Joe Dante
November 28, 1946Morristown, 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.…
Filmography
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · 9.3
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004 · 9.0
The Orson Welles Show
1979 · 8.0
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015 · 7.6
Eerie, Indiana
1991 · 7.5
Gremlins
1984 · 7.1
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022 · 7.0
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003 · 7.0
Innerspace
1987 · 6.8
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 · 6.8
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · 6.5
Eating Raoul
1982 · 6.4
Oscar
1991 · 6.4
Sleepwalkers
1992 · 6.1
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 · 6.0
Piranha
1978 · 6.0
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · 5.9
Tales of Halloween
2015 · 5.7
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 · 5.7
The Butterfly Room
2012 · 5.6
Cannonball
1976 · 5.6
Hollywood Boulevard
1976 · 5.6
Razzennest
2022 · 5.2
The Silence of the Hams
1994 · 4.8
The Creeps
2025 · 4.5
Blast Vegas
2013 · 3.4
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The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
— · 0.0
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026 · 0.0
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Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019 · 0.0
Tidal Wave
1975 · 0.0
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To Be... A Film Favorite
2012 · 0.0