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Gremlins
Directed by
Joe Dante
PG
1984
1h 46m
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7.3
86%
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When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
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Cast of Gremlins
Zach Galligan
Billy Peltzer
Phoebe Cates
Kate Beringer
Hoyt Axton
Randall Peltzer
Frances Lee McCain
Lynn Peltzer
Corey Feldman
Pete Fountaine
Keye Luke
Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
John Louie
Chinese Boy
Dick Miller
Murray Futterman
Jackie Joseph
Sheila Futterman
Polly Holliday
Ruby Deagle
Judge Reinhold
Gerald Hopkins
Edward Andrews
Mr. Corben
Belinda Balaski
Mrs. Joe Harris
Scott Brady
Sheriff Frank
Susan Burgess
Little Girl
Harry Carey, Jr.
Mr. Anderson
Donald Elson
Man on Street
Jonathan Banks
Deputy Brent
Glynn Turman
Roy Hanson
Chuck Jones
Mr. Jones
Arnie Moore
Pete's Father
Danny Llewelyn
Hungry Child
Lois Foraker
Bank Teller
Kenny Davis
Dorry
Nicky Katt
Schoolchild
Tracy Wells
Schoolchild
John C. Becher
Dr. Molinaro
Gwen Willson
Mrs. Molinaro
Joe Brooks
Dave Meyers (Santa)
Jim McKrell
Lew Landers (WDHB-TV reporter)
Frank Welker
Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Howie Mandel
Gizmo (voice)
Fred Newman
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Mark Dodson
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Michael Winslow
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Peter Cullen
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Bob Bergen
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Michael Sheehan
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Bob Holt
Mogwai / Gremlins (voice)
Don Steele
Rockin' Ricky Rialto (voice)
Jerry Goldsmith
Pay-Phone Patron (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg
Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)
Paul Acerno
Man Wearing Sunglasses on Payphone at Convention (uncredited)
Tom Bergeron
TV News Reporter (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Townsman (uncredited)
Brad Kesten
Mogwai / Gremlins / Additional Voices (uncredited)
Marvin Miller
Robby the Robot (voice) (uncredited)
Dean Rader Duval
Ron (uncredited)
William Schallert
Father Bartlett (uncredited)
Kenneth Tobey
Mobil Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Gremlins Ratings & Reviews
Ray Hopkin
December 24, 2024
An absolute xmas classic! Introduced this to the kids tonight, and you realise how non-kid friendly it really is, but it's all the better for it. Such a perfect cast, and such a fun story.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
A horror-comedy about cute little Christmas toy/pets who turn into murderous monsters wreaking havoc on a Norman Rockwellian town.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
At the level of Serious Film Criticism, it's a meditation on the myths in our movies: Christmas, families, monsters, retail stores, movies, boogeymen. At the level of Pop Moviegoing, it's a sophisticated, witty B movie.
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
Gleefully mischievous and full of dark, magical energy.
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
A wildly original roller-coaster ride of hilarious mischief.
People Magazine
Peter Travers
Here's the season's most delicious and unexpected surprise. Despite the horror-flick title, Gremlins is a movie of wicked wit and startling invention, and it has a heart that's at least a match for the special effects.
Variety
Variety Staff
The humans are little more than dress-extras for the mechanics.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
What's confusing yet ultimately illuminating is the way his gremlins function as a free-floating metaphor, suggesting at separate junctures everything from teenagers to blacks to various Freudian suppressions.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Dante is perhaps the first filmmaker since Frank Tashlin to base his style on the formal free-for-all of animated cartoons; he is also utterly heartless.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
Gremlins is far more interested in showing off its knowledge of movie lore and making random jokes than in providing consistent entertainment.
IGN DVD
R.L. Shaffer
Gremlins hosts the perfect blend of Capraesque Christmas spirit, humorously tainted by stinging horror and hilarious offbeat comedy.
Screen It!
Rory L. Aronsky
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EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
I don't find the movie the least bit scary or horrific anymore, but I do think it's entertaining.
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Think of A Christmas Carol visited by The Birds. Think of The Muppet Movie run amok. Imagine a berserk film editor splicing It's a Wonderful Life to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with quoting from Snow White and a nod to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Taking a second look back at Joe Dante's career, I realize he was actually one of the most interesting American directors working.
Movie Metropolis
John J. Puccio
There's a mischievous playfulness about Gremlins, and that's its most endearing quality, but I found it grating on me early on and soon turning to mean-spiritedness.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A wholesome Christmas family flick that veers over to the dark side.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
It appealed enormously to its target audience because it's just the kind of violence kids would like to get away with if they had no consciences nor fear of adults at all.
Common Sense Media
Randy White
A comic horror movie classic.
TV Guide
Yes, Dante gleefully trashes cliches and sentimental Capra-esque notions, but one should not forget this movie was given a "PG" rating and cynically aimed to draw an audience of small children who would no doubt be terrorized by this myth-shattering film.
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