 Early in the movie, when Cory Danziger (qv) is eating breakfast, a  box of Gremlins cereal can be seen on the kitchen counter in the  background. Director Joe Dante (I) (qv) also directed  _Gremlins (1984)_ (qv) and Corey Feldman (qv) was in  _Gremlins (1984)_ (qv).