Released in 1984, Gremlins, directed by Joe Dante was a huge hit. It introduced the world to Mogwai’s, in particular a cute fella named Gizmo, and a set of 3 rules. Keep the Mogwai away from sunlight, do not get him wet and most importantly, do not feed him after midnight. Why can’t the good folk in the movies just follow the rules …

The movie proved a commercial success and the inevitable sequel came along in 1990. The Mogwai and Gremlins puppets for the original movie were designed and constructed by Chris Walas, but he was unavailable for Gremlins 2 The New Batch so Rick Baker was taken on and he designed a number of imaginative and elaborate characters. The detail and quality of construction of Rick’s work is very impressive.