'Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone. Joe Dante assembleavatarbrand share on social
I've made a lot of movies with kids in them. I don't know why that is, but it's something I've noticed. Joe Dante havekidlot Change image and share on social
The dynamic is extremely similar to Gremlins and the hero is very similar, plus the small town atmosphere. It really is in a way the third Gremlins movie. Joe Dante atmospheredynamicextremely Change image and share on social
A lot of filmmakers from my generation were lucky enough to have their work more or less perpetuated by people who saw them originally on TV and on HBO and certainly on home video. Joe Dante filmmakergenerationhbo Change image and share on social
There's so little difference between television and features as far as you make the film. I mean, you have less money and it's a little quicker, but the concept is all on television. Joe Dante conceptdifferencefeature Change image and share on social
You don't paint pictures to put them in your attic. You want people to look at them. Joe Dante atticpaintpeople Change image and share on social
Finding a writer who can write decent kids' dialog and finding kids that can act realistically and not 'cute' is an effort. Joe Dante actcutedecent Change image and share on social
