Joe Dante
Known for directing · Born 28 November 1946 · 79 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA
195 credits
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
Gremlins
1984
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Small Soldiers
1998
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Innerspace
1987
The 'Burbs
1989
MacGyver
2016
The Howling
1981
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
CSI: NY
2004
Acting (140)
2026Boorman and the DevilSelfFilm
2026Shrinkage: The Making of InnerspaceSelfFilm
2026Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce DernFilm
2026Gremlins, an american nightmare!HimselfFilm
2025The CreepsUncle JohnFilm
2025The Vincent Price LegacyHimselfFilm
2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelfFilm
2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelfFilm
2024SharksploitationSelfFilm
2024Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film DirectorHimselfFilm
2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - IntervieweeFilm
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelfFilm
2022The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All TimeSelf · 8 episodesSeries
2022RazzennestJoe DanteFilm
2022Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with FictionSelfFilm
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowSeries
2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StorySelf - IntervieweeFilm
2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelfFilm
2021Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop CinemaSelfFilm
2021Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaSelf [archival]Film
2020Skin: A History of Nudity in the MoviesSelfFilm
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelfFilm
2020Tales of the UncannySelfFilm
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessHostFilm
2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiHostFilm
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampHostFilm
2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf - Host · 3 episodesSeries
2020Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!Self (archive footage)Film
2019In Search of DarknessSelfFilm
2019Love, AntoshaSelfFilm
2019Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmSelfFilm
2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelfFilm
2019Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal WerewolfSelfFilm
2019Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High SchoolFilm
2018Sad Hill UnearthedSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelfFilm
2018Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. YearsSelfFilm
2018The Fear Is RealSelfFilm
2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurSelfFilm
201624×36SelfFilm
2016Long Live the KinghimselfFilm
2016Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 ConspiracyHimselfFilm
2015Tales of HalloweenProf. Milo GottliebFilm
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelfFilm
201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelfFilm
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal FilmFilm
2014That Guy Dick MillerSelfFilm
2014The Real History of Science FictionHimselfSeries
2014Out of PrintSelfFilm
2014There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'BurbsSelfFilm
2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsSelfFilm
2014From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the CreaturesSelfFilm
2014Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish HorrorSelf - DirectorFilm
2014We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology FilmSelfFilm
2013Blast VegasSalesman #2Film
2013A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")Film
2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!SelfFilm
2012The Butterfly RoomCab DriverFilm
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelfFilm
2012Trailer WarHimselfFilm
2012The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of EvilSelf - DirectorFilm
2012The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster MovieSelfFilm
2012To Be... A Film FavoriteFilm
2011Corman's WorldSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2011American GrindhouseHimselfFilm
2011A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!Self - IntervieweeFilm
2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!SelfFilm
2011The Future of FearSelfFilm
2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!SelfFilm
2010The Man Who Saw Frankenstein CrySelfFilm
2010The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern MythSelfFilm
2010Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.SelfFilm
2010The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire CircusSelfFilm
2010RKO, A Story made in HollywoodHimselfFilm
2009Nightmares in Red, White and BlueSelfFilm
2009Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie TrailerSelfFilm
2009MonsterlandSelfFilm
2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!SelfFilm
2009Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of SplatterSelfFilm
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXSelfFilm
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”SelfFilm
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelfFilm
