Joe Dante
Directing
Born: 1946-11-28 in 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 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.
Known For
Great Performances
Self
Gremlins
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop III
Jailer
Innerspace
Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
Sleepwalkers
Lab Assistant
Eerie, Indiana
Director
Oscar
Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
Piranha
Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
The Creeps
Uncle John
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
Love, Antosha
Self
Tales of Halloween
Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
Cannonball
Kid
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self - Host
Eating Raoul
Busboy (uncredited)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
The Silence of the Hams
Dying Man
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self
In Search of Darkness
Self
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Filmmaker
Hollywood Boulevard
Party Waiter (uncredited)
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
The Butterfly Room
Cab Driver
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
Long Live the King
himself
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Host
Trailer War
Himself
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Self