Gremlins
Family, Fantasy
Warner Bros.  (1984) 106 mins PG (Parental Guidance)

7.0 (33,553 votes)
When small-time inventor Rand Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) comes across a mysterious little creature called a mogwai while selling products in Chinatown, he buys the critter for a Christmas gift for his son, Billy (Zach Gallagan). The mogwai, Gizmo (Howie Mandel) is quite the popular pet until Billy breaks the rules of mogwai ownership: never get it wet, keep it away from bright light, and don't ever feed it after midnight. Soon the peaceful town of Kingston Falls is infested by violent malevolent monsters known as gremlins, and only Billy, his girlfriend Kate (Phoebe Cates), and Gizmo can put an end to the horde and prevent the town from becoming a gremlin paradise....

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Cast and Crew
Hoyt Axton  ......  Randall Peltzer
Keye Luke  ......  Grandfather
Don Steele  ......  Ricky Rialto
Susan Burgess  ......  Little Girl
Scott Brady  ......  Sheriff Frank
Arnie Moore  ......  Alex
Director  .....  Joe Dante
Producer  .....  Steven Spielberg; Frank Marshall; Michael Finnell
Writer  .....  Chris Columbus
Cinematography  .....  John Hora
Musician  .....  Jerry Goldsmith
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Pete cuts the line of Christmas lights that a Gremlin is hanging from outside his bedroom window, the bulbs are still lit after the wire has been cut. (more)

Trivia:
Steven Spielberg had broken his leg and he does a cameo as a inventor in a motorized wheelchair, if you look closely you can see his leg in a cast. (more)

Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Lynn Peltzer: [shocked to see eggs in Billy's basement] What are they?
Billy Peltzer: They're the Mogwai... I guess.
Lynn Peltzer: Did you give them water?
Billy Peltzer: No.
Lynn Peltzer: Did you feed them after midnight?
Billy Peltzer: Well, I gave them some chicken
[realises about his clock]
Billy Peltzer: No, wait, I made sure
[goes over to his clock and founds out that his clock has been ripped off it's cords]
Billy Peltzer: Mom, what's going on here?
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Awards:
7 wins & 5 nominations (more)