JOE DANTE DOCUMENTARY - GREMLINS TWILIGHT ZONE EXPLORERS THE HOWLING PIRANHA INNERSPACE

Short section from a feature length documentary Written and Directed by Grant Littlechild.

The film features a fascinating look at the life and career of fantasy film maker Joe Dante (up to and including Gremlins 2 The New Batch), with discussion on films such as Hollywood Boulevard, Piranha, The Howling, Twilight Zone The Movie, Gremlins, Explorers, Innerspace, Amazon Women On The Moon, The Burbs, Gremlins 2 The New Batch and TV shows Amazing Stories and Police Squad.

The film includes original interviews and behind the scenes footage with Joe Dante, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, Steven Spielberg, Roger Corman, Famous Monsters of Filmland Editor Forrest J Ackerman, Oscar winning Makeup Effects wizard Rick Baker, Film Composer Jerry Goldsmith, Zach Galligan, Jackie Joseph, Keye Luke, Christopher Lee, Michael Finnell, Monty Python's Terry Jones, Cinematographer John Hora, Special Effects legend Ray Harryhausen, Tom Hanks, Production Designer James Spencer, Author Clive Barker and more!

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[AmberRose77]

Where can we see this documentary?

[spritenight]

Plans are underway to update the doco... then maybe a DVD release... will keep you posted!

[SteVin89]

Thanks! Dante gets far too little appreciation. He's one of the greats!

[nunofm2005]

Joe Dante is GREAT!!!

[AmberRose77]

Thank you, I appreciate that. If there is a DVD, I would definately buy it. It's very rare to see Joe talking about his childhood, like the part about the box he made with moving pictures, and so this would be a fantastic treat.

[g3rgu]

awesome upload! Dante is great.

[MrJohnffrey87]

He should make his comics into animated web shorts.