Joe Dante

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-11-28 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Joe Dante

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 Screwfl...

Acting

1994

1976

1978

Piranha

as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

2013

Blast Vegas

as Salesman #2

1987

Innerspace

as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

2018

1976

Hollywood Boulevard

as Party Waiter (uncredited)

2011

2020

2012

The Butterfly Room

as Cab Driver

2024

2012

Trailer War

as Himself

2016

24×36

as Self

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

2009

2022

Razzennest

as Joe Dante

2014

2006

2022

2015

Tales of Halloween

as Prof. Milo Gottlieb

2016

2011

Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

1982

Eating Raoul

as Busboy (uncredited)

2018

Sad Hill Unearthed

as Self - Filmmaker

2022

In Search of Tomorrow

as Self - Interviewee

1992

Sleepwalkers

as Lab Assistant

2019

1991

Oscar

as Face on the Cutting Room Floor

2013

A Fuller Life

as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")

Production

1987

Innerspace

as Director

1984

Gremlins

as Director

1981

The Howling

as Director

1981

The Howling

as Editor

1998

Small Soldiers

as Director

1978

Piranha

as Editor

1989

The 'Burbs

as Director

1978

Piranha

as Director

1993

Matinee

as Director

1985

Explorers

as Director

1976

2006

Trapped Ashes

as Director

1976

1997

2009

The Hole

as Director

2006

1994

1968

The Movie Orgy

as Director

2003

2011

Trail of Blood

as Producer

2014

Burying the Ex

as Director

2005

Homecoming

as Director

2010

Embryo

as Thanks

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Labrintus

as Director

1968

-

Fear Paris

as Director

1995

Lightning

as Director

2018

Nightmare Cinema

as Director

2009

Splatter

as Director

1977

2017

Trafficked

as Executive Producer

1974

The Arena

as Editor

2011

2018

Camp Cold Brook

as Executive Producer

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