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 televis…
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Filmography
Acting (133)
Movies (125)
The Creeps
2025
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025as Himself
Boorman and the Devil
2025as Self
Sharksploitation
2024as Self
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024as Self
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024as Self
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024as Himself
Razzennest
2022as Joe Dante
In Search of Tomorrow
2022as Self - Interviewee
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022as Self - Interviewee
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022as Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021as Self
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021as Self [archival]
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020as Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020as Host
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020as Host
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020as Host
Tales of the Uncanny
2020as Self
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020as Self (archive footage)
Love, Antosha
2019as Self
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
In Search of Darkness
2019as Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019as Self
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019as Self
The Fear is Real
2018as Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018as Self
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018as Self - Filmmaker
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018as Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017as Self
24×36
2016as Self
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016as Himself
Long Live the King
2016as himself
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015as Himself
Tales of Halloween
2015as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015as Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014as Self
That Guy Dick Miller
2014as Self
Out of Print
2014as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014as Self
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014as Self - Director
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
2014as Self
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
2014as Self
Blast Vegas
2013as Salesman #2
A Fuller Life
2013as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013as Self
The Butterfly Room
2012as Cab Driver
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012as Self
To Be... A Film Favorite
2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012as Self
Trailer War
2012as Himself
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
Corman's World
2011as Self - Filmmaker
American Grindhouse
2011as Himself
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011as Self
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011as Self - Interviewee
The Future of Fear
2011as Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010as Self
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
2010as Himself
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010as Self
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010as Self
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010as Self
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010as Self
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
2009as Himself
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009as Self
Monsterland
2009as Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009as Self
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009as Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008as Self
The Hatching of Spider Baby
2007as Himself
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007as Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007as Self
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007as Self
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
2007as Himself
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006as Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006as Self
Hitchcocked!
2006as Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006as Self
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005as Self
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
2005as Himself
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
2005as Himself
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
2005as Himself
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004as Self
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004as Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004as Self / Host
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004as Self
The Art of Crime
2004as Himself
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Cinerama Adventure
2002as Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001as Self
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000as Self
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000as Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999as Self / Host
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999as Self
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997as Self
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994as Jailer
The Silence of the Hams
1994as Dying Man
A Century of Cinema
1994as Self
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994as Self
Sleepwalkers
1992as Lab Assistant
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992as Self
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992as Himself
Oscar
1991as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
Innerspace
1987as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986as Self
Eating Raoul
1982as Busboy (uncredited)
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981as Self
Piranha
1978as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978as Self
Cannonball
1976as Kid
Hollywood Boulevard
1976as Party Waiter (uncredited)
Tidal Wave
1975 The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
as Self
Television (8)
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022as Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018as Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014as Himself
Leçon de Cinéma
2004as Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004as Self
Eerie, Indiana
1991as Director
Great Performances
1971as Self
Crew (62)
Movies (47)
Nightmare Cinema
2018Director
Camp Cold Brook
2018Executive Producer
Trafficked
2017Executive Producer
Burying the Ex
2014Director
Corman's World
2011Thanks
Trail of Blood
2011Producer
Embryo
2010Thanks
The Hole
2009Director
Splatter
2009Director
Trapped Ashes
2006Director
The Screwfly Solution
2006Director
Homecoming
2005Director
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003Director
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003Director
Small Soldiers
1998Director
The Second Civil War
1997Director
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
1996Director
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
1996Producer
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995Director
Runaway Daughters
1994Director
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994Associate Producer
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
1994Director
Matinee
1993Director
Mant!
1993Director
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
1991Characters
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Director
The 'Burbs
1989Director
Innerspace
1987Director
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987Director
Explorers
1985Director
Gremlins
1984Director
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983Director
The Howling
1981Director
The Howling
1981Editor
Rock 'n' Roll High School
1979Story
Piranha
1978Director
Piranha
1978Editor
Grand Theft Auto
1977Editor
Hollywood Boulevard
1976Director
Hollywood Boulevard
1976Editor
The Arena
1974Editor
The Movie Orgy
1968Director
The Movie Orgy
1968Editor
Labrintus
Director
Fear Paris
Director
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Director
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Producer
Television (15)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023Consulting Producer
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016Director
MacGyver
2016Director
Witches of East End
2013Director
Hawaii Five-0
2010Director
Splatter
2009Director
Masters of Horror
2005Director
CSI: NY
2004Director
Night Visions
2001Director
Picture Windows
1995Director
Rebel Highway
1994Director
Eerie, Indiana
1991Director
Amazing Stories
1985Director
The Twilight Zone
1985Director
Police Squad!
1982Director
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