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Joe Dante 

 

501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers

Director / Editor
1946 - 
Born November 28, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Key Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror  TSPDT Rating: 7
Key Collaborators: Dick Miller (Character Player), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Michael Finnell (Producer), John Hora (Cinematographer), Marshall Harvey (Editor), James Spencer (Production Designer), Zach Galligan (Leading Player), Phoebe Cates (Leading Player), John Sayles (Screenwriter), Charlie Haas (Screenwriter)
Recommended: Gremlins (1984), The burbs (1989)
Worth a Look: Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Small Soldiers (1998)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Senses of Cinema: Great Directors ] [ Film Reference ] [ The Unofficial Joe Dante Web Site ] [ Filmbug Biography ] [ Film Fanzine Profile ]
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