Joe Dante

Q: Has Joe Dante won any awards?

Joe Dante has received several accolades throughout his career, including the Best Director award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for 'The Howling.' He has also been honored at various film festivals for his contributions to cinema.

Q: What was Joe Dante's first film as a director?

Joe Dante's first feature film as a director was 'Hollywood Boulevard' in 1976, which he co-directed with Allan Arkush. This film marked the beginning of his career in feature filmmaking.

Q: What is Joe Dante's style as a director?

Joe Dante's directing style is characterized by a mix of comedy and horror, often featuring satirical elements. He frequently uses practical effects and has a penchant for referencing pop culture in his work.

Q: What impact did Joe Dante have on the horror genre?

Joe Dante has had a significant impact on the horror genre, particularly through his innovative use of special effects and humor. His films have influenced a generation of filmmakers and continue to be celebrated by fans.

Q: Is Joe Dante involved in any television projects?

Yes, Joe Dante has directed episodes for various television series, including 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Masters of Horror,' showcasing his versatility beyond feature films.

Q: What is Joe Dante's estimated net worth?

Joe Dante's estimated net worth is around 10 million USD, reflecting his successful career in film directing and producing.

Q: How has Joe Dante's work been received by critics?

Critics have generally received Joe Dante's work positively, praising his creativity and unique approach to storytelling. Films like 'Gremlins' and 'The Howling' are often cited as classics in horror cinema.

Known for

Gremlins (1984)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

1984 / Comedy, Fantasy / 106 min

When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for...

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (2016–)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

2016– / Action, Adventure / 42 min

Time traveller Rip Hunter assembles a group of heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat.

Name

Joe Dante

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

28 November 1946, Kingston, New York, USA

Spouses

Helen B. (1997–present)