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelfFilm
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessSelfFilm
2007The Hatching of Spider BabyHimselfFilm
2007Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald SteinHimselfFilm
2006Karloff: The Gentle MonsterSelfFilm
2006Lugosi: The Dark PrinceSelfFilm
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelfFilm
2006Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi IconSelfFilm
2006Hitchcocked!SelfFilm
2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton LegacyFilm
2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelfFilm
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelfFilm
2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingSelfFilm
2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelfFilm
2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf / HostFilm
2004Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im PelzSelfFilm
2004Welcome to WerewolflandFilm
2004The Art of CrimeHimselfFilm
2004Il castello dell'orroreselfFilm
2004Leçon de CinémaSelfSeries
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’Film
2002Cinerama AdventureSelfFilm
2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesSelfFilm
2001Making The Earth Stand StillSelfFilm
2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelfFilm
2000Mario Bava: Maestro of the MacabreSelfFilm
1999She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'Self / HostFilm
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelfFilm
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'SelfFilm
1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIJailerFilm
1994The Silence of the HamsDying ManFilm
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorSelfFilm
1994A Century of CinemaSelfFilm
1992SleepwalkersLab AssistantFilm
1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' CompanionHimselfFilm
1992The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelfFilm
1991OscarFace on the Cutting Room FloorFilm
1991Eerie, IndianaDirectorSeries
1991The Horror Hall of Fame IISelfFilm
1991Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and FantasySelfFilm
1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchGrandpa Fred Director (uncredited)Film
1987InnerspaceVectorscope Employee (uncredited)Film
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelfFilm
1984GremlinsMogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)Film
1982Eating RaoulBusboy (uncredited)Film
1981Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'SelfFilm
1979The Orson Welles ShowMember of Studio AudienceFilm
1978PiranhaScuba Diver #2 (uncredited)Film
1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelfFilm
1976CannonballKidFilm
1976Hollywood BoulevardParty Waiter (uncredited)Film
1975Tidal WaveFilm
1971Great PerformancesSelfSeries
—The AckerMonster Chronicles!Film
—Mary Woronov: Cult QueenSelfFilm
—Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde BombshellFilm
Crew (2)
2011Corman's WorldThanksFilm
2010EmbryoThanksFilm
Directing (41)
2018Nightmare CinemaDirectorFilm
2016DC's Legends of TomorrowDirectorSeries
2016MacGyverDirectorSeries
2014Burying the ExDirectorFilm
2013Witches of East EndDirectorSeries
2010Hawaii Five-0DirectorSeries
2009The HoleDirectorFilm
2009SplatterDirectorFilm
2009SplatterDirectorSeries
2006The Screwfly SolutionDirectorFilm
2006Trapped AshesDirectorFilm
2005Masters of HorrorDirectorSeries
2005HomecomingDirectorFilm
2004CSI: NYDirectorSeries
2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionDirectorFilm
2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-DDirectorFilm
2001Night VisionsDirectorSeries
1998Small SoldiersDirectorFilm
1997The Second Civil WarDirectorFilm
1996The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyDirector, ProducerFilm
1995Picture Windows: LightningDirectorFilm
1995Picture WindowsDirectorSeries
1994Runaway DaughtersDirectorFilm
1994The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - PreshowDirectorFilm
1994Rebel HighwayDirectorSeries
1993MatineeDirectorFilm
1991Eerie, IndianaDirectorSeries
1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchDirectorFilm
1989The 'BurbsDirectorFilm
1987InnerspaceDirectorFilm
1987Amazon Women on the MoonDirectorFilm
1985ExplorersDirectorFilm
1985The Twilight ZoneDirectorSeries
1985Amazing StoriesDirectorSeries
1984GremlinsDirectorFilm
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieDirectorFilm
1982Police Squad!DirectorSeries
1976Hollywood BoulevardDirector, EditorFilm
1968The Movie OrgyDirector, EditorFilm
—LabrintusDirectorFilm
—Fear ParisDirectorFilm
Editing (4)
1981The HowlingEditor, DirectorFilm
1978PiranhaEditor, DirectorFilm
1977Grand Theft AutoEditorFilm
1974The ArenaEditorFilm
Production (6)
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiConsulting ProducerSeries
2018Camp Cold BrookExecutive ProducerFilm
2017TraffickedExecutive ProducerFilm
2011Trail of BloodProducerFilm
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorAssociate ProducerFilm
—The Man with Kaleidoscope EyesProducer, DirectorFilm
Writing (2)
1991Rock 'n' Roll High School ForeverCharactersFilm
1979Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolStoryFilm