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Gremlins
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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 E
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Gremlins is a 1984 American monster and Christmas film directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus. Steven Spielberg served as executive producer, while Amblin Entertainment produced the movie. The cast includes Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates-Kline, Hoyt Axton, and Polly Holliday, with Howie Mandel providing voice work. Jerry Goldsmith composed the score, and Tina Hirsch edited the film.
The production was filmed in Los Angeles and set in the 1980s within a Chinatown environment. Its main subjects include animal husbandry and responsibility. The film has a runtime of 106 minutes and was released in English. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix, and HBO Max, with a budget of 11,000,000 and revenue of 153,083,102.
Gremlins received a TMDb vote average of 7.141 from 6,962 votes and an IMDb rating of 7.3 from 274,951 votes. It is followed by Gremlins 2: The New Batch.
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Film · TMDB
7.1After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
Cast
- Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer
- Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer
- Hoyt Axton as Randall Peltzer
- Frances Lee McCain as Lynn Peltzer
- Corey Feldman as Pete Fountaine
- Keye Luke as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
Themes
- small town
- monster
- holiday
- department store
- pet
- human animal relationship
- bars and restaurants
- sunlight
- salesperson
- midnight
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Gremlins
- Film.image
- Gremlins1.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
- Film.director
- Joe Dante
- Film.producer
- Michael Finnell
- Film.writer
- Chris Columbus
- Film.music
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Film.cinematography
- John Hora
- Film.editing
- Tina Hirsch
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 106 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $11 million
- Film.gross
- $212.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- gremlin
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch
- Main subject
- responsibility
- Director
- Joe Dante
- Screenwriter
- Chris Columbus
- Voice actor
- Howie Mandel
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 455839
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- Commons category
- Gremlins (film)
- publication date
- 1984-12-26
- film editor
- Tina Hirsch
- title
- Gremlins
- distributed by
- HBO Max
- executive producer
- Steven Spielberg
- set in period
- 1980s
- set in environment
- Chinatown
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 70/100
- sound designer
- Richard L. Anderson
- capital cost
- 11000000
- box office
- 153642180
- form of creative work
- feature film
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Voices
- Production
- Background
- Development
- Casting
- Special effects
- Music
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- Home media
- Merchandising
- Toys and collectibles
- Books
- Video games
- Action-oriented video games
- ''Gremlins: The Adventure''
- Miscellaneous
- ''Gremlins'' 1983 rough cut
- Sequels and prequel
- Legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
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.
The film was accompanied by a large merchandising campaign and juxtaposes black comedy with a Christmas time setting. Steven Spielberg was the executive producer, with the film being produced by Michael Finnell.
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