Joe Dante

Joe Dante

directing Nov 28, 1946 79 years Morristown, New Jersey, USA

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146 of 164 films rated

IMDb avg 6.7
IMDb median 6.9
RT avg 71%
RT median 80%

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  1. Mary Woronov: Cult Queen → Self
  2. The AckerMonster Chronicles!
  3. Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
  4. Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
  5. Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace → Self
  6. The Creeps → Uncle John
  7. Boorman and the Devil → Self
  8. The Vincent Price Legacy → Himself
  9. Sharksploitation → Self
  10. The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee → Self
  11. Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters → Self
  12. Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director → Himself
  13. Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow (TV)
  14. The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (TV) → Self
  15. In Search of Tomorrow → Self - Interviewee
  16. In Search of Darkness: Part III → Self
  17. Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story → Self - Interviewee
  18. Razzennest → Joe Dante
  19. Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction → Self
  20. Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster → Self
  21. Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema → Self
  22. Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida → Self [archival]
  23. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies → Self
  24. Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness → Host
  25. In Search of Darkness: Part II → Self
  26. Tales of the Uncanny → Self
  27. Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi → Host
  28. Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp → Host
  29. Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! → Self (archive footage)
  30. Love, Antosha → Self
  31. In Search of Darkness → Self
  32. Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film → Self
  33. Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf → Self
  34. Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters → Self
  35. Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
  36. Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV) → Self
  37. King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen → Self
  38. Sad Hill Unearthed → Self - Filmmaker
  39. Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years → Self
  40. The Fear is Real → Self
  41. Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur → Self
  42. Long Live the King → himself
  43. Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy → Himself
  44. 24×36 → Self
  45. Tales of Halloween → Prof. Milo Gottlieb
  46. Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex → Self
  47. Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
  48. 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street → Self
  49. The Real History of Science Fiction (TV) → Himself
  50. That Guy Dick Miller → Self
  51. From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures → Self
  52. Out of Print → Self
  53. Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror → Self - Director
  54. Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins → Self
  55. There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs → Self
  56. We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film → Self
  57. Blast Vegas → Salesman #2
  58. A Fuller Life → Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
  59. House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! → Self
  60. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan → Self
  61. The Butterfly Room → Cab Driver
  62. Trailer War → Himself
  63. The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie → Self
  64. To Be... A Film Favorite
  65. The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
  66. American Grindhouse → Himself
  67. Corman's World → Self - Filmmaker
  68. Produce Your Own Damn Movie! → Self
  69. The Future of Fear → Self
  70. A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! → Self - Interviewee
  71. Machete Maidens Unleashed! → Self
  72. The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth → Self
  73. Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. → Self
  74. The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry → Self
  75. The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus → Self
  76. RKO, A Story made in Hollywood → Himself
  77. Direct Your Own Damn Movie! → Self
  78. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue → Self
  79. Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer → Self
  80. Monsterland → Self
  81. Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter → Self
  82. RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” → Self
  83. Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX → Self
  84. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story → Self
  85. Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman → Self
  86. The Hatching of Spider Baby → Himself
  87. The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness → Self
  88. Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein → Himself
  89. Hitchcocked! → Self
  90. Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet → Self
  91. Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon → Self
  92. Lugosi: The Dark Prince → Self
  93. Karloff: The Gentle Monster → Self
  94. The Perfect Scary Movie → Self
  95. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection → Self
  96. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
  97. Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! → Himself
  98. Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin → Himself
  99. Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White → Himself
  100. Leçon de Cinéma (TV) → Self
  101. 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV) → Self
  102. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing → Self
  103. Mario Bava: Operazione paura → Self / Host
  104. Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz → Self
  105. Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen → Self
  106. Welcome to Werewolfland
  107. The Art of Crime → Himself
  108. Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
  109. Cinerama Adventure → Self
  110. It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures → Self
  111. Making The Earth Stand Still → Self
  112. Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation → Self
  113. Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre → Self
  114. Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs → Self
  115. She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' → Self / Host
  116. Hollywood Rated 'R' → Self
  117. Beverly Hills Cop III → Jailer
  118. The Silence of the Hams → Dying Man
  119. A Century of Cinema → Self
  120. Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror → Self
  121. Sleepwalkers → Lab Assistant
  122. The Magical World of Chuck Jones → Self
  123. Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion → Himself
  124. Eerie, Indiana (TV) → Director
  125. Oscar → Face on the Cutting Room Floor
  126. The Horror Hall of Fame II → Self
  127. Gremlins 2: The New Batch → Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
  128. Innerspace → Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
  129. The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal → Self
  130. Eating Raoul → Busboy (uncredited)
  131. Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' → Self
  132. Piranha → Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
  133. Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel → Self
  134. Cannonball → Kid
  135. Hollywood Boulevard → Party Waiter (uncredited)
  136. Tidal Wave
  137. Great Performances (TV) → Self

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