Joe Dante
Director
- Born
- November 28, 1946 (age 79)
- From
- Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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),…
Filmography (155)
Gremlins, an american nightmare! (2026)Himself
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern (2026)
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace (2026)Self
The Creeps (2025)Uncle John
The Vincent Price Legacy (2025)Himself
Boorman and the Devil (2025)Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)Self
Sharksploitation (2024)Self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director (2024)Himself
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)Self- Boris Karloff: The Rest of the StoryBoris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)Self - Interviewee
Razzennest (2022)Joe Dante
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction (2022)Self
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)Self - Interviewee
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (2021)Self [archival]
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema (2021)Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! (2020)Self (archive footage)
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)Self
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)Host
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)Host- Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High SchoolClass of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School (2019)
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf (2019)Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)Self
Love, Antosha (2019)Self
In Search of Darkness (2019)Self