The 1990 film Gremlins 2 : The New Batch is a sequel to the 1984 film Gremlins .
Dante 's films include Piranha ( 1978 ) , The Howling ( 1981 ) , Gremlins ( 1984 ) , Gremlins 2 : The New Batch ( 1990 ) , Explorers ( 1985 ) , Innerspace ( 1987 ) , The 'Burbs ( 1989 ) , Matinee ( 1993 ) , Small Soldiers ( 1998 ) , and Looney Tunes : Back in Action ( 2003 ) .