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 Mogwai. 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 Billy Peltzer, who receives Gizmo as a pet, who then spawns more of his kind that evolve into the titular imp-like monsters that wreak havoc on Billy's hometown during Christmas Eve.
Plot
Struggling inventor Randall Peltzer visits a Chinatown antique store to find a Christmas present for his son, Billy. In it, Randall uncovers a small and furry creature called a (Cantonese: , 'devil'). The owner, Mr. Wing, refuses to sell it to Randall, but his grandson secretly does, warning Randall to remember three important rules concerning the mogwai – do not expose the creature to light, especially sunlight, which will kill it; do not let it come in contact with water; and above all, never let it eat 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 | cantonese chinatown christmas eve climb cocoon elementary school fountain gas explosion injured kill mohawk mohawk hairstyle montgomery ward morning movie theater murder natural gas news report pete fountain plan reptile reptilian santa claus santa claus costume science teacher skylight struggle suffer swimming pool to remember warn western society western world widow wreak havoc ymca |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Michael Finnell |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | black comedy comedy horror monster movie |