Joe Dante's activities: films, filmography

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The famous actor was born on November 28, 1946. Homeland is the city of Morristown, in the state of New Jersey, USA. As a very young man, Joe Dante contracted polio, which almost left him disabled. After that, he made the decision to paint and not play sports, as his parents wanted.

His father was a professional golfer, and he had high hopes for his son to continue his business. However, after graduating from high school, he entered an art college, and drew for such well-known magazines at the time as Castle of Frankenstein, as well as Famous monsters of Filmland.

Joe Dante - actor, producer, director. The man, thanks to the labors and investments of which the world has seen many exciting films. Joe has been involved in cinema all his life, and continues to delight the audience with his creations. Thanks to the efforts, perseverance, humor, and enthusiasm, the audience will watch and enjoy his masterpieces for a long time to come.

The beginning of Joe Dante's career

At an early age, Joe and his friend John Davis assembled a seven-hour film from parts andexcerpts from various paintings, episodes, plots from advertisements and trailers. The guys gave him the name "Kinoorgiya" (1968). In the same year, Joe Dante created a magazine called Film Bulletin.

In 1974, he already began to work in film advertising, after which he worked as an editor for the film "Arena" (1974). In the same year, he moved to California and, thanks to Martin Scorsese, began working in the studio of Roger Corman, creating exciting trailers, after watching which the audience immediately had a desire to watch the film itself.

Later, Joe Dante made a film called Hollywood Boulevard (1976) in one week with only $50,000 to make the film. Dante owes his rapid career growth to Steven Spielberg. There are also directors who have had no small influence on his career.

Movie genres

Dante is known for his jokes that he inserts into the plot of the picture, in thrillers, as well as visual effects. The director does not like to write scripts, he has a lot of items from his paintings in the garage as a keepsake. Almost all the nineties he worked on television, being a director and producer.

He mainly works with horror and comedy genres. His most famous films are Piranhas, Gremlins. The films “Piranhas”, “Howl” brought him fame and recognition, after which his collaboration with Steven Spielberg began.

Also, Joe showed the world the last part of the film called "The Twilight Zone". Director Joe Dante received an honorary award for his contribution to cinema.

Nominations and awards

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror Films awarded the actor the Saturn Award for Best Editing for "Piranhas" and Best Director for "Gremlins" and nominated him for Best Director for "Inner Space" and "Gremlins" -2".

Grand Prix received such films: "Afternoon Show", "Second Civil War" (1997). Films by Joe Dante, which were nominated: "The Midnight Zone", "Little Soldiers", at the international film festival in Locarno (in 1998) and Chicago (in 2000).

Joe Dante's Best Movies:

1. "Gremlins".
2. "Soldiers".

3. "Inner space".
4. "Suburb".
5. "Oscar".

Best TV series directed by Joe Dante:

1. "Police Squad!".
2. "Hawaii 5.0".
3. "Amazing stories".
4. "Witches of the East End".
5. "Masters of Horror".

Joe Dante's filmography includes activities:

As an actor:

• "The Butterfly Room"/The Butterfly Room/2012.
• Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel/2011.
• "American Grindhouse"/American Grindhouse/2010.
• "American Nightmares"/Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film/2009.
• "Sleepwalkers"/Sleepwalkers /1992.
• Oscar/1991.
• "Gremlins 2: The New Batch"/gremlins 2: The New Batch / 1990.
• "Piranha"/Piranha/1978.

As a director:

• "Hawaii 5.0."/Hawaii Five-0/2010 and filming continues.
• "The Gate" in 3D/The Hole/2009.
• "Looney Tunes: Back in Action"/Looney Tunes: Back in Action/2003.
• "Soldiers"/Small Soldiers/1998.
• "The Second Civil War"/The Second Civil War/1997.
• "The Osiris Chronicles"/The Osiris Chronicles/1996.
• "Matinee"/Matinee/1993.
• "Gremlins 2: The New Batch"/Gremlins 2: The New Batch/1990.
• "Suburb"/The 'Burbs/1989.
• "Amazons on the Moon"/Amazon Women On The Moon/1987.
• "Innerspace"/Innerspace/1987.
• "Explorers"/Explorers/1985.
• "Gremlins"/Gremlins/1984.
• "The Twilight Zone"/Twilight Zone: The Movie/1983.
• "Howling"/Howling/1981.
• "Piranha"/Piranha/1978.

Executive Producer:

"Jeremiah"/Jeremiah/2002

Editor:

• "Howling"/Howling/1981.
• "Piranha"/Piranha/1978.

Joe Dante created manypictures that delighted the audience. The last tapes in which the director participated: "My Girlfriend is a Zombie" (released in 2014), "Destruction of Vegas" (shown on screens in 2013), "Life to the Full" (the world saw in 2013).