Joe Dante
@thejoedante.bsky.social
Director of motion pictures like Gremlins 1 & 2, The 'Burbs, The Howling, Small Soldiers, Innerspace and more.
Check out my side gig ➡ http://trailersfromhell.com (@trailersfromhell.bsky.social)
Official Site www.renfieldproductions.com
Check out my side gig ➡ http://trailersfromhell.com (@trailersfromhell.bsky.social)
Official Site www.renfieldproductions.com
Happy birthday, Boris Karloff!
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Happy birthday, Boris Karloff!
Los Angeles! My pals at @vidiots.bsky.social will be screening my movie Explorers next Sunday, 11/16, at noon PT! It's a great theater and growing community, well worth checking them out and seeing a very young Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix to boot!
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/explo...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/explo...
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Los Angeles! My pals at @vidiots.bsky.social will be screening my movie Explorers next Sunday, 11/16, at noon PT! It's a great theater and growing community, well worth checking them out and seeing a very young Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix to boot!
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/explo...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/explo...
Listen up for spooky trailer commentaries from David DeCoteau, @madmanmendez.bsky.social, Mark Goldblatt, @mickgarris.bsky.social, Roger Corman, Karyn Kusama, Eli Roth & yours truly!
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Listen up for spooky trailer commentaries from David DeCoteau, @madmanmendez.bsky.social, Mark Goldblatt, @mickgarris.bsky.social, Roger Corman, Karyn Kusama, Eli Roth & yours truly!
We’re in a very Halloween mood this month on @trailersfromhell.bsky.social. To celebrate, tune in to our latest half-hour vodcast trailer commentary series, the Trailers From Hell Roadshow, exclusively on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/episode/71Zj...
open.spotify.com/episode/71Zj...
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We’re in a very Halloween mood this month on @trailersfromhell.bsky.social. To celebrate, tune in to our latest half-hour vodcast trailer commentary series, the Trailers From Hell Roadshow, exclusively on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/episode/71Zj...
open.spotify.com/episode/71Zj...
I loved traveling to @sitgesfilmfestival.bsky.social in Spain this year and meeting so many of my European fans! I'd like to give a particular shout-out to Silvia, who created this awesome beaded rendition of Stripe and Gizmo by hand!!
October 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I loved traveling to @sitgesfilmfestival.bsky.social in Spain this year and meeting so many of my European fans! I'd like to give a particular shout-out to Silvia, who created this awesome beaded rendition of Stripe and Gizmo by hand!!
Vegas! I'll be hanging out at The Beverly Theater for a screening on Saturday, 10/24, to fete a screening of my movie The 'Burbs! See you there.
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www.thebeverlytheater.com/shows-detail...
September 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Vegas! I'll be hanging out at The Beverly Theater for a screening on Saturday, 10/24, to fete a screening of my movie The 'Burbs! See you there.
www.thebeverlytheater.com/shows-detail...
www.thebeverlytheater.com/shows-detail...
My pal Sam Irvin has a rollicking new book out about his adventures behind the scenes with celebrities like Brian De Palma & some Monster Kid icons.
Get it before it sells out!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Get it before it sells out!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
September 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
My pal Sam Irvin has a rollicking new book out about his adventures behind the scenes with celebrities like Brian De Palma & some Monster Kid icons.
Get it before it sells out!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Get it before it sells out!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
September 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My lupine adventure The Howling is coming to 4K from @screamfactory.bsky.social on November 4th! Full details here:
bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3...
bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3...
September 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
My lupine adventure The Howling is coming to 4K from @screamfactory.bsky.social on November 4th! Full details here:
bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3...
bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3...
Loving this Thai Gremlins poster!!
September 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Loving this Thai Gremlins poster!!
Eagle Rock! I'm going to be hanging out with my @screamfactory.bsky.social pals to celebrate their 13th anniversary at @vidiots.bsky.social! Join us on Saturday, 9/19, where I'll chat with @drewmcweeny.com ahead of a Piranha screening!
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/piran...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/piran...
August 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Eagle Rock! I'm going to be hanging out with my @screamfactory.bsky.social pals to celebrate their 13th anniversary at @vidiots.bsky.social! Join us on Saturday, 9/19, where I'll chat with @drewmcweeny.com ahead of a Piranha screening!
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/piran...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/piran...
No self respecting Monster Kid can be without Howard Berger and Marshall Julius’ great new book, Making Monsters! It's full of inside info and pix about making and designing your favorite creatures. Get it before it sells out!
www.makingmonsters.org
www.makingmonsters.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
No self respecting Monster Kid can be without Howard Berger and Marshall Julius’ great new book, Making Monsters! It's full of inside info and pix about making and designing your favorite creatures. Get it before it sells out!
www.makingmonsters.org
www.makingmonsters.org
My late pal Jonathan Kaplan's classic Truck Turner is one of my all-time favorite not-so-guilty pleasures, as I discussed in May-June '83 issue of Film Comment:
www.filmcomment.com/article/guil...
www.filmcomment.com/article/guil...
August 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
My late pal Jonathan Kaplan's classic Truck Turner is one of my all-time favorite not-so-guilty pleasures, as I discussed in May-June '83 issue of Film Comment:
www.filmcomment.com/article/guil...
www.filmcomment.com/article/guil...
Calling all LA @trailersfromhell.bsky.social fans! My @moviesthatmademe.bsky.social podcast co-host @josholson.bsky.social & I will be hosting a screening of the excellent Vanishing Point at the Los Feliz 3 on Saturday, 8/23, at 7 p.m.! See ya then.
