Gremlins (1984) Movie Review

Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Here's Analog Jones's Christmas and New Year's episode. Enjoy us talking about one of the best little monster movies of the 80s, Gremlins!!!

Quick Facts
Directed by Joe Dante (The Howling, The Burbs)
Produced by Michael Finnell
Executive Producers Kathleen “Cartman” Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg
Written by Chris Columbus (The Goonies, