The best Joe Dante’s movies

Joe Dante

Joe Dante

28/11/1946 (77 años)
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Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers
5.3/10
Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.

Innerspace

Innerspace
6.8/10
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.

Beverly Hills Cop III

Beverly Hills Cop III
5.5/10
Back in sunny southern California and on the trail of two murderers, Axel Foley again teams up with LA cop Billy Rosewood. Soon, they discover that an amusement park is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring – and it's run by the same gang that shot Billy's boss.

Piranha

Piranha
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 03/08/1978
  • Character: Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Oscar

Oscar
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 26/04/1991
  • Character: Face on the Cutting Room Floor
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.

Corman's World

Corman's World
7.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 16/12/2011
  • Character: Himself - Filmmaker
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.

Sad Hill Unearthed

Sad Hill Unearthed
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 31/10/2017
  • Character: Self
Film fans work to restore the set of the climatic graveyard scene from the iconic spaghetti western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” directed by Sergio Leone in 1966.

Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween
5.5/10
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.

The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams
4.6/10
The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail.

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha
8.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 02/08/2019
  • Character: Self
From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photography, the original music he wrote, and interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues, this film looks not just at Anton's impressive career, but at a broader portrait of the man.

Eating Raoul

Eating Raoul
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 24/03/1982
  • Character: Busboy (uncredited)
A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.

Cannonball

Cannonball
5.5/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 06/07/1976
  • Character: Kid
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman (Bill McKinney), his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.

The Butterfly Room

The Butterfly Room
5.4/10
A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.

Rock 'n' Roll High School

Rock 'n' Roll High School
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 24/08/1979
  • Character: Riot Cop with sunglasses (uncredited)
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.

In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness
8/10
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
7.4/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 07/10/2008
  • Character: Himself
This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dante and many others with a strong focus on Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger of KNB Make-Up EFX. Written by Kevin VanHook

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/10/2010
  • Character: Himself
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 27/11/2011
  • Character: Himself
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.

American Grindhouse

American Grindhouse
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 04/02/2011
  • Character: Himself
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
6.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/08/2020
  • Character: Self
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

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