Joe Dante - Actor Profile

Joe Dante

20Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Top Rated Movies

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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022) movie poster
★10.0

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story — Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exp

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022•Horror
★9.5
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) movie poster
★9.5

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy — Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Hor

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005•Documentary
★9.5
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein (2007) movie poster
★9.5

Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein — The composer of ‘The Terror’ and ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Woman’ among others is remembered by Harlene Stein, Jack Hill, A

Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein

2007•Documentary
★9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) movie poster
★9.0

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman — Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, wh

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007•Documentary
★9.0
The Vincent Price Legacy (2025) movie poster
★9.0

The Vincent Price Legacy — The Legacy of Vincent Price, the first feature-length documentary about the Master of Menace, explores the man behind th

The Vincent Price Legacy

2025•Documentary

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2022 Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story Self - Interviewee ★ 10.0 HIT
2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy - ★ 9.5 HIT
2007 Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein Himself ★ 9.5 HIT
2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Self ★ 9.0 HIT
2025 The Vincent Price Legacy Himself ★ 9.0 HIT
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! Self - Interviewee ★ 8.1 HIT
2020 Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Self (archive footage) ★ 8.0 HIT
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2024 Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters Self ★ 8.0 HIT
1994 A Century of Cinema Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2015 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Himself ★ 7.8 HIT
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II Self ★ 7.8 HIT
1999 She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' Self / Host ★ 7.7 HIT
2002 Cinerama Adventure Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2019 In Search of Darkness Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2006 Karloff: The Gentle Monster Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2006 Lugosi: The Dark Prince Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2022 In Search of Darkness: Part III Self ★ 7.5 HIT