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Gremlins: Legacy, Cast & Production

Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of the Mogwai character, Gizmo. It draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions—"gremlins"—in the…

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Gremlins topic overview

The analysis highlights Legacy, Cast and Production as prominent areas in the source structure around Gremlins.

Related topics
254
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
265
Extracted relationships
403
Concept neighborhoods
32
Bridge connections
265

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Reception · 53 topics
Overview · 52 topics
Production · 52 topics
Cast · 35 topics
Plot · 19 topics
Merchandising · 18 topics
Legacy · 17 topics
Sequels and animated prequel series · 7 topics
Gremlins 1983 rough cut · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Box office
$212.9 million
Budget
$11 million
Cinematography
John Hora
Country
United States
Directed by
Joe Dante
Distributed by
Warner Bros.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Plot

Cast

Production

Reception

Merchandising

Gremlins 1983 rough cut

Sequels and animated prequel series

Legacy

Bibliography

  • ISBN ISBN (identifier)

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Gremlins connects Entity context

The extracted context around Gremlins shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Gremlins → AndersonNicky Katt, Animator Chuck Jones, BarneyJohn, Becher, Billy PeltzerPhoebe Cates, Billy's, Davis, Deputy Brent FryeEdward Andrews, Doctor Molinar The, DorryMushroom, Father Bartlett, Gerald HopkinsDick Miller, HarrisHarry Carey Jr, Jerry Goldsmith, Jim McKrell, Jones, Kate BeringerHoyt Axton, Kenneth Tobey, Lew Landers, Looney Tunes-centric Another extracted example is Gremlins → After, Although, Axton's, Billy, Billy's, Cates, Dante's, Dick Miller, Emilio Estevez, Fast Times, Galligan, Glynn Turman, Hoyt Axton, In, Judd Nelson, Kate, Kevin Bacon, Keye Luke, Linda Barrett, Luke's. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Gremlins

Top relations

related to Cast · 41
Gremlins → AndersonNicky Katt, Animator Chuck Jones, BarneyJohn, Becher, Billy PeltzerPhoebe Cates, Billy's, Davis, Deputy Brent FryeEdward Andrews, Doctor Molinar The, DorryMushroom, Father Bartlett, Gerald HopkinsDick Miller, HarrisHarry Carey Jr, Jerry Goldsmith, Jim McKrell, Jones, Kate BeringerHoyt Axton, Kenneth Tobey, Lew Landers, Looney Tunes-centric
related to Casting · 33
Gremlins → After, Although, Axton's, Billy, Billy's, Cates, Dante's, Dick Miller, Emilio Estevez, Fast Times, Galligan, Glynn Turman, Hoyt Axton, In, Judd Nelson, Kate, Kevin Bacon, Keye Luke, Linda Barrett, Luke's
related to Box office · 28
Gremlins → American, Beverly Hills Cop, Billy, Bright, By, Christmas, Dante, Doom, Extra-Terrestrial, Financially, German, Ghostbusters, Gizmo, In, Indiana Jones, Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters, June, Mandel, North American, November
related to Plot · 26
Gremlins → Back, Barney, Billy, Billy's, Cantonese, Chinatown, Christmas, Gizmo, Hanson, Hanson's, His, In, In Randall's, Kingston Falls, Lynn, Peltzer, Pete Fountaine, Randall, Randall Peltzer, Roy Hanson
related to Sequels and animated prequel series · 25
Gremlins → After, Amblin Entertainment, Bleeding Cool, Carl Ellsworth, CGI, Chris Columbus, Columbus, David Katzenberg, December, Film, Galligan, Gizmo, Grahame-Smith, He, His, In, In January, In November, Seth Grahame-Smith, Spielberg
related to Critical response · 24
Gremlins → But, Chinatown, Deagle, Ebert, Entertainment Tonight, Gene Siskel, He, In, It's, Kate's, Leonard Maltin, Make, Maltin, Mrs, Playfulness, Roger Ebert, Steven Spielberg-Frank Marshall-Kathleen Kennedy, The Blob, The New York Times, Unfortunately
related to Development · 24
Gremlins → After, Amblin Entertainment, As Columbus, As Spielberg, Chris Columbus, Dante, Frankenweenie, He, I've, In, In April, It's, July, Michael Finnell, R-Rated, Spielberg, Steven Spielberg, The, The Howling, The Movie
related to Gremlins 1983 rough cut · 21
Gremlins → Amblin Entertainment, Archives, Assembly, Barney, Blu-ray, Dante, Deagle's, Despite, For, Gremlin, In February, Joe Dante, Mogwai, Mrs, Pictures, Some, The, The Gremlins Museum, This, VHS
related to Voices · 21
Gremlins → Bob Bergen, Bob Holt, Brad Kesten, Frank Welker, Fred Newman, GizmoIlene Keys, Howie Mandel, Jim Cummings, Joe Dante, Mandel, Mark Dodson, Michael Sheehan, Michael Winslow, Peter Cullen, Robby, Robot, Rockin' Ricky RialtoMarvin Miller, Sonny Melendrez, StripeDon Steele, The
related to Themes and interpretations · 20
Gremlins → Another, At, Billy's, Catherine Lester, Charlotte Miller, Disney, Future, He, In, Kate's, Kirkpatrick Sale, Mr, Rebels Against, Roger Ebert, Situating Gremlins, This, Western, Westerners, While, Wing

