Joe Dante

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q455279: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Gremlins (1984); Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Matinee (1993); Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003); Dante filmography; Explorers; Innerspace; The 'Burbs.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Pulp Fiction (1994): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Joe Dante ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). Monster Joe's truck and tow is named after Joe Dante, whom Tarantino interviewed in the 80s.
“Apparently named after Joe Dante, director of Gremlins”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:06:41 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (8) everyone in directing

director, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman)
director, Gremlins (The Rewatchables, ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
director, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (The Big Picture, The 1990 Movie Draft)
director, Innerspace (Blank Check — Patreon, Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free))
director, disowns the unfinished version, Explorers (Blank Check — Patreon, Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free))
director, The 'Burbs (Blank Check — Patreon, Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free))
director, Matinee (Blank Check — Patreon, Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
director, Dante filmography (Blank Check — Patreon, March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2)

Other (1) everyone in other

director (Warner Bros. pitch for Jurassic Park), Jurassic Park (Blank Check with Griffin & David, The Lost World: Jurassic Park)

What was said about them, by kind

lineage (1)

lineage (lineage): Pulp Fiction → Joe Dante. Monster Joe's truck and tow is named after Joe Dante, whom Tarantino interviewed in the 80s.
“Apparently named after Joe Dante, director of Gremlins”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:06:41 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

programming (1)

programming (programming): Martin Brest → Joe Dante. Griffin expects Brest vs Dante, his two favorites, in the regional final.
“I do feel like this is going to end up with Brest versus Dante”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:08:09 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): Joe Dante → Chris Sturgis. Dante beat Sturgis two years running in the bracket.
“Dante kicks Sturgis's ass.”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:09:08 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about Joe Dante: Dante has said he would appear on the show if covered.
“I've communicated with Joe Dante himself and his team, and they had offered that he would come on the show”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:08:48 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)