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Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Birthday: 1946-11-28 | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Vincent Price Legacy

as    Himself

2025
Boorman and the Devil

as    Self

2024
Sharksploitation

as    Self

2022
Razzennest

as    Joe Dante

2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

as    Self - Interviewee

2020
2018
Sad Hill Unearthed

as    Self - Filmmaker

2016
24×36

as    Self

2016
Long Live the King

as    himself