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Director of motion pictures like Gremlins 1 & 2, The 'Burbs, The Howling, Small Soldiers, Innerspace and more. Check out my side gig ➡

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Joe Dante
3 days
It’s @TrailersFromHel Guru Allan Arkush’s birthday! There’s no better way to celebrate than by having him back on our pod @TheMoviesMadeMe to talk with yours truly about their days editing in the trenches for TFH Guru Roger Corman.
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My film “Small Soldiers” turns 21 today. Give it a spin, why don't ya?
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Thanks for all the birthday love, everybody! Gizmo and I appreciate you!
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I'm devastated to report that one of my best friends and most treasured collaborators has passed away. I "grew up" (kinda) watching Dick Miller in movies from the 50s on and was thrilled to have him in my first movie for @RogerCorman ... (1/2)
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Alien humor.
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RRR (Rise Roar Revolt) is maybe the best Bollywood movie I've seen. It was certainly the most expensive. It manages to remain continually enthralling over its action packed 3 hour (!) run time! It's made to be seen on the big screen, and is currently playing at the @DrafthouseLA !
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OTD in 1998, a little movie called "Small Soldiers" was unleashed upon the masses...
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8 months
Agreed.
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Margaret "Molly" Rasberry🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸
8 months
Perfect filmography
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RIP William Friedkin, one of our very first guests on our podcast, The Movies That Made Me.
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4 years
Same.
@bencolinclouti1
Ben Horrible ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ
4 years
I want more Joe Dante movies.
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2 years
September 30th vs October 1st
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Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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10 months
My sci-fi comedy adventure picture Innerspace was released 36 years ago OTD! When did you first see it?
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My picture Matinee turns 30 (!) today! Who here saw it in theaters? Check out our Matinee collection in my @renfieldprods store for custom autographed pictures from yours truly:
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Disappointing to see that #DickMiller was left off the In Memoriam segment of tonite's Oscars, but he's in good company with Stanley Donen, Julie Adams and others who have made more of an impact than the unknown publicists and ex-studio execs who seem to dominate these tributes.
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Here they grow again… My film “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” turns 29 today! Grab a tiara & themed t-shirt and celebrate!
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6 years
I approve.
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the back seat of my car is slowly turning into a @joe_dante film
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...We hit it off and every script thereafter I always looked for a role for Dick--not just because he was my friend but because I loved watching him act! But he leaves behind over 100 performances, a bio & a doc--not bad for a guy who hardly ever enjoyed a starring role. (2/2)
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😏
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28 days
On behalf of all the graduates from The Corman School, we wish @RogerCorman a very happy 98th birthday with thanks for starting us all on our careers. He taught us all perseverance, economy and how to please an audience--and ourselves.
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2 years
My werewolf picture The Howling was first released to theaters on March 13, 1981!
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4 years
And who can argue with this??
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BenDavid Grabinski
4 years
GREMLINS 2 is one of the best things ever made by people.
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24 days
My picture MATINEE has been remastered for a special deluxe 4K edition by my pals at @Shout_Studios ! I oversaw the color timing for this puppy. Grab your copy on June 25!
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Shout! Studios
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John Goodman is at his best as a William Castle-inspired movie promoter who brings his unique brand of flashy showmanship to the unsuspecting residents of Key West, Florida in MATINEE. @joe_dante 's beloved send-up of cinema is coming to 4K June 25.
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2 years
It was a treat to celebrate Gremlins & Gremlins 2 with everybody at the @Castro_Theatre last night!
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5 years
RIP Larry Cohen, a true original.
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2 years
My old pal Stripe will be joining MultiVersus, @wbgames 's all-new, free-to-play platform fighter videogame!!
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2 months
The 'Burbs has hit Netflix!
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6 years
Happy birthday to #Gremlins2TheNewBatch . 28 years young today!
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1 year
After 38 years, I part ways with this bad boy today. @hbomax #GremlinsSecretsoftheMogwai
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6 years
It's the 34th Birthday of the PG-13 Rating! I like to think of it partly as "my" PG-13 rating, since #Gremlins was partially responsible for the change!
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Gold:
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Eyes On Cinema
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Vincent Price riding roller coasters
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4 years
"Gremlins 2: The New Batch" has a major birthday today (the big 3-0)!! Put on that party tiara and celebrate, why don't ya?
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5 years
Here it is -- the photo of the year! Dick Miller wearing his 90th birthday gift, in the great tradition of Ugly Christmas Sweaters!
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7 years
1. My late friend Anton Yelchin's parents unveiled a statue of Anton at Hollywood Forever, the same cemetery where we shot Burying the Ex.
