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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1990
Running Times: 106 mins
Format: Technicolor 35mm 70mm (blow-up)
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby SR (35 mm prints) CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Amblin Entertainment / Warner Bros.
Executive Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg
Producer: Michael Finnell
Co-Producer: Rick Baker
Unit Production Manager: Phil Rawlins
SCRIPT
Script: Charlie Haas
Characters: Chris Columbus
DIRECTION
Director: Joe Dante
2nd Unit Director: John Spencer
1st Assistant Director: Victor Hsu
2nd Assistant Director: Scott Senechal
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John Hora
Stills: Andrew Cooper
Video Assist Operator: Roy Bean
Colour Timer: Ron Lambert
Lab: Technicolor
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Kent Beyda
1st Assistant Editor: Wilt Henderson
Negative Cutting: D. Bassett and Associates Inc
MUSIC
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Cartoon Music: Fred Steiner
Additional Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (Toccata and Fugue in D Minor);
George Gershwin (Rhapsody In Blue); Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin (The
Merry-Go-Round Broke Down)
Music Performed By: E. Power Biggs (Toccata and Fugue in D Minor)
Songs: Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford, Antoine Domino (I'm Ready); Jeff
Beck, Tony Hymas (Sling Shot); Jeff Beck (Situation); Jeffrey Hanneman
(Angel of Death); Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher, Eddie Cantor (Merrily
We Roll Along); Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie (Bombers In The Sky); Tony
Randall (New York, New York); Hal David, Burt Bacharach (Raindrops
Keep Fallin' On My Head); Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent (Damn
Yankees); Oliver Leiber (Tuff Boy); Jennifer Blakeman, Kelly Breznik,
Danny Johnson (Touch Me); Gordon Lightfoot (If You Could Read My Mind);
Faith No More (Surprise! You're Dead!)
Songs Performed By: Fats Domino (I'm Ready); The Jeff Beck Group (Sling
Shot; Situation); Slayer (Angel of Death); John Kander, Fred Ebb (New
York, New York); The Thompson Twins (Bombers In The Sky); Damn Yankees
(Damn Yankees); Jasmine Guy (Tuff Boy); Private Life (Touch Me); Gordon
Lightfoot (If You Could Read My Mind); Faith No More (Surprise! You're
Dead!)
Orchestrator: Arthur Morton
Orchestrator (Cartoon Music): Fred Steiner
Orchestrator (Source Music): Alexander Courage
Music Editor: Kenneth Hall
Orchestra Contractor: Sandy DeCrescent
SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Ken King
Boom Operator: Douglas Vaughan
Sound Re-Recording Mixers: Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Robert J. Litt
Sound Editors: George Simpson, Michael J. Benavente, Teresa Eckton,
Warren Hamilton Jr
Assistant Sound Editor: Oscar Mitt
ADR Editor: Steve Purvis
Sound Effects: David E. Stone, Mark A. Mangini
Sound Effects Librarian: Steve Lee (uncredited)
Foley Recording: TAJ Soundworks
Foley Editors: Christopher Flick, Solange S. Schwalbe
Cable Person: David Schneider
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Rosanna Norton
SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Norman Cabrera
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisors: Rick Baker, Steve Wang
Special Effects / Creature Designer: Jurgen Heimann
Stop Motion Animation Technician: Hal Miles
Creature Effects Crew: Chuck Crisafulli, Matt J. Britton
Creature Shop Mechanical Department Puppeteer: Guy Himber
George Sculptor: Jim McPherson
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Dennis Michelson
Visual Effects Animation: Peter Kuran, Visual Concept Engineering
Stop Motion Animation: Doug Beswick Productions
Stop-Motion Armatures and Animation: Yancy Calzada (uncredited)
Optical Line-Up: Brian Griffin
Matte Consultant: Albert Whitlock (uncredited)
Miniatures: Stetson Visual Services
Miniatures Director of Photography: Paul Gentry
Visual Effects Assistant Cameraman: Brett B. White
Blue Screen Composites: Pacific Title
Visual Effects: Blue Screen Photography / Plate Supervision: Jim Aupperle
(uncredited)
Opening and Closing Animation Sequences: Chuck Jones
BlueMax Technology and Photography: Apogee Productions Inc
Titles and Opticals: Pacific Title
Matte World
Matte Painting Effects: Matte World
Visual Effects Supervisor: Craig Barron
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: James H. Spencer
Art Director: Joe Lucky
Set Designers: John Berger, Greg Papalia, Dawn Snyder
Set Decorator: John H. Anderson
Conceptual Artist: Tom Southwell
LOCATIONS
Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York,
USA; Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Location Manager: William Bowling STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Mike H. McGaughy
Extras Casting: Jimmy Jue
CASTING
Casting: Glenn Daniels, Marion Dougherty
Casting Coordinator: Douglas Wright
CAST
Zach Galligan (Billy Peltzer)
Phoebe Cates (Kate Beringer)
John Glover (Daniel Clamp)
Robert Prosky (Grandpa Fred)
Robert Picardo (Forster)
