Gremlins (1984)
MPAA Rating: PG
Release Date: June 8, 1984 (USA)
Budget: $11m (estimated)
Running Time: 106 Minutes (Theatrical Version)
Summary:
A young man (Billy Peltzer, played by Zach Galligan) is given a mysterious creature called a Mogwai as a Christmas gift from his father, along with three equally mysterious rules passed down from a young chinese boy;
1. Keep him out of the light, he hates bright light, especially sunlight, it’ll kill him.
2. Keep him away from water, don’t get him wet.
3. The most important rule, the rule you can never forget. Never. Never. Feed him after midnight.
The three rules are inadvertantly broken, and the city quickly becomes host to a gaggle of unruly creatures dubbed “Gremlins.” The sleepy town of Kingston Falls, USA is turned upside down by the tiny green creatures on christmas eve, and only Gizmo & Billy, along with Billy’s dream girl, Kate, (played by Phoebe Cates) can save the town from the menace and chaos of the Gremlins!
Trivia:
Gremlins was one of two movies that prompted the MPAA to re-evaluate their rating system, and along with “Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom” inspired the PG-13 rating due to some scenes that are particularly graphic in both films.
In an original draft of the film, there was no “Gizmo” and all the mogwai turned into Gremlins, leaving it up to Billy to save the day with a small band of friends.
Links:
Gremlins at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
MPAA Rating: PG*
Release Date: June 15, 1990 (USA)
Budget: $50m (estimated)
Running Time: 106 Minutes (Theatrical Version)
Links:
Gremlins 2 at the Internet Movie Database
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Gremlins 3
All known information is located in the Gremlins 3 section of Gremlins Online
Gremlins 3 News & Rumors
December 13, 2007 at 4:00 pm |
Great stuff both movies are! loved them since i was a kid. They did spawned some imitators like “Critters 1 & 2″ (which are both good fun in their own right), “Ghoulies” and the worst one of them all that MST3K fans are familar with known as “Hobgoblins”.
January 3, 2008 at 12:02 pm |
Wonder if any of the people who worked on the movies look at this site…..IF YOU DO PLEASE WRITE SOMETHING!!!!!
May 2, 2008 at 4:40 pm |
I saw some stuff about a movie called “Munchies”. It looks quite a bit like Gremlins. The plot is somewhat similar and the creatures look VERY similar to Gremlins. VERY VERY SIMILAR! Just a couple things though like a little extra fur. The movie was never very popular and i’ve read a couple re-views one said “it was poorly done” and another said “it was a waste of time” . I only want to see it to compare it to Gremlins but I can’t find it at any local video store and it sells for an average of $180 online. I don’t think it’s well worth all that. If anyone has seen it can they tell me about it?
May 3, 2008 at 7:14 am |
Munchies was a gremlins Knock-off Produced by B-Movie legend Roger Corman, starring Harvey Korman as our hero and his arch nemesis Harvey Korman!
The plot was very similar, mysterious creature comes home to a small town, then multiplies (this time whenever it is cut apart) and the munchies cause chaos all over the city.
There are even some Gremlins references in the film, such as an old lady driving a Gremlin, and a mogwai-looking creature on the back of a tabloid with the word “GREMLIN?” above it.
It is one of the better Gremlins Knock-offs and you might be able to find a copy at used bookstores.
There are also two “Sequels” (I use quotes because they have pretty much nothing to do with the first film beyond the name and having a little gremlin-type creature) called MUNCHIE and Munchie strikes back.
Both were more family fare than the original Munchies, but neither comes close to the wackiness that the original Munchies had.
I own a copy of this film on VHS but it is in very poor condition. Keep your eyes open at rummage sales, flea markets and people just getting rid of old movies. You might stumble upon it!
note: there is a copy on eBay right now that is going pretty cheap, keep an eye on it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MUNCHIES-VHS-HARVEY-KORMAN-ROGER-CORMAN-STRATTON-1987_W0QQitemZ380022700517QQihZ025QQcategoryZ309QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
May 5, 2008 at 4:07 pm |
Thanks JP, I don’t even know if I’d be allowed to watch it until I’m older, I’ll probably watch it when I turn 13 next year. (Sadly I’m only 12.) Until then I’ll read more stuff about it.
