Joe Dante

  • Joe Dante – The Second Civil War (1997)

    Joe Dante1991-2000ComedyPoliticsUSA
    The Second Civil War (1997)
    The Second Civil War (1997)

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    What happens when Governor Farley of Idaho (Beau Bridges decides to close his state’s borders rather than allow a planeload of immigrant orphans to make it their home? The answer is hilarious, frightening, scandalous – and may well be the start of The Second Civil War.

    In this outrageous comedy, a nation watches – on TV – while the President (Phil Hartman) turns to his advisors, including lobbyist Jack Buchan (James Coburn), for advice. As the crisis escalates, it all depends on the Governor of Idaho. Will he be open to peaceful negotiations? Not before he’s negotiated his way back into the bedroom of his businesslike NewsNet reporter Christina Fernandez (Elizabeth Peña) with whom he is having a stormy affair. NewsNet is covering the tension at the Idaho state border as armed forces move in from either side. Will the Governor give way to his immigrant love or anti-immigration war? Either way, it looks like there’ll be nothing civil about The Second Civil War.Read More »

  • Joe Dante – Innerspace (1987)

    1981-1990ComedyJoe DanteSci-FiUSA
    Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace (1987)

    A hapless store clerk must foil criminals to save the life of the man who, miniaturized in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him.Read More »

  • Joe Dante – The ‘Burbs (1989)

    1981-1990ComedyCultJoe DanteUSA

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    An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block are part of a murderous Satanic cult.Read More »

  • Joe Dante – Mant! (1993)

    USA1991-2000CultJoe DanteShort Film


    Man gets bitten by atomic ant, man turns into raging man-ant beast…Read More »

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