Joe Dante
Directing
Born: 1946-11-28 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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
🎬 Movies (20)
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 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
📺 TV Shows (9)
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022
Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
Self - Host
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Himself
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
Self
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
Self
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Director
Great Performances
1971
Self