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Joe Dante

Dante directing Gremlins
Born November 28, 1946 (1946-11-28) (age 61)
Morristown, New Jersey
Occupation film director

Joseph Domenick "Joe" Dante (born November 28, 1946) is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and scifi content. Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Town of Morristown in New Jersey Other places in New Jersey with similar names are Morris Township, Morris Plains, and Moorestown New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.

His films include Piranha (1978) and The Howling (1981), both from scripts by John Sayles; Segment 3 of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); Gremlins (1984), his first major hit, and its sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Runaway Daughters (1994), The Second Civil War (1997), The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1997), Small Soldiers (1998), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), and Homecoming (2005). Piranha is a 1978 comedy Horror film about a swarm of killer Piranha. The Howling is a 1981 Horror film directed by Joe Dante. Based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the John Thomas Sayles (born September 28 1950) is an American Independent film director and Screenwriter who frequently Twilight Zone The Movie is a 1983 film produced by Steven Spielberg as a theatrical version of The Twilight Zone, a 1950s and 60s Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros Gremlins 2 The New Batch is a 1990 American Horror / Comedy film and a Sequel to Gremlins (1984 Explorers is a 1985 science fiction, Fantasy film targeted at a family audience Innerspace is an Academy Award -winning 1987 Science fiction Comedy film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Amazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 Film written by Comedy duo Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland. The 'Burbs is a 1989 Black comedy directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Matinee is a 1993 period Comedy film directed by Joe Dante. It is an ensemble piece about the Home front in The Second Civil War is a drama film made for the HBO cable television network and first shown on March 15, 1997. The Warlord Battle for the Galaxy (aka The Osiris Chronicles) was a Science fiction film which aired on January 27, 1998 Small Soldiers is a 1998 action / Science fiction Film featuring Gregory Smith and Kirsten Dunst with the voice Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 Live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman DJ Drake (played by Brendan Fraser Homecoming is the sixth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. In 1995-1996, Dante worked on The Phantom, and when he was removed from the film, he chose screen credit (as executive producer) rather than pay. The Phantom is a 1996 action/adventure movie starring Billy Zane, and directed by Simon Wincer. He wished he had chosen pay when he saw the results. He was creative consultant on Eerie, Indiana (1991-1992) and directed five episodes. Creative consultant is a credit that has - particularly in the past - been given to Screenwriters who have “doctored” a movie Screenplay. Eerie Indiana is an American Television show that aired on NBC from 1991 to 1992 and then on FOX from 1997 to 1998 He played himself in the series finale.

Dante was born in Morristown, New Jersey. This article is about the Town of Morristown in New Jersey Other places in New Jersey with similar names are Morris Township, Morris Plains, and Moorestown Dante began his movie career working for Roger Corman, similar to Francis Ford Coppola and James Cameron. Roger William Corman (born April 5 1926) sometimes nicknamed "King of the Bs" for his output of B-movies (though he himself rejects this as inaccurate Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director He worked as an editor on films such as Grand Theft Auto before codirecting Hollywood Boulevard with Allan Arkush. Grand Theft Auto is a 1977 American Comedy Chase film directed by Ron Howard. Hollywood Boulevard is a 1976 film directed by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush. Allan Arkush (b April 30 1948; Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Cult film and television director and frequent collaborator of Joe His first full feature film, Piranha, was released in 1978. After the release of The Howling, he was noticed by Steven Spielberg for whom he directed the third segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie, wherein a woman is 'adopted' by an omnipotent child. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Twilight Zone The Movie is a 1983 film produced by Steven Spielberg as a theatrical version of The Twilight Zone, a 1950s and 60s His first really big hit, Gremlins, which was also produced by Steven Spielberg, was released in 1984. He would work with Spielberg again on Innerspace and Gremlins 2. His films are well known for their movie injokes and their special visual effects.

Dante's wife, Sylvia, portrays one of the nuns at the concert in Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School, which Joe co-wrote and directed five scenes when Arkush was ill. Rock 'n' Roll High School is a 1979 Musical comedy film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Allan Arkush, and featuring The Ramones Joe's garage is frequently mentioned in audio commentaries as holding many of the props from his various films, such as the Peltzer Peeler Juicer from Gremlins, and where the mock-pornographic scene in The Howling was shot.

