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Gremlins (1984) -- Trailer for this classic 80s comedy about Gremlins that must never be fed after midnight, among other things
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Director:

Joe Dante

Writer:

Chris Columbus (written by)

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Release Date:

8 June 1984 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror more

Tagline:

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous. more

Plot:

A boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

7 wins & 5 nominations more

User Comments:

Ugly Bunch Of Creatures Causing Chaos more (188 total)


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Additional Details

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)


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Trivia:

During one night shoot, problems with the Gremlin puppets were so severe that the entire cast fell asleep on the set during the delay. more

Goofs:

Plot holes: Mr. Peltzer tells Billy one of the rules is to keep the gremlin away from water. He tells him, "Don't give him any water to drink and whatever you, do don't give him a bath". We learn later in the film that they multiply with water. Yet they can still walk around in the snow (frozen water) and drink beer and soft drinks (water based) without any signs of multiplication. more

Quotes:

Sheriff Frank: Tell me something, Billy. How come a cute little guy like this can turn into a thousand ugly monsters?
Billy Peltzer: Well, you see, this is before it enters the pupal stage.
Deputy Brent: The pupal stage?
Billy Peltzer: Yeah, right. Plus it multiplies with water.
Deputy Brent: Aw, Christ.
Sheriff Frank: Brent give the kid some water.
Billy Peltzer: I wouldn't do that, Sheriff.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

GREMLINS...MEGA-MADNESS more


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A Note Regarding Spoilers
The rule is "never feed him after midnight". But when, exactly, is "after midnight"? Every day is preceded by the midnight of the previous day, so every time of the day could be considered "after midnight".
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47 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
Ugly Bunch Of Creatures Causing Chaos, 5 January 2003
Author: Big Movie Fan from England

Gremlins was a fantastic comedy film from 1984-the best year ever in my opinion for great movies.

Basically, a guy called Billy Peltzer picks up a new pet called Gizmo and after breaking a few rules he shouldn't have, ends up spawning a bunch of ugly creatures called Gremlins who proceed to terrorize the town.

The film is a success because it succeeds at producing both a comedy and a horror in one go which can't be easy. Most comedy horror films are a joke (such as some of the Ghoulies films which emulated the Gremlins series) but Gremlins is both funny and scary. It's funny seeing the Gremlins cause mischief but it's also scary throughout-they're not exactly pretty creatures and are quite scary as well.

Gremlins deserves a look from anyone interested in seeing a good comedy horror movie.

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