Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 American 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 young man Billy Peltzer, who receives a strange creature as a pet, which then spawns other creatures that transform into aggressive imp-like monsters that wreak havoc on Billy's town during Christmas Eve.
Plot
Struggling inventor Randall Peltzer visits a Chinatown antique store, hoping to find a Christmas present for his son Billy. In it, Randall finds 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 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 science fiction |
| keywords | alarm clock cantonese chinatown christmas eve christmas spirit climb cocoon department store elementary school gas explosion injured kill mohawk mohawk hairstyle montgomery ward morning murder natural gas news report pete fountain plan santa claus science teacher skylight snow white snow white and the seven dwarfs struggle suffer swimming pool to remember wait warn western society western world widow wreak havoc ymca |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| producer | Michael Finnell |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | black comedy comedy horror monster movie science fiction horror |