Joe Dante

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

130

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-11-28 (78 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

  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

  • Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

    Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

  • Oscar

    Oscar

  • Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

    Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

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

    Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

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

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

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • Eerie, Indiana

    Eerie, Indiana

  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

  • Sleepwalkers

    Sleepwalkers

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

    Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

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

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

  • Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

    Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

  • Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

    Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

  • The Real History of Science Fiction

    The Real History of Science Fiction

  • Innerspace

    Innerspace

  • The Hatching of Spider Baby

    The Hatching of Spider Baby

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

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

  • Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

    Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

  • Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years

    Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years

  • The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

  • Cinerama Adventure

    Cinerama Adventure

  • Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

    The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

  • Making The Earth Stand Still

    Making The Earth Stand Still

  • Out of Print

    Out of Print

  • Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

    Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

  • Beverly Hills Cop III

    Beverly Hills Cop III

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • The Magical World of Chuck Jones

    The Magical World of Chuck Jones

  • Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

    Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

  • Karloff: The Gentle Monster

    Karloff: The Gentle Monster

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

    A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

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

    There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs

  • Blast Vegas

    Blast Vegas

  • The Butterfly Room

    The Butterfly Room

  • Cannonball

    Cannonball

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

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

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

  • Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

    Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

  • Tales of Halloween

    Tales of Halloween

  • Hitchcocked!

    Hitchcocked!

  • The Future of Fear

    The Future of Fear

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

    The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

    Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

  • Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

  • Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

    Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

  • Lugosi: The Dark Prince

    Lugosi: The Dark Prince

  • 100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

  • Eating Raoul

    Eating Raoul

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • The Perfect Scary Movie

    The Perfect Scary Movie

  • Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

  • From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

    From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

  • Tidal Wave

    Tidal Wave

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • American Grindhouse

    American Grindhouse

  • The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

    The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus

  • 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

  • It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

  • 24×36

    24×36

  • The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

    The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

  • Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off

    Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off

  • Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

    Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

  • Razzennest

    Razzennest

  • Sharksploitation

    Sharksploitation

  • The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

    The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

  • Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

    Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

  • Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

    Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

  • Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

    Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

    Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

  • A Fuller Life

    A Fuller Life

  • Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

    Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

  • Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

  • Long Live the King

    Long Live the King

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

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

  • Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

    Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

  • Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

    Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

  • To Be... A Film Favorite

    To Be... A Film Favorite

  • Boorman and the Devil

    Boorman and the Devil

  • Mario Bava: Operazione paura

    Mario Bava: Operazione paura

  • The Creeps

    The Creeps

  • A Century of Cinema

    A Century of Cinema

  • Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

    Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

  • Machete Maidens Unleashed!

    Machete Maidens Unleashed!

  • Sad Hill Unearthed

    Sad Hill Unearthed

  • Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

    Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

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

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

  • Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

    Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

  • The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

    The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

  • In Search of Darkness

    In Search of Darkness

  • Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

    Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

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

    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

  • In Search of Tomorrow

    In Search of Tomorrow

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

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

  • In Search of Darkness: Part II

    In Search of Darkness: Part II

  • Hollywood Rated 'R'

    Hollywood Rated 'R'

  • The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

    The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

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

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

  • The Vincent Price Legacy

    The Vincent Price Legacy

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

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

  • The AckerMonster Chronicles!

    The AckerMonster Chronicles!

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

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

  • Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

    Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

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

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

  • Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

  • In Search of Darkness: Part III

    In Search of Darkness: Part III

  • 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”

  • Monsterland

    Monsterland

  • That Guy Dick Miller

    That Guy Dick Miller

  • Trailer War

    Trailer War

  • Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein

    Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein

  • RKO, A Story made in Hollywood

    RKO, A Story made in Hollywood

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

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

  • Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

    Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

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

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

  • Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

    Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

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

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

  • The Fear is Real

    The Fear is Real

  • Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

    Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

  • Welcome to Werewolfland

    Welcome to Werewolfland

  • Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter

    Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter