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Joe Dante
Directing

Joe Dante

Born November 28, 1946Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I left early for a mysterious third-act reveal.”

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), ...

Directed in THE MULTIxVERSE

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

OTHERverse

Gremlins

Gremlins

OTHERverse

Explorers

Explorers

OTHERverse

Also Known For

Gremlins

Gremlins

1984

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Beverly Hills Cop III

Beverly Hills Cop III

1994

Innerspace

Innerspace

1987

Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

1992

Oscar

Oscar

1991

Piranha

Piranha

1978

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

1994

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019

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