonball

    Cannonball

  • 24×36

    24×36

  • Eating Raoul

    Eating Raoul

  • American Grindhouse

    American Grindhouse

  • Blast Vegas

    Blast Vegas

  • The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

    The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

    Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

    Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • Sharksploitation

    Sharksploitation

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

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

  • Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

    Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

    Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

    A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Razzennest

    Razzennest

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • 100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

  • Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

    Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

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

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

  • Tales of Halloween

    Tales of Halloween

  • The Butterfly Room

    The Butterfly Room

  • Karloff: The Gentle Monster

    Karloff: The Gentle Monster

  • The Hatching of Spider Baby

    The Hatching of Spider Baby

  • Lugosi: The Dark Prince

    Lugosi: The Dark Prince

  • Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

    Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

  • Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years

    Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years

  • There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs

    There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs

  • Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

  • The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

    The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

  • Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

    Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

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

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

  • The Magical World of Chuck Jones

    The Magical World of Chuck Jones

  • The Perfect Scary Movie

    The Perfect Scary Movie

  • Sad Hill Unearthed

    Sad Hill Unearthed

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

  • Out of Print

    Out of Print

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

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

  • A Century of Cinema

    A Century of Cinema

  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

  • In Search of Tomorrow

    In Search of Tomorrow

  • Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

    Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

  • The Future of Fear

    The Future of Fear

  • Making The Earth Stand Still

    Making The Earth Stand Still

  • Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

    Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

  • Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

  • It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

  • Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

    Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

  • Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

    Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

  • A Fuller Life

    A Fuller Life

  • Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

    Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

  • The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

  • Boorman and the Devil

    Boorman and the Devil

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

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

  • Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

    Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

  • Hollywood Rated 'R'

    Hollywood Rated 'R'

  • To Be... A Film Favorite

    To Be... A Film Favorite

  • Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

    Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

  • Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

    Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

  • Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

    Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

  • The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

    The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

  • In Search of Darkness: Part III

    In Search of Darkness: Part III

  • Machete Maidens Unleashed!

    Machete Maidens Unleashed!

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • Long Live the King

    Long Live the King

  • Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

    Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

  • Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

    Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

  • Monsterland

    Monsterland

  • Mario Bava: Operazione paura

    Mario Bava: Operazione paura

  • The Vincent Price Legacy

    The Vincent Price Legacy

  • Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

    Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

  • In Search of Darkness

    In Search of Darkness

  • Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

    Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

  • The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

    The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

  • In Search of Darkness: Part II

    In Search of Darkness: Part II

  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

  • RKO, A Story made in Hollywood

    RKO, A Story made in Hollywood

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

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

  • Welcome to Werewolfland

    Welcome to Werewolfland

  • Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School

    Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School

  • The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

    The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

  • The Fear is Real

    The Fear is Real

  • Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

  • Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

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

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

  • That Guy Dick Miller

    That Guy Dick Miller

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

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

  • Hitchcocked!

    Hitchcocked!

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

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

  • Tidal Wave

    Tidal Wave

  • Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

    Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

  • Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

    Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

  • Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films

    Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films

  • Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein

    Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein

  • Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter

    Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter

  • The AckerMonster Chronicles!

    The AckerMonster Chronicles!

  • Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

    Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

  • Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Trailer War

    Trailer War

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

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