Children

2; Elizabeth Dante, Jennifer Dante

Parents

Joe Dante Sr., Mary Dante

Estimated Net Worth

10 million USD

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern DERNSIE is an intimate portrait of Bruce Dern—tireless, uncompromising, and one of the last living legends of his generation—whose endurance...	Unknown character	Not rated
2026	Movie Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace A brand new hour-long documentary featuring newly filmed interviews on the making of the 1985 film, Innerspace.	Self	Not rated
2025	Movie The Creeps When a mysterious gateway between dimensions unleashes a horde of nasty little creatures into Vuokatti Ski Resort, Zach and his...	Uncle John	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2025	Movie The Vincent Price Legacy The Legacy of Vincent Price, the first feature-length documentary about the Master of Menace, explores the man behind the legend...	Himself	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2025	Movie Boorman and the Devil Featuring commentary from surviving participants, as well as other filmmakers and critics, this documentary chronicles the career of director John...	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters A look at Hammer’s progression from a back office in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror...	Self	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2024	Movie Sharksploitation The ultimate deep dive into the world of shark cinema: filmmakers, critics, scholars and conservationists explore the weird, wild cinematic...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2024	Movie Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director A documentary film that delves into the life and cinematic career of one of Japan's most prolific directors: Ishiro Honda....	Himself	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2024	Movie The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2022	Movie In Search of Darkness: Part III The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2022	Movie Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from...	Self - Interviewee	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2022	Movie Razzennest South African enfant terrible filmmaker and artiste-cineaste Manus Oosthuizen meets with Rotten Tomatoes-approved indie film critic Babette Cruickshank in an...	Joe Dante	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2022	Movie Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction The story of the making of Soylent Green, a masterpiece of social science fiction, released in 1973. Directed by Richard...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2022	TV The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time In this Shudder Original series, master filmmakers and genre experts celebrate and dissect the most terrifying moments of the greatest...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2022	TV Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow Join trailblazing producer, director, best-selling author and B-movie mogul Charles Band as he invites you into his weird world.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie In Search of Tomorrow A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and...	Self - Interviewee	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2021	Movie Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been vigorously pumping out since the invention of film. Jam-packed with...	Self [archival]	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend,...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema Documentary on the life of legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, often referred to as the "Pope of Pop Cinema"	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2020	Movie Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary! Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, including sketches, clips from the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2020	Movie Tales of the Uncanny A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie In Search of Darkness: Part II The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2020	Movie Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2020	Movie Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal...	Host	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2020	Movie Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of...	Host	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2020	TV Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time A celebration of the greatest cult movies of all time, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Big Lebowski.	Self - Host	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2020	Movie Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its...	Host	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2019	Movie Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School Retrospective documentary about Rock 'N' Roll High School.	Unknown character	Not rated
2019	Movie Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf A newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more	Self	Not rated
2019	Movie Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	Movie Love, Antosha From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	Movie In Search of Darkness An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them,...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2019	Movie Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind Planet of the Apes reflect on making the iconic...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2018	Movie Sad Hill Unearthed Province of Burgos, northern Spain, October 2015. A group of fans undertake the titanic task of restoring the location of...	Self - Filmmaker	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie The Fear Is Real In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body...	Self	Not rated
2018	TV Eli Roth's History of Horror An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2018	Movie King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar,"...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2018	Movie Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	Movie Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie Long Live the King A feature documentary about the enduring appeal of the character King Kong, and how he has inspired so many of...	himself	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2016	Movie 24×36 A documentary exploring the birth, death and resurrection of illustrated movie poster art. Through interviews with a number of key...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2016	Movie Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy An in-depth look at the hidden meanings and blistering truth buried within Ed Wood's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, which...	Himself	Not rated
2015	Movie Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2015	Movie Tales of Halloween Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban...	Prof. Milo Gottlieb	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2015	Movie 42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2015	Movie Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2014	Movie Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins This new retrospective features new interviews with director Joe Dante, star Zach Galligan, writer Chris Columbus, executive producers Steven Spielberg...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2014	Movie From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures Chris Walas and Howie Mandel, the voice of Gizmo, describe the laborious development of Gizmo and the Gremlins and the...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs An in depth look at the making of The 'Burbs, from High Rising Productions. This feature-length documentary includes interviews with...	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2014	Movie Out of Print A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2014	Movie Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened,...	Self - Director	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film A Short Doc About the Short Form & Anthologies	Self	Not rated
2014	TV The Real History of Science Fiction The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction,...	Himself	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie That Guy Dick Miller Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2013	Movie House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! Documentary on the making and impact of "House of Wax".	Self	Not rated
2013	Movie A Fuller Life Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's...	Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2013	Movie Blast Vegas Thieving Spring Breakers steal an ancient relic that unleashes a disastrous curse upon Las Vegas.	Salesman #2	TMDB 3.4 / 10
2012	Movie Trailer War Unleashed from the vaults of the Alamo Drafthouse, a meticulous selection of the best, strangest and most amazing coming attraction...	Himself	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2012	Movie The Birds: Hitchcock's Monster Movie This documentary short explores the origins of the monster movie and how Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963) fits in the...	Self	Not rated
