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Gremlins (1984)
Directed by Joe Dante
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Overview
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.
Rated PG | Length 106 minutes
Actors
Zach Galligan | Phoebe Cates | Hoyt Axton | Frances Lee McCain | Corey Feldman | Keye Luke | John Louie | Dick Miller | Jackie Joseph | Polly Holliday | Judge Reinhold | Edward Andrews | Belinda Balaski | Scott Brady | Susan Burgess | Harry Carey, Jr. | Donald Elson | Jonathan Banks | Glynn Turman | Chuck Jones | Arnie Moore | Danny Llewelyn | Lois Foraker | Kenny Davis | Nicky Katt | Tracy Wells | John C. Becher | Gwen Willson | Joe Brooks | Jim McKrell | Frank Welker | Howie Mandel | Fred Newman | Mark Dodson | Michael Winslow | Peter Cullen | Bob Bergen | Michael Sheehan | Bob Holt | Don Steele | Jerry Goldsmith | Steven Spielberg | Paul Acerno | Tom Bergeron | Bob Harks | Brad Kesten | Marvin Miller | Dean Rader Duval | William Schallert | Kenneth Tobey | Kevin McCarthy
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Didn’t think to add this to my childhood movie project but it definitely fits having been released in ‘84 (yet I didn’t watch it until ‘87 or ‘88). I’ve probably seen this maybe once since that time so yeah been wanting to revisit even more recently knowing how many friends I have that adore this film.
It’s never been a special film for me since I missed it on its first fun and was a little too old for it be nostalgic. However, viewing it tonight on the big screen for the Nick D Show Movie Club at Muvico it really worked for me in ways I didn’t expect. It’s probably because I’m more informed and much more of a Dante fan having seen a lot more of his work. Much darker movie than I remembered with plenty of wonderful bits. I can understand why so many have such affection for this movie.
Side note: for the audience in attendance tonight I was rather surprised that many have not seen more of Dante’s work. And this is a crowd that generally skews older. Just a speckling of hands raised for each movie that Nick called out. Kinda surprising but then again I’ve only seen most of those in recent years.
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