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5 years
Flashback: @StephenKing visits the "Gremlins" set and meets the stars!
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6 years
Happy 34th birthday, #Gremlins ! Everyone, during your commemorative celebrations, please be safe and remember the Three Rules. Thank you.
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5 years
“Gremlins” turns 35 today! Watch it again with someone you love, forthwith.
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10 months
Twilight Zone: The Movie turns 40 (!) today! Did you know we cast a Simpson and a rock star in my segment, "It's A Good Life?"
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RIP Joe Flaherty. I  was lucky enough to work with him twice, on Innerspace and Runaway Daughters.  One of the nicest people in the biz. SCTV made me a fan for life.
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2 years
My movie Matinee was released to theaters on this date in 1993! Did anybody here see a matinee of Matinee during its original release?
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Happy birthday to Bela Lugosi, born on this date in 1882!
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3 months
This Saturday, my picture The 'Burbs will officially be old enough to run for president!! To celebrate, here's a new still from my archives, featuring some of my longtime recurrent performers, Bruce Dern and Wendy Schaal!
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7 years
Someday LIFEFORCE's mad iconoclasm will be truly appreciated. So long, Tobe. I hope you find more sympathetic financiers on the other side.
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3 months
The 'Burbs is still popular after all these years.... Thanks for watching!
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8 months
It's true.
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Lucé says It’s Always Halloween!
8 months
Didn't realize many of these episodes were directed by Joe Dante until I was working on his section at @VIDTHEQUE last week! Come rent em when we reopen later this month!
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"Gremlins" was released 36 years ago today!! Time flies when you're doing your darnedest to keep 'em away from bright light, putting 'em in bed before midnight, and never, ever getting them wet.
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Trailers From Hell
4 years
Fire up that HBO Max or 4K player and celebrate TFH Guru @joe_dante ’s “Gremlins” on the occasion of its 36th birthday! And then check out Glenn Erickson’s @CineSavant review!
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My picture Gremlins was first released to theaters TODAY, 39 years ago! Celebrate its birthday on our @renfieldprods site! I personally enjoy this very festive Gizmo. You can also order screen stills, posters & swag signed by yours truly:
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5 years
Happy Saturday from Daniel Clamp and friends!
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10 months
Happy 4th, friends!
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3 years
"Gremlins 2: The New Batch" was unleashed upon the world on this date in 1990!
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2 years
The first episode of Police Squad that I directed, "Ring of Fear," debuted OTD 40 (!) years ago!
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11 months
My picture Gremlins 2: The New Batch turns 33 tomorrow! To celebrate, we're unveiling some new stills at our @renfieldprods shop. In "Chin Scratchers," lab assistants Martin & Lewis (Don and Dan Stanton) ponder the chaos that has befallen their lab.
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Joe Dante
2 years
It was fun to hang out with my fellow @TrailersFromHel Guru @RealGDT at Brassserie Lipp in Paris!
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10 months
My picture Explorers was released to theaters on this date in 1985! Who here saw it in theaters? Who discovered it on VHS? We've added a new still from the flick to our @renfieldprods shop, featuring the Thunder Road crew's alien pal Neek!
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4 years
My movie "Innerspace" turns 33 today! I think we could all use a little Tuck Pendleton in our lives right about now.
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Trailers From Hell
4 years
TFH Fearless Leader @joe_dante ’s classic sci-fi adventure comedy “Innerspace,” starring Martin Short, Meg Ryan & Dennis Quaid, first blew minds 33 years ago today! Check out Glenn Erickson’s @CineSavant review right here on TFH:
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6 months
I guess @theestallion just won Halloween.
@theestallion
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Greta Snow 💚🫦
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4 years
More online love for "Eerie, Indiana!" Why hasn't this been rebooted?? I'm available!
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3 years
Kudos to my pal @edgarwright for his memorable "Last Night in Soho," which is one the most imaginative and excitingly conceived pictures of the decade for those of us who love cinema. I recommend you see it theatrically if possible because it's a REAL MOVIE. And so much FUN!
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5 months
I've heard of this one.
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Alamo Drafthouse DC Area
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Nearly 40 years ago, @joe_dante and Steven Spielberg teamed up for #Gremlins – the goofy, goopy fable that dared to explore the dark side of the holidays.
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2 years
A potential holiday gift for the cineaste oddballs in your life...
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My film “Matinee” turns 26 today! John Goodman plays a free-wheeling director who brings his latest fright flick to town in order to gin up excitement. Check out @TrailersFromHel Guru @Illeanarama ’s trailer commentary here:
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4 years
Good advice!
