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Joe Dante

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: Directing

Birthday: 1946-11-28

Place of Birth: Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As:

Joe Dante Movies

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1999)

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1999)

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

The Silence of the Hams (1994)

In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)

In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' (1981)

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' (1981)

Cannonball (1976)

Cannonball (1976)

Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)

Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (2021)

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (2021)

Piranha (1978)

Blast Vegas (2013)

Blast Vegas (2013)

Innerspace (1987)

Innerspace (1987)

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)

The Fear is Real (2018)

The Fear is Real (2018)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (2010)

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (2010)

Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

Hollywood Boulevard (1976)

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film (2014)

We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film (2014)

American Grindhouse (2011)

American Grindhouse (2011)

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! (2020)

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! (2020)

The Butterfly Room (2012)

The Butterfly Room (2012)

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema (2021)

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema (2021)

Sharksploitation (2024)

Sharksploitation (2024)

Trailer War (2012)

Trailer War (2012)

24×36 (2016)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)

The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006)

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006)

Monsterland (2009)

Monsterland (2009)

Razzennest (2022)

Razzennest (2022)

Cinerama Adventure (2002)

Cinerama Adventure (2002)

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)

The Creeps (1970)

The Creeps (1970)

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2014)

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2014)

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)

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

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

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)

That Guy Dick Miller (2014)

That Guy Dick Miller (2014)

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005)

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005)

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (2010)

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (2010)

Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009)

Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen (1970)

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen (1970)

Out of Print (2014)

Out of Print (2014)

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs (2014)

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs (2014)

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie (2012)

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie (2012)

Hitchcocked! (2006)

Hitchcocked! (2006)

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)

Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction (2022)

Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction (2022)

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999)

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999)

The Reality Trip (1970)

The Reality Trip (1970)

Tales of Halloween (2015)

Tales of Halloween (2015)

Making The Earth Stand Still (2001)

Making The Earth Stand Still (2001)

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur (2017)

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur (2017)

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness (2007)

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness (2007)

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)

Long Live the King (2016)

Long Live the King (2016)

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy (2016)

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy (2016)

Corman's World (2011)

Corman's World (2011)

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)

Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein (2007)

Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein (2007)

The Hatching of Spider Baby (2007)

The Hatching of Spider Baby (2007)

Eating Raoul (1982)

Eating Raoul (1982)

Welcome to Werewolfland (2004)

Welcome to Werewolfland (2004)

Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)

Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years (2018)

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years (2018)

Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)

Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)

Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter (2009)

Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter (2009)

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (2010)

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (2010)

Sad Hill Unearthed (2018)

Sad Hill Unearthed (2018)

To Be... A Film Favorite (2012)

To Be... A Film Favorite (2012)

In Search of Darkness (2019)

In Search of Darkness (2019)

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

In Search of Tomorrow (2022)

In Search of Tomorrow (2022)

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf (2019)

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf (2019)

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)

Sleepwalkers (1992)

Sleepwalkers (1992)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)

Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School (2019)

Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School (2019)

A Century of Cinema (1994)

A Century of Cinema (1994)

Love, Antosha (2019)

Love, Antosha (2019)

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)

Oscar (1991)

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)

A Fuller Life (2013)

A Fuller Life (2013)

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (2005)

Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (2005)

In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)

In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ (2003)

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ (2003)

The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)

The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)

Tales of the Uncanny (2020)

Tales of the Uncanny (2020)

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005)

Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005)

Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)

Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)

Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)

Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009)

Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009)

Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011)

Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011)

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005)

Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005)

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director (1970)

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director (1970)

The Future of Fear (2011)

The Future of Fear (2011)

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015)

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015)

Tidal Wave (1975)

Tidal Wave (1975)

The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus (2010)

The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus (2010)

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