Joseph James Dante Jr. is an American film director. His films—notably Gremlins alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch —often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy. From Wikipedia
Osgood Perkins directs this adaptation of King’s 1980 short story, blending horror and absurdist humor as a cursed toy wreaks havoc across generations.
