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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Filmography
all 179
Movies 154
self 109
Director 44
TV Shows 25
Producer 4
Writer 1
Sharksploitation (2024)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023)
In Search of Darkness: Part III (2022)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
Razzennest (2022)
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction (2022)
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (2022)
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow (2022)
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida (2021)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema (2021)
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! (2020)
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)
In Search of Darkness: Part II (2020)
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time (2020)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School (2019)
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf (2019)
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)
Love, Antosha (2019)
In Search of Darkness (2019)
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)
Sad Hill Unearthed (2018)
The Fear is Real (2018)
Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
Camp Cold Brook (2018)
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years (2018)
Trafficked (2017)
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur (2017)
Long Live the King (2016)
MacGyver (2016)
24×36 (2016)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy (2016)
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
Tales of Halloween (2015)
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (2015)
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015)
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)
There Goes the Neighbourhood: The Making of The 'Burbs (2014)
Burying the Ex (2014)
Out of Print (2014)
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2014)
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film (2014)
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
Witches of East End (2013)
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)
A Fuller Life (2013)
Blast Vegas (2013)
The Devil's Bloody Plaything: Possessed by Hands of the Ripper (2013)
Trailer War (2012)
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie (2012)
The Butterfly Room (2012)
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)
Beast Wishes: The Fantastic World of Bob and Kathy Burns (2012)
To Be... A Film Favorite (2012)
Corman's World (2011)
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011)
Trail of Blood (2011)
American Grindhouse (2011)
Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
Embryo (2010)
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (2010)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth (2010)
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. (2010)
Splatter (2009)
Splatter (2009)
The Hole (2009)
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter (2009)
Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009)
Monsterland (2009)
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2009)
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein (2007)
To My Great Chagrin (2007)
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness (2007)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
The Hatching of Spider Baby (2007)
The Screwfly Solution (2006)
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006)
Lugosi: The Dark Prince (2006)
Trapped Ashes (2006)
Hitchcocked! (2006)
Karloff: The Gentle Monster (2006)
Homecoming (2005)
RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005)
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005)
Masters of Horror (2005)
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005)
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (2005)
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005)
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)
100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004)
CSI: NY (2004)
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)
Welcome to Werewolfland (2004)
Leçon de Cinéma (2004)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
The Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ (2003)
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
Night Visions (2001)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1999)
Small Soldiers (1998)
The Second Civil War (1997)
Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)
The Second Civil War (1997)
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1996)
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995)
Lightning (1995)
Runaway Daughters (1994)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Rebel Highway (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
A Century of Cinema (1994)
Matinee (1993)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)
Sleepwalkers (1992)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (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)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Eating Raoul (1982)
Police Squad! (1982)
The Howling (1981)
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' (1981)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Piranha (1978)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Cannonball (1976)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
The Arena (1974)
Great Performances (1971)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
Little Shop of Halloween Horrors
Making The Earth Stand Still
Labrintus
The Creeps
Masters of Fantasy
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
The Legend Of Ivan Tors
Fear Paris
Naked Hollywood
The Reality Trip
Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs
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GenderMale
Birthday1946-11-28 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceMorristown, United States of America
Height1.7-meter
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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