Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 American comedy horror film and the sequel to Gremlins (1984). It was directed by Joe Dante, written by Charles S. Haas, and features creature designs by Rick Baker. Zach Galligan, and Phoebe Cates reprise their roles from the first film, with John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, and Christopher Lee joining the cast. It continues the story of Billy Peltzer and the mogwai Gizmo, who spawns more of his kind when wet that eventually become imp-like monsters and proceed to wreak havoc within a skyscraper in New York City.
Plot
Following the death of his owner, Mr. Wing, Gizmo the mogwai is captured by scientists of the Splice O' Life genetic engineering laboratory at Clamp Center, a state-of-the-art skyscraper building in Manhattan owned by eccentric billionaire Daniel Clamp. At the mercy of chief researcher Doctor Cushing Catheter, Gizmo is rescued by his former owner, Billy Peltzer, and his fiancée, Kate Beringer, both of whom work elsewhere in the building. Clamp befriends Billy upon being impressed by his skills in concept design, sparking the interest of Billy's superior, Marla Bloodstone. Gizmo is left in Billy's office, where water from a broken drinking fountain spills onto his head and causes him to spawn a quartet of new mogwai. They detain Gizmo in the air vents and later eat after midnight at the building's food court to become gremlins.
Cast
- Belinda Balaski
- Bubba Smith
- Christopher Lee
- Dick Miller
- Gedde Watanabe
- Haviland Morris
- Henry Gibson
- Hulk Hogan
- Jackie Joseph
- Jeff Bergman
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Joe Dante
- John Astin
- John Glover
- Julia Sweeney
- Kathleen Freeman
- Kenneth Tobey
- Keye Luke
- Kirk Thatcher
- Leonard Maltin
- Neil Ross
- Patrika Darbo
- Paul Bartel
- Raymond Cruz
- Rick Ducommun
- Robert Picardo
- Robert Prosky
- Sylvester Stallone
- Time Winters
- Tony Randall
- Zach Galligan