 The car that DJ and Daffy take from Damien Drakes garage is a  Gremlin. When they enter you can hear the theme from the movie  _Gremlins (1984)_ (qv) worked into the score. That film was also  directed by Joe Dante (I) (qv). The theme from "Gremlins" was  composed by Jerry Goldsmith (qv), who also composed the score for  this film.