Question: Are director of film Gremlins 2: The New Batch and director of film Petulia both from the same country?

<P0-S0> Joseph James Dante Jr.( born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor. <P0-S1> His films— notably" Gremlins"( 1984) —often mix fantastical storylines with comedic elements. <P0-S2> Dante's films also include" Piranha"( 1978)," The Howling"( 1981)," Explorers"( 1985)," Innerspace"( 1987)," The' Burbs"( 1989),( 1990)," Matinee"( 1993)," Small Soldiers"( 1998), and( 2003). <P0-S3> His work for television and cable includes immigration satire" The Second Civil War"( 1997) and episodes of anthology series" Masters of HorrorHomecoming" and" The Screwfly Solution") and" Amazing Stories", as well as" Hawaii Five- 0". <SEP> <P1-S0> Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre. <SEP> <P2-S0> Petulia is a 1968 American drama film directed by Richard Lester and starring Julie Christie, George C. Scott and Richard Chamberlain. <P2-S1> The screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus is based on the novel" Me and the Arch Kook Petulia" by John Haase. <P2-S2> It was scored by John Barry. <SEP> <P3-S0> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV. <SEP> <P4-S0> Richard Lester Liebman( born January 19, 1932), commonly referred to as Dick Lester, is a retired American film director based in the United Kingdom. <P4-S1> He is known for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the" Superman" film series in the 1980s. <P4-S2> Lester is an Honorary Associate of London Film School. <SEP> <P5-S0> Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a 1990 American comedy horror film, and the sequel to the 1984 film" Gremlins". <P5-S1> It was directed by Joe Dante and written by Charles S. Haas, with creature designs by Rick Baker. <P5-S2> Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, and Keye Luke reprise their roles from the first film. <P5-S3> New cast members include John Glover, Robert Prosky, Haviland Morris, Robert Picardo, and Christopher Lee; additionally, the film features Tony Randall providing the voice for one of the gremlins. <P5-S4> The story continues the adventures of the creature Gizmo( once again voiced by Howie Mandel), who spawns numerous small monsters when wet. <P5-S5> In the first film, Gizmo's offspring rampaged through a small fictional town. <P5-S6> In" Gremlins 2: The New Batch", Gizmo multiplies within a skyscraper in New York City. <P5-S7> The new creatures thus pose a serious threat to the city should they be able to leave the building, and much of the story involves the human characters' efforts to prevent this disaster. <P5-S8> Like the first film," Gremlins 2: The New Batch" is a live- action horror comedy film; however, Dante put effort into taking the sequel in new anarchistic directions. <P5-S9> The film is meant to be more cartoon- like and less dark than the original, and the violence is fairly slapstick. <P5-S10> There are also a number of parodies of other films and stories, most notably" Gremlins" itself, as well as the" Rambo" films," The Wizard of OzMarathon Man" and" The Phantom of the Opera". <P5-S11> As with the first film, critical response varied. <P5-S12> Some critics who thought the first film was too dark gave" Gremlins 2: The New Batch" better reviews, but it received a colder reception from fans who thought otherwise.