Because Dante rarely writes his own screenplays, he has developed a reputation as an auteur in the "a posteriori" Bazinian sense of utilizing and transforming existing works toward his own artistic vision. "A priori" redirects here For other uses see A priori. André Bazin ( April 18, 1918 &ndash November 11, 1958) was a renowned and influential French film critic and film Dante also developed a stock company of actors who worked with him over a long period of time, in the Woody Allen mode. For other meanings of repertory please see Repertory (disambiguation. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Dick Miller, for example, has been in all of Dante's feature films and most of his television work, while Belinda Balaski, Archie Hahn, and Robert Picardo come in at close second, third, and fourth, with one less production each, respectively. Richard "Dick" Miller (born December 25, 1928) is an American Character actor who has appeared in many films particularly those produced by Belinda Balaski (born December 8, 1947) is an American actress Archie Hahn is an American character actor and improviser best known for his appearances on the British version of Whose Line is it Anyway?. Robert Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. Other actors Dante has worked with more than once include John Astin, Paul Bartel, Phoebe Cates, Roger Corman, Cory Danziger, Rick Ducommun, Kevin Dunn, Corey Feldman, Carrie Fisher, Joe Flaherty, Courtney Gains, Zach Galligan, Henry Gibson, Charles S. Haas, Heather Haase, Phil Hartman, Bob Holt, Rance Howard, Chuck Jones, Jackie Joseph, Omri Katz, Denis Leary, Sarah Lilly, Kevin McCarthy, Mark McCracken, Michael McKean, Don McCloud, Cathy Moriarty, Shawn Nelson, Ron Perlman, Jason Presson, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Ross, Diane Sainte-Marie, John Sayles, Wendy Schaal, William Schallert, Michael Scheehaan, Dan Stanton, Don Stanton, Christopher Stone, Dee Wallace-Stone, Meshach Taylor, Kenneth Tobey, and Alexandra Wilson. John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an Oscar -nominated American Actor who has appeared in numerous Films and Paul Bartel ( August 6, 1938 &ndash May 13, 2000) was an American Actor, Writer and director. Phoebe Cates (born July 16, 1963) is an American film actress known for her roles in several Teen films most notably Cory Danziger (born February 7, 1977 in Los Angeles County, California) is an American actor and political activist Richard "Rick" Ducommun (born 3 July 1956) is a Canadian Actor and Comedian, often seen in supporting roles on both Kevin Dunn (born February 26 1956 is an American Actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films since the 1980s Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American film and television Actor. Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, Screenwriter and Novelist. Joe Flaherty ( June 21, 1941) is an American-Canadian Comedian. Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American Actor who achieved success during the 1980s with a variety of roles in Films Zachary Wolfe Galligan who was a founding partner of the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro. For the former United States congressman see Henry R Gibson; for the percussionist see Master Henry Gibson; for the dramatist see Henrik Ibsen Charles S Haas (born October 22, 1952) also known as Charles Haas or Charlie Haas, is an American Screenwriter and Phil Hartman (September 24 1948 &ndash May 28 1998 was a Canadian -born American Emmy Award -winning Writer as well as an Actor, Robert Holt ( 28 December, 1928 — 2 August, 1985) was an American actor best known for his voice work Rance Howard (born November 17, 1928) is an American Actor who has starred in film and on television Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Jackie Joseph (born November 7, 1934) is an American Character actress, Voice artist, and Writer known for portraying the Omri Haim Katz (born May 30, 1976) is an American Actor. His TV and film credits include Eerie Indiana; Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor, Comedian For other people named Kevin McCarthy see Kevin McCarthy. Kevin McCarthy (born February 15, 1914) is an American Mark McCracken (born August 1, 1960) is an American Actor. McCracken was born in Greensboro North Carolina. Michael John McKean (born October 17 1947) is an American actor comedian composer and musician perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend Cathy Moriarty (born November 29, 1960) is an American actress Shawn Timothy Nelson (1960 – May 17 1995) was a US Army veteran and unemployed Plumber who at the age of 35 and under the influence of Ronald Francis "Ron" Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American Television, Film and voice over actor Kathleen Denise Quinlan (born November 19, 1954) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actress mostly seen Neil Ross (born December 31, 1944) (sometimes credited as Neilson Ross) is a British Voice actor and Announcer, now John Thomas Sayles (born September 28 1950) is an American Independent film director and Screenwriter who frequently Wendy Schaal (born on 2 July 1954) is an American actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, U William Schallert (born July 6, 1922, in Los Angeles California) is an actor who has appeared in many movies and television series such as Christopher Stone ( October 4, 1942 &mdash October 20, 1995) was an American Actor. Dee Wallace-Stone (born December 14, 1948) is an American Motion picture and Television actress. Meshach Taylor (born April 11, 1947) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. Kenneth Tobey ( March 23 1917 - December 22, 2002) was an American stage television and film Actor. Alexandra Wilson (born July 17, 1962 in Pasadena California) is an American actress, best known for being the original actress to In addition, he "discovered" Ethan Hawke in the grand Hollywood tradition. Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6 1970 is an American Actor, Writer and Film director. His respect for the screenwriter extends to the point where, in order to make sure he can confer with the writer on-set and provide some minor, additional remuneration, he always casts the writer in a small part of the production itself. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Remuneration is pay or salary typically Monetary payment for services rendered as in an Employment. The studio is normally unwilling to pay to have the writer on-set in any other way.

He has cited among his major influences Roger Corman, Chuck Jones, Frank Tashlin, James Whale, and Jean Cocteau, as well as an admiration for the film, Hellzapoppin', from which he frequently borrows jokes because of how difficult the film is to see in the United States. Roger William Corman (born April 5 1926) sometimes nicknamed "King of the Bs" for his output of B-movies (though he himself rejects this as inaccurate Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972, also known as Tish Tash or James Whale ( July 22, 1889 – May 29, 1957) was a British born Film director, best known for his work in the Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing

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Filmography

Director

Season 1, Episode 2: Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
Season 1, Episode 6: Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)


Season 1, Episode 10: The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day


Season 1, Episode 17: Boo!
Season 2, Episode 6: The Greibble


Season 1, Episode 1: Foreverware
Season 1, Episode 2: The Retainer
Season 1, Episode 4: The Losers
Season 1, Episode 7: Heart on a Chain
Season 1, Episode 13: The Hole in the Head Gang


episode "Lightning"


Season 1, Episode 6: Quiet Please
Season 1, Episode 12: The Occupant


Season 1, Episode 6: Homecoming
Season 2, Episode 7: The Screwfly Solution


Producer

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