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Joe Dante is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art. After a stint as a film reviewer, he began his filmmaking apprenticeship in 1974 as trailer editor for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Hollywood Boulevard (co-directed with Allan Arkush), a thinly disguised spoof of New World exploitation pictures, shot in ten days for $60,000... See full bio »

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???? Monster Love (pre-production)
 
???? Paris I'll Kill You (pre-production)
 
2011-2013 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
– Olelo Pa'a (2013)
– Ka Iwi Kapu (2011)
 
2009 Splatter (TV series)
– Fiona and Mortis Remain (2009)
– Fiona and Mortis Remain (2009)
– Spencer and Fiona Remain (2009)
– Spencer and Fiona Remain (2009)
– Spencer and Mortis Remain (2009)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2009 The Hole
 
2007 CSI: NY (TV series)
– Boo (2007)
 
2007 The Greatest Show Ever (TV movie)
 
2005-2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)
– The Screwfly Solution (2006)
– Homecoming (2005)
 
2006 Trapped Ashes (story segments "Wraparound")
 
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
 
2003 Haunted Lighthouse (short)
 
2001 Night Visions (TV series)
– If a Tree Falls.../The Occupant (2001)
– A View Through the Window/Quiet Please (2001) (segment "Quiet Please")
 
1998 Small Soldiers
 
1998 The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (TV movie)
 
1997 The Second Civil War (TV movie)
 
1995 Picture Windows (TV series)
– Lightning (1995)
 
1994 Rebel Highway (TV series)
– Runaway Daughters (1994)
 
1993 Matinee
 
1991-1992 Eerie, Indiana (TV series)
– The Hole in the Head Gang (1992)
– Heart on a Chain (1991)
– The Losers (1991)
– The Retainer (1991)
– Foreverware (1991)
 
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
 
1989 The 'Burbs
 
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon (segments "Hairlooming", "Bullshit or Not", "Critic's Corner", "Roast Your Loved One, " "French Ventiloquist's Dummy" [TV cut only] and "Reckless Youth")
 
1987 Innerspace
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– The Greibble (1986)
– Boo! (1986)
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) (segment "Shadow Man, The")
 
1985 Explorers
 
1984 Gremlins
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie (segment 3)
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
– Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982)
– Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982)
 
1981 The Howling
 
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School (uncredited)
 
1978 Piranha
 
1976 Hollywood Boulevard
 
1968 The Movie Orgy (documentary)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
2003-2004 Jeremiah (TV series) (executive consultant - 13 episodes)
– Interregnum: Part 2 (2004) (executive consultant)
– Interregnum: Part 1 (2004) (executive consultant)
– The State of the Union (2004) (executive consultant)
– The Face in the Mirror (2003) (executive consultant)
– The Past Is Prologue (2003) (executive consultant)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary) (film clips courtesy of)
 
1993 Time Machine: The Journey Back (video documentary) (special contributor)
 
1991-1992 Eerie, Indiana (TV series) (creative consultant - 18 episodes)
– Reality Takes a Holiday (1992) (creative consultant)
– The Broken Record (1992) (creative consultant)
– Zombies in P.J.s (1992) (creative consultant)
– The Loyal Order of Corn (1992) (creative consultant)
– No Brain, No Pain (1992) (creative consultant)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1973 Fly Me (dialogue director)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2014 Dark (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2011 Trailers from Hell Volume 2 (documentary) (producer)
 
2011 Trail of Blood (executive producer)
 
2008 Trailers from Hell (documentary) (producer)
 
2002-2003 Jeremiah (TV series) (executive producer - 21 episodes)
– Letters from the Other Side: Part 2 (2003) (executive producer)
– Letters from the Other Side: Part 1 (2003) (executive producer)
– Things Left Unsaid: Part 2 (2002) (executive producer)
– Things Left Unsaid: Part 1 (2002) (executive producer)
– A Means to an End (2002) (executive producer)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1998 The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 The Phantom (executive producer)
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowActor (15 titles)
2013 Blast Vegas (TV movie)
Salesman #2
 
2012 The Butterfly Room
Cab Driver
 
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
Jailer
 
1994 The Silence of the Hams
Dying Man
 
1992 Eerie, Indiana (TV series)
Director
– Reality Takes a Holiday (1992) … Director
 
1992 Sleepwalkers
Lab Assistant
 
1991 Oscar
Face on the Cutting Room Floor
 
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Grandpa Fred Director (voice) (uncredited) / Beanie Gremlin (voice) (uncredited) / Wicked Witch Gremlin (voice) (uncredited)
 
