Joe Dante
60 movies · 15 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Nov 28, 1946 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Morristown, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph James Dante Jr.
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.
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Profiles IMDb
Known for
Joe Dante: movies and TV shows
Acting (28)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2025 The Creeps
as Uncle John
- 2022 Razzennest
as Joe Dante
- 2019
- 2015 Tales of Halloween
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
- 2015
- 2013 Blast Vegas
as Salesman #2
- 2012 The Butterfly Room
as Cab Driver
- 2012
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
as Jailer
- 1994 The Silence of the Hams
as Dying Man
- 1992 Sleepwalkers
as Lab Assistant
- 1991
- 1991 Oscar
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
- 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
- 1987 Innerspace
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
- 1984 Gremlins
as Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
- 1982 Eating Raoul
as Busboy (uncredited)
- 1979 The Orson Welles Show
as Member of Studio Audience
- 1978 Piranha
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
- 1976 Cannonball
as Kid
- 1976 Hollywood Boulevard
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
- 1975
Behind the camera (55)
- Upcoming Labrintus
Director
- Upcoming Fear Paris
Director
- Upcoming The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Producer, Director
- 2023
- 2018 Camp Cold Brook
Executive Producer
- 2018 Nightmare Cinema
Director
- 2017 Trafficked
Executive Producer
- 2016
- 2016
- 2014 Burying the Ex
Director
- 2013
- 2011 Corman's World
Thanks
- 2011 Trail of Blood
Producer
- 2010 Embryo
Thanks
- 2010
- 2009 Splatter
Director
- 2009
- 2009 The Hole
Director
- 2006 The Screwfly Solution
Director
- 2006 Trapped Ashes
Director
- 2005 Homecoming
Director
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Director
- 2003 Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Director
- 2001
- 1998 Small Soldiers
Director
- 1997 The Second Civil War
Director
- 1996 The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Producer, Director
- 1995 Picture Windows: Lightning
Director
- 1995
- 1994 Runaway Daughters
Director
- 1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Associate Producer
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993 Matinee
Director
- 1991
- 1991 Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
Characters
- 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Director
- 1989 The 'Burbs
Director
- 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
Director
- 1987 Innerspace
Director
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 Explorers
Director
- 1984 Gremlins
Director
- 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
Director
- 1982
- 1981 The Howling
Director, Editor
- 1979
- 1978 Piranha
Editor, Director
- 1977 Grand Theft Auto
Editor
- 1976 Hollywood Boulevard
Editor, Director
- 1974 The Arena
Editor
- 1968 The Movie Orgy
Director, Editor
Talk shows and appearances (110)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022 Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
1 episode
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2018
- 2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror
5 episodes
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 The Real History of Science Fiction
1 episode
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 100 Scariest Movie Moments
5 episodes
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 Leçon de Cinéma
1 episode
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999
- 1997
- 1994
- 1992
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1986
- 1981
- 1978
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode