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Joe Dante

Directing · Born November 28, 1946 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA

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.

Movies with Joe Dante

• Gremlins (1984) — Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)
• Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — Jailer
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
• Innerspace (1987) — Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
• Sleepwalkers (1992) — Lab Assistant
• Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020) — Self
• Oscar (1991) — Face on the Cutting Room Floor
• Piranha (1978) — Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
• Tales of Halloween (2015) — Prof. Milo Gottlieb
• The Silence of the Hams (1994) — Dying Man
• The Creeps (2025) — Uncle John
• Corman's World (2011) — Self - Filmmaker

TV shows with Joe Dante

• Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018) — Self
• 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004) — Self
• The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (2022) — Self