But thats neither here nor there.) Her character Gutless is thrown in the Boo Box and proceeds to have scorpions thrown in alongside her, which is one of the darkest moments of an otherwise family-friendly film. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. CNN has a video for this purpose in its archive, and its staff are instructed to "hold the video for release until the end of the world is confirmed. Between slapstick sequences like an orange juicer gone amuck or a penny-pinching shrew getting slung out a second-story window on her stair-lift, Dante was still hamstrung by conventional story elements and payoffs. It did, however, outperform Predator 2 ($30,669,413), Child's Play 2 ($28,501,605) and The Exorcist III ($26,098,824).[25]. Why is Granpa Fred able to interact with the Gremlins without being attacked? Gizmo was also redesigned; the puppet was generally larger and its design was simplified. Contents 1 The Species Itself 2 Gizmo 3 First Gremlins 3.1 The First Batch 3.2 Stripe 3.3 Mr. Hanson's Gremlin 3.4 Caroling Gremlins 3.5 Pub gremlins 3.5.1 Mugger 3.5.2 Flasher Gremlin 3.5.3 Bogart 4 The New Batch 4.1 Mohawk 4.2 Daffy 4.3 George 4.4 Lenny 4.5 Phantom We love her no matter what name she chooses to go by. He plays Forster, one of Billy's crueler bosses. (The tagline for a proposed Chinatown Center: Where business gets Oriented.). He also complimented Cates as "wholesomely bewitching," and Galligan as "a suitably naive foil for the scaly fiends. Daffy surrenders the stardom, claiming that since he will not star in the cartoon, they might as well just skip straight to the movie. director Dante presents a less violent but far more campy vision, paying myriad surreal tributes to scores of movies, including "The Wizard of Oz" and musical extravaganzas of the past. It was certainly out of keeping with what weve come to expect from West, given he normally takes himself incredibly seriously as an artist and performer. Greta, a newer version of Mohawk and Mohawk in Spider form were also being planned. The film opens at an undisclosed date in December close to Christmas. Dante claimed that "The musical number is a shameless steal" from the film Dames (1934). Granted, Dante wasnt a de facto director of Gremlins in remotely the same way Hooper was on Poltergeist, but he didnt seem to be working with an entirely free hand, either. After his owner Mr. Wing dies, 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. The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper.The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper. Also featured is a clip of the opening titles of the KTHV local newscast at the time in Little Rock, Arkansas. However, personal friend Woody Harrelson did enough to convince him to appear and the result is a weird and wonderful cameo that proves a highlight of the whole film. ", "Patently ridiculous! Both Jackson and Blanchett are friends with director Edgar Wright and agreed to be in the film as they were fans of his 2004 movie Shaun of the Dead. He appears very briefly in extreme close-up to deliver a report in the 2002 film. Both are great names. And occasionally, there was something that needed fixing, whether it was a factory splice that knocked the framing off, or (more often) a human error in building the print. [30] Hi Tech Expressions also released a DOS game at around the same time, but it was poorly received. What is the Hindi language plot outline for Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)? The Santa Claus monologue was especially controversial. In. Hulk says "Sorry, folks. NECA also planned to release mogwais and gremlins from the film in late 2011 and 2012; with mogwai and gremlin versions of Daffy, Lenny and George, as well as a mogwai version of Mohawk. Dante declined, because he saw Gremlins as having a proper ending, and thus a sequel would only be meant to be profitable. Seeing the biggest rapper on the planet let his hair down and goof out was a pretty strange sight and was certainly out of keeping with what weve come to expect from West, given he normally takes himself incredibly seriously. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. Maltin gives a snide review for the video re-release of the first film along the lines of his original review before being assaulted by gremlins, pleading, "I was just kidding! Its strange to see such high profile stars in such tiny roles, but the appearances definitely added a little extra to fans enjoyment of the film. hen theyre done correctly movie cameos have the power to make entire films. Allowed to break a number of rules in filmmaking, he also later claimed it was the film into which he had put the most of his personal influence. Veterans Day. When it comes to odd cameos, you just cant beat it. the only time a human is 100% confirmed dead is when man is