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
August 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Calling all LA @trailersfromhell.bsky.social fans! My @moviesthatmademe.bsky.social podcast co-host @josholson.bsky.social & I will be hosting a screening of the excellent Vanishing Point at the Los Feliz 3 on Saturday, 8/23, at 7 p.m.! See ya then.
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...
Tom Hanks & Rick Ducommun are Fleeing The Scene in this new still from my movie The 'Burbs! Custom autographs from yours truly are available on the still from my site the Renfield Collection!
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
July 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Tom Hanks & Rick Ducommun are Fleeing The Scene in this new still from my movie The 'Burbs! Custom autographs from yours truly are available on the still from my site the Renfield Collection!
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
July 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My pals at @vidiots.bsky.social created an interactive experience during the film breaking fakeout scene in their screening of Gremlins 2: The New Batch last weekend. It's even better than what I had hoped to do in 1990! 😁
July 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My pals at @vidiots.bsky.social created an interactive experience during the film breaking fakeout scene in their screening of Gremlins 2: The New Batch last weekend. It's even better than what I had hoped to do in 1990! 😁
As always, it was a treat to hang out with 270 pals for a screening of one of my movies at @vidiots.bsky.social! Tonight, that movie was Gremlins 2: The New Batch, on a 35mm print!! I was accompanied by a special guest for my Q&A.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
July 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
As always, it was a treat to hang out with 270 pals for a screening of one of my movies at @vidiots.bsky.social! Tonight, that movie was Gremlins 2: The New Batch, on a 35mm print!! I was accompanied by a special guest for my Q&A.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
Who’s coming to hang out at @vidiots.bsky.social with me on Sat, 7/19, for a 35 mm screening of my movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch?
I’ll be on hand for a pre-film Q&A.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
I’ll be on hand for a pre-film Q&A.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
July 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Who’s coming to hang out at @vidiots.bsky.social with me on Sat, 7/19, for a 35 mm screening of my movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch?
I’ll be on hand for a pre-film Q&A.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
I’ll be on hand for a pre-film Q&A.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
My The 'Burbs star Tom Hanks has a birthday today! We're celebrating with a fresh still from our lone movie together (so far), The 'Burbs, in our Renfield Collection shop!
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
July 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My The 'Burbs star Tom Hanks has a birthday today! We're celebrating with a fresh still from our lone movie together (so far), The 'Burbs, in our Renfield Collection shop!
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
Hey, I'm on @tcmtv.bsky.social this weekend!
I'll join Ben Mankiewicz on July 5, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, to chat about two films that influenced my taste & style – Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter & Servando Gonzalez’s The Fool Killer.
www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/...
I'll join Ben Mankiewicz on July 5, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, to chat about two films that influenced my taste & style – Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter & Servando Gonzalez’s The Fool Killer.
www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/...
July 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hey, I'm on @tcmtv.bsky.social this weekend!
I'll join Ben Mankiewicz on July 5, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, to chat about two films that influenced my taste & style – Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter & Servando Gonzalez’s The Fool Killer.
www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/...
I'll join Ben Mankiewicz on July 5, at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, to chat about two films that influenced my taste & style – Charles Laughton’s The Night of the Hunter & Servando Gonzalez’s The Fool Killer.
www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/...
My picture Gremlins 2: The New Batch turns 35 tomorrow, June 15! To celebrate next month, my friends at @vidiots.bsky.social will be screening a 35mm film print on Saturday, July 19. I'll be there for a special Q&A ahead of the picture.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
June 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My picture Gremlins 2: The New Batch turns 35 tomorrow, June 15! To celebrate next month, my friends at @vidiots.bsky.social will be screening a 35mm film print on Saturday, July 19. I'll be there for a special Q&A ahead of the picture.
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...
You have ONE HOUR left to bid on these four items from my Renfield Collection auction site!
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May 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
You have ONE HOUR left to bid on these four items from my Renfield Collection auction site!
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
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www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
A grab bag of Small Soldiers goodies from my personal collection is up for auction through tomorrow at noon PT! Items include:
-An 8-page Steven Spielberg memo of script notes
-An MPAA rating memorandum
-A note from me about the Gil Mars character
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
-An 8-page Steven Spielberg memo of script notes
-An MPAA rating memorandum
-A note from me about the Gil Mars character
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
May 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A grab bag of Small Soldiers goodies from my personal collection is up for auction through tomorrow at noon PT! Items include:
-An 8-page Steven Spielberg memo of script notes
-An MPAA rating memorandum
-A note from me about the Gil Mars character
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
-An 8-page Steven Spielberg memo of script notes
-An MPAA rating memorandum
-A note from me about the Gil Mars character
www.renfieldcollection.com/product-page...
Coming up in just a shade over two hours... ANOTHER BUY OR DIE AUCTION in my Renfield Collection store!
www.renfieldcollection.com
And yes, we have ANOTHER CREW JACKET for you to bid on!
www.renfieldcollection.com
And yes, we have ANOTHER CREW JACKET for you to bid on!
May 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Coming up in just a shade over two hours... ANOTHER BUY OR DIE AUCTION in my Renfield Collection store!
www.renfieldcollection.com
And yes, we have ANOTHER CREW JACKET for you to bid on!
www.renfieldcollection.com
And yes, we have ANOTHER CREW JACKET for you to bid on!