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Gremlins

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

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Gremlins 1983 rough cut

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Gremlins

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Gremlins

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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

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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
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