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Her later film roles were more modest and largely oriented toward younger audiences, such as the two Gremlins films and the 1991 film Drop Dead Fred.

Her face graced the covers of teen magazines such as Seventeen, Tiger Beat, Teen Beat and others.

In 1984, she starred in the TV mini-series Lace.

She sought the role of Lili " to get away from a sameness in her movie portrayals.

" During her audition, she so impressed the writer, that he wanted to hire her there and then.

Cates Kline struggled with the portrayal of a bitter movie star because, despite her character's vicious persona, she intended for the audience to sympathize with her.

She did not read the novel on which the movie was based because she did not want to have a " fixed image ".