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Film director known for a string of cult 1980's sci-fi/fantasy films that oftentimes ran on pure [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|crazy moon-logic.]]
Dante's work is notable for the strong affection he has for [[Author Appeal|'40s and '50s horror movies]] (''[[Matinee (Film)|Matinee]]'' is a love letter to William Castle, for example), and his taste for black comedy and political commentary. He first got attention for ''The Movie Orgy'', a seven-hour-long collection of weird film clips, ads and trailers that Dante still curates and screens around the country. After a few smaller successes, he directed ''[[Gremlins (Film)|Gremlins]]'', which launched a long, contentious relationship with Hollywood, which didn't seem to understand that Dante had [[Strawman Political|a few axes to grind]], especially with the political climate celebrating the '50s as a happy Golden Age and the suburbs as a great place to be. With [[Masters of Horror|a few exceptions]], though, he's relatively subtle about his opinions.
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