electrocuted to death by a gremlin with electric powers, he falls to the ground smoking and is never seen again. Director Denys Arcand See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Photos Add photo Storyline In the original script, during the 'Movie break' scene, the projectionist was going to consult. [35] However, Grahame-Smith has since stated that the project has been put on hold. Global Nav Open Menu Global Nav Close Menu; They cage Gizmo in the air vents and later eat at the building's food court after midnight, becoming gremlins. Set includes an animated dancing elf volleyball. From Donald Trump to Michael Jackson and Kanye West, these are the weirdest cameos in film history. The idea of Madonna cameoing in drab Bond movie Die Another Day isnt that weird an idea in principle given she contributed the (admittedly pretty terrible) theme song for the movie. When released into theaters on June 15, 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch was a box office disappointment, grossing only $41.5 million on a budget of $3050 million. Watch the first Gremlins today and youll probably think its a little violent for a PG-rated film. Dante commented Gizmo may look less real in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, but the result was that Gizmo could convey more emotion. We may earn a commission from links on this page. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Dante imagined Gremlins 2: The New Batch as a satire of Gremlins and sequels in general. It's a ten! [17] Hal Hinson of The Washington Post caught on to how the Looney Tunes animation is meant to imply "anarchic wit," but nevertheless felt both the cartoon short and the film itself are failures. Nevertheless, he felt it did not manage to differentiate itself from the original enough and was not as good. After Daffy says the slogan, the back of the Warner Bros. shield, with the words, "Title Animation Written & Directed by Chuck Jones (with Chuck Jones' signature)", smashes him. Do you think the Gremsters can stand up to the HULKSTER?! Billy and Kate then return home with Gizmo. The climactic fight sequence at the end of Anchorman 2 features some of the most brilliantly random movie cameos in recent years. She is best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress "Flo" on the hit 1970s sitcom Alice, and her starring role in its short-lived spinoff, Flo. Gremlins 2 only made $9 million on its first weekend. Billy attempts to lure the gremlins into the lobby, where sunlight will kill them; after Billy briefs Clamp on gremlin knowledge, Clamp exits through a secret tunnel to cover the front of the building in a giant sheet to trick the creatures. Bill Murrays short but sweet appearance in Zombieland is dead funny, if a little weird. There's also a lot of street crime, but I believe we can watch that for free. Club Volleyball Spiked City DC Volleyball Washington, DC. Giver of warmth, destroyer of forests. [6] The film was released in Norway on July 5, Finland on July 6, Colombia on July 12, and much of Europe in the rest of July, including in the United Kingdom and Spain on July 27. The surprise appearance fit with the zany nature of the film and it was actually Chuck Norriss bizarre appearance as a dodgeball judge in the film that received more attention. According to the DVD commentary for the sequel, one of the concepts proposed was a cow-hamster hybrid in the mad scientist lab. When Daffy mistakenly writes the title Gremlins 2 as "Gremlin Stew", Bugs corrects the error. Funny story. Indigenous Peoples' Day. Joe Dante has a brief cameo as the director of Grandpa Fred's show. Gremlins 2 When the gremlins who have taken over the movie projector, puts on a vintage female nudity movie called "Volleyball Holiday", and claim that they only want to see Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, the Movie Theater manager seeks out Hulk who is in the audience. For the scene in which Gizmo prepares for this move, Goldsmith who had also authored the music in the Rambo films employed a variant of Gizmo's theme in the style of the Rambo theme. Given Gremlins 2 is a PG movie its certainly one of the odder cameos of the era. Back in 1984, Dante delivered Warner Brothers a hit with the original Gremlins, a surprisingly nasty little horror-comedy that only half-utilized Dantes yen for Avery-inspired visual gags and sly satirical barbs. But even then, some of the wilder ideas didnt make the cut. A critic for National Review called the film "much freer and wittier than the first one," though he felt the sequel shies away from becoming an important piece of satire. He appears very briefly in extreme close-up to deliver a report in the 2002 film. Minor glitches like faulty motion sensors on the automated lights or shoddy voice-activated elevators give way to more surreal functions, like a