Gremlins

Gremlins is an American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros. It is about a young man who receives a strange creature (called a mogwai) named Gizmo as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. This story was continued with a sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, released in 1990....

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  • Jun 8, 1984

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  • Don't get him wet, keep him out of bright light, and never feed him after midnight.

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Joe Dante

Joseph James "Joe" Dante (born November 28, 1946) is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and scifi content. His films include Piranha (1978) and The Howling (1981), both from scripts by John Sayles; Segment 3 of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); Gremlins (1984),...

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  • 11,000,000

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