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Joe Dante

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American filmmaker (born 1946)

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Joe Dante is an American film director. 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.

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Dante and Elizabeth Stanley attending the 66th Venice International Film Festival in 2009Dante and Elizabeth Stanley attending the 66th Venice International Film Festival in 2009Dante promoting Gremlins: The Wild Batch at the 2025 WonderConDante promoting Gremlins: The Wild Batch at the 2025 WonderCon

In their own words 1

Joe Dante
said · Jul 8, 2009
Own words

A lot of people who are in the movie business don't really know much about movies, and they certainly don't know movie history.

"Fun, Yes, But By No Means Civilized": Interview with Joe Dante (Part 2) (July 8 2009)

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Filmography 40

Gremlins1984 · ★ 7.1
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990 · ★ 6.5
Small Soldiers1998 · ★ 6.6
The 'Burbs1989 · ★ 6.8
Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003 · ★ 6.4
Beverly Hills Cop III1994 · ★ 5.9
Innerspace1987 · ★ 6.8
Sleepwalkers1992 · ★ 6.1
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983 · ★ 6.5
Piranha1978 · ★ 6.0
The Howling1981 · ★ 6.6
Explorers1985 · ★ 6.3
Oscar1991 · ★ 6.4
Trafficked2017 · ★ 6.7
The Hole2009 · ★ 5.8
Burying the Ex2014 · ★ 5.6
Tales of Halloween2015 · ★ 5.7
Matinee1993 · ★ 6.7
Nightmare Cinema2018 · ★ 5.8
The Silence of the Hams1994 · ★ 4.9
Eating Raoul1982 · ★ 6.5
Amazon Women on the Moon1987 · ★ 5.9
Rock 'n' Roll High School1979 · ★ 6.3
Cannonball1976 · ★ 5.6
The Butterfly Room2012 · ★ 5.7
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004 · ★ 7.0
Sad Hill Unearthed2018 · ★ 7.0
Corman's World2011 · ★ 7.1
In Search of Darkness2019 · ★ 7.5
Love, Antosha2019 · ★ 7.4
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies2020 · ★ 6.5
American Grindhouse2011 · ★ 6.8
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue2009 · ★ 6.6
Trapped Ashes2006 · ★ 5.1
The Screwfly Solution2006 · ★ 5.6
The Second Civil War1997 · ★ 6.1
In Search of Darkness: Part II2020
Hollywood Boulevard1976
Machete Maidens Unleashed!2010 · ★ 6.6
Homecoming2005

201 credits on file

Television 22

Hawaii Five-02010
CSI: NY2004
DC's Legends of Tomorrow2016
MacGyver2016
Great Performances1971
The Twilight Zone1985
Amazing Stories1985
Masters of Horror2005
Witches of East End2013
Police Squad!1982
Eli Roth's History of Horror2018
Eerie, Indiana1991
Night Visions2001
The Real History of Science Fiction2014
100 Scariest Movie Moments2004
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time2022
Rebel Highway1994
Splatter2009
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow2022
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time2020
Leçon de Cinéma2004
Picture Windows1995

Awards 1

2010Time Machine Award

Connected to Joe 6

John LandisAlso in Eating Raoul (1982)River PhoenixAlso in Explorers (1985)Bruce DernAlso in The 'Burbs (1989)Jason PriestleyAlso in The Screwfly Solution (2006)John CarradineAlso in The Howling (1981)Teri PoloAlso in The Hole (2009)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 79
Written about in
27 languages

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