Damien J O'Meara

Here they grow again

Summary

“Fred, what we want is, I think, what everyone wants, and what you and your viewers have: civilization.”

Gremlins 2: Here they grow again (1990) might not be the comedy-horror sequel to break the mould, bit it certainly was the one to become a cult-classic. Where else can you see the high-camp of hundreds of gremlins singing New York, New York?

Damien O’Meara (@damoo_la) and his mate Chris (@sumo_21) talk about the film that dared to parody Trump before SNL and the problematic nature of the 90s. Perhaps we realise that Gremlins 2 was more prescient than we thought as we compare it to our own experiences on the corporate laddr

• Follow Chris on Instagram for some of the most striking and beautiful photography you’ve every seen: @sumo_21

Movies mentioned in this episode:

• The Burbs
• Gremlins

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Introduction music from the Youtube Audio Library: Groove Tube by Audio Hertz.