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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 Hollywood Boulevard (1976) (co-directed with Allan Arkush), a thinly disguised spoof of New World exploitation pictures, shot in ten days for $60,000.
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 Hollywood Boulevard (1976) (co-directed with Allan Arkush), a thinly disguised spoof of New World exploitation pictures, shot in ten days for $60,000.
Dec 5, 2023 · Joe Dante is a unique director with a penchant for blending horror, comedy, and satire. He was on fire in the 1980s and '90s, churning out a string of gems like The Howling , Gremlins , and ...
Jun 17, 2015 · If It's A Good Picture, It's A Miracle!: An Interview with Joe Dante. Peter Sobczynski June 17, 2015. Tweet. Although he may have never enjoyed the kind of instant name recognition of the likes of such contemporaries as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas or Robert Zemeckis, the appearance of Joe Dante's name on a new film is a cause for celebration ...
JOE DANTE: I was at the Annecy Film Festival for the premiere of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2022), an HBO Max animated series that functions as a prequel to Gremlins, following the adventures of Mr. Wing, the elderly Chinese guardian of Gizmo, when he was child in 1920s Shanghai and first encountered the Mogwai and their dark progeny, the Gremlins. I asked to be involved and they made me creative consultant, although the credit now reads consulting producer.
Jun 8, 1984 · Gremlins: Directed by Joe Dante. With Hoyt Axton, John Louie, Keye Luke, Don Steele. A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Sep 2, 2022 · Joe Dante: Well, it’s a longstanding experience.It started in 1968 or something like that. You’ll be interested to know that the American Genre Film Archive is in the process of restoring The ...
