JOE DANTE

"Joe Dante with his claim to fame - a Gremlin"

Joe Dante was born on November 28 1946 in Morristown N.J in the USA. He began in the film industry as Promotion expert editing trailers for Roger Corman's New World Studios. H edited his first film for Corman in 1973 it was called The Arena. Dante directed his first film in 1978, it was Piranha which was a Jaws spoof.

The next film from Dante was the Howling, which is believed by many to be the greatest Werewolf film ever made. A huge fan of The Howling is none other than Steven Spielberg who sought out Dante to work with him on many film ventures which still continue to this day. Dante's most famous film would have to be Gremlins. After 5 years away from motion pictures Joe Dante came back with Small Soldiers.

JOE DANTE FILMOGRAPHY

1976 Hollywood Boulevard (Director)
1978 Piranha (Director)
1981 The Howling (Director)
1982 Police Squad, Help Wanted (Director)
1983 Twilight Zone - The Movie (Director)
1984 Gremlins (Director)
1985 Explorers (Director)
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon (Director)
1987 Innerspace (Director)
1988 The 'Burbs (Director)
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Director)
1993 Matinee (Director)
1994 Silence of the Hams (Star)
1997 The Second Civil War (Director)
1998 Small Soldiers (Director)