7.2Directing
Joe Dante
- Born
- 1946-11-28
- Birthplace
- 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
187 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Boorman and the Devil
2026 · Movie
Self
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026 · Movie
Cast
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
2026 · Movie
Himself
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026 · Movie
Self
The Creeps
2025 · Movie
Uncle John
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025 · Movie
Himself
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Movie
Self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024 · Movie
Himself
Sharksploitation
2024 · Movie
Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024 · Movie
Self
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023 · TV Show
Consulting Producer
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022 · Movie
Self - Interviewee
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022 · TV Show
Cast
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022 · Movie
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Movie
Self - Interviewee
Razzennest
2022 · Movie
Joe Dante
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022 · Movie
Self
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022 · TV Show
Self
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021 · Movie
Self [archival]
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Movie
Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021 · Movie
Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 · Movie
Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 · Movie
Self
Tales of the Uncanny
2020 · Movie
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 · Movie
Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 · Movie
Host
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 · Movie
Host
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020 · TV Show
Self - Host
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019 · Movie
Cast
In Search of Darkness
2019 · Movie
Self
Love, Antosha
2019 · Movie
Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019 · Movie
Self
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019 · Movie
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019 · Movie
Self
Camp Cold Brook
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · TV Show
Self
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018 · Movie
Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 · Movie
Self
Nightmare Cinema
2018 · Movie
Director
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker
The Fear Is Real
2018 · Movie
Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017 · Movie
Self
Trafficked
2017 · Movie
Executive Producer
24×36
2016 · Movie
Self
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · TV Show
Director
Long Live the King
2016 · Movie
himself
MacGyver
2016 · TV Show
Director
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016 · Movie
Himself
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015 · Movie
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Movie
Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015 · Movie
Cast
Tales of Halloween
2015 · Movie
Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Burying the Ex
2014 · Movie
Director
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014 · Movie
Self - Director
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014 · Movie
Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014 · Movie
Self
Out of Print
2014 · Movie
Self
That Guy Dick Miller
2014 · Movie
Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · TV Show
Himself
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
2014 · Movie
Self
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
2014 · Movie
Self
A Fuller Life
2013 · Movie
Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
Blast Vegas
2013 · Movie
Salesman #2
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013 · Movie
Self
Witches of East End
2013 · TV Show
Director
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Movie
Self
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012 · Movie
Self
The Butterfly Room
2012 · Movie
Cab Driver
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012 · Movie
Self - Director
To Be... A Film Favorite
2012 · Movie
Cast
Trailer War
2012 · Movie
Himself
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011 · Movie
Self - Interviewee
American Grindhouse
2011 · Movie
Himself
Corman's World
2011 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker · Thanks
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011 · Movie
Self
The Future of Fear
2011 · Movie
Self
Trail of Blood
2011 · Movie
Producer
Embryo
2010 · Movie
Thanks
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV Show
Director
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010 · Movie
Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010 · Movie
Self
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
2010 · Movie
Himself
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010 · Movie
Self
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010 · Movie
Self
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010 · Movie
Self
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009 · Movie
Self
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009 · Movie
Self
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
2009 · Movie
Self
Monsterland
2009 · Movie
Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009 · Movie
Self
Splatter
2009 · Movie
Director
Splatter
2009 · TV Show
Director
The Hole
2009 · Movie
Director
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 · Movie
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Movie
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · Movie
Self
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
2007 · Movie
Himself
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 · Movie
Self
The Hatching of Spider Baby
2007 · Movie
Himself
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007 · Movie
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Movie
Self
Hitchcocked!
2006 · Movie
Self
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006 · Movie
Self
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006 · Movie
Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006 · Movie
Self
The Screwfly Solution
2006 · Movie
Director
Trapped Ashes
2006 · Movie
Director
Homecoming
2005 · Movie
Director
Masters of Horror
2005 · TV Show
Director
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · Movie
Cast
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Movie
Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 · TV Show
Self
CSI: NY
2004 · TV Show
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004 · Movie
Self
Il castello dell'orrore
2004 · Movie
self
Leçon de Cinéma
2004 · TV Show
Self
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004 · Movie
Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004 · Movie
Self / Host
The Art of Crime
2004 · Movie
Himself
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Movie
Self
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004 · Movie
Cast
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003 · Movie
Director
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003 · Movie
Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003 · Movie
Cast
Cinerama Adventure
2002 · Movie
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001 · Movie
Self
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001 · Movie
Self
Night Visions
2001 · TV Show
Director
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Movie
Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000 · Movie
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 · Movie
Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 · Movie
Self / Host
Small Soldiers
1998 · Movie
Director
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997 · Movie
Self
The Second Civil War
1997 · Movie
Director
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
1996 · Movie
Producer · Director
Picture Windows
1995 · TV Show
Director
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995 · Movie
Director
A Century of Cinema
1994 · Movie
Self
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Movie
Jailer
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 · Movie
Self · Associate Producer
Rebel Highway
1994 · TV Show
Director
Runaway Daughters
1994 · Movie
Director
The Silence of the Hams
1994 · Movie
Dying Man
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
1994 · Movie
Director
Matinee
1993 · Movie
Director
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 · Movie
Himself
Sleepwalkers
1992 · Movie
Lab Assistant
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 · Movie
Self
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
1991 · Movie
Self
Eerie, Indiana
1991 · TV Show
Director
Oscar
1991 · Movie
Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
1991 · Movie
Characters
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991 · Movie
Self
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Movie
Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited) · Director
The 'Burbs
1989 · Movie
Director
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 · Movie
Director
Innerspace
1987 · Movie
Vectorscope Employee (uncredited) · Director
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 · Movie
Self
Amazing Stories
1985 · TV Show
Director
Explorers
1985 · Movie
Director
The Twilight Zone
1985 · TV Show
Director
Gremlins
1984 · Movie
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited) · Director
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983 · Movie
Director
Eating Raoul
1982 · Movie
Busboy (uncredited)
Police Squad!
1982 · TV Show
Director
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981 · Movie
Self
The Howling
1981 · Movie
Director · Editor
Rock 'n' Roll High School
1979 · Movie
Story
The Orson Welles Show
1979 · Movie
Member of Studio Audience
Piranha
1978 · Movie
Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited) · Editor · Director
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · Movie
Self
Grand Theft Auto
1977 · Movie
Editor
Cannonball
1976 · Movie
Kid
Hollywood Boulevard
1976 · Movie
Party Waiter (uncredited) · Editor · Director
Tidal Wave
1975 · Movie
Cast
The Arena
1974 · Movie
Editor
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
Self
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Movie
Director · Editor
Fear Paris
Date unknown · Movie
Director
Labrintus
Date unknown · Movie
Director
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Date unknown · Movie
Self
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Date unknown · Movie
Producer · Director