I’ve seen some pictures and clips from the Munchies sequels. It’s pretty crazy stuff. And I’m not even sure if that thing IS a munchie!
I have read some good stuff about the movie Critters also. I think they made 4 movies, they all had good reviews. If Critters sequels where good I’m sure any Gremlins sequels would be just as great, or even better than the first 2 movies!
June 24, 2008 at 4:50 pm |
I know it may not matter to the majority of the people who come on here but I went to Zach Galligans blog and told him that I am like his biggest fan and he e-mailed me! IM LIKE SOOOOO EXCITED! YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY! (Sorry if my comment is somewhat juvenile, im only 12!) Am I overreacting at all?
September 2, 2008 at 12:19 pm |
Amblin Entertainment shoud join WB on Gremlins 3 because they did produced the first two and warner studios did distributed it so it shoud be the same for part III, the last film in the gremlins trilogy.
March 30, 2009 at 6:03 pm |
I personally think there should be a Gremlins 3. I may just be 10 yrs old but , I myself am OBSESSED w/ Gremlins !!!!!!!!!!!!! They should also sell more Gremlins products. I wish I could have been alive for the Gremlins ride. Does anyone know who the creator of the Gizmo in Gremlins2 is? Please reply!
March 30, 2009 at 6:13 pm |
Does someone know where the best place to get Gremlins products is? Reply now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 9, 2009 at 3:05 pm |
Kah Kah ,your 12 right? If you are …………..Yay I’m not the only kid who LOVES Gremlins. P.S. I LOVE this website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 24, 2009 at 8:50 pm |
Gremlins Rocks! I Reallllllly Want Gremlins 3D To Be A Movie(and i am the youngest person to comment,i’m 10!)
June 6, 2009 at 11:18 am |
i hope gremlins 3 is in 3d.then it would be more cooler
June 29, 2009 at 5:09 pm |
It Would!
June 30, 2009 at 8:56 am |
Stripe, maybe even 4D!
September 5, 2009 at 1:10 pm |
yeah it would be!
July 23, 2009 at 12:37 pm |
I hope the third is made the style of the first one and not the second and it better be made and released for theaters.
September 5, 2009 at 1:11 pm |
i already have numbers 1 and 2 so 3 would be nice
September 23, 2009 at 9:51 pm |
hmmm i saw some things about ghoulies muchies and critters they look like gross knock offs but who am i to judge?
September 29, 2009 at 8:27 am |
yep, after the success of Gremlins, there were various creature feature style films that wanted to grab onto the trend of small semi-cute/semi-horrible creatures running amok.
Munchies was a film produced by Roger Corman that was more of a parody than a cash grab.
The Ghoulies Quadrology was an attempt at a more scary version of Gremlins that never reached mainstream status,
However, Critters was probably the most well-received Gremlins inspired film series to date, spawning 3 sequels and possibly a reboot in the relative future…..
There are many others like Kamillions, Hobgoblins and even some believe Troll & Troll 2 are inspired by Gremlins.
September 23, 2009 at 9:53 pm |
oh and they sell some gremlins stuff in wierd stores like wild planet or salzers (idk if there are any near you!)
September 29, 2009 at 8:28 am |
If you have some info to share regarding the locations and maybe some of the gremlins stuff they carry, I would be happy to post it on the site!
September 25, 2009 at 9:52 am |
the films were great i watched the first one when i was 3 years old. but as for the gremlins 2 my opinion after watching the 2002 dvd i think joe dante should have left those delete scenes in the picture
September 25, 2009 at 9:59 am |
the creator of gizmo and the gremlins in gremlins 2 was rick baker. and by porducts if you mean like games, toys, and books, you should try ebay
October 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm |
Thanks,SINGREM. P.S. how long did it take to ( gulp ) build Gizmo?
November 7, 2009 at 11:50 am |
why do you post like ur scared?
November 13, 2009 at 5:46 pm |
i dont know exactly how long it took to build gizmo, ill watch the gremlins commentary dvd and see if they talk about it. P.S. which gizmo are you talking about the one in the 1st picture or the 2nd.