Gremlins 2: The New Batch
The Gremlins are back, and this time, they’ve taken total control over the building of a media mogul.
- Director: Joe Dante
- Genre:Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
- Runtime:102 minutes
Cast
Zach Galligan : Billy Peltzer
Phoebe Cates : Kate Beringer
John Glover : Daniel Clamp
Robert Prosky : Grandpa Fred
Robert Picardo : Forster
The film takes place a few years after the original film in New York City, where Randall Peltzer (protagonist Billy’s father) had acquired Gizmo (voiced by Howie Mandel). Gizmo is a mysterious, cute, good-natured furry creature called a mogwai. In the first film, Billy was informed of the “rules” regarding mogwai; namely that one must keep mogwai away from any bright light and water, and must never feed them after midnight. Nevertheless, Gizmo was later exposed to water and therefore multiplied. When the new mogwai ate after midnight, they morphed into dark green, reptilian-skinned, ferocious monsters having sharp teeth and claws. These monsters, called gremlins, caused much destruction and mayhem in Billy’s small hometown of Kingston Falls. Gizmo’s original owner Mr. Wing (Keye Luke) later took the mogwai back after the gremlins had been eradicated.
Billy and his girlfriend Kate Beringer (Cates) now live in New York, where they are having difficulty adapting to the large and impersonal city. Both work for Clamp Enterprises, which is based in a large, automated skyscraper in Manhattan: Billy in the design department, Kate as a tour guide. The head of Clamp Enterprises, Daniel Clamp (Glover), is a caricature of tycoon Donald Trump and media mogul Ted Turner.[1]
As part of the new development in the area, Gizmo’s owner Mr. Wing is offered money to sell his store to Clamp. Mr. Wing refuses, but not long afterwards dies of old age. His store is then demolished, whereupon Gizmo is captured and taken to a laboratory in the Clamp office building. The lead scientist of this laboratory, Dr. Catheter (Lee), is a sinister mad scientist who threatens to dissect Gizmo. Read more
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