Joe Dante

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1946-11-28 (77 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

Fear Paris

as Director

Labrintus

as Director

2018
Nightmare Cinema

as Director

2016
MacGyver

as Director

2016
2014
Burying the Ex

as Director

2013
2010
Hawaii Five-0

as Director

2009
The Hole

as Director

2009
Splatter

as Director

2009
Splatter

as Director

2006
Trapped Ashes

as Director

2006
2005
Homecoming

as Director

2005
Masters of Horror

as Director

2004
CSI: NY

as Director

2003
2001
Night Visions

as Director

1998
Small Soldiers

as Director

1997
1997
1995
Lightning

as Director

1995
Picture Windows

as Director

1994
Runaway Daughters

as Director

1994
Rebel Highway

as Director

1993
Matinee

as Director

1991
Eerie, Indiana

as Director

1989
The 'Burbs

as Director

1987
Innerspace

as Director

1987
1985
Explorers

as Director

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Director

1985
Amazing Stories

as Director

1984
Gremlins

as Director

1983
1982
Police Squad!

as Director

1981
The Howling

as Director

1978
Piranha

as Director

1976
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Director

Actor

2024
2022
2022
Razzennest

as Joe Dante

2022
In Search of Tomorrow

as Self - Interviewee

2020
2019
2018
Sad Hill Unearthed

as Self - Filmmaker

2018
2016
2016
24×36

as Self

2015
Tales of Halloween

as Prof. Milo Gottlieb

2014
Out of Print

as Self

2013
A Fuller Life

as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")

2013
Blast Vegas

as Salesman #2

2012
Trailer War

as Himself

2012
The Butterfly Room

as Cab Driver

2011
Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

2011
2011
2011
2009
Monsterland

as Self

2006
Hitchcocked!

as Self

2004
2002
1994
1994
1992
Sleepwalkers

as Lab Assistant

1991
Oscar

as Face on the Cutting Room Floor

1991
Eerie, Indiana

as Director / Himself

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

1987
Innerspace

as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

1982
Eating Raoul

as Busboy (uncredited)

1978
Piranha

as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

1976
Cannonball

as Kid

1976
Hollywood Boulevard

as Party Waiter (uncredited)

1971

Producer

2023
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Consulting Producer

2018
Camp Cold Brook

as Executive Producer

2017
Trafficked

as Executive Producer

2011
Trail of Blood

as Producer

Editor

1981
The Howling

as Editor

1978
Piranha

as Editor

1977
1976
1974
The Arena

as Editor

1968
The Movie Orgy

as Editor

Crew

2011
Corman's World

as Thanks

2010
Embryo

as Thanks