Joe Dante
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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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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She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein
Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films
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The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
