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.
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 (Movies)
The Creeps
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Release Date:11/12/2025
The Vincent Price Legacy
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/10/2025
Boorman and the Devil
Character:Self
Release Date:05/09/2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2024
Sharksploitation
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2024
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/10/2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Character:Self
Release Date:09/08/2024
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:18/10/2022
Razzennest
Character:Joe Dante
Release Date:29/09/2022
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:19/02/2022
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Character:Self [archival]
Release Date:08/11/2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/2020
Tales of the Uncanny
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Character:Host
Release Date:23/06/2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Character:Host
Release Date:19/05/2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Character:Host
Release Date:21/04/2020
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
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Release Date:19/11/2019
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
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Release Date:28/10/2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2019
Love, Antosha
Character:Self
Release Date:02/08/2019
In Search of Darkness
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
Character:Self - Filmmaker
Release Date:19/10/2018
The Fear is Real
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
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Release Date:07/07/2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
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Release Date:13/02/2018
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
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Release Date:12/05/2017
Long Live the King
Character:himself
Release Date:01/10/2016
24×36
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Release Date:05/03/2016
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2015
Tales of Halloween
Character:Prof. Milo Gottlieb
Release Date:16/10/2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/07/2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
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Release Date:26/05/2015
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2014
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
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Release Date:30/09/2014
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
Character:Self
Release Date:15/09/2014
Out of Print
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Release Date:23/08/2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Character:Self - Director
Release Date:20/06/2014
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2014
That Guy Dick Miller
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Release Date:07/03/2014
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2013
A Fuller Life
Character:Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
Release Date:28/08/2013
Blast Vegas
Character:Salesman #2
Release Date:18/07/2013
Trailer War
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/11/2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2012
The Butterfly Room
Character:Cab Driver
Release Date:04/08/2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
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Release Date:10/07/2012
To Be... A Film Favorite
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Release Date:01/01/2012
Corman's World
Character:Self - Filmmaker
Release Date:16/12/2011
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:06/12/2011
The Future of Fear
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2011
American Grindhouse
Character:Himself
Release Date:04/02/2011
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2010
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
Character:Himself
Release Date:06/05/2010
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/2010
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Character:Self
Release Date:06/08/2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/06/2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2009
Monsterland
Character:Self
Release Date:29/03/2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
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Release Date:08/11/2007
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
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Release Date:17/10/2007
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
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Release Date:11/07/2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
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Release Date:16/05/2007
The Hatching of Spider Baby
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Release Date:01/01/2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
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Release Date:14/11/2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
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Release Date:14/11/2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
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Release Date:26/09/2006
Hitchcocked!
Character:Self
Release Date:11/08/2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/2005
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/10/2005
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/10/2005
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/10/2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
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Release Date:04/10/2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
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Release Date:17/01/2005
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
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Release Date:19/12/2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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Release Date:12/10/2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
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Release Date:04/09/2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
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Release Date:30/04/2004
Welcome to Werewolfland
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Release Date:23/03/2004
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
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Release Date:01/01/2003
Cinerama Adventure
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2002
Making The Earth Stand Still
Character:Self
Release Date:30/06/2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2001
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Character:Self
Release Date:08/11/2000
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2000
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Character:Self / Host
Release Date:01/01/1999
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Character:Self
Release Date:19/06/1997
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Character:Self
Release Date:06/08/1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
Character:Jailer
Release Date:24/05/1994
The Silence of the Hams
Character:Dying Man
Release Date:11/03/1994
A Century of Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1994
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/1992
Sleepwalkers
Character:Lab Assistant
Release Date:10/04/1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1992
Oscar
Character:Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Release Date:26/04/1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Character:Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1990
Innerspace
Character:Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Character:Self
Release Date:31/07/1986
Eating Raoul
Character:Busboy (uncredited)
Release Date:24/03/1982
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1981
Piranha
Character:Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/1978
Cannonball
Character:Kid
Release Date:06/07/1976
Hollywood Boulevard
Character:Party Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1976
Tidal Wave
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Release Date:28/05/1975
Television Appearances
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Character:Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
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Eli Roth's History of Horror
Character:Self
The Real History of Science Fiction
Character:Himself
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Character:Self
Leçon de Cinéma
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Eerie, Indiana
Character:Director
Great Performances
Character:Self
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