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Joe Dante
Birth at
28 November 1946
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Joe Dante was born on November 28, 1946 in Morriston, New Jersey, USA. He studied at the Philadelphia College of Art. He began his career under the guidance of the famous director and producer Roger Corman, at the studio "New World Pictures", where Dante gained a rich cinematic experience. The first film that Joe Dante directed entirely was Piranha (1978). It was this project that attracted the attention of Steven Spielberg to the director. Subsequently, Spielberg invited Joe Dante to shoot films
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Joe Dante was born on November 28, 1946 in Morriston, New Jersey, USA. He studied at the Philadelphia College of Art. He began his career under the guidance of the famous director and producer Roger Corman, at the studio "New World Pictures", where Dante gained a rich cinematic experience. The first film that Joe Dante directed entirely was Piranha (1978). It was this project that attracted the attention of Steven Spielberg to the director. Subsequently, Spielberg invited Joe Dante to shoot films that made the director's name widely known - "Gremlins 1-2", "Inner Space". Joe Dante's contribution to film fiction was not limited to these films - he also participated in the creation of a film based on the TV series "Twilight Zone", as well as several television films. The last film directed by Joe Dante, "Soldiers" - a bright and unusual movie fantasy, combining the play of actors with sophisticated computer animation.