Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 PG-13, 106 min. Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Tony Randall, Christopher Lee, Dick Miller, Keye Luke, Kathleen Freeman, Haviland Morris, Jackie Joseph, Gedde Watanabe, Shawn Nelson, Howie Mandel
The Gremlins are back, and this time they invade the Clamp Center office building in New York that is owned by billionaire Daniel Clamp (John Glover). Billy (Zach Galligan) and Kate (Phoebe Cates) are also back, and now they work for Clamp. One day, they find a Gremlin in the building. But, it is too late, the Gremlin reproduces a new generation of Gremlins, and their leader Brain Gremlin (voice of Tony Randall) is plotting an escape after dark so that they can wreak havoc on New York. Lots of funny stuff with the gore.
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Piranha 1978 R, 92 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Comedy
Director: Joe Dante Cast: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele, Barry Brown, Paul Bartel, Richard Deacon, Belinda Balaski, Melody Thomas Scott, Bruce Gordon, Shannon Collins, Shawn Nelson, Janie Squire
This spoof of "Jaws" is the subject for Joe Dante's directorial debut. The story involves the adventures of insurance investigator Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies) who is sent to find missing teenagers in the mountains. Maggie finds Paul Grogan (Bradford Dillman) and hires him as her guide. Along their trek, they discover Dr. Robert Hoak (Kevin McCarthy) at an abandoned military facility where he is raising flesh-eating piranhas. Maggie and Paul accidentally release the piranhas, and they are swimming downstream where a children's camp and resort are located. Now, Maggie and Paul race to save the humans from the deadly piranhas. There is a sequel.
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The Prophecy 1995 R, 91 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Fantasy
Director: Gregory Widen Cast: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen, Amanda Plummer, Moriah "Shining Dove" Snyder, Adam Goldberg, Steve Hytner, J.C. Quinn, Albert Nelson, Emma Shenah, Shawn Nelson, Emily Conforto, Sioux-z Jessup
Gabriel (Christopher Walken) is on the lookout for the soul of an evil human in order to give his band of angels the edge against opposing angels. A good angel, Simon (Eric Stoltz), hides the soul of a bad, recently deceased colonel in the body of young Native American Mary (Moriah "Shining Doe" Snyder), and Gabriel wants that soul to use for his battle. Now, Thomas Dagget (Elias Koteas) and Katherine (Virginia Madsen) try to protect Mary from Gabriel and his evil plot.
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| 1. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
2. Piranha (1978)
3. The Prophecy (1995)
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