Joe Dante
Joseph James Dante Jr. 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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Gremlins: After Midnight
director
2027
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
actor
2026
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
actor
2026
The Creeps
actor
2025
Boorman and the Devil
actor
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
actor
2024
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
actor
2021
Tales of the Uncanny
actor
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
actor
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
actor
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
actor
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
actor
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
actor
2020
In Search of Darkness
actor
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
actor
2018
The Fear Is Real
actor
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
actor
2018
Nightmare Cinema
director
2018
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
actor
2015
Tales of Halloween
actor
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
actor
2015
Burying the Ex
director
2014
A Fuller Life
actor
2013
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
actor
2012
Corman's World
actor
2011
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
actor
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
actor
2010
Splatter
director
2009
The Hole
director
2009
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
actor
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
actor
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
actor
2007
Trapped Ashes
director
2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
actor
2005
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
actor
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
actor
2005
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
director
2003
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
actor
2000
Small Soldiers
director
1998
The Second Civil War
director
1997
Runaway Daughters
director
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
actor
1994
A Century of Cinema
actor
1994
Matinee
director
1993
Mant!
director
1993
Sleepwalkers
actor
1992
The Horror Hall of Fame II
actor
1991
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
writer
1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
director
1990
The 'Burbs
director
1989
Amazon Women on the Moon
director
1987
Innerspace
director
1987
Explorers
director
1985
Gremlins
director
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
director
1983
The Howling
director
1981
Rock 'n' Roll High School
writer
1979
Piranha
director
1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
actor
1978
Hollywood Boulevard
director
1976
The Movie Orgy
director
1968