1987 Innerspace
Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
 
1982 A Time to Die
Bodyguard
 
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School
Riot Cop with sunglasses (uncredited)
 
1978 Piranha
Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
 
1976 Cannonball!
Kid
 
1976 Hollywood Boulevard
Party Waiter (uncredited)
 
1973 Tidal Wave
(US version)
 
Show ShowEditor (5 titles)
1981 The Howling
 
1978 Piranha
 
1977 Grand Theft Auto
 
1976 Hollywood Boulevard
 
1968 The Movie Orgy (documentary)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (2 titles)
1982 Tex (post-production consultant)
 
1979 Screamers (associate editor: additional sequences, US version - as Giuseppe Dantini)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School (story)
 
Show ShowThanks (30 titles)
2014 The Boxtrolls (thanks) (filming)
 
2013 Magic Hour (special thanks) (post-production)
 
2013 It's a Frame-Up! (short) (very special thanks) (completed)
 
2013 I Am Divine (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (documentary) (thanks)
 
2010 Piranha (special thanks)
 
2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2010 Tub (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 Werebitches (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (documentary) (thanks)
 
2008 Embrión (special thanks)
 
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (documentary) (very special thanks)
 
2007 American Zombie (special thanks)
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2006 Loving Annabelle (special thanks)
 
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Gathering Storm (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Welcome to Werewolfland (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1999 She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1998 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– 'Small Soldiers': Size Doesn't Matter (1998) (special thanks)
 
1995 Mr. Stitch (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1988 Dead Heat (special thanks)
 
1987 The Puppetoon Movie (special thanks)
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1982 Eating Raoul (the producers wish to thank)
 
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (98 titles)
2014 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 A Fuller Life (documentary) (post-production)
Sicily Black and Blue
 
2013/I Out of Print (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Spanish Horror (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
???? Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 June 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 That $#!% Will Rot Your Brain: How the Monster Kids Transformed Popular Culture (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Trailer War (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The AckerMonster Chronicles! (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Inside Horror (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– The Sequel (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Beast Wishes (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 To Be... A Film Favorite (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 Zombies (documentary)
 
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Future of Fear (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Legend of Ivan Tors (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (video documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Trailers from Hell Volume 2 (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 This Week in Horror (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Trailers from Hell (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Making of Piranha (documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Machete Maidens Unleashed! (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 American Grindhouse (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2010 The Hole: The Keeper of the Hole (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Gateway to Hell: The Making of 'The Hole' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Murder Madness and Mutilation: Sleepless and the Modern Italian Giallo (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Macabre: The Golden Age of Italian Exploitation (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Monsterland (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Trailers from Hell (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Brother Theodore (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Hatching of Spider Baby (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Lugosi, the Dark Prince (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Hitchcocked! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Karloff, the Gentle Monster (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Playing the Game: Looking Back at 'Death Race 2000' - Death Race 2000 Special Edition DVD (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Back to School: A Retrospective - 'Rock 'N' Roll High School' Rock on Edition DVD (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Perfect Scary Movie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Behind the Tunes: The Charm of Stink - On the Scent of Pepe le Pew (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Mario Bava: Operazione paura (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Welcome to Werewolfland (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998-2003 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - The Director
– Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) … Himself
– 'Small Soldiers': Size Doesn't Matter (1998) … Himself - The Director
 
2003 Behind the Tunes: Southern Pride Chicken (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Unleashing the Beast: Making 'The Howling' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Cinerama Adventure (documentary)
Himself, film director
 
2001 It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (documentary short)
Himself/Host
 
1997 Les deniers du culte (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Reality Trip (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 A-Z of Horror (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Gory Gimmicks (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
1995 Making the Earth Stand Still (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Vampire Interviews (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Famous Monsters 1993 World Convention Souvenir Video (video documentary)
 
1992 Horror Kung-Fu Theatre (TV series)
Himself
 
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Horror Hall of Fame II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Naked Hollywood (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1991 Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (video)
Himself
 
1990 The Horror Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1987 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Himself
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Bitte umblättern (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1981 Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'The Howling' (TV documentary short)
Interviewee: Director - "The Howling"
 
1978 Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (documentary)
Himself
 

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[in "Halliwell's Filmgoers and Video Viewers Companion", about producing movie trailers for Roger Corman] We did all kinds of things in trailers to help sell films. We had a famous exploding helicopter shot from one of those Filipino productions that we'd cut in every time a trailer was too dull because that was always exciting. See more »

Trivia:

His favorite films are To Be or Not to Be, The Bride of Frankenstein, Touch of Evil, Once Upon a Time in the West, and The Night of the Hunter. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently has films/TV shows with themes similar to the movie in various scenes. See more »

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