Gremlin (2017)

A man receives a mysterious box containing a terrible secret, a creature that will kill everyone else in his family unless he passes it on to someone he loves to continue its never-ending circulation.

Director:

Ryan Bellgardt

Writers:

Ryan Bellgardt, Ryan Bellgardt

Stars:

Adam Hampton, Kristy K. Boone, Catcher Stair

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Hampton	...	Adam Thatcher
Kristy K. Boone	...	Julie Thatcher
Catcher Stair	...	Charlie Thatcher
Mike Page	...	Detective Morris Patterson (as Michael Page)
Katie Burgess	...	Anna Thatcher
Mike Waugh	...	Jim Roberts
Connie Franklin	...	Natalie Rose
Caleb Milby	...	Tyler Cook
Vicki Wilcox	...	Mary Roberts
Kyle Penington	...	Detective John Harris (as Kyle Pennington)
Rachael Messer	...	Luciana Ferro
Stacy Casaluci	...	Lisa Roberts
Raychelle McDonald	...	Detective Mahoney (as Raychelle MacDonald)
Chris Crane	...	Police Chief
Christopher Sneed	...	Officer L. Jenkins

Storyline

Gremlin starts as we meet the Thatcher family, Adam, Julie, Anna, Charlie and grandmother Mary who receive the mysterious box from their Uncle Jim as the family is grieving the loss of their child. When a small creature emerges from the box it starts taking lives, one at a time as Adam must follow the warning of giving it to someone he loves to break the curse put upon his family, but the secrets will come out about what happened to their other child and the personal lives of the family. Can they escape from this curse before it is too late.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | shotgun | one word title | character says hurry up | character says i'm hungry | 

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Taglines:

Big things come in small packages

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The children's show that Charlie is watching from his cardboard fort is the pilot episode of a show called "Big Magic Book". The show features live action mixed with puppets and animation, and was director Ryan Bellgardt's first time producing and directing. It was completed several years prior to the filming of Gremlin.

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Quotes

Anna Thatcher: Are you fucking kidding me?

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Soundtracks

Betray
Written by They Stay Dead
Performed by They Stay Dead

User Reviews

Should have been worse

Entertaining bad horror film that keeps you at least watching what will happen next.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 2017 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Give It to Someone You Love

Filming Locations:

Grandison Inn Bed & Breakfast, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Six Stitches Entertainment, High Octane Pictures, Boiling Point Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1