Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 American comedy horror film, and
the sequel to the 1984 film Gremlins. It was directed by Joe Dante and
written by Charles S. Haas, with creature designs by Rick Baker. Zach
Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, and Keye Luke
reprise their roles from the first film. New cast members include John
Glover, Robert Prosky, Haviland Morris, Robert Picardo, and
Christopher Lee; additionally, the film features Tony Randall
providing the voice for one of the gremlins. The story continues the
adventures of the creature Gizmo (once again voiced by Howie Mandel),
who spawns numerous small monsters when wet. In the first film,
Gizmo's offspring rampaged through a small fictional town. In Gremlins
2: The New Batch, Gizmo multiplies within a skyscraper in New York
City. The new creatures thus pose a serious threat to the city should
they be able to leave the building, and much of the story involves the
human characters' efforts to prevent this disaster.Like the first
film, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a live-action horror comedy film;
however, Dante put effort into taking the sequel in new anarchistic
directions. The film is meant to be more cartoon-like and less dark
than the original, with slapstick violence, so the film received a
PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
There are also a number of parodies of other films and stories,
including Gremlins itself, the Rambo films, The Wizard of Oz, Marathon
Man and The Phantom of the Opera.After the death of his owner Mr.
Wing, the mogwai Gizmo becomes the guinea pig of scientists at a lab
in the Clamp Center, a state-of-the-art highrise building in
Manhattan, owned by eccentric billionaire Daniel Clamp. At the mercy
of the chief researcher Dr. Catheter, Gizmo is rescued by his friend
Billy Peltzer and his fiancée Kate, both of whom work elsewhere in
the building. Clamp befriends Billy upon being impressed by his skills
in concept design, also sparking the interest of Billy's superior
Marla Bloodstone. Gizmo is left in the office, where water spills on
his head from a broken drinking fountain and spawns four new mogwai
(George, Lenny, Mohawk, and Daffy) who then lock Gizmo in the vents.
They eat at the building's food court after midnight, turning into
gremlins.
the sequel to the 1984 film Gremlins. It was directed by Joe Dante and
written by Charles S. Haas, with creature designs by Rick Baker. Zach
Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, and Keye Luke
reprise their roles from the first film. New cast members include John
Glover, Robert Prosky, Haviland Morris, Robert Picardo, and
Christopher Lee; additionally, the film features Tony Randall
providing the voice for one of the gremlins. The story continues the
adventures of the creature Gizmo (once again voiced by Howie Mandel),
who spawns numerous small monsters when wet. In the first film,
Gizmo's offspring rampaged through a small fictional town. In Gremlins
2: The New Batch, Gizmo multiplies within a skyscraper in New York
City. The new creatures thus pose a serious threat to the city should
they be able to leave the building, and much of the story involves the
human characters' efforts to prevent this disaster.Like the first
film, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a live-action horror comedy film;
however, Dante put effort into taking the sequel in new anarchistic
directions. The film is meant to be more cartoon-like and less dark
than the original, with slapstick violence, so the film received a
PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
There are also a number of parodies of other films and stories,
including Gremlins itself, the Rambo films, The Wizard of Oz, Marathon
Man and The Phantom of the Opera.After the death of his owner Mr.
Wing, the mogwai Gizmo becomes the guinea pig of scientists at a lab
in the Clamp Center, a state-of-the-art highrise building in
Manhattan, owned by eccentric billionaire Daniel Clamp. At the mercy
of the chief researcher Dr. Catheter, Gizmo is rescued by his friend
Billy Peltzer and his fiancée Kate, both of whom work elsewhere in
the building. Clamp befriends Billy upon being impressed by his skills
in concept design, also sparking the interest of Billy's superior
Marla Bloodstone. Gizmo is left in the office, where water spills on
his head from a broken drinking fountain and spawns four new mogwai
(George, Lenny, Mohawk, and Daffy) who then lock Gizmo in the vents.
They eat at the building's food court after midnight, turning into
gremlins.
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