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Can we have a category for recurring actors in Joe Dante's films?[edit]

Since Joe Dante uses so many actors repeatedly in his films, (like Dick Miller, Bob Picardo, Paul Bartel, and Kevin MacCarthy to name just a few), I feel there should be a catergory for Dante's stock company. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by John Pannozzi (talk • contribs) 19:34, 21 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Regret over The Phantom[edit]

Several people have tried to remove this claim. I am the one who posted it. I read it in one of two places--Starlog or Cinefantastique in an article on either The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy or Small Soldiers. If it was in Cinefantastqiue, I have it in storage in another state. If in Starlog, I don't have it at all. The New York Public Library, unfortunately, does not have Cinefantastique after 1991, and does not have Starlog at all, so it will be difficult for me at this point to find a more specific citation. --Scottandrewhutchins 16:49, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

relative failure[edit]

There is no discussion of Dante's relative (and undeserved) lack of success. (In the running commentary for Gremlins, he ironically -- almost sarcastically -- refers to it as "Joe Dante's Greatest Hit".) Nor is there a discussion of his ability to effectively and attractively direct child actors. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 21:44, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Looney Tunes: Back in Action[edit]

An unregistered user, using multiple IP's, has been harassing me for the last couple of weeks, reverting my edits, just because he/she is upset at me for a dispute we had at the Jeff Bergman article. This is one of those articles. He or she keeps deleting my information on the "After 2000" section, about Dante having directed Back in Action. Is there any way to resolve this, like temporarily suspending this page to nonregistered users?

-- Dpm12 (16:09 PST; 24 December 2016)

I really need some discussions on thos people. It STILL keeps happening Dpm12 (talk) 21:29, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

--This isn't really where you make these statements on wikipedia, and I haven't been harassing you. I simply see that you are making an incorrect statement that even you citations don't back up. The way to solve this is to make a new section, as I just have, about the problem. You haven't made any, nor have you ever given your opinions into the statements I make on the talk pages.

Back in Action Rating[edit]

When a film receives 50-66% ratings on sites such as rotten tomatoes, these are mixed reviews, not mixed positive. Mixed-positive is more on the line of 66-80%. A 57% rating is not mixed-positive. Are there any thoughts on this?207.97.161.146 (talk) 23:05, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, forgot to check talk page for consensus. Anyways, I changed it to mixed for more neutral language. Also, to the IP, why didn't you just change the language a bit, like I did? I left a warning on your talk page for blanking the content, please don't do it again. Leaving a message on the talk page or asking for a neutral opinion is the way to go, not edit warring. RileyBugz^{Yell at me} | _Edits 17:32, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This is where the disagreements are starting. When a film gets mixed reviews-mixed is being generous as it is rotten on RT-bombing isn't a surprise. Thus, there really isn't a reason to put this on here in the first place. 207.97.161.146 (talk) 06:25, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

57% is still considered a mixed rating. It isn't 17% or anything. And, Metacritic gives a 63 which they consider "generally positive reviews". If you include RT AND Metacritic, it does have mixed reviws, and Riley, I guarantee you, will attest to this. Dpm12 (talk) 22:04, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

57% being a mixed rating seems like it is in your mind, but you have to look at the definition. It is a rotten film on the site, as that is how the film's grades come out. As for Meta, it is like a grade in school. 60-70 may seem a decent grade range, but they are in the D's, which are not good. Meta has many give it 100 when they say it is just fine which increases the grade very much, especially with the small number of votes it gets-32 as compared to 51 for a film such as "La La Land".

Also the point I am making is that even if it is a mixed review this fact shouldn't be put here. When a film receives mixed reviews and then bombs, it isn't surprising. The mixed reviews mean that many people thought the film lacked quality, and thus they could easily represent the common audience. 68.47.63.219 (talk) 00:51, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Orphaned references in Joe Dante[edit]

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Joe Dante's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Sherman":

From List of science fiction television films: Sherman (2005:23–24).
From Rock 'n' Roll High School: Sherman, Craig (July 2001). "Take Three: classic Corman film, examined". ArtsEditor. Retrieved January 15, 2007.

Reference named "New World":

From Candy Stripe Nurses: Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 66
From Hollywood Boulevard (1976 film): Koetting, Christopher T. (2009). Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Bristol: Hemlock Books. pp. 93–95. ISBN 978-0-9557774-1-7.
From I Escaped from Devil's Island: Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 58
From Submersion of Japan: Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009. pp. 80–83.
From Piranha (1978 film): Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 146-147
From Humanoids from the Deep: Koetting, Christopher T (2009). Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. p 175-176
From Fly Me: Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 53
From Grand Theft Auto (film): Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 126-127
From Cannonball (film): Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 104

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