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Joseph James Dante Jr. ( / ˈdɑːnteɪ /; 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.
Joe Dante is a director, producer and editor of horror, comedy and sci-fi films, such as Gremlins, The Howling and Innerspace. He also worked on TV shows like Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone and Salem.
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Jun 17, 2015 · Although he may have never enjoyed the kind of instant name recognition of the likes of such contemporaries as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas or Robert Zemeckis, the appearance of Joe Dante's name on a new film is a cause for celebration for most film fanatics.
Jun 8, 1984 · A young man breaks the rules of his new pet and unleashes gremlins on a small town. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film directed by Joe Dante.
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- 'Gremlins' (1984) IMDb Score: 7.3/10. Gremlins begins with a quirky inventor, Randall Peltzer (Hoyt Axton), bringing an unusual creature called a Mogwai to his son Billy (Zach Galligan) as a Christmas present.
- 'Matinee' (1993) IMDb Score: 6.9/10. This period comedy is set in 1962, around the Cuban missile crisis. President Kennedy's announcement that Soviet missiles were stationed in Cuba creates an atmosphere of fear and tension in Key West, Florida.
- 'The 'Burbs' (1989) IMDb Score: 6.8/10. The 'Burbs features Tom Hanks in one of his early starring roles as Ray Peterson, a suburbanite who becomes suspicious of his new neighbors, the mysterious Klopeks, after a series of strange occurrences in the neighborhood.
- 'Innerspace' (1987) IMDb Score: 6.8/10. Innerspace follows Lt. Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid), a hotshot Navy pilot who volunteers for a groundbreaking experiment in miniaturization.
Learn about the life and career of Joe Dante, a director of cult classics like Gremlins, The Howling and Matinee. Find out his filmmaking influences, trademarks, trivia and quotes on IMDb.
Oct 20, 2020 · Joe Dante: You have to give a movie time to age, like wine. Gremlins director talks Spielberg, low-budget horror and ‘bizarre’ film market. Tara Brady. Tue Oct 20 2020 - 05:00. Joe Dante's...
