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Joe Dante

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PiranhaPiranha (1978)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy
A gag–filled spoof of JAWS and B–Movies from the 1950s. Premium schlock from the pen of John Sayles.
Howling, TheHowling, The (1981) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dee Wallace Stone, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan
A well–regarded werewolf movie that gets funnier and scarier as it progresses. Rob Bottin's bone–crunching werewolf transformation scenes…
Twilight Zone - The MovieTwilight Zone - The Movie (1983)
Dir. John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante
Feat. John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks…
Big–screen homage to the classic 60s TV–series, features four segments of varying (though often effective) creepiness, helmed by…
GremlinsGremlins (1984) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates…
Comedy–horror gold just mild enough for the kids, about a boy's new pet that spawns a legion of furry, unruly monsters.
Explorers, TheExplorers, The (1985) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix
Imaginative space adventure film also has enormous fun at the expense of American popular culture. Among the explorers are a very baby–faced…
InnerspaceInnerspace (1987) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan…
The premise of FANTSTIC VOYAGE is comically reworked with a vastly different plotline involving a miniaturized Dennis Quaid is inadvertently injected…
Burbs, TheBurbs, The (1989)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher…
A worthwhile comic spin on that age–old comic scenario – what if those strange new neighbours were members of a cannibalistic cult?…
Gremlins 2: The New BatchGremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover
This commendable sequel sees the little critters take the mayhem to gargantuan proportions, attempting to take over the entire city of New York.
MatineeMatinee (1992)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. John Goodman, Cathy Moriaty, David Clennon
The director of GREMLINS and EXPLORERS affectionate nod to science fiction B–movies and film director/gimmickmeister, William Castle. Set…
Second Civil War, TheSecond Civil War, The (1997)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, James Coburn
Fairly realistic speculation of an American Civil War, occurring when present–day Idaho cedes from the Union, painted over with the lighter…
Small SoldiersSmall Soldiers (1998) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Kirsten Dunst
A kidult toy story that concocts a legion of CGI plastic soldiers into a live–action smalltown America. Doing battle with the toy monsters…
Looney Tunes - Back in ActionLooney Tunes - Back in Action (2003)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin…
Veteran toons Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are successfully dusted off for the 21st century big–screen, interacting with live actors in a frantic…
Masters of Horror Vol. 3Masters of Horror Vol. 3 (Pick Me Up, Homecoming) (2005)
Dir. Larry Cohen, Joe Dante
Feat. Fairuza Balk, Michael Moriarty, Robert Picardo
The brainchild of dir. Mick Garris (THE STAND), this anthology produced by the Showtime cable network commissions some of the genre's greatest…
Hole, TheHole, The (2009) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble…
Spooky fun with two brothers who stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement of their new home. Joe Dante brings his sly touch to a horror…

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