Important terminology

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Important terminology

film gizmo mogwai also released stripe dante warner one bros spielberg billy film's gremlin first new time galligan would made

Gremlins relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 403 structured relationships around Gremlins. Examples in this analysis include Gremlins → Box office → $212.9 million and Gremlins → Budget → $11 million. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GremlinsBox office$212.9 million1.00infobox
GremlinsBudget$11 million1.00infobox
GremlinsCinematographyJohn Hora1.00infobox
GremlinsCountryUnited States1.00infobox
GremlinsDirected byJoe Dante1.00infobox
GremlinsDistributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
GremlinsEdited byTina Hirsch1.00infobox
GremlinsLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
GremlinsMusic byJerry Goldsmith1.00infobox
GremlinsProduced byMichael Finnell1.00infobox
GremlinsProduction companiesWarner Bros.1.00infobox
GremlinsProduction companiesAmblin Entertainment1.00infobox
GremlinsRelease dateJune 8, 1984 (1984-06-08)1.00infobox
GremlinsRunning time106 minutes1.00infobox
GremlinsStarringZach Galligan1.00infobox
GremlinsStarringPhoebe Cates1.00infobox
GremlinsStarringHoyt Axton1.00infobox
GremlinsStarringPolly Holliday1.00infobox
GremlinsStarringFrances Lee McCain1.00infobox
GremlinsWritten byChris Columbus1.00infobox
Gremlinsis a1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante0.90text
Gremlinsis aminor classic0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Gremlins bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Gizmo, Released and Also. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Gremlins
    • Gizmo
    • Released
    • Also
    • Stripe
    • Warner
    • New
    • Mogwai
    • Bros
    • One
    • Two
    • Made
    • First
  • gremlins
    • Gizmo
    • Released
    • Also
    • Stripe
    • Warner
    • New
    • Mogwai
    • Bros
    • One
    • Two
    • Made
    • First
  • gremlins 2: the new batch
    • Gizmo
    • Released
    • Also
    • Stripe
    • Gremlin
    • Warner
    • New
    • Mogwai
    • Bros
    • One
    • Two
    • Made
  • the gremlins
    • Gizmo
    • Released
    • Also
    • Stripe
    • Warner
    • New
    • Mogwai
    • Bros
    • One
    • Two
    • Made
    • First
  • short film
    • Gremlins
    • Made
    • Spielberg
    • Dante
    • Movie
    • Based
    • Christmas
    • Released
    • Two
    • Bros
    • Warner
    • One
  • film score monthly
    • Gremlins
    • Made
    • Spielberg
    • Dante
    • Movie
    • Based
    • Christmas
    • Released
    • Two
    • Bros
    • Warner
    • One
  • exploitation film
    • Gremlins
    • Made
    • Spielberg
    • Dante
    • Movie
    • Based
    • Christmas
    • Released
    • Two
    • Bros
    • Warner
    • One
  • /film
    • Gremlins
    • Made
    • Spielberg
    • Dante
    • Movie
    • Based
    • Christmas
    • Released
    • Two
    • Bros
    • Warner
    • One

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Gremlins, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Gremlins with Reception. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
GremlinsReception · splits 212 ⟂ 54
GremlinsOverview · splits 213 ⟂ 53
GremlinsProduction · splits 213 ⟂ 53
GremlinsCast · splits 230 ⟂ 36
GremlinsPlot · splits 246 ⟂ 20
GremlinsMerchandising · splits 247 ⟂ 19
GremlinsLegacy · splits 248 ⟂ 18
GremlinsSequels and animated prequel series · splits 258 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

Gremlins

Nodes266
Edges265
Triples403
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007519
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Gremlins to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Legacy, Cast & Production, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Gremlins · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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