Joe Dante
Directing
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…
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Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
The Creeps
2025
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
Razzennest
2022
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
Camp Cold Brook
2018
Nightmare Cinema
2018
Trafficked
2017
MacGyver
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Tales of Halloween
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
Burying the Ex
2014
Witches of East End
2013
Blast Vegas
2013
The Butterfly Room
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
To Be... A Film Favorite
To Be... A Film Favorite
2012
Trail of Blood
2011
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Splatter
2009
Splatter
2009
The Hole
2009
The Screwfly Solution
2006
Trapped Ashes
2006
Homecoming
2005
Masters of Horror
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
CSI: NY
2004
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Night Visions
2001
Small Soldiers
1998
The Second Civil War
1997
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
1996
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
Picture Windows
1995
Runaway Daughters
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
1994
Rebel Highway
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
The Silence of the Hams
1994
Matinee
1993
Sleepwalkers
1992
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
1991
Oscar
1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
The 'Burbs
1989
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Innerspace
1987
Amazing Stories
1985
The Twilight Zone
1985
Explorers
1985
Gremlins
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Eating Raoul
1982
Police Squad!
1982
The Howling
1981
Rock 'n' Roll High School
1979
The Orson Welles Show
1979
Piranha
1978
Grand Theft Auto
1977
Cannonball
1976
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
Tidal Wave
1975
The Arena
1974
The Movie Orgy
1968
Labrintus
Labrintus
Fear Paris
Fear Paris
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