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3 years
Happy 96th(!) birthday to Rod Serling, who changed the face of sci-fi/fantasy with "The Twilight Zone."
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4 years
Finally! The cure!
@studioexec1
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚘 𝙴𝚡𝚎𝚌
4 years
BREAKING: New medical trial will inject Dennis Quaid into the bloodstream to kill the Coronavirus. #innerspace
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2 years
OTD in 1990... We told you not to feed them after midnight. We told you to keep them away from the light. And the most important warning of all... We told you to never, ever get them wet. You didn't listen! Who here saw Gremlins 2: The New Batch in theaters?
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Joe Dante
5 years
WAKE UP TCM! "Star Wars" is a 2:35 widescreen movie and for its debut on TCM you cropped it to 1:85! And a few weeks ago you ran "Executive Suite" in a stretched wide version that made everybody look like Victor Buono! What's up over there?
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5 years
RIP Nicolas Roeg. I followed his career first for his photographic style, later for his fascinating choice of subject matter. WALKABOUT is a near perfect tone poem, the restored THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH is one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever.
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Joe Dante
3 years
Hey, I recognize this guy...
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Chris Walas
3 years
Making a Gizmo. Original eyes, original mold, etc.
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At 93 minutes, Late Night with the Devil does a great job with its small budget. Scary enough to rate an endorsement from no less than Stephen King! Go see it in theaters like I did, or wait until it streams on @Shudder April 19th.
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4 years
“The ’Burbs” turns 31 today!
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6 years
Condolences to Ron Howard, whose dad Rance Howard has passed at 89. I first met Rance while editing Grand Theft Auto (he co-wrote with Ron) and he eventually became one of my favorite go-to actors on numerous projects. A stand-up guy who worked till the end.
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Joe Dante
3 years
'Tis true!! Prepare yourselves, friends!
@JustTheDiscsPod
Just The Discs Podcast
3 years
Great news! @joe_dante 's EXPLORERS is coming to Blu-ray from @ShoutFactory on May 25th!
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Joe Dante
2 years
Our @TrailersFromHel podcast @TheMoviesMadeMe returns! @ssrajamouli , the writer/director of the excellent RRR (now on Netflix), joins hosts @joshuarolson & moi to discuss his favorite films! Listen on TFH, @amazonmusic , @GooglePlay , @ApplePodcasts & more!
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Trailers From Hell
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Our podcast @TheMoviesMadeMe is back! @ssrajamouli , the writer/director of the HUGELY successful RRR (on Netflix now), joins hosts @joshuarolson & @joe_dante to discuss some of his favorite films.
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Joe Dante
2 years
Thanks to my friends at @FocusFeatures for including me in their celebration of 20 years of memorable indie movies! Long may they thrive!
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3 years
"Innerspace" was released 34 years ago today! What's your favorite moment of the Tuck Pendleton/Jack Putter adventure?
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6 years
#TwilightZoneTheMovie turns 35 years old today!
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5 years
Had a blast at Dick Miller's 90th birthday soiree! 1st pic: Unidentified, Roger Corman, Jackie Joseph and Jonathan Haze (Little Shop of Horrors), Dick Miller, Belinda Balaski 2nd: Dick, his granddaughter and Lainie 3rd: Dick & Lainie cutting a rug 4th: The agenda!
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My cafe
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He sure does.
@JayBauman1
Jay Bauman
5 years
I really love the work of Joe Dante’s frequent cinematographer John Hora. He seems to love soft focus and playing with shadows.
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1 year
🤞
@BeyondFest
Beyond Fest
1 year
The financial success of MEGAN, BARBARIAN, VIOLENT NIGHT and now COCAINE BEAR means we’re going to get a lot more gonzo cinema from Hollywood studios as they scramble to make fast cash. It’s going to be the 80’s all over again and one helluva ride.
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The 'Burbs turns 35 today!! When did you first see it? When did you last see it? We've got a fresh celebratory still in our @renfieldprods shop, featuring some of my favorite repertory players in Bob Picardo and Dick Miller.
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Joe Dante
5 years
My longtime friend and stop motion master Phil Tippett has furthered the traditions of Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien. Now he has his own documentary! Check it out!
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5 years
HAPPY EASTER!
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5 years
This week it'll be 30 years (!) since "The 'Burbs" was unleashed---and suburbia hasn't been the same since!
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Joe Dante
2 years
You don't say?
@newbeverly
New Beverly Cinema
2 years
Joe Dante's GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990) screens in 35mm December 22nd & 23rd. Tickets:
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