Joe Dante
Directing • AGE 79
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...
Filmography
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
2026
Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace
Self
2026
The Creeps
Uncle John
2025
The Vincent Price Legacy
Himself
2025
Boorman and the Devil
Self
2025
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self
2024
Sharksploitation
Self
2024
Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
Himself
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self
2024
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Consulting Producer
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022
Razzennest
Joe Dante
2022
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
Self
2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Self
2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Self [archival]
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
2021
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
Self (archive footage)
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Host
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Host
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Host
2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self - Host
2020
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Self
2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
2019
Love, Antosha
Self
2019
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
2019
Sad Hill Unearthed
Self - Filmmaker
2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
Camp Cold Brook
Executive Producer
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
2018
Nightmare Cinema
Director
2018
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Self
2018
Trafficked
Executive Producer
2017
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
2017
Long Live the King
himself
2016
MacGyver
Director
2016
24×36
Self
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Director
2016
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Himself
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
2015
Tales of Halloween
Prof. Milo Gottlieb
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
Self
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
2014
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
2014
Burying the Ex
Director
2014
Out of Print
Self
2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Self - Director
2014
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
Self
2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
2014
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
2014
Witches of East End
Director
2013
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
2013
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
2013
Blast Vegas
Salesman #2
2013
Trailer War
Himself
2012
The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie
Self
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
The Butterfly Room
Cab Driver
2012
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
2012
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
2011
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Self - Interviewee
2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2011
Trail of Blood
Producer
2011
American Grindhouse
Himself
2011
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
2010
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Self
2010
Hawaii Five-0
Director
2010
RKO, A Story made in Hollywood
Himself
2010
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Self
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self
2010
Splatter
Director
2009
Splatter
Director
2009
The Hole
Director
2009
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
2009
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Self
2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
2009
Monsterland
Self
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
2008
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
2007
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Self
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self
2007
The Hatching of Spider Baby
Himself
2007
The Screwfly Solution
Director
2006
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2006
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Self
2006
Trapped Ashes
Director
2006
Hitchcocked!
Self
2006
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Self
2006
Homecoming
Director
2005
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Masters of Horror
Director
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004
CSI: NY
Director
2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Self
2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self / Host
2004
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Director
2003
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Director
2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Cinerama Adventure
Self
2002
Night Visions
Director
2001
Making The Earth Stand Still
Self
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
2001
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
2000
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
2000
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Self / Host
1999
Small Soldiers
Director
1998
The Second Civil War
Director
1997
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
1997
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
Director
1996
Picture Windows: Lightning
Director
1995
Picture Windows
Director
1995
Runaway Daughters
Director
1994
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Self
1994
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
Director
1994
Rebel Highway
Director
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
Jailer
1994
The Silence of the Hams
Dying Man
1994
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Matinee
Director
1993
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
1992
Sleepwalkers
Lab Assistant
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Himself
1992
Eerie, Indiana
Director
1991
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
Characters
1991
Oscar
Face on the Cutting Room Floor
1991
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1990
The 'Burbs
Director
1989
Amazon Women on the Moon
Director
1987
Innerspace
Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
1986
Amazing Stories
Director
1985
The Twilight Zone
Director
1985
Explorers
Director
1985
Gremlins
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Director
1983
Eating Raoul
Busboy (uncredited)
1982
Police Squad!
Director
1982
The Howling
Editor
1981
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Self
1981
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Story
1979
The Orson Welles Show
Member of Studio Audience
1979
Piranha
Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
1978
Grand Theft Auto
Editor
1977
Cannonball
Kid
1976
Hollywood Boulevard
Party Waiter (uncredited)
1976
Tidal Wave
1975
The Arena
Editor
1974
Great Performances
Self
1971
The Movie Orgy
Director
1968
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Self
The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes
Director