2012	Movie Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2012	Movie The Butterfly Room A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent...	Cab Driver	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2012	Movie The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.	Unknown character	TMDB 3.8 / 10
2012	Movie To Be... A Film Favorite In this video piece, director Joe Dante discusses To Be or Not to Be, the era it was made in,...	Unknown character	Not rated
2011	Movie Corman's World A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director...	Self - Filmmaker	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2011	Movie A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time,...	Self - Interviewee	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2011	Movie The Future of Fear Join some of the most talented legends of the Horror Film genre for discussion of what scared us before, and...	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie Produce Your Own Damn Movie! When it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxic Avenger and...	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie American Grindhouse This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category...	Himself	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2010	Movie The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus A series of interviews about the history behind the 1972 Hammer Films production "Vampire Circus".	Self	Not rated
2010	Movie Machete Maidens Unleashed! In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2010	Movie The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry King of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the Spanish Lon Chaney and the most...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	Movie RKO, A Story made in Hollywood The history of RKO - one of the legendary "Big Five" studios of the Hollywood’s Golden Age, from its creation...	Himself	Not rated
2010	Movie Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2010	Movie The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth A documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2009	Movie Nightmares in Red, White and Blue An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter Lucio Fulci documentary	Self	Not rated
2009	Movie Direct Your Own Damn Movie! Legendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	Movie Monsterland A journey through time and history of diverse monster types, from the latex monster in devastated postwar Japan to aliens...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2009	Movie Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2008	Movie Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis,...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2007	Movie Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2007	Movie Spider Stravinsky: The Cinema Sounds of Ronald Stein The composer of ‘The Terror’ and ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Woman’ among others is remembered by Harlene Stein, Jack...	Himself	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2007	Movie The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2007	Movie Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2007	Movie The Hatching of Spider Baby Documentary focusing on Jack Hill's classic film, Spider Baby. Featured on the new Special Edition DVD.	Himself	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2006	Movie Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon A short documentary about Robby the Robot.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie Lugosi: The Dark Prince Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2006	Movie Hitchcocked! A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2006	Movie Karloff: The Gentle Monster Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2005	Movie The Perfect Scary Movie A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2005	Movie Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror...	Unknown character	TMDB 9.4 / 10
2005	Movie Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans around the world with his...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2004	Movie Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2004	TV 100 Scariest Movie Moments Featuring interviews, film clips, and production stills, this miniseries explores what went into the making of most bone-chilling moments in...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2004	Movie The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2004	Movie Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen Documentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie The Art of Crime Documentary about the making of Mario Bava's A BAY OF BLOOD.	Himself	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2004	Movie Mario Bava: Operazione paura Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director...	Self / Host	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie Welcome to Werewolfland Documentary about the making of "The Howling".	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2004	TV Leçon de Cinéma	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2003	Movie Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ Documentary featuring director Joe Dante, screenwriter John Sayles, producer Mike Finnell, stars Dee Wallace Stone, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, and...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	Movie Cinerama Adventure A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2001	Movie Making The Earth Stand Still A documentary about the 1951 sci-fi film "The Day the Earth Stood Still," featuring clips from the film and interviews...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2001	Movie It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2000	Movie Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre Director Garry S. Grant’s insightful documentary celebrates the work and legacy of auteur filmmaker Mario Bava, the grand master of...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1999	Movie Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs A tribute to stopmotion supremo and special effects genius extraordinaire Ray Harryhausen, the man behind some of cinema's greatest fantasy...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1999	Movie She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' Documentary about the making of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein."	Self / Host	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1997	Movie Hollywood Rated 'R' A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1994	Movie Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1994	Movie Beverly Hills Cop III When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement...	Jailer	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1994	Movie The Silence of the Hams Rookie FBI agent Jo Dee Foster has been assigned to work on the case of the Psycho Killer, a psycho...	Dying Man	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1994	Movie A Century of Cinema A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1992	Movie The Magical World of Chuck Jones Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1992	Movie Sleepwalkers Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world....	Lab Assistant	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1992	Movie Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring interviews with cast members and...	Himself	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1991	Movie The Horror Hall of Fame II "The Horror Hall of Fame II" was a television special that celebrates the history of horror by inducting another dozen...	Self	Not rated
1991	TV Eerie, Indiana Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash...	Director	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1991	Movie Oscar Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and...	Face on the Cutting Room Floor	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1990	Movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite...	Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1987	Movie Innerspace Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac,...	Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1986	Movie The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1984	Movie Gremlins After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his...	Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (uncredited)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1982	Movie Eating Raoul A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they...	Busboy (uncredited)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1981	Movie Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' Making-of featurette for 'The Howling' (1981)	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1979	Movie The Orson Welles Show An unsold 1979 television talk-show pilot hosted by Orson Welles, blending interviews, audience interaction, staged segments, and magic performances, filmed...	Member of Studio Audience	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1978	Movie Piranha When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.	Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1978	Movie Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1976	Movie Cannonball Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent...	Kid	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1976	Movie Hollywood Boulevard A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with...	Party Waiter (uncredited)	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1975	Movie Tidal Wave Two hundred million years ago, Earth had a single continent. As the millennia progressed, the single continent slowly split off...	Unknown character	Not rated
