Joe Dante at the "Trailers From Hell" show party and celebrity Q&A, Silent Movie Theater, Los Angeles, CA. 07-10-11

RECENT CREDITS
CSI: NY (TV)  Oct. 31, 2007
100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV)  Oct. 26, 2004
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (FILM)  Nov. 14, 2003
Small Soldiers (FILM)  Jul. 10, 1998
The Phantom (FILM)  Jun. 7, 1996
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HIGHLIGHTS
Wrote for the horror fanzine Castle of Frankenstein and later became the managing editor for the trade magazine Film Bulletin.
His first film — made with friend and producer Jon Davison — was the seven-hour The Movie Orgy (1968), a compilation of movie trailers, commercials and clips.
Launched his film career as a trailer editor for Roger Corman's New World Pictures.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Bat Out of Hell  
Director
Film


Looney Tunes: Back in Action  2003
Director
Film


Small Soldiers  1998
Director
Film


Sleepwalkers  1992 -Lab Assistant
Actor
Film


Oscar  1991 -Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Actor
Film


Gremlins 2: The New Batch  1990
Director
Film


The 'Burbs  1989
Director
Film


Amazon Women on the Moon  1987
Director
Film


Innerspace  1987
Director
Film


The Golden Coach  1952 -Hariequin
Actor
Film


Splatter  
Director
Film


CSI: NY  
Director
TV
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Runaway Daughters  
Director
TV


The Second Civil War  
Director
TV


The Phantom  1996
Executive Producer
Film


Explorers  1985
Director
Film


Gremlins  1984
Director
Film


Twilight Zone: The Movie  1983
Director
Film


The Howling  1981
Director, Editor
Film


Rock 'n' Roll High School  1979
Screenwriter, Screen Story
Film


Piranha  1978
Director, Editor
Film


Grand Theft Auto  1977
Editor
Film


Cannonball  1976
Actor
Film


Two Weeks in Another Town  1962 -Ad Libs in Lounge
Actor
Film


The Joker Is Wild  1957
Actor
Film


The Movie Orgy  
Editor
Film


Code Name: Zebra   -Voce
Actor
Film


Beverly Hills Cop III   -Jailer
Actor
Film


Hollywood Boulevard  
Director, Editor
Film


Matinee  
Director
Film


Runaway Daughters  
Director
Film


The Silence of the Hams   -Dying Man
Actor
Film


The Stud Farm   -Clarence
Actor
Film


Trapped Ashes  
Director, Producer
Film


The Greatest Show Ever  
Director
Film


The Arena  
Editor
Film


The Hole  
Director
Film




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Highlights

Wrote for the horror fanzine Castle of Frankenstein and later became the managing editor for the trade magazine Film Bulletin.
His first film — made with friend and producer Jon Davison — was the seven-hour The Movie Orgy (1968), a compilation of movie trailers, commercials and clips.
Launched his film career as a trailer editor for Roger Corman's New World Pictures.
Won Saturn Awards for Best Editing in 1978 for the horror-comedy Piranha and Best Director for Gremlins in 1984. He also received directing nods for the 1987 sci-fi comedy Innerspace<


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