Michael Finnell is a film producer active from the 1970s to the present. He has produced several horror-comedy films, particularly with the director Joe Dante. Finnell worked for the American producer Roger Corman before emerging as a producer in his own right. His first films were Avalanche (1978) and Rock `n` Roll High School (1979), with Corman. Working with Dante, Finnell then produced the modest hit The Howling in 1981 and the blockbuster Gremlins in 1984. Finnell continued to produce several of Dante`s films, including Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The `Burbs (1989), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Matinee (1993) and Small Soldiers (1998). Without Dante, Finnell`s films include Milk Money (1994) and Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999).