Joe Dante

thumb|Joe Dante in 2009 Joseph James "Joe" Dante, Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. Quotes A lot of people who are in the movie business don't really know much about movies, and they certainly don't know movie history. You have to even find a code when you're talking to these people—you can't use the references that you would use when talking to somebody who knows movie history. When you go in to pitch something, it depends what you invoke. You can't invoke anything really before 1980 with these people because they don't know what you're talking about. It's limiting. They get annoyed. They get offended that you are somehow trying to expose the fact that they don't know things, and make them feel inadequate. Which is of course not the point, or why you do it. "Fun, Yes, But By No Means Civilized": Interview with Joe Dante (Part 2) (July 8 2009) External links Category:Actors from New Jersey Category:Film directors from the United States Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Film producers from the United States Category:Film editors