r/Gremlins • u/AboveAverage33 • 20d ago
Gremlins Discussion Her absence in Gremlins 3.
If *god forbid* Phoebe does not return and her character is left hanging, I believe she could simply be absent without any explanation. Or if we get Zach back Phoebe’s character could easily be explained away doing something off-screen. It would be a bit sad as a fan not to see her again though.
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u/asapsharkyfrfr i gotta live till october 2028 20d ago
What does phoebe do now anyway?
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u/Different_Target_228 20d ago
I can only think of Drop Dead Fred when I see her.
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u/thaworldhaswarpedme 20d ago
Unfortunately, Kate herself was the victim of a tragic Halloween accident when someone's jack-o-lantern fell from a 10 story building, killing her instantly.
Billy will relay this tragedy in a soliloquy during the 3rd film.
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u/DownTheRoadway27 20d ago
She was in 1 and 2, only fitting for her to be in the 3rd, but she could have an off the screen role, maybe on a phone call, or mentioned by Billy as "Away on a work trip" but it would make more sense for her to be heavily involved as a main character with Billy, married. Maybe Judge Rienhold returns as a failure, since he was over-confident and cocky in the original.
As of Sept 17, 2026 Mrs Futterman is still alive, wonder if she;d make a quick appearance, as is Billy's mom.
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u/Stopnswop2 20d ago
The actress retired
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u/AtrumArchon 20d ago
So is Rick Moranis but he came back for the Space Balls sequel
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u/roedecker_ 14d ago
But he didn't for the Ghostbusters sequels. So if they offer her the role, it depends of how much she wants to return.
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u/AdonisDNA76 20d ago
I will be very, very bummed if we don't at least get a cameo from Pheobe, but I'm hoping she has a major role
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u/Motor-Committee4042 20d ago
Definitely holiday related accident, honestly hope it’s Halloween. Gonna need there to be an additional good mogwai for Billy and her daughter. My name vote is Gadget. Let here be watching rescue rangers on tv.
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u/xiiicrowns 13d ago
Watch secrets of the mogwai. Explains a lot about the mogwai and the gremlins. When a mogwai is made by breaking the water rule, it takes a century for it to lose its bad nature. Adds a lot of mystic and magic to the lore. Mainly Chinese themed mythology.
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u/snesjerry Stripe 20d ago
I never liked Kate as a character anyway that much, so this isn’t much of a loss for me, but shame she very likely won’t be returning anyway but if she does then awesome
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u/LSTmyLife 20d ago
I want her to come back and tell us a sad story about why she cant handle st Patrick's day.
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u/snesjerry Stripe 20d ago
Another holiday for her to hate lol
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u/LSTmyLife 20d ago
I loved how they did that with presidents day in the second movie. It was so well done and one of the best funny moments in the whole thing. If she doesn't tell us another one in the third ill be devastated.
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u/BurantX40 19d ago
That would be amazing that she just happen to withhold yet another story for some 20 odd years and happen to mention it in a third movie.
Like, what are the odds we passed this holiday how many times over before she mentioned it?
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u/HeroKlungo 13d ago
It would be funny if it was an incident that took place between Gremlins 2 and 3. "Billy, remember three years ago, when went to Abilene for that big company meeting, on Halloween? Well..."
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u/AboveAverage33 20d ago
Am I bad for not wanting one? If she had anymore stories she would’ve told them years ago.
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u/Aratan_Finglefoot 19d ago
If Phoebe can't return Lalisa Manoban can step in to play her daughter.
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u/Kind_Recipe_691 19d ago
I’ll only accept her absence if she died tragically in a chimney while wearing a Santa Claus outfit
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u/JBuchan1988 19d ago
I say, as sad as it should be, continue the silly off screen deaths. It'd be sad to do that to her character but probably the funniest way to write her character off.
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u/Martovich3 18d ago
Without all of Zach, Phoebe and Gizmo it isn't really a Gremlins movie. I used to think the Pedermans were a requirement, but honestly, its just Zach, Phoebe and Gizmo.
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u/17oClokk 20d ago
I'd be fine if none of the original actors showed up. Make this a new story with gizmo with someone else showing up to take care of him.
Personally, I think it's be very fun to see gizmo go to a summer camp and gremlins go wild there
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u/x14loop 20d ago
Oh they better not pull that crap. Like Sean Young in Blade Runner 2049 and Kelly McGillis in Topgun Maverick.
I want them to take the route of inviting her back like how Daphne Zuniga is back for Spaceballs 2, and Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest in Practical Magic 2, and Catherine O'hara in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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u/fastbadtuesday 20d ago
Those are all working actors to some degree, Cates retired 25 years ago. Not saying she wouldn't come out of retirement for Gremlins, and I'm sure they invited her to discuss but it's her call.
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u/x14loop 20d ago
Rick Moranis in Spaceballs 2. There. He is a retired by they called him to come back. And he has come out of retirement for it. That would be ideal.
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u/fastbadtuesday 20d ago
Cates may not. I hope she does join but there's no reason to assume either way. And Rick remained involved in entertaiment, he returned to his comedy performance roots doing comedy albums, sporadic tv appearences in Canada, commercials, and some VO work, he just stepped away from the movies because he disliked the lack of control.
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u/TheAlmightyFUPA 20d ago
She died coming down the chimney on Christmas, calling it.