pre-recorded building announcer thats by turns intrusive (Welcome to the Mens Room), judgmental (Please remove [your car] from the Clamp parking garage. In Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Gizmo multiplies within a skyscraper in New York City after his owner died. He attacks Kate and Marla, but Gizmo saves them by killing Mohawk with an ignited bottle of white-out. One turns into a sunlight-resistant hybrid with a bat, thus becoming the Bat Gremlin. Just try explaining the premise to someone who wasnt around at the time: Gremlins was a movie about a cute little thing that turned into ugly little things, and you couldnt get them wet or feed them after midnight, because theyd kill people. Jones had retired from animation before returning to work on Gremlins 2: The New Batch. This scene originates from the fact that the filmmakers themselves saw the rules as irrational, and some questions in the scene were based upon those raised by fans of the original film.[6]. John Glover played Clamp (character based upon Donald Trump and Ted Turner) and brought to the role an enthusiastic innocence that overrode the fact that his character had been written as a villain, which Dante thought lightened the film in general. Cable and broadcast television shows the theatrical (not video) release version. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. Gizmo is able to dance, although this scene took the longest to make. Expand for gaming optionsPower traitsDamage(subtract from opponent)surprise 1 action strength 6 evade All dice rolls are random, and refreshes about every 30 min). Daffy then attempts to rename the film The Return of Super-Daffy Meets Gremlins 2 Part 6: The Movie, but Bugs rejects this for being too long, changing it back to Gremlins 2 (rendered in the font of the official logo). Movie critic Leonard Maltin didnt care much for the first Gremlins, which he gave only two stars. These vile offspring of the offspring are party animals, they have fun, they like to sing and go nuts, they are in short, quite like a stag party on the Costa Del Sol! Gremlins 2: The New Batch (5,079) 6.4 1 h 46 min 1990 PG-13. Peter Jackson is known for cameoing in his own films, notably appearing very briefly as carrot man in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. We want the essentials. There were also newer versions of Gizmo released, including his Rambo look. In another scene, the Brain Gremlin leads hundreds of gremlins to sing "New York, New York". . I have been known to keep my tip up, 007 replies, marking arguably the feeblest joke in the franchises history. (In another great self-referential moment, a bunch of security guards poke holes in the three rules of Mogwai care: What if theyre eating on an airplane and they cross into a different time zone?), Gremlins 2 proceeds in a near-constant state of distraction. Brain Gremlin: Now, was that civilized? [8], Gremlins 2: The New Batch was shot in New York City in June 1989 and released in 1990. NOTE *In accordance with District Personnel Manual 1222.1(b), whenever a legal public holiday falls on a non-work day, the holiday shall be the Monday right after . That is Gremlins in a nutshell, and it was 25 years ago this week (June 15, 1990) that moviegoers got the second and, for now, final movie in the series, Gremlins 2: The New Batch. David Bischoff wrote a novel based on the film published by Avon Books in June 1990. Here, the four mogwai Gizmo produces each possess their own distinct personalities and physical features. Parents back then did too, and similar complaints about the Steven Spielberg-directed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom prompted the creation of the PG-13 rating. And thats something people forget, because Gremlins takes place at Christmas. His inexplicable appearance in 1992s Home Alone 2 sees him give Macaulay Culkin directions to the lobby of the Plaza Hotel in one of the strangest cameos of the decade. Oh, we may stumble along the way, but civilization, yes. The film strip appears to be broken by the gremlins, who then engage in shadow puppetry over a white screen before replacing the reel with the vintage nudie film Volleyball Holiday. When they go out to a theatre they want cold sodas, hot popcorn and no monsters in the projection booth! The whole thing is made all the weirder by the fact the black and white film playing in the background during the scene is supposedly an erotic movie called Volleyball Holiday. When the Warner Bros. executives grew concerned about the expense of portraying the gremlins attacking an entire city, Haas came up with the idea of confining the action within Clamp's "smart building". Whereas the first movie opened the same day as Ghostbusters, the second one opened the same day as Dick Tracy, which took in $22.5 million on its opening weekend. When Luke heard his character would die in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, he quipped, "Remember, when you make Gremlins 3, I'm a flashback!". Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. And not just any Disney movie its Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the mother of all Disney animated features. [6] The soundtrack was released August 31, 1990 through Varse Sarabande and features twelve tracks of score at a running time just under forty minutes. Haas also included a great deal of material in his screenplay that proved too elaborate to produce, including having a cowhamster hybrid running on a treadmill in the laboratory. Construction is not permitted on federal and District Government holidays. Hulk Hogan then makes a cameo appearance as an audience member and intimidates the gremlins into running the rest of Gremlins 2: The New Batch. The filmstrip appears to be broken by the gremlins, who then engage in shadow puppetry over a white screen before replacing the reel with the vintage nudie film Volleyball Holiday. He appears as a zombie apocalypse-surviving version of himself in the 2009 comedy and his A-lister status feels a little out of keeping with the introverted indie aesthetic of the rest of the film. The song you hear him dancing to in the above clip, "Gremlins (Mega Madness)", just happens to be by Michael Sembello, who also performed the Maniac theme to Flashdance. This type of product placement has since become more common.[6]. After a handful of the monsters get into the projection booth of the film, the Hulkster turns around and screams: People pay good money to see this movie! One gremlin is shot in the head by another for annoying him. Warner Brothers probably didnt get the sequel it wanted, but then, they didnt have a cuddly suction-cup-creature directing the film. However, his split-second cameo as a man dressed as Father Christmas in Hot Fuzz did come as a surprise. The climactic fight sequence at the end of Anchorman 2 features some of the most brilliantly random movie cameos in recent years. The site's consensus states; "Gremlins 2 trades the spiky thrills of its predecessor for looney satire, yielding a succession of sporadically clever gags that add some flavor to a recycled plot. [29], The Spanish company Topo Soft developed a side-scrolling Gremlins 2: The New Batch video game for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, Amstrad CPC and the ZX Spectrum, distributed by Erbe Software in Spain and by Elite abroad, being the first time a Spanish video game company got an exclusive license from a Hollywood movie to make a videogame. Even people who remember that Mandel voiced the title character on the cartoon Bobbys World may not know that Mandels side career as a voice actor went back as far as 1984. The other gremlins set off the fire sprinklers and spawn a gremlin army that throws the building into chaos. Billy's plan to kill the gremlins by flooding the lobby with sunlight fails when rain clouds block the sun. According to the films DVD commentary, higher-ups wanted it excised from the film because they couldnt figure out of it was supposed to be funny or sad. The new merchandise released alongside the film included PVC figures, plush, and other collectibles by the now-defunct Applause company in 1990. All the while, television host "Grandpa Fred" films the chaos, aided by Japanese tourist Mr. Katsuji. (How could he not be? Hinson did, however, approve of the characterization of the gremlins and their version of "New York, New York." They were titled Don't Get Wet and Midnight Feast. See production, box office & company info, At the Movies: Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Unlikeliest Star. Both of them work at the Clamp Premiere Regency Office Center, a state-of-the-art skyscraper masterminded by Daniel Clamp (John Glover), a megalomaniac of Trumpian proportions. Star Wars pair George Lucas and Carrie Fisher (both personal friends of Spielberg) also appear uncredited as two people seen kissing on a bridge during one early scene. Leonard Maltin, who appears in the film, gave it three out of four stars for its references to other films, Glover's imitation of Turner and Trump, and Lee's performance. Much later, action figures by the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA Toys) based on characters such as the Brain and Mohawk gremlins were released. Dolls with suction cups staring out of car windows. Gremlins 2 is a tribute to the mischief-making cogs in the machine, the kind that dont lend themselves to cute merchandising. In practice though her appearance as fencing club instructor Verity is oddly pitched, totally pointless and only serves to take the viewer out of the action. Years later, however, he agreed to helm Gremlins 2: The New Batch if he got complete creative