Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 American black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus, and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo, the main mogwai character. It draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions—"gremlins"—in the British Royal Air Force going back to World War II. The story follows a young man who receives a strange creature as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, mischievous monsters that all wreak havoc on a whole town on Christmas Eve.
Plot
Struggling inventor Randall Peltzer visits a Chinatown antique store, hoping to find a Christmas present for his son Billy. Inside, Randall encounters a small, furry creature called a (Cantonese: , 'devil'). The owner, Mr. Wing, refuses to sell Randall the creature, but his grandson secretly does, warning Randall to remember three important rules: do not expose the mogwai to light, especially sunlight, which will kill it; do not let it come in contact with water; and above all, never feed it after midnight.
Cast
- Belinda Balaski
- Chuck Jones
- Corey Feldman
- Dick Miller
- Edward Andrews
- Frances Lee McCain
- Glynn Turman
- Harry Carey
- Hoyt Axton
- Jackie Joseph
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Joe Brooks
- John C. Becher
- Jonathan Banks
- Judge Reinhold
- Kenneth Tobey
- Keye Luke
- Michael Winslow
- Nicky Katt
- Peter Cullen
- Polly Holliday
- Scott Brady
- Steven Spielberg
- Tom Bergeron
- William Schallert
- Zach Galligan
More details
| author | Chris Columbus |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Kingston Falls |
| director | Joe Dante |
| editor | Tina Hirsch |
| events | animal husbandry responsibility |
| genre | animation comedy fantasy horror |
| keywords | alarm clock cantonese chinatown christmas christmas day christmas eve climb cocoon department store elementary school gas explosion injured inventor kill montgomery ward morning natural gas news report plan santa claus science teacher skylight snow white snow white and the seven dwarfs struggle suffer swimming pool to remember wait warn water fountain western society western world widow wreak havoc ymca young man |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Michael Finnell |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | black comedy comedy horror monster movie |