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Gremlins

7.1

Released June 08, 1984Runtime 1h 46min

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

Genres

Fantasy

Horror

Comedy

Production Companies

Amblin Entertainment

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $11,000,000
Revenue: $153,083,102
Profit/Loss: $142,083,102

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Cast

Zach GalliganBilly Peltzer

Phoebe CatesKate Beringer

Hoyt AxtonRandall Peltzer

Frances Lee McCainLynn Peltzer

Corey FeldmanPete Fountaine

Keye LukeGrandfather (Mr. Wing)

John LouieChinese Boy

Dick MillerMurray Futterman

Jackie JosephSheila Futterman

Polly HollidayRuby Deagle

Judge ReinholdGerald Hopkins

Edward AndrewsMr. Corben

Belinda BalaskiMrs. Joe Harris

Scott BradySheriff Frank

Susan BurgessLittle Girl

Harry Carey, Jr.Mr. Anderson

Donald ElsonMan on Street

Jonathan BanksDeputy Brent

Glynn TurmanRoy Hanson

Chuck JonesMr. Jones

Arnie MoorePete's Father

Danny LlewelynHungry Child

Lois ForakerBank Teller

Kenny DavisDorry

Nicky KattSchoolchild

Tracy WellsSchoolchild

John C. BecherDr. Molinaro

Gwen WillsonMrs. Molinaro

Joe BrooksDave Meyers (Santa)

Jim McKrellLew Landers (WDHB-TV reporter)

Frank WelkerStripe / Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Howie MandelGizmo (voice)

Fred NewmanMogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Mark DodsonMogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Michael WinslowMogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Peter CullenMogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Bob BergenMogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Michael SheehanMogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Bob HoltMogwai / Gremlins (voice)

Don SteeleRockin' Ricky Rialto (voice)

Jerry GoldsmithPay-Phone Patron (uncredited)

Steven SpielbergMan in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)

Paul AcernoMan Wearing Sunglasses on Payphone at Convention (uncredited)

Tom BergeronTV News Reporter (uncredited)

Bob HarksTownsman (uncredited)

Brad KestenMogwai / Gremlins / Additional Voices (uncredited)

Marvin MillerRobby the Robot (voice) (uncredited)

Dean Rader DuvalRon (uncredited)

William SchallertFather Bartlett (uncredited)

Kenneth TobeyMobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Kevin McCarthyDr. Miles J. Bennell (Archive Footage)

Crew

Joe DanteDirector

Kenneth GilbertScript Supervisor

Carol GreenSecond Assistant Director

James QuinnFirst Assistant Director

Chris ColumbusWriter

Susan ArnoldCasting

Michael FinnellProducer

Steven SpielbergExecutive Producer

Karen ShawProduction Secretary

Frank MarshallExecutive Producer

Kathleen KennedyExecutive Producer

Phil RawlinsUnit Production Manager

Noel RegneyOriginal Music Composer

James H. SpencerProduction Design

Jackie CarrSet Decoration

Mike H. McGaughyStunt Coordinator

Tina HirschEditor

Richard L. AndersonSupervising Sound Editor

Rudy DoucetteStunts

John HoraDirector of Photography

Kenneth HallMusic Editor

Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer

Cheri RuffHairstylist

Bob MacDonald Jr.Special Effects

Greg LaCavaMakeup Artist

Bruce Edwin GregoryAssistant Property Master

Ken KingProduction Sound Mixer

John RoeschFoley Artist

Tim ManginiAssistant Sound Editor

Stephen PurvisDialogue Editor

Warren Hamilton Jr.Sound Editor

Joan RoweFoley Artist

David E. StoneSound Editor

Mark ManginiSupervising Sound Editor

Marty WunderlichProperty Master

Arthur MortonOrchestrator

Robert NeilsonTransportation Coordinator

Steven SpielbergPresenter

Norman A. BurzaCostume Supervisor

William KenneyDolly Grip

Terry LeonardStunt Coordinator

Rocco GioffreMatte Painter

Norman CattellFirst Assistant Camera

Robert MillerBest Boy Grip

Michael A. JonesCamera Operator

Robert RaringColor Timer

Dave RoblingTransportation Captain

Ron KenyonBest Boy Electric

Linda MatthewsCostume Supervisor

Ray BerwickAnimal Coordinator

Lex RawlinsSecond Assistant Camera

Chris WalasCreature Design

Steve MaslowSound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael MuscarellaConstruction Coordinator

William F. MatthewsSet Designer

Rob HarrisUnit Publicist

Ralph Nelson Jr.Still Photographer

Norman HarrisGaffer

Douglas VaughanBoom Operator

Kevin O'ConnellSound Re-Recording Mixer

Donah BassettNegative Cutter

Mike H. McGaughyStunts

Gene McLaughlinStunts

Bill VarneySound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom FinanAssistant Editor

Rosemary JohnstonStunts

Richard MoranKey Grip

Alexander CourageOrchestrator

Recommendations

6.5Gremlins 2: The New Batch

7.2The Karate Kid

7.3Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

7.5The Goonies

7.5Ghostbusters

6.9Tremors

8.0Jurassic Park

6.8Sixteen Candles

7.2Poltergeist

7.2The NeverEnding Story

6.5Critters

7.4The Fly

6.7Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

6.4Arachnophobia

6.9Christine

7.3A Nightmare on Elm Street

6.5Jeepers Creepers

7.0The Descent

7.5Predator

7.5E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

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Reviews

Overall, movie was strange. It did have a few suspenseful moments, but overall want that great of a horror film. And I definitely wouldn't call it a comedy. Based on all the hype it has had I wasn't that impressed.

_**Cute creatures morph into hellions during Christmas**_ A traveling inventor (Hoyt Axton) brings home a cute animal he bought at a shop in Chinatown for a Christmas gift, but the rules for the animal’s care are broken and all hell breaks loose. Zach Galligan plays the son and Phoebe Cates his ...

by Peter89Spencer

Weirdly, it's one of my favourite Christmas movies! It was heartwarming, a little scary and outright amusing. It's one of those films where the bad guys still the show. Also, is it me or does the girl look a little like adult star Ava Dalush?! Anyway, what I'm saying is, Gremlins is another ...

by The Movie Mob

**Clever, creepy, Christmasy, and loads of fun! Gremlins should be a part of everyone's Christmas traditions!** Gremlins should be at the top of everyone's favorite Christmas movie list. It's full of the 80s teenage adventure cheesiness, cute cuddly creatures, and creepy monsters. Gremlins radia...

"Billy" (Zach Galligan) is given a special gift and three very important instructions. So long as he obeys them, then all will be well. Of course, though, he doesn't and next thing we know the entire town is being over-run by an outbreak of the eponymous, and not always so friendly, furry creatures...