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DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of JOE DANTE

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[SIZE= 12px] JOE DANTE[/SIZE]

The Hole (2009)

[SIZE= 12px]Trapped Ashes (2006) ('Wraparound' segment) [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Small Soldiers (1998)
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV)
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV)
Runaway Daughters (1994) (TV)
Matinee (1993)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
The `Burbs (1989)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (segments "Hairlooming", "Bullshit or Not", "Critic's Corner", "Roast Your Loved One, " "French Ventiloquist's Dummy" [TV cut only] and "Reckless Youth")
Innerspace (1987)
Explorers (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 3)
The Howling (1981)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (uncredited) [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]Piranha (1978)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
The Movie Orgy (1968) [/SIZE]

Ratings out of :star: :star: :star: :star:


[SIZE= 14px]JOE DANTE (1946 - )[/SIZE]


The Hole (2009)

Trapped Ashes (2006) ('Wraparound' segment)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) :star: :star:
Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Small Soldiers (1998) :star: :star:
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998)
The Second Civil War (1997)
Runaway Daughters (1994)
Matinee (1993) :star: :star: 1/2
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) :star: :star:
The `Burbs (1989) :star: :star: 1/2
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) :star: :star:
Innerspace (1987) :star: :star: :star:
Explorers (1985) :star: :star:
Gremlins (1984) :star: :star: :star:
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 3) :star: :star: :star:
The Howling (1981) :star: :star: :star:
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) :star: :star: :star:

Piranha (1978) :star: :star: 1/2
Hollywood Boulevard (1976) :star: :star:
The Movie Orgy (1968)

Rated from :star: to :star::star::star::star::star:
Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Joe Dante
Nov 28, 1946 -
[COLOR= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Hole [/COLOR](2009) :star::star::star:
Trapped Ashes (2006) (Wraparound Story Segments) :star::star: (Own the DVD)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) :star::star::star:
Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Small Soldiers (1998) :star::star::star:
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV)
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV)
Runaway Daughters (1994) (TV)
Matinee (1993) :star::star::star::star:
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) :star::star:
The `Burbs (1989) :star::star:
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (segments) :star::star::star:
Innerspace (1987) :star::star:
Explorers (1985) :star::star::star:
Gremlins (1984) :star::star:
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 3) :star::star::star: (Own the DVD)
The Howling (1981) :star::star::star: (Own the DVD)
Piranha (1978) :star::star::star: (Own the Blu)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
The Movie Orgy (1968)

Seen 14
Own 4

JOE DANTE

Seen: 5
Like: 1*
Own: 1

Rank order:

The `Burbs (1989)
Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Innerspace (1987)
Gremlins (1984)


* - as an attraction at Sea World, I like the Haunted Lighthouse, and would go see it again there, but as a movie, I would never buy it on dvd or watch it in my home.

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) :star: :star: :star:
Small Soldiers (1998) :star: :star: :star:
Matinee (1993) :star: :star:
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) :star: :star: :star:
The `Burbs (1989) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Innerspace (1987) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Explorers (1985) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Gremlins (1984) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 3) :star: :star: :star:
The Howling (1981) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Piranha (1978) :star: :star: :star:

Rankings

1)The 'Burbs
2)Innerspace
3)Explorers
4)The Howling
5)Gremlins
6)Gremlins 2

Small Soldiers - :star::star::star:
Gremlins - :star::star::star:

Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Small Soldiers (1998)
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV)
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV)
Runaway Daughters (1994) (TV)
Matinee (1993)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
The `Burbs (1989)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (segments "Hairlooming", "Bullshit or Not", "Critic's Corner", "Roast Your Loved One, " "French Ventiloquist's Dummy" [TV cut only] and "Reckless Youth")
Innerspace (1987)
Explorers (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 3)
The Howling (1981)
Piranha (1978)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
The Movie Orgy (1968)

Bolded films I've seen.

Matinee (1993) - C_
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) - A-
Gremlins (1984) - B
The Howling (1981) - B-

1. The Gremlins - B+ (assumption, haven't seen it in 20 years or more)
2. Matinee - B
3. Looney Tunes Back In Action - B-
4. Piranha - B-
5. The Burbs - B-
6. Gremlins 2 - B-
7. Innerspace - C+ (Assumption on 5,6,7, haven't seen since either theatrical release or shortly after video release)
8. The Howling - C

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1. Gremlins

2. The Burbs

3. Amazon Women On The Moon

4. Gremlins 2: The New Batch

5. Twilight Zone: The Movie

6. Innerspace

7. The Howling

8. Piranha

9. Hollywood Boulevard

10. Matinee

11. Explorers

Updated Master list...............................

Gremlins 2: The New Batch - :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Gremlins - :star: :star: :star:
Matinee - :star: :star: :star:
The Howling - :star: :star: :star:
Piranha - :star: :star: 1/2
Innerspace - :star: :star: 1/2
The Burbs - :star: :star: 1/2
Small Soldiers - :star: :star: 1/2
Explorers - :star: :star: 1/2
Twilight Zone: The Movie - (Haven't seen it in a long time, don't really remember much about Dante's segment, so I need to see it again)
Amazon Women on the Moon - :star: :star: 1/2
Looney Tunes: Back in Action - :star: :star: 1/2

So, yeah, I like most of Joe Dante's movies. I'm a big Gremlins fan.

Updated Master list...............................

Ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: The Howling (1981) *****
2: The Screwfly Solution (2006) *****
3: Matinee (1993) ****
4: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) ****
5: Piranha (1978) ****
6: Gremlins (1984) ***½
7: Homecoming (2005) *½
8: The 'Burbs (1989) *
9: Small Soldiers (1998) *

Own 3

UPDATED:

Trapped Ashes (2006) ('Wraparound' segment) :star: :star:

Seen 13
Own 1

(ratings 1-5 stars / in ranked order)


Gremlins :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

Gremlins 2: The New Batch :star: :star: :star: :star: 1/2

The `Burbs (1989) - 8/10
Explorers (1985) - 4/10
Gremlins (1984) - 6/10
Piranha (1978) - 5/10

"No, I've never seen that, I've never seen anyone drive their garbage out to the curb and bang the hell out of it with a stick."

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Small Soldiers (1998)
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV)
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV)
Runaway Daughters (1994) (TV)
Matinee (1993)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
The `Burbs (1989)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) (segments "Hairlooming", "Bullshit or Not", "Critic's Corner", "Roast Your Loved One, " "French Ventiloquist's Dummy" [TV cut only] and "Reckless Youth")
*Innerspace (1987)
Explorers (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (segment 3)
The Howling (1981) Piranha (1978)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
The Movie Orgy (1968)