Joe Dante

Nov 28, 1946 (78 years old) in Morristown, New Jersey, USA

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.

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Known For

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Great Performances

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Beverly Hills Cop III

Jailer

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Eli Roth's History of Horror

Self

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

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The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time

Self

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Eerie, Indiana

Director

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The Real History of Science Fiction

Himself

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Innerspace

Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

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100 Scariest Movie Moments

Self

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Piranha

Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

Credits

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Future

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The Reality Trip Future

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★ NR
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director Future

Himself

★ NR
The Creeps 2025

★ 5.5
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 2024

Self

★ 8.5
Sharksploitation 2024

Self

★ NR
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 2024

Self

★ 7.8
In Search of Darkness: Part III 2022

Self

★ 7.5
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story 2022

Self - Interviewee

★ 10
Razzennest 2022

Joe Dante

★ 5.8
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction 2022

Self

★ 7.2
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time 2022

Self

★ 6.8
In Search of Tomorrow 2022

Self - Interviewee

★ 6.5
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida 2021

Self [archival]

★ 7
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster 2021

Self

★ 8
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema 2021

Self

★ 6
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! 2020

Himself (archive footage)

★ 8
Tales of the Uncanny 2020

Self

★ 7.1
In Search of Darkness: Part II 2020

Self

★ 7.7
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies 2020

Self

★ 6.6
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp 2020

Host

★ 6.8
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi 2020

Host

★ 6.4
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 2020

Host

★ 6.8
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School 2019

★ NR
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf 2019

Self

★ NR
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters 2019

Self

★ 7.5
Love, Antosha 2019

Self

★ 7.3
In Search of Darkness 2019

Self

★ 7.7
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film 2019

Self

★ 6.8
Sad Hill Unearthed 2018

Self - Filmmaker

★ 6.9
The Fear is Real 2018

Self

★ NR
Eli Roth's History of Horror 2018

Self

★ 6.6
King Cohen 2018

Self

★ 6.6
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years 2018

Self

★ 7.4
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur 2017

Self

★ NR
Long Live the King 2016

himself

★ 5.2
24×36 2016

Self

★ 7
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy 2016

Himself

★ NR
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex 2015

Self

★ 7.2
Tales of Halloween 2015

Prof. Milo Gottlieb

★ 5.8
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street 2015

Himself

★ 7.8
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film 2015

★ 7.3
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures 2014

Self

★ 7
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins 2014

Self

★ 7
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs 2014

Self

★ 4.1
Out of Print 2014

Self

★ 5.7
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror 2014

Self - Director

★ 6
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film 2014

Self

★ NR
The Real History of Science Fiction 2014

Himself

★ 6.9
That Guy Dick Miller 2014

Self

★ 7
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! 2013

Self

★ NR
A Fuller Life 2013

Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")

★ 6.6
Blast Vegas 2013

Salesman #2

★ 3.6
Trailer War 2012

Himself

★ 7.4
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie 2012

Self

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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan 2012

Self

★ 7.4
The Butterfly Room 2012

Cab Driver

★ 5.8
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil 2012

★ 4.3
To Be... A Film Favorite 2012

★ NR
Corman's World 2011

Self - Filmmaker

★ 7.1
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! 2011

Self - Interviewee

★ 8.1
The Future of Fear 2011

Self

★ NR
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! 2011

Self

★ NR
American Grindhouse 2011

Himself

★ 6.7
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus 2010

Self

★ NR
Machete Maidens Unleashed! 2010

Self

★ 6.8
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry 2010

Self

★ 6
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth 2010

Self

★ 7
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. 2010

Self

★ 7
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue 2009

Self

★ 6.6
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter 2009

Himself

★ NR
Direct Your Own Damn Movie! 2009

Self

★ 5
Monsterland 2009

Self

★ 6.5
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer 2009

Self

★ 6.5
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 2008

Self

★ 7
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007

Self

★ 7.7
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein 2007

Himself

★ 9.5
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness 2007

Self

★ 6
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 2007

Self

★ 9
The Hatching of Spider Baby 2007

Himself

★ NR
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon 2006

Self

★ 7
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet 2006

Self

★ 4.5
Lugosi: The Dark Prince 2006

Self

★ 7.6
Hitchcocked! 2006

Self

★ 6
Karloff: The Gentle Monster 2006

Self

★ 7.6
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' 2005

Self

★ 10
The Perfect Scary Movie 2005

Self

★ 7.5
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin 2005

Himself

★ NR
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! 2005

Himself

★ 7
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White 2005

Himself

★ 7
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy 2005

★ 9.4
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz 2004

Self

★ NR
100 Scariest Movie Moments 2004

Self

★ 8
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen 2004

Self

★ 6.8
Mario Bava: Operazione paura 2004

Self

★ 6
Welcome to Werewolfland 2004

★ NR
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ 2003

★ NR
Cinerama Adventure 2002

Self

★ 7.6
Making The Earth Stand Still 2001

Self

★ NR
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures 2001

Self

★ 6.8
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation 2000

Self

★ 6.8
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre 2000

Self

★ 5.9
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs 1999

Self

★ 7
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' 1999

Self / Host

★ 7.5
Hollywood Rated 'R' 1997

Self

★ 5.1
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror 1994

Self

★ 7.4
Beverly Hills Cop III 1994

Jailer

★ 5.9
The Silence of the Hams 1994

Dying Man

★ 4.9
A Century of Cinema 1994

Self

★ 8
The Magical World of Chuck Jones 1992

Self

★ 8
Sleepwalkers 1992

Lab Assistant

★ 6
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion 1992

Himself

★ 6.9
Eerie, Indiana 1991

Director

★ 7.5
Oscar 1991

Face on the Cutting Room Floor

★ 6.3
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990

Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Innerspace 1987

Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal 1986

Self

★ 7.5
Eating Raoul 1982

Busboy (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' 1981

Self

★ NR
Piranha 1978

Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel 1978

Self

★ 7.4
Cannonball 1976

Kid

★ 5.5
Hollywood Boulevard 1976

Party Waiter (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Tidal Wave 1975

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Great Performances 1971

Self

★ 5.6

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