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Overview
Mini Biography:
Joseph Dante Jr. was born on November 28, 1946 in Morristown, New Jersey... moreAwards:
8 wins & 4 nominations moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. May 10 | 11:00 PM | TMC | Masters of Horror | Screwfly Solution | #2.7 | |
| Sun. May 11 | 2:00 AM | TMC | Masters of Horror | Screwfly Solution | #2.7 | more |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Editor, Editorial Department, Writer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Thanks, Self
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Director:
- "CSI: NY" (1 episode, 2007)
- Boo (2007) TV episode - The Greatest Show Ever (2007) (TV)
- "Masters of Horror" (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
- The Screwfly Solution (2006) TV episode
- Homecoming (2005) TV episode - Trapped Ashes (2006) (wrap around segments)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
... aka Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie (USA: DVD box title) - Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
... aka R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse (USA: complete title) - "Night Visions" (2 episodes, 2001)
- The Occupant (2001) TV episode
- Quiet Please (2001) TV episode - Small Soldiers (1998)
- The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV)
... aka The Osiris Chronicles - The Second Civil War (1997) (TV)
- "Picture Windows" (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (USA)
- Lightning (1995) TV episode - "Rebel Highway" (1 episode, 1994)
- Runaway Daughters (1994) TV episode - Runaway Daughters (1994) (TV)
- Matinee (1993)
- "Eerie, Indiana" (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
- The Hole in the Head Gang (1992) TV episode
- Heart on a Chain (1991) TV episode
- The Losers (1991) TV episode
- The Retainer (1991) TV episode
- Foreverware (1991) TV episode - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
- The 'burbs (1989)
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (segments "Hairlooming", "Bullshit or Not", "Critic's Corner", "Roast Your Loved One, " "French Ventiloquist's Dummy" [TV cut only] and "Reckless Youth")
- Innerspace (1987)
- "Amazing Stories" (2 episodes, 1986)
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- The Greibble (1986) TV episode
- Boo! (1986) TV episode - "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1985)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) TV episode (segment "The Shadow Man") - Explorers (1985)
- Gremlins (1984)
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 3)
- "Police Squad!" (2 episodes, 1982)
- Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) TV episode
- Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) TV episode - The Howling (1981)
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (uncredited)
- Piranha (1978)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
- The Movie Orgy (1968)
... aka Cheeseburger Film Sandwich (USA)
Producer:
- "Jeremiah" (executive producer) (22 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Letters from the Other Side: Part 2 (2003) TV episode (executive producer)
- Letters from the Other Side: Part 1 (2003) TV episode (executive producer)
- Things Left Unsaid: Part 2 (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
- Things Left Unsaid: Part 1 (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Means to an End (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
(17 more) - The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka The Osiris Chronicles - The Phantom (1996) (executive producer)
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) (associate producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Jeremiah" (executive consultant) (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Interregnum: Part 1 (2004) TV episode (executive consultant)
- The State of the Union (2004) TV episode (executive consultant)
- The Face in the Mirror (2003) TV episode (executive consultant)
- The Past Is Prologue (2003) TV episode (executive consultant)
- The Question (2003) TV episode (executive consultant)
(7 more) - Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) (film clips courtesy of)
- Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) (special contributor)
- "Eerie, Indiana" (creative consultant) (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
- The Broken Record (1992) TV episode (creative consultant)
- Tornado Days (1992) TV episode (creative consultant)
- The Lost Hour (1991) TV episode (creative consultant)
- Who's Who (1991) TV episode (creative consultant)
- Heart on a Chain (1991) TV episode (creative consultant)
(1 more) - Fly Me (1973) (dialogue director)
Actor:
- Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il (1994) .... Dying Man
... aka The Silence of the Hams (USA) - Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) .... Jailer
- "Eerie, Indiana" .... Director (1 episode, 1992)
- Reality Takes a Holiday (1992) TV episode .... Director - Sleepwalkers (1992) .... Lab Assistant
... aka Sleepstalkers (Hong Kong: English title: cable TV title)
... aka Stephen King's Sleepwalkers - Oscar (1991) .... Face on the Cutting Room Floor
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) (uncredited) .... Grandpa Fred Director/voices of Beanie Gremlin and Wicked Witch Gremlin
- Innerspace (1987) (uncredited) .... Vectorscope Employee
