| | | Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
Don't ever get it wet. Keep it away from bright light. And no matter how much it cries, no matter how much it begs--never, ever feed it after midnight. With these instructions, young Billy Peltzer takes possession of his cuddly new pet. Billy will get a whole lot more than he bargained for.
"Devilisly dark humor and mischief romp..." Almar Haflidason, BBC Film Review
"Exhilarating! These Gremlins may be scary, but they're a hoot, not to be missed." David Ansen, NewsWeek
"Gleefully mischievous and full of dark, magical energy." Nick Schager, Nick Schager Film Project
"A tribute the 1950s matinee genre...never eases up on the action or its sense of suspense." Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Movie Guide
"Crazy Joe Dante at his absolute best." Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Editor's Note
Joe Dante's hilariously funny, wickedly scary film is about a loveable, furry little Christmas gift that multiplies into many little Christmas gifts, with savage consequences. Rand Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) is an inventor who hasn't successfully invented anything. But this Christmas he's bringing his family something special--a small, cuddly creature known as a mogwai. The little fella comes with three crucial instructions. He's not to be fed after midnight, he's not to get any direct light and he should never be given so much as a drop of water. If Rand and his son Billy (Zach Galligan) can adhere to these rules they can avoid the otherwise tragic consequences. Unfortunately, the rules are harder to stick to than it seems, and suddenly Billy finds himself with far too many "pets," all with big appetites. It's up to Billy and his girlfriend (Phoebe Cates) to stop the mischievous gremlins before they ruin Christmas for the residents of rural Kingston Falls. GREMLINS features a delightful combination of horror and humor that introduced Gizmo and his wild relatives to an entire generation of young fans.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Production Notes | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 1/8/2008 |
| Original Release Date: 1984 | | Catalog ID: 116315 | | UPC: 00085391163152 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen/Standard 1.85:1/1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Corey Feldman | | Hoyt Axton | | Phoebe Cates | | Zach Galligan | | Chris Columbus - Writer | | James H. Spencer - Production Designer | | Jerry Goldsmith - Original Music By | | Joe Dante - Director | | John Hora - Cinematographer | | Michael Finnell - Producer | | Noel Regney - Original Music By | | Steven Spielberg - Executive Producer | | Tina Hirsch - Editor |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...A wiseacre mixture of movie-buff jokes, movie genres and movie sensibilities....An orgy of special effects..." 06/08/1984 p.C10Variety
"...Director Joe Dante is in full control of his extraordinarily realistic mechanical creatures..." 05/23/1984 Sight and Sound
"Dante scored his biggest hit with the slyly subversive GREMLINS..." 01/01/2006 p.89 FilmCritic.com 7 of 10
Funny how we remember old movies as being better than they really are. I first saw Gremlins as a little kid, and I loved the film so much that my parents got me a Gizmo doll for Christmas that year. In fact, even though they don't make Gizmo toys anymore, Gremlins will still please kids today with its juvenile story involving vicious little monsters wreaking havoc on adults...Blending dark comedy with ravenous horror, Gremlins delivers many entertaining moments...For mature viewers looking for more than yesterday's garbage, Gremlins is merely a violent re-imagination of Steven Spielberg's much better E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. Ironically, Spielberg actually served as this movie's executive producer. Despite his influence, however, this movie just isn't as memorable as Spielberg's work. In the end it's just a monster movie for kids. - Blake French
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Gremlins is a confrontation between Norman Rockwell's vision of Christmas and Hollywood's vision of the blood-sucking monkeys of voodoo island. It's fun. On the one hand, you have an idyllic American small town, with Burger Kings and Sears stores clustered merrily around the village square, and on the other hand you have a plague of reprehensible little beasties who behave like a rodent road company of Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang in The Wild One...The whole movie is a sly series of send-ups, inspired by movie scenes so basic they reside permanently in our subconscious...Gremlins was hailed as another E.T. It's not. It's in a different tradition...At the level of Pop Moviegoing, it's a sophisticated, witty B movie, in which the monsters are devouring not only the defenseless town, but decades of defenseless cliches. - Roger Ebert
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