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Joe Dante

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joseph "Joe" Dante, Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and science fiction content. His films include Piranha (1978) and The Howling (1981), both from scripts by John Sayles; Segment 3 of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); Gremlins (1984), his first major hit, and its sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Runaway Daughters (1994), The Second Civil War (1997), The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998), Small Soldiers (1998), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), and Homecoming (2005). In 1995-1996, Dante worked on The Phantom, and when he was removed from the film, he chose screen credit (as executive producer) rather than pay. He was creative consultant on Eerie, Indiana (1991–1992) and directed five episodes. He played himself in the series finale. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Nov 28, 1946 In Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
70
First Appeared:
In the movie Hollywood Boulevard 1976-04-25
Latest Project:
Movie The Creeps 2024
Known For
Poster of The Hatching of Spider Baby
Poster of Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Poster of Hollywood Rated 'R'
Filmography
Movie The Creeps 2024
Movie In Search of Tomorrow Self - Interviewee 2022-02-19
Movie Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida Self [archival] 2021-11-08
Movie Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Host 2020-04-21
Movie Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi Host 2020-05-19
Movie In Search of Darkness: Part II Self 2020-10-06
Movie Tales of the Uncanny Self 2020-10-31
Movie Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Self 2019-01-30
Movie King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Self 2018-07-07
Movie Sad Hill Unearthed Self - Filmmaker 2018-10-19
Movie Long Live the King himself 2016-10-01
Movie Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy Himself 2016-01-01
Movie 24×36 Self 2016-03-05
Movie 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Himself 2015-07-15
Movie Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex Self 2015-11-18
Movie Tales of Halloween Prof. Milo Gottlieb 2015-10-16
Movie That Guy Dick Miller Self 2014-03-07
Movie Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror Self - Director 2014-06-20
Movie Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins Self 2014-09-30
Movie Out of Print Self 2014-08-23
Movie A Fuller Life Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue") 2013-08-28
Movie Blast Vegas Salesman #2 2013-07-17
Movie House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! Self 2013-10-01
Movie The Butterfly Room Cab Driver 2012-08-04
Movie Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Self 2012-09-29
Movie Trailer War Himself 2012-11-17
Movie American Grindhouse Himself 2011-02-04
Movie Corman's World Self - Filmmaker 2011-12-16
Movie A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! Self - Interviewee 2011-12-06
Movie Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. Self 2010-02-02
Movie The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry Self 2010-10-07
Movie Machete Maidens Unleashed! Self 2010-10-15
Movie Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer Self 2009-01-01
Movie Monsterland Self 2009-03-29
Movie Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Self 2008-10-07
Movie Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Self 2007-11-08
Movie Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Self 2007-05-16
Movie The Hatching of Spider Baby Himself 2007-01-01
Movie Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein Himself 2007-10-17
Movie Hitchcocked! Self 2006-08-11
Movie Lugosi: The Dark Prince Self 2006-09-26
Movie Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon Self 2006-11-14
Movie Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy 2005-10-04
Movie RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' Himself 2005-10-22
Movie The Perfect Scary Movie Self 2005-10-29
Movie Welcome to Werewolfland 2004-03-23
Movie Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen Self 2004-09-04
Movie Mario Bava: Operazione paura Self 2004-04-30
Movie It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Self 2001-05-01
Movie Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Self 2000-11-08
Movie She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' Self / Host 1999-01-01
Movie Hollywood Rated 'R' Self 1997-06-19
Movie A Century of Cinema Self 1994-01-01
Movie Beverly Hills Cop III Jailer 1994-05-24
Movie The Silence of the Hams Dying Man 1994-03-11
Movie Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion Himself 1992-01-01
Movie Sleepwalkers Lab Assistant 1992-04-10
Movie Oscar Face on the Cutting Room Floor 1991-04-26
Series Eerie, Indiana Director / Himself 1991-09-15
Movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited) 1990-06-15
Movie The Horror Hall of Fame Himself 1990-09-30
Movie Innerspace Vectorscope Employee (uncredited) 1987-07-01
Movie The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal Self 1986-07-31
Movie Eating Raoul Busboy (uncredited) 1982-03-24
Movie The Orson Welles Show Himself - Audience member 1979-02-01
Movie Rock 'n' Roll High School Riot Cop with sunglasses (uncredited) 1979-04-20
Movie Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel Self 1978-04-06
Movie Piranha Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited) 1978-08-03
Movie Hollywood Boulevard Party Waiter (uncredited) 1976-04-25
Movie Cannonball Kid 1976-07-06
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