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

Credited cast:
Adam Hampton	...	Adam Thatcher
Kristy K. Boone	...	Julie Thatcher
Catcher Stair	...	Charlie Thatcher
Katie Burgess	...	Anna Thatcher
Mike Page	...	Detective Morris Patterson (as Michael Page)
Mike Waugh	...	Jim Roberts
Connie Franklin	...	Natalie Rose (as Connie D. Franklin)
Caleb Milby	...	Tyler Cook
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geoff Barron	...	Police Officer
Christian Bellgardt	...	Henry Thatcher
Aaron Bushong	...	Police Officer
Stacy Casaluci	...	Lisa Roberts
Tyler Cobb	...	Mad Man
Chris Crane	...	Police Chief
Steven Dawson	...	Police Officer

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.

---

Plot Keywords:

gremlin | 

---

Taglines:

Big things come in small packages

---

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

---

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

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 10 years prior to the filming of Gremlin.

User Reviews

It slices, it dices...but does it make any sense?

I should mention up front that I am not a huge gore/horror film fan. Perhaps this means I am a bit harder on films in the genre or not, I am not sure…but I do occasionally enjoy a horror film if the story engages me. In addition, the film has absolutely nothing to do with the film Gremlins and the creature looks nothing like a gremlin…and ultimately, you learn it isn't a gremlin…so why the title?! I have no idea.

When the film begins, some selfish guy gives a fancy looking box to a family member. But inside is a horrible creature that has an insatiable thirst to kill. And, once you've received the box you must find someone you love and give it to them soon or the monster inside will eventually kill your entire family. After the monster came out and started killing people, none of them ever called the police but they just piled up the dead family members in the basement for safekeeping. And, they didn't consider throwing the box into a blast furnace or inside a huge block of cement or in the middle of the sea. Instead, they just wait as one by one they are sliced and diced. If it sounds as if I didn't like the story in Gremlin, you are absolutely right. The problem was although the acting is competent and the CGI acceptable, the story just never made a lot of sense to me. And, when you ultimately learn what the creature is, this isn't enough of a surprise to save the picture. The movie is watchable but nothing more.