Biography: Joe Dante |
Born and raised in New Jersey, Joe Dante was a garrulous, semi-obsessed "movie nut." As a teenager, Dante wrote articles and criticism for "Castle of Frankenstein," a popular "fanzine" for horror-film aficionados. While attending the Philadelphia... more
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Tags: Creature Film Horror
Length: min
Director Joe Dante returns to his horror roots for this Parallel Zide/VooDoo production centering on a red-eye flight that's hijacked while transporting frightful contents. Writing duo Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan provide the script. ~ Jeremy Wheeler,...
Spine Tingler!: The William Castle Story (2007)
Cast: Roger Corman John Landis
Tags: Film, TV & Radio Biography
Length: 82min
Over the course of a Hollywood career that spanned five decades, William Castle directed dozens of movies and earned a reputation as a clever hand with a low-budget thriller, but the movies he made aren't always as well remembered as the way he sold...
Tags: Children's Fantasy Family
Length: 98min
Joe Dante (Gremlins) directs this 3-D extravaganza concerning two brothers who discover a hole in their basement that acts like a portal to a dark world. Vacancy's Mark Smith provides the screenplay for the Bold Films production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All...
Cast: Mickey Rooney
Tags: Comedy
Length: min
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Cast: Quentin Tarantino Ridley Scott George Lucas Jodie Foster Steven Spielberg Martin Scorsese James Cameron Sean Penn
Tags: Film & Television History Film, TV & Radio
Length: 97min
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Editing teaches the viewer how editors compile strips of film in order to create memorable moviegoing experiences. In addition to interviews with a variety of respected and award-winning editors, the movie offers clips...
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
Tags: Film, TV & Radio Film & Television History
Length: 128min
They're called trailers, because originally they trailed the feature presentation. But before long, movie marketers learned there was a better chance of grabbing the audience's attention before the film. Trailers have since gone on to become one of...
Tags: Black Comedy Political Satire Comedy
Length: 97min
This made-for-cable black-comedy stars Beau Bridges as a governor in a future United States, with an unusual plan for his state. Bridges stars as Jim Farley, the Governor of Idaho, who decides that the only way to keep the new immigrants out of his...
Cast: Joe Dante Ken Russell
Tags: Supernatural Horror Horror
Length: 104min
The traditional horror anthology makes a triumphant comeback in this collection of four frightfully horrific tales from directors Monte Hellman, Ken Russell, Sean S. Cunningham, John Gaeta, and Joe Dante. When seven strangers accept a mysterious...
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Cast: Jerry Goldsmith
Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Adventure Comedy Comedy
Length: 91min
In a land where cartoon characters and flesh-and-blood people work side by side, one little black duck lands in a big pot of trouble in this comedy, which brings the beloved Looney Tunes characters into the real world. Daffy Duck (voice of Joe...
Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Fantasy Comedy Sci-Fi Comedy Fantasy Comedy Action Comedy
Length: 99min
Joe Dante directed this satirical action-comedy about talking tech toys accidentally juiced-up with military microchips. After the defense industry firm Globotech takes over a small toy company, Heartland Play Systems' CEO Gil Mars (Denis Leary) gives...
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