control of the second film. The first scene initiates the film and features the classic Looney Tunes opening card, causing people to assume it is the short cartoon that usually plays before a movie begins; however, when Bugs appears through the rings on top of the Warner Bros. shield, Daffy interrupts the intro, and steals the shield from Bugs. Add . The cast of the PBS children's show Square One TV appear as themselves filming an episode in the lobby of the Clamp building. Hulk Hogan then makes a cameo appearance as an audience member and intimidates the gremlins into running the rest of Gremlins 2. Still, the film did not perform as well at the box office as the original. Michael Jacksons turn as Agent M in Men in Black II is a really odd one. He saw the beginning as too slow and, like Ebert, thought the film is too similar to the first. Before the opening credits even commence, Dante has started goofing off, messing around with the Warner Brothers animation logo by having Daffy Duck muscle in on Bugs territory. National Entertainment Collectibles Association, The unforgettable satire: How Gremlins 2 made a mockery of Hollywood sequels Independent, Let's Revisit Gremlins 2's Wonderfully Strange Cameos Slash Film, "Here They Grow Again: Varese Premieres Expanded "Gremlins 2" Soundtrack", "What do the Bone Ratings mean? Storylines considered included sending the gremlins to cities like Las Vegas or even the planet Mars. More than 30 years after the first Gremlins hit theaters in 1984, a third movie could still happen. Craddock, Jim, editor. [6], With more control over the film, Dante engineered a project that he later referred to as "one of the more unconventional studio pictures, ever." Given Gremlins 2 is a PG movie its certainly one of the odder cameos of the era. On the night or two before a movie would open, wed often hold a screening after hoursmostly as a benefit for my pimple-faced brethren, a reward for pushing sodas and popcorn tubs that cost nearly as much as their hourly rate, but also to check to see if there were any problems with the print. and beakers are marked with helpful warnings like ACID: Do Not Throw In Face. And dont forget studio space for TV critic Leonard Maltin, who offers up the wrong critique of Gremlins on VHS: Through it all, Dante cant get enough of those gremlins, so much so that he seems to delight in seeing them torture poor Gizmo. Work on Gremlins 2: The New Batch continued without him, as the studio approached various directors and writers. [a Gremlin with a beanie cap acts goofy next to Brain]. "[24] The film was nominated for several Saturn Awards, namely for Best Director, Best Fantasy Film, Best Music, and Best Special Effects. 101 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. How could there not be? Thanksgiving Day. He went on to claim that the film lacks a well-constructed plot, and once the gremlins arrived the film simply becomes a "series of gags." What won Baker over, eventually, was the opportunity to morph the Gremlins into weird new shapes, such as the spider-gremlin and bat-gremlin hybrids seen in The New Batch. Volleyball 1966 10 m IMDb RATING 5.7 /10 37 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Short Sport A volleyball and a pair of legs in sneakers are the center of the film, but they avoid each other and fail expectations of sportive actions. "[38] In November 2020, Columbus stated that CGI would not be used for the gremlins and that traditional puppets and animatronics would continue to be used. NYC Movie Theater Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 American black comedy horror film, and the sequel to the 1984 film Gremlins. Gremlins 2: The New Batch also played in other countries. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. An actor holding a puppet would have to have wires strapped to him. ", For special effects, the original film relied on Chris Walas, who moved on to pursue a directing career. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. He then says to his colleague, "I'm told they sometimes feed on blood"; this is a reference to Lee's performances as Count Dracula in the Hammer Horror films. It opened in France and Argentina in August and reached Australia on September 20. In the first film, Gizmo's offspring rampaged through a small fictional town. The filmstrip appears to be broken by the gremlins, who then engage in shadow puppetry over a white screen before replacing the reel with the vintage nudie film Volleyball Holiday. The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken control of a New York City media mogul's high-tech skyscraper. And while he had enough fun with Billys dads misfiring inventions in the first Gremlins, thats nothing compared to what goes on in Clamps tower. Directors Joe Dante Chuck Jones (animation sequences) Writers Its strange to