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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Chris Columbus (written by)
Release Date:
8 June 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous. more
Plot:
A boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
7 wins
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5 nominations
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(126 articles)
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Infectiously funny
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hoyt Axton | ... | Randall Peltzer |
 | John Louie | ... | Chinese Boy |
| Keye Luke | ... | Grandfather (Mr. Wing) |
| Don Steele | ... | Rockin' Ricky Rialto (voice) |
| Susan Burgess | ... | Little Girl |
| Scott Brady | ... | Sheriff Frank |
| Arnie Moore | ... | Alex |
 | Corey Feldman | ... | Pete Fountaine |
| Harry Carey Jr. | ... | Mr. Anderson |
 | Zach Galligan | ... | Billy Peltzer |
| Dick Miller | ... | Murray Futterman |
 | Phoebe Cates | ... | Kate Beringer |
| Polly Holliday | ... | Ruby Deagle |
 | Donald Elson | ... | Man on Street |
 | Belinda Balaski | ... | Mrs. Joe Harris |
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Runtime:
106 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Finland:K-15 |
Iceland:10 |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Ireland:15 |
UK:15 |
Netherlands:12 (DVD version) |
South Korea:All |
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:16
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The movie that Lynn Peltzer is watching in the kitchen is It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Gismo is thrown into the chute, you can clearly see him not make it in. Then somehow he manages to land at the bottom.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 'burbs (1989)
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Soundtrack:
GREMLINS...MEGA-MADNESS
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?How does the movie end?
The rule is "never feed him after midnight". But when, exactly, is "after midnight"? Every day is preceded by the midnight of the previous day, so every time of the day could be considered "after midnight".
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Zach Galligan plays Billy a young bank clerk, when his father (Hoyt Axton) brings him a some what unusual Christmas gift, a creature known as a mogwai which they name Gismo; his life changes dramatically. After a series of accidents Gismo multiply's and the cute furry offspring soon become little green beasts that terrorise the town, leaving Billy and his girlfriend (Phoebe Cates) to find a way to get rid of these gremlins, before everyone winds up dead.
Gremlins is infectiously funny and effortlessly entertaining with its blend of cutsie charm and comic book horror. The creatures themselves are excellently brought to life with some masterful puppetry and Joe Dante's direction really does the film justice.
This movie is crammed with memorable scenes, subtle parody and excellent, yet quite humorous horror.
7/10