Joe Dante
Directing
- Born:
- 1946-11-28
- Place of birth:
- Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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
Filmography
Boorman and the Devil
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
The Creeps
The Vincent Price Legacy
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Sharksploitation
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Razzennest
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
In Search of Tomorrow
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Tales of the Uncanny
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Love, Antosha
In Search of Darkness
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Sad Hill Unearthed
The Fear Is Real
Eli Roth's History of Horror
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Long Live the King
24×36
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Tales of Halloween
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
Out of Print
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
The Real History of Science Fiction
That Guy Dick Miller
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
A Fuller Life
Blast Vegas
Trailer War
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
The Butterfly Room
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
To Be... A Film Favorite
Corman's World
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
The Future of Fear
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
American Grindhouse
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Monsterland
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
The Hatching of Spider Baby
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Hitchcocked!
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
The Perfect Scary Movie
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
100 Scariest Movie Moments
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
The Art of Crime
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Il castello dell'orrore
Welcome to Werewolfland
Leçon de Cinéma
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Cinerama Adventure
Making The Earth Stand Still
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Beverly Hills Cop III
The Silence of the Hams
A Century of Cinema
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Sleepwalkers
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
The Horror Hall of Fame II
Eerie, Indiana
Oscar
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Innerspace
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Gremlins
Eating Raoul
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
The Orson Welles Show
Piranha
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Cannonball
Hollywood Boulevard
Tidal Wave
Great Performances
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell