Joe Dante

Joe Dante is a film director, editor, actor, and producer. He’s known for the films Gremlins, The ‘Burbs, Matinee, and many more.

Guest Appearances

May 4, 2016

Filmmaker and film lover Joe Dante (The Howling, Gremlins, Matinee) joins Leonard to talk about writing for the horror/science fiction film magazine Castle of Frankenstein, going from creating trailers to making a feature film of his own, and his classic and cult movies based web series Trailers From Hell. Plus, Joe recommends some unsung favorite films such as John Farrow’s 1948 film noir The Big Clock.