
Joe Dante
Born November 28, 1946 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Piranha

Corman's World

Oscar

Love, Antosha

The Creeps

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

The Silence of the Hams

Boorman and the Devil

Cannonball

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

That Guy Dick Miller

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Long Live the King

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

A Century of Cinema

Eating Raoul

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

A Fuller Life

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Sad Hill Unearthed

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

The Perfect Scary Movie

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

The Butterfly Room

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Tales of the Uncanny

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

In Search of Tomorrow

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

The Orson Welles Show

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

American Grindhouse

Hollywood Boulevard

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Karloff: The Gentle Monster

Razzennest

Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.

Trailer War

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Vincent Price Legacy

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

Hollywood Rated 'R'

In Search of Darkness

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

Lugosi: The Dark Prince

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Out of Print

Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director

Tidal Wave

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

Blast Vegas

In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part III

A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!

Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter

Monsterland

The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie

Sharksploitation

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Making The Earth Stand Still

The Hatching of Spider Baby

She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'

The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil

Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction

Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida

Cinerama Adventure

Hitchcocked!

Gremlins, an american nightmare!

RKO, A Story made in Hollywood

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