1971	TV Great Performances The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
TBA	Movie Mary Woronov: Cult Queen The documentary explores the enigma of actress and artist Mary Woronov and chronicles her colorful career trajectory as a ground...	Self	Not rated
TBA	Movie Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell Details Mamie Van Doren’s rise in Hollywood in the 1950s after being discovered by Howard Hughes, as well as her...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie The AckerMonster Chronicles! Nudism. Esperanto. KING KONG. Sci-Fi. What do all of these things have in common? Simple: Forrest J Ackerman! Who's that?...	Unknown character	TMDB 1.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2023	TV Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Set in 1920s Shanghai, ten-year-old Sam and 12-year-old Elle return the Mogwai Gizmo back home to the lush and perilous...	Consulting Producer Production	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2018	Movie Camp Cold Brook Strange events plague crew members of a reality TV show when they visit an infamous backwoods camp that was the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2018	Movie Nightmare Cinema A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2017	Movie Trafficked In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2016	TV MacGyver 20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2016	TV DC's Legends of Tomorrow When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2014	Movie Burying the Ex Before horror enthusiast Max can break things off with his girlfriend Evelyn she dies in a bus accident. In time,...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2013	TV Witches of East End The adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2011	Movie Corman's World A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2011	Movie Trail of Blood On a weekend camping trip deep in the forest, a young U.S. Marine enlistee named Jim and his friends stumble...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2010	Movie Embryo A young man named Carlos with a sexual trauma kidnaps a girl that works with him. During the kidnapping the...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 2.3 / 10
2010	TV Hawaii Five-0 Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2009	TV Splatter Johnny Splatter accumulated as many hit records as he did enemies on his climb up the fame ladder. His sudden...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2009	Movie Splatter After self-righteous rockstar Johnny Splatter puts a bullet in his own head, only five people are chosen to attend the...	Director Directing	TMDB 2.9 / 10
2009	Movie The Hole After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in the...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2006	Movie The Screwfly Solution A strange virus renders the entire human male population into homicidal maniacs who end up wiping out all females, leaving...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2006	Movie Trapped Ashes Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2005	Movie Homecoming A hotshot White House speech writer deals with the publicity nightmare of his life when recently deceased soldiers return from...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2005	TV Masters of Horror An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2004	TV CSI: NY Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".	Director Directing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2003	Movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2003	Movie Haunted Lighthouse 4-D Two ghosts that are children are forced to stay on a haunted beach and 100 years later find two children...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2001	TV Night Visions Horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1998	Movie Small Soldiers When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1997	Movie The Second Civil War When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1996	Movie The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy The time is the 21st century, after the fall of the Galactic Republic. Technology is at a standstill, families have...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1996	Movie The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy The time is the 21st century, after the fall of the Galactic Republic. Technology is at a standstill, families have...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1995	TV Picture Windows Famous paintings come to life to tell a story by renowned authors, directed by world class directors.	Director Directing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1995	Movie Picture Windows: Lightning Part of the anthology series "Picture Windows," Joe Dante’s "Lightning" is a Gold Rush tale marking Brian Keith’s final screen...	Director Directing	TMDB 2.0 / 10
1994	Movie Runaway Daughters After Mary tells her boyfriend she's pregnant, he enrolls in the Army and skips town, leaving her to fend for...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1994	Movie Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee...	Associate Producer Production	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1994	Movie The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow On a gloomy Halloween night in 1939, patrons at the Hollywood Tower Hotel were riding the elevator when a violent...	Director Directing	TMDB 9.5 / 10
1994	TV Rebel Highway Rebel Highway is a 1994 revival of American International Pictures, created and produced by Lou Arkoff, the son of Samuel...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1993	Movie Matinee A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1991	TV Eerie, Indiana Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1991	Movie Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever Those rambunctious kids are back in school and back in trouble in a smash sequel to the 1978 worldwide hit....	Characters Writing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1990	Movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1989	Movie The 'Burbs When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1987	Movie Amazon Women on the Moon Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1987	Movie Innerspace Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac,...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1985	TV Amazing Stories A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1985	TV The Twilight Zone This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1985	Movie Explorers Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1984	Movie Gremlins After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1983	Movie Twilight Zone: The Movie An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life"...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1982	TV Police Squad! In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin and his fellow officers...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1981	Movie The Howling After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1981	Movie The Howling After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose...	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1979	Movie Rock 'n' Roll High School A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed...	Story Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1978	Movie Piranha When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1978	Movie Piranha When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1977	Movie Grand Theft Auto A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry...	Editor Editing	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1976	Movie Hollywood Boulevard A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1976	Movie Hollywood Boulevard A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with...	Editor Editing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1974	Movie The Arena Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave...	Editor Editing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1968	Movie The Movie Orgy Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1968	Movie The Movie Orgy Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of...	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
TBA	Movie Fear Paris A series of interconnected stories explore the dark underbelly of the city of lights.	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Labrintus A crew enters a mysterious maze buried underneath an abandoned Soviet research facility where supernatural disturbances occur.	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes In 1967, strait-laced exploitation movie king Roger Corman embarks on a life-changing attempt to capture the psychedelic world of LSD...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes In 1967, strait-laced exploitation movie king Roger Corman embarks on a life-changing attempt to capture the psychedelic world of LSD...	Producer Production	Not rated

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Gremlins (1984)

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (2016–)

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