Personal Info
Birthday
November 28, 1946
Place of Birth
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Directing
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.
Directed Movies (42)
5.8
Nightmare Cinema
Movie2018
7.3
MacGyver
TV Series2016
7.3
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV Series2016
5.6
Burying the Ex
Movie2014
7.3
Witches of East End
TV Series2013
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
TV Series2010
2.9
Splatter
Movie2009
No Backdrop
4.3
Splatter
TV Series2009
5.8
The Hole
Movie2009
No Backdrop
5.7
The Screwfly Solution
Movie2006
5.1
Trapped Ashes
Movie2006
5.9
Homecoming
Movie2005
7.1
Masters of Horror
TV Series2005
7.3
CSI: NY
TV Series2004
6.4
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie2003
No Backdrop
5.3
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Movie2003
7.1
Night Visions
TV Series2001
6.6
Small Soldiers
Movie1998
6.1
The Second Civil War
Movie1997
No Backdrop
5.4
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Movie1996
No Backdrop
2.0
Picture Windows: Lightning
Movie1995
No Backdrop
10.0
Picture Windows
TV Series1995
6.0
Runaway Daughters
Movie1994
9.5
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
Movie1994
8.0
Rebel Highway
TV Series1994
6.7
Matinee
Movie1993
7.6
Eerie, Indiana
TV Series1991
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie1990
6.8
The 'Burbs
Movie1989
5.9
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie1987
6.8
Innerspace
Movie1987
7.5
Amazing Stories
TV Series1985
7.7
The Twilight Zone
TV Series1985
6.3
Explorers
Movie1985
7.1
Gremlins
Movie1984
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Movie1983
7.9
Police Squad!
TV Series1982
6.6
The Howling
Movie1981
6.0
Piranha
Movie1978
5.6
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie1976
6.7
The Movie Orgy
Movie1968
No Backdrop
0.0
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
MovieN/A
Acting Filmography (124)
0.0
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Movie2026
No Backdrop
0.0
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
Movie2026
4.5
The Creeps
Movie2025
No Backdrop
9.0
The Vincent Price Legacy
Movie2025
0.0
Boorman and the Devil
Movie2025
8.2
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Movie2024
6.7
Sharksploitation
Movie2024
No Backdrop
7.5
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Movie2024
7.6
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Movie2024
7.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Movie2022
5.7
Razzennest
Movie2022
7.2
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
Movie2022
7.1
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
TV Series2022
No Backdrop
7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
TV Series2022
6.6
In Search of Tomorrow
Movie2022
7.0
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Movie2021
6.3
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Movie2021
7.0
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Movie2021
No Backdrop
8.0
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Movie2020
7.0
Tales of the Uncanny
Movie2020
7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Movie2020
6.5
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Movie2020
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Movie2020
No Backdrop
6.4
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Movie2020
No Backdrop
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Movie2020
7.2
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
TV Series2020
No Backdrop
0.0
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Movie2019
7.5
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Movie2019
7.4
Love, Antosha
Movie2019
7.5
In Search of Darkness
Movie2019
6.8
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Movie2019
7.0
Sad Hill Unearthed
Movie2018
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV Series2018
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Movie2018
7.3
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Movie2018
0.0
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Movie2017
5.2
Long Live the King
Movie2016
6.8
24×36
Movie2016
No Backdrop
0.0
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Movie2016
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Movie2015
5.7
Tales of Halloween
Movie2015
7.8
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Movie2015
No Backdrop
7.6
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Movie2015
No Backdrop
7.0
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Movie2014
No Backdrop
7.3
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Movie2014
5.7
Out of Print
Movie2014
6.0
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Movie2014
No Backdrop
0.0
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
Movie2014
No Backdrop
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV Series2014
7.0
That Guy Dick Miller
Movie2014
No Backdrop
0.0
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Movie2013
6.6
A Fuller Life
Movie2013
3.4
Blast Vegas
Movie2013
7.2
Trailer War
Movie2012
No Backdrop
7.0
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Movie2012
7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Movie2012
5.7
The Butterfly Room
Movie2012
No Backdrop
3.8
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
Movie2012
7.0
Corman's World
Movie2011
8.1
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Movie2011
No Backdrop
0.0
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Movie2011
6.8
American Grindhouse
Movie2011
6.6
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Movie2010
6.0
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Movie2010
No Backdrop
0.0
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
Movie2010
No Backdrop
7.0
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Movie2010
7.0
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Movie2010
6.6
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Movie2009
No Backdrop
0.0
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Movie2009
No Backdrop
5.0
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Movie2009
6.5
Monsterland
Movie2009
8.0
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Movie2008
6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie2008
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Movie2007
No Backdrop
6.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Movie2007
No Backdrop
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie2007
No Backdrop
7.0
The Hatching of Spider Baby
Movie2007
No Backdrop
7.0
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Movie2006
4.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Movie2006
No Backdrop
7.6
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Movie2006
No Backdrop
6.0
Hitchcocked!
Movie2006
7.6
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Movie2006
7.7
The Perfect Scary Movie
Movie2005
9.4
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Movie2005
No Backdrop
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie2005
No Backdrop
7.9
100 Scariest Movie Moments
TV Series2004
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Movie2004
6.5
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Movie2004
6.5
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Movie2004
No Backdrop
9.0
Welcome to Werewolfland
Movie2004
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
TV Series2004
No Backdrop
7.0
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Movie2003
No Backdrop
7.7
Cinerama Adventure
Movie2002
No Backdrop
8.0
Making The Earth Stand Still
Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.4
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Movie2001
7.0
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Movie2000
6.1
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Movie2000
No Backdrop
8.5
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Movie1999
No Backdrop
7.8
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Movie1999
No Backdrop
5.3
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Movie1997
7.3
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Movie1994
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
Movie1994
4.9
The Silence of the Hams
Movie1994
No Backdrop
8.3
A Century of Cinema
Movie1994
8.0
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Movie1992
6.1
Sleepwalkers
Movie1992
7.2
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Movie1992
7.6
Eerie, Indiana
TV Series1991
6.4
Oscar
Movie1991
6.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie1990
6.8
Innerspace
Movie1987
7.3
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Movie1986
7.1
Gremlins
Movie1984
6.5
Eating Raoul
Movie1982
No Backdrop
9.0
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Movie1981
8.0
The Orson Welles Show
Movie1979
6.0
Piranha
Movie1978
No Backdrop
7.7
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Movie1978
5.6
Cannonball
Movie1976
5.6
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie1976
No Backdrop
0.0
Tidal Wave
Movie1975
6.1
Great Performances
TV Series1971
No Backdrop
0.0
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
MovieN/A