Joe Dante

Joseph James "Joe" Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. On Eerie, Indiana he served as creative consultant, directed five episodes and played himself in the series finale.

Eerie, Indiana
José Rivera and Karl Schaefer brought Dante a plot for the NBC show which would become Eerie, Indiana and asked him to direct the pilot. Dante agreed on the term that he would be involved with the show if it sold.

After directing the pilot, Dante was asked to stay on the project as creative consultant. He was involved in everything from story to casting. He pushed for Omri Katz to be cast as Marshall, saying in an interview with Bloody Disgusting: "if I hadn’t been on that show they would’ve cast the wrong kid as Marshall."

Directed episodes

 * 1. "Forever Ware"
 * 2. "The Retainer"
 * 4. "The Losers"
 * 7. "Heart on a Chain"
 * 13. "The Hole in the Head Gang"

Actor

 * 19. "The Broken Record"