Joe Dante
Directing · Born 1946-11-28 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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.
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The Creeps 2025
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The Vincent Price Legacy 2025
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Boorman and the Devil 2025
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 2024
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Sharksploitation 2024
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Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director 2024
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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 2024
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In Search of Darkness: Part III 2022
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story 2022
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Razzennest 2022
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Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction 2022
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In Search of Tomorrow 2022
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Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida 2021
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster 2021
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Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema 2021
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Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! 2020
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Tales of the Uncanny 2020
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In Search of Darkness: Part II 2020
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies 2020
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Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp 2020
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Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi 2020
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 2020
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Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School 2019
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Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf 2019
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Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters 2019
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Love, Antosha 2019
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In Search of Darkness 2019
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Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film 2019
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Sad Hill Unearthed 2018
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The Fear is Real 2018
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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen 2018
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Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years 2018
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Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur 2017
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Long Live the King 2016
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24×36 2016
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Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy 2016
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Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex 2015
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Tales of Halloween 2015
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42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street 2015
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Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film 2015
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From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures 2014
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Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins 2014
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There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs 2014
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Out of Print 2014
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Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror 2014
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We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film 2014
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That Guy Dick Miller 2014
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House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! 2013
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A Fuller Life 2013
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Blast Vegas 2013
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Trailer War 2012
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The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie 2012
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan 2012
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The Butterfly Room 2012
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The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil 2012
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To Be... A Film Favorite 2012
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Corman's World 2011
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A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! 2011
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The Future of Fear 2011
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie! 2011
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American Grindhouse 2011
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The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus 2010
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Machete Maidens Unleashed! 2010
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The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry 2010
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RKO, A Story made in Hollywood 2010
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The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth 2010
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Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. 2010
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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue 2009
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Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter 2009
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Direct Your Own Damn Movie! 2009
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Monsterland 2009
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Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer 2009
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RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” 2008
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Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 2008
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story 2007
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Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein 2007
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The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness 2007
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman 2007
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The Hatching of Spider Baby 2007
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Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon 2006
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Nightmare Cinema 2018
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Burying the Ex 2014
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Splatter 2009
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The Hole 2009
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The Screwfly Solution 2006
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Trapped Ashes 2006
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Homecoming 2005
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2003
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Haunted Lighthouse 4-D 2003
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Small Soldiers 1998
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The Second Civil War 1997
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The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy 1996
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Picture Windows: Lightning 1995
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Runaway Daughters 1994
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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow 1994
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Matinee 1993
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Mant! 1993
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
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The 'Burbs 1989
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Amazon Women on the Moon 1987
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Innerspace 1987
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Explorers 1985
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Gremlins 1984
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Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983
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The Howling 1981
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Piranha 1978
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Hollywood Boulevard 1976
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Labrintus
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Fear Paris
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The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
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The Movie Orgy 1968
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