see such high profile movie stars in such tiny roles but the cameos definitely added a little extra to fans enjoyment of the film. Despite its mixed critical reception when it first released, it has since developed a cult following. In the novel, the Brain Gremlin subdues and locks Bischoff in his bathroom before taking the reins for a little bit to explain that the gremlins take over at this point in the film, his displeasure at Bischoff using the nickname "Mr. Christmas Day. On the following holidays, all construction work, for which a permit is required, is illegal and could result in a Stop Work Order and may be subject to fines. As with all madness, there's a certain level of genius at work that elevates Gremlins 2: The New Batch into the rarified air of being superior to its predecessor, a fact so few '80s nostalgists. Those who couldnt get enough of Gizmo got the chance to play as the little guy in a Gremlins 2-inspired video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. I rate both films exactly the same but for very different reasons, the first film was an enjoyable romp fusing horror and comedy to great effect. [28] In the United Kingdom, William Heinemann Ltd. had published two tie-in picture books from Buzz Books in August 1990 which contains photographs and scenes taken from the film. Consider all the things that happen in that sequence: The gremlins sabotage the movie were currently watching and theyre currently appearing in, sending us deep into the hall of mirrors; they perform a shadow-puppet Abraham Lincoln and run a reel from a leering black-and-white industrial film called Volleyball Holiday; a woman complains to the usher (played by director Paul Bartel, in an obscure nod to his 1968 film The Secret Cinema) that the movie is even worse than the first one; and the film doesnt restart until Hulk Hogan starts issuing threats from inside the theater. "I had a lovely conversation with Michael in which he told me he had seen the first Men In Black in Paris and had stayed when all the other people left the theatre and sat there and wept, Sonnenfeld said. He instead directs Murray to spray the gremlins with a fire hose, then releases the electric one from the telephone to electrocute and melt them all. The Clamp Cable Network, for example, includes shows like Microwave With Marge, with Marge as a sherry-sipping souse who makes such culinary atrocities as a bologna-and-bean-dip roll-up, or The Archery Channel, where we see a guy dressed like Robin Hood storm out in frustration and snap an arrow over his knee. Jim Carrey, Marion Cotillard, Liam Neeson, Amy Poehler, Tina Fay, Will Smith, Liam Neeson all appear, while John C Reilly turns up as the ghost of American Civil War general Stonewall Jackson and Harrison Ford plays a werewolf news anchor, obviously. Enter your password to log in. Konsole: Sega Master System Games [SMS] Spielen Sie ALF online Arcade-Spiel und entdecken Sie, warum Millionen von Fans lieben es Jahre nach der Verffentlichung! The female gremlin, the sole survivor of the horde, corners him and entices him to marry her. [14], The scene featuring Mohawk transforming into a spider-like monster features a portion of the song "Angel of Death" by thrash metal band Slayer. accidentally took 2 multivitamins with iron; clarifying shampoo bar recipe; specialized diverge cyclocross; . Once water from an errant drinking fountain causes Gizmo to multiply, his mischievous offspring soon start feasting after midnight, which turns them into vicious, scaly green gremlins of many varieties. But the film opened on June 8, 1984. (The drug stuff does make it all pretty funny, though). Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. However, his split-second cameo as a man dressed as Father Christmas did come as a surprise. The Geneva Convention, chamber music, Susan Sontag. As the filmmakers noted, this was a time when cable television, genetics, and frozen yogurt were becoming more common in popular culture, hence are all parodied in the movie. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. [7] Later, as the Bat Gremlin is transforming, Dr. Catheter experiences dj vu (the audience hears Dracula music). The attraction started out with clips of bloopers from classic Warner Bros. movies, and then at the 2:15 mark you see a bizarre scene in which ALF is attacked by Gremlins. [15], Film critics varied in their reviews of Gremlins 2: The New Batch. In true classic creature feature fashion, Dante manages to garner a level of sympathy for the Gremlins. Its a meta moment, but it was completely missing in the VHS version, in which the entire scene is changed so that the Gremlins are simply changing the TV channel and enter a western, with John Wayne scaring them off. For the video game based on the film, see. 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