Joe Dante
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-11-28 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Known For
Acting
The Reality Trip
as self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
as Himself
(2025)
(2024)
Sharksploitation
as Self
(2024)
(2024)
(2022)
(2022)
Razzennest
as Joe Dante
(2022)
(2022)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
(2022)
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
(2021)
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
as Self [archival]
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
as Himself (archive footage)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
Tales of the Uncanny
as Self
(2019)
In Search of Darkness
as Self
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
(2019)
Love, Antosha
as Self
(2019)
(2018)
The Fear is Real
as Self
(2018)
King Cohen
as Self
(2018)
(2018)
Sad Hill Unearthed
as Self - Filmmaker
(2017)
(2016)
24×36
as Self
(2016)
Long Live the King
as himself
(2016)
(2015)
(2015)
Tales of Halloween
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
(2015)
(2015)
(2014)
(2014)
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self - Director
(2014)
That Guy Dick Miller
as Self
(2014)
Out of Print
as Self
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
(2013)
Blast Vegas
as Salesman #2
(2013)
(2013)
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
(2012)
The Butterfly Room
as Cab Driver
(2012)
Trailer War
as Himself
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
American Grindhouse
as Himself
(2011)
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
as Self - Interviewee
(2011)
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
(2011)
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
(2011)
The Future of Fear
as Self
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
as Self
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
(2009)
Monsterland
as Self
(2009)
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
(2009)
(2009)
(2008)
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
The Hatching of Spider Baby
as Himself
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
(2006)
Hitchcocked!
as Self
(2006)
(2006)
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
as Self
(2006)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
as Self
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as Self
(2003)
(2002)
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
Making The Earth Stand Still
as Self
(2000)
(2000)
(1999)
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
as Self / Host
(1999)
(1997)
Hollywood Rated 'R'
as Self
(1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Jailer
(1994)
The Silence of the Hams
as Dying Man
(1994)
(1994)
A Century of Cinema
as Self
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Sleepwalkers
as Lab Assistant
(1991)
Oscar
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
(1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
(1987)
Innerspace
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
(1986)
(1982)
Eating Raoul
as Busboy (uncredited)
(1981)
(1978)
Piranha
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
(1978)
(1976)
Cannonball
as Kid
(1976)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
(1975)
Crew
Labrintus
Director
Fear Paris
Director
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Director, Producer
Little Shop of Halloween Horrors
Director
(2018)
Nightmare Cinema
Director
(2018)
Camp Cold Brook
Executive Producer
(2017)
Trafficked
Executive Producer
(2014)
Burying the Ex
Director
(2011)
Trail of Blood
Producer
(2011)
Corman's World
Thanks
(2010)
Embryo
Thanks
(2009)
The Hole
Director
(2009)
Splatter
Director
(2006)
Trapped Ashes
Director
(2006)
The Screwfly Solution
Director
(2005)
Homecoming
Director
(2003)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Director
(2003)
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Director
(1998)
Small Soldiers
Director
(1997)
The Second Civil War
Director
(1996)
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Director, Producer
(1995)
Lightning
Director
(1994)
Runaway Daughters
Director
(1994)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Associate Producer
(1993)
Matinee
Director
(1991)
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
Characters
(1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Director
(1989)
The 'Burbs
Director
(1987)
Innerspace
Director
(1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon
Director
(1985)
Explorers
Director
(1984)
Gremlins
Director
(1983)
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Director
(1981)
The Howling
Editor, Director
(1979)
(1978)
Piranha
Director, Editor
(1977)
Grand Theft Auto
Editor
(1976)
Hollywood Boulevard
Director, Editor
(1974)
The Arena
Editor
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
Director, Editor