Joe Dante
Known For
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.
Most Known For
Great Performances
as Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
Cannonball
as Kid
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Jailer
The Creeps
as Uncle John
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
Razzennest
as Joe Dante
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self
Eerie, Indiana
as Director
Sleepwalkers
as Lab Assistant
Innerspace
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
Love, Antosha
as Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself
Piranha
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
Oscar
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
Tales of Halloween
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self