Christopher Lee
(Doctor Catheter)
Haviland Morris (Marla Bloodstone)
Dick Miller (Murray Futterman)
Jackie Joseph (Sheila Futterman)
Gedde Watanabe (Mr Katsuji)
Keye Luke (Mr Wing)
Kathleen Freeman (Microwave Marge)
Don Stanton (Martin)
Dan Stanton (Lewis)
Shawn Nelson (Wally)
Archie Hahn, Leslie Neale, Ron Fassler, Time Winters (Forster's technicians)
Heather Haase (yogurt jerk)
Jason Presson (Alex)
Lisa Mende, Patrika Darbo, Jerry Goldsmith (yogurt customers)
Rick Ducommun (Clamp Centre security guard)
John Capodice (Fire Chief)
Belinda Balaski (movie theatre mom)
Nicky Rose (movie theatre kid)
Paul Bartel (theatre manager)
Kenneth Tobey (projectionist)
Heidi Kempf, Eric Shawn, Michael Salort (TV reporters)
Frank P. Ryan (cop)
Diane Sainte-Marie (TV reporter at Wing's)
Kristi Witker (TV anchor in bar)
Sarah Lilly (reporter in lobby)
Vladimir Bibic (taxi driver)
Page Hannah (tour guide 1)
Liz Pryor (tour guide 2)
Raymond Cruz (messenger)
Julia Sweeney (Peggy)
Jeff Swanson (Forster's assistant)
Charles S. Haas (Casper)
Dale Swann (Clamp Centre surveillance supervisor)
Gray Daniels (TV cameraman)
Stephanie Menuez (Betty)
Jacque Lynn Colton (lady at elevator)
May Quigley, Anthony Winters (hallway employees)
Isiah Whitlock Jr (fireman)
Dean Norris (SWAT team leader)
Saachiko (newsstand Lady)
John Astin (janitor who gets Gizmo wet)
Henry Gibson (employee fired for smoking)
Leonard Maltin (himself)
Hulk Hogan (himself)
Dick Butkus (himself)
Bubba Smith (himself)
Howie Mandel (voice of Gizmo)
Tony Randall (voice of Brain Gremlin)
Frank Welker (voice of Mohawk)
Kirk Thatcher, Mark Dodson (Gremlin voices)
Neil Ross (voice of announcer)
Jeff Bergman (voices of Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck)
Michael Sheehan (special vocal effects)
Joe Dante (Grandpa Fred director - uncredited) PLOT SUMMARY
Billy and Kate are now living in New York, working
for media magnate Daniel Clamp. Meanwhile, Gizmo has been captured
by Clamp's genetics research division and imprisoned in the
very tower block that Billy works in. It isn't long before Gizmo
gets wet and a host of mischievous Gremlins are on the rampage, guided
by their intelligent leader, the Brain Gremlin. CAPSULE REVIEW
An excellent and often undervalued sequel to Dante's 1984 hit,
Gremlins 2 is a more expansive movie and trowels
on the gags and movie references in a relentless barrage. Not all
of it works, but the sheer volume of detail ensures that there's
always something to at least smile about. Not as dark and comically
subversive as the original, but still huge fun. AVAILABILITY
Argentina
Video Distributor: Argentina Video Home
Brazil
Video Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo
Germany
Laserdisc Distributor: Warner Home Video (11886 LD)
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Bros.
Video Distributor: Warner Home Video
Laserdisc Distributor: Warner Home Video (11886)
DVD Distributor: Warner Home Video (22711)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 13
Australia
Rating: PG
Canada
Rating: 14A
Chile
Rating: 14
Finland
Rating: K-12/9
France
Rating: U
Norway
Rating: 11
Sweden
Rating: 11
UK
Rating: 12
USA
Rating: PG-13
West Germany
Rating: 12
TIMELINE
1990
June
15: USA – theatrical release
July
6: Finland – theatrical release
13: Sweden – theatrical release
27: Spain, UK – theatrical release
August
9: Argentina – theatrical release
22: France – theatrical release
December
12: USA - laserdisc release (Warner Home Video (11886))
2002
August
20: USA - DVD release Warner Home Video (22711) POSTER TAGS
Here they grow again.
We warned you. We told you the rules. You didn't listen. ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Gremlins 2 - A Nova Turma - Brazilian
video title
Gremlins 2 - det nya gänget - Swedish title
Gremlins 2 - la nuova stirpe - Italian title
Gremlins 2 - Uusi pesue - Finnish title
Gremlins 2 – early title
Gremlins 2: A Nova Geração - Portugese
title
Gremlins 2: La nouvelle génération -
French Canadian title
Gremlins 2: La nueva generación - Argentinian
title
Gremlins II - Die Rückkehr der kleinen Monster -
German title
Gremliny 2 - Polish title LINKS
SEQUEL TO
Gremlins (1984)
INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Falling Hare (1943)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Octaman (1971)
SEE ALSO
The Alvin Show (1961)
Batman (1989)
A Bucket of Blood (1959)
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1958)
Frankenstein (1931)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
King Kong (1933)
Lilo and Stitch (2002)
The Munsters (1964)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Secret Cinema (1968)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Première August 1990 p.11 (France)
review (by Patrick Fabre, Jean-Jacques Bernard)
Studio October 1990 p.26 (France)
review (by Denis Parent)
KEYWORDS
acid, businessmen, camels, electrocution, elevators, gargoyles, giant
spiders, gremlins, laboratories, monsters, new york, octopii, office
blocks, revolving doors, scientists, self referential, sequels, swat,
telescopes, tower blocks
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