- A Time to Die (1982) .... Bodyguard
... aka Seven Graves for Rogan - Piranha (1978) (uncredited) .... Scuba Diver #2
- Cannonball! (1976) .... Kid
... aka Carquake (UK) - Hollywood Boulevard (1976) (uncredited) .... Party Waiter
- Nippon chinbotsu (1973) .... (US version)
... aka Japan Sinks
... aka Submersion of Japan
... aka Tidal Wave (USA)
Editor:
- The Howling (1981)
- Piranha (1978)
- Grand Theft Auto (1977)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
- The Arena (1974)
... aka Livia, una vergine per l'impero (Italy)
... aka Naked Warriors (USA: reissue title)
... aka Rivolta delle gladiatrici, La (Italy) - The Movie Orgy (1968)
... aka Cheeseburger Film Sandwich (USA)
Editorial Department:
- Tex (1982) (post-production consultant)
Writer:
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (story)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (assistant director)
Thanks:
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) (very special thanks)
- Loving Annabelle (2006) (special thanks)
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) (thanks)
- The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (2005) (V) (special thanks)
- Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (2005) (V) (special thanks)
- Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City (2005) (V) (special thanks)
- She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (1999) (special thanks)
- "HBO First Look" (special thanks) (1 episode, 1998)
- 'Small Soldiers': Size Doesn't Matter (1998) TV episode (special thanks) - Mr. Stitch (1995) (TV) (special thanks)
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) (special thanks)
- Eating Raoul (1982) (thanks)
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (special thanks)
Self:
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) .... Himself
- Brother Theodore (2007) .... Himself
... aka To My Great Chagrin (USA: copyright title) - Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007) .... Himself
- The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V) .... Himself
- The Hatching of Spider Baby (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Lugosi, the Dark Prince (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Hitchcocked! (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006) .... Himself
- Karloff, the Gentle Monster (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Back to School: A Retrospective - 'Rock 'N' Roll High School' Rock on Edition DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Playing the Game: Looking Back at 'Death Race 2000' - Death Race 2000 Special Edition DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Behind the Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War! (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Behind the Tunes: The Charm of Stink - On the Scent of Pepe le Pew (2005) (V) .... Himself
- RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (V)
- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! - The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) (mini) TV mini-series .... Himself
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) .... Himself
- Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen (2004) .... Himself
- Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Welcome to Werewolfland (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1998-2003)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- 'Small Soldiers': Size Doesn't Matter (1998) TV episode .... Himself - The Director - Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Behind the Tunes: Southern Pride Chicken (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Unleashing the Beast: Making 'The Howling' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Cinerama Adventure (2002) .... Himself
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (1999) .... Himself/Host
- Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997) .... Himself
... aka Deniers du culte, Les (France: TV title) - The Reality Trip (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "A-Z of Horror" (1997) (mini) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (UK: complete title) - 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: Gory Gimmicks (1996) (V)
- Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (1995) (V) .... Himself
- Making the Earth Stand Still (1995) (V) .... Himself
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself
- The Vampire Interviews (1994) (V) .... Himself
- The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992) .... Himself
- Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Ed Wood Story: The Plan 9 Companion (reissue title) - "Naked Hollywood" (1991) (mini) TV mini-series .... Himself
- Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1991) (V) .... Himself
... aka Forrest J. Ackerman's Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction & Fantasy (USA: complete title) - The Horror Hall of Fame (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) .... Himself
- Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'The Howling' (1981) (TV) .... Interviewee: Director - "The Howling"
- Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978) .... Himself
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Wrote the foreword for "The Video Watchdog Book" by Tim Lucas. morePublicity Listings:
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