Joe Dante
DirectingBorn
November 28, 1946
Place of Birth
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), …
Known For
Filmography
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
2026
The Creeps
2025
The Vincent Price Legacy
2025
Boorman and the Devil
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Sharksploitation
2024
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Razzennest
2022
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Love, Antosha
2019
In Search of Darkness
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
2018
The Fear Is Real
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
2018
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017
Long Live the King
2016
24×36
2016
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Tales of Halloween
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
2014
Out of Print
2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
A Fuller Life
2013
Blast Vegas
2013
Trailer War
2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
The Butterfly Room
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
To Be... A Film Favorite
2012
Corman's World
2011
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
2011
The Future of Fear
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
American Grindhouse
2011
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
2010
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009
Monsterland
2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
2007
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
The Hatching of Spider Baby
2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
2006
Hitchcocked!
2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
2005
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
2005
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
The Art of Crime
2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Cinerama Adventure
2002
Making The Earth Stand Still
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
The Silence of the Hams
1994
A Century of Cinema
1994
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Sleepwalkers
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
Oscar
1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Innerspace
1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986
Gremlins
1984
Eating Raoul
1982
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
1981
Piranha
1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
Cannonball
1976
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
Tidal Wave
1975
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Great Performances
1971