Joe Dante Biography (1946-)

Born November 28, 1946, in Morristown, NJ. Addresses: Agent: David Gersh, The Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5302.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, editor, producer, screenwriter, actor
Birth Details: November 28, 1946; Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Cannonball (also known as Carquake) New World, 1976
Himself, Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel, Cinegate, 1978
(Uncredited) Scubadiver, Piranha, New World, 1978
The Slumber Party Massacre, 1981
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal, 1985
(Uncredited) "Grandpa Fred" director, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990
Face on cutting room floor, Oscar, 1991
Lab assistant, Sleepwalkers (also known as Sleepstalkers and Stephen King's Sleepwalkers), 1992
Himself, The Magic World of Chuck Jones, 1992
Himself, Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion (alsoknown as The Ed Wood Story: The Plan 9 Companion), 1992
(Cameo appearance) Dying man, Il silenzio dei proscutti (also known as The Silence of the Hams), 1994
Jailer, Beverly Hills Cop III, 1994
Film Work
Dialogue director, Fly Me, 1982
Editor, The Arena (also known as Naked Warriors and La rivolta delle gladiatrici), 1983
Director (with Allan Arkush) and editor (with Arkush and Amy Jones), Hollywood Boulevard, New World, 1976
Editor, Grand Theft Auto, New World, 1977
Director and editor (with Mark Goldblatt), Piranha, New World, 1978
(Uncredited) Director, Rock 'n' Roll High School, 1979
Director and editor (with Goldblatt), The Howling, AVCO-Embassy, 1981
Director, "It's a Good Life," Twilight Zone--The Movie, WarnerBros., 1983
Director, Gremlins, Warner Bros., 1984
Director, Explorers, Paramount, 1985
Director, "Hairlooming," "Bullshit or Not," "Critics Corner," "Roast YourLoved One," and "Reckless Youth," Amazon Women on the Moon, Universal, 1987
Director, Innerspace, Warner Bros., 1987

Director, The 'burbs, Universal, 1989
Executive producer, The Phantom, Paramount, 1996
Director, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990
Director, Matinee, 1993
Director, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks Distribution L.L.C., 1998
Producer, Malevolence, 1999
Television Appearances
Specials
Interviewee and presenter, The Horror Hall of Fame, syndicated, 1990
Himself, Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror, 1994
Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema, Disney Channel, 1995
The Roger Corman Special, Showtime, 1995
Masters of Fantasy: Industrial Light & Magic, Sci-Fi Channel,1998
Episodes
Himself, Naked Hollywood, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Television Work
Series
Creative consultant, Eerie, Indiana, NBC, 1991-
Television Director, Except Where Indicated
Movies
Runaway Daughters, Showtime, 1994
The Second Civil War, HBO, 1997
(And executive producer) The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (alsoknown as The Osiris Chronicles), UPN, 1998
Television Work
Pilots
Director, Eerie, Indiana, NBC, 1991
Director and executive producer, The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (also known as The Osiris Chronicles), CBS, 1995
Television Director
Episodic
Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
"The Shadow Man," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
"Boo!" Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986
"The Greibble," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986
"Lightning," Pictures Windows (also known as Picture Windows: Language of the Heart), Showtime, 1995
"The Occupant," Night Visions, 2000
"Quiet Please," Night Visions, 2000
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With others) Rock 'n' Roll High School, 1979
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever, 1991

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

The Guardian, October 16, 1998, p. T10.

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