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Feb 21, 2008 · It’s impossible to write any kind of introduction to an interview with Joe Dante that does the great man justice. A unique and treasured American director with a delicious sense of humour ...
Joe Dante. Director, Producer, Actor, Writer. Born 28 November 1946 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. Joe Dante is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art. After a stint as a film reviewer, he began his filmmaking apprenticeship in 1974 as trailer editor for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with ...
Jun 9, 2023 · A conversation with Joe Dante. The thing that gave us the idea to do “The Movie Orgy” was the reissue of the 1943 “ Batman ” serial. To promote the new TV show, it was re-released to art theaters, so that all 15 chapters could be watched one after another. And after about five hours of this, your brain started to rot.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz Votes: 12,400 | Gross: $9.53M Smart, funny, and disarmingly sweet, Matinee is a film that film buffs will love -- and might even convert some non-believers.
Budget. $11 million. Box office. $212.9 million. Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus, and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo, the main mogwai character.
Joseph James Dante Jr. (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. Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs ...
Aug 6, 2015 · Joe Dante: Well, I think, accurately, it’s been a few years since The Hole didn’t come out. (laughs) Right. In order to stay abreast of this business you’ve got to have a lot of projects and ...
