Joe Dante
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.
45 directing credits · 140 acting credits
Directing · 45
Hawaii Five-0
2010
CSI: NY
2004
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
MacGyver
2016
The Twilight Zone
1985
Masters of Horror
2005
Amazing Stories
1985
Witches of East End
2013
Gremlins
1984
Rebel Highway
1994
Night Visions
2001
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Police Squad!
1982
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Innerspace
1987
The 'Burbs
1989
Small Soldiers
1998
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Piranha
1978
Explorers
1985
The Howling
1981
Picture Windows
1995
Nightmare Cinema
2018
The Hole
2009
Burying the Ex
2014
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Matinee
1993
The Second Civil War
1997
The Movie Orgy
1968
Splatter
2009
Trapped Ashes
2006
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
Runaway Daughters
1994
Homecoming
2005
The Screwfly Solution
2006
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
1996
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
Fear Paris
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The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
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Splatter
2009
Labrintus
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Mant!
1993
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
1994
Acting · 140
Great Performances
1971
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Gremlins
1984
Eerie, Indiana
1991
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Sleepwalkers
1992
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Innerspace
1987
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022
Oscar
1991
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
Piranha
1978
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
The Creeps
2025
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
Love, Antosha
2019
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
The Silence of the Hams
1994
Cannonball
1976
Tales of Halloween
2015
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Eating Raoul
1982
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
Corman's World
2011
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018
American Grindhouse
2011
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
In Search of Darkness
2019
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Tidal Wave
1975
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Out of Print
2014
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020
Sharksploitation
2024
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
A Fuller Life
2013
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
The Butterfly Room
2012
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Blast Vegas
2013
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
A Century of Cinema
1994
24×36
2016
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
The Orson Welles Show
1979
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
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The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
2014
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014
Hitchcocked!
2006
The Hatching of Spider Baby
2007
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015
Cinerama Adventure
2002
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
2005
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
Long Live the King
2016
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
2014
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
—
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
2009
Razzennest
2022
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
2007
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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The Future of Fear
2011
Boorman and the Devil
2025
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
2010
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
Monsterland
2009
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
2005
To Be... A Film Favorite
2012
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006
The Fear Is Real
2018
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
2005
The Art of Crime
2004
Trailer War
2012
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026