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While some critics criticized the film's depictions of violence and greed—such as death scenes, Kate's speech, and the gremlins' gluttony—for lacking comic value, scholar Charlotte Miller instead interpreted these as a satire of "some characteristics of Western civilization", suggesting that Westerners may take too much satisfaction from ...
The original Gremlins was a financial success, and Warner Bros. asked its director Joe Dante to make a sequel straight away. Dante declined, because he saw Gremlins as having a proper ending, and thus a sequel would only be meant to be profitable. Moreover, the original film was a taxing experience for Dante, and he wanted to move on.
Gremlins is an American comedy horror media franchise produced and owned by Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment.The franchise centers on a species of creatures known as mogwai (Cantonese: 魔怪, 'devil'), which mutate into the eponymous creatures if the three rules regarding their care are violated; in particular, the franchise focuses on the conflict between the friendly Gizmo and the ...
The Lego Batman Movie features gremlins from the film Gremlins attacking a plane. In the Futurama episode "I Dated a Robot", the main characters watch a TV show entitled The Scary Door, which features a gremlin damaging a plane along with parodies of other story-lines from The Twilight Zone. In the season 7 episode, “Zapp Dingbat,” Zapp ...
Joe Dante, the director of the 1984’s Gremlins, is apparently one of the few folks on Earth not smitten with Baby Yoda, aka Grogu — the, pint-sized, scene-stealing, Jedi-powered pop culture ...
Mark Dodson. Mark Dodson, the voice actor who brought characters in Gremlins and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi to life, has died. He was 64. Dodson was known for voicing Salacious B. Crumb, the ...
Mark Dodson, a voice actor known for “Gremlins” and “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” died Saturday. He was 64. Stellar Appearances, Dodson’s talent agency for personal appearances ...
Richard Miller (December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, [1] including many produced by Roger Corman.He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corman, including Joe Dante, James Cameron, and Martin Scorsese, with the distinction of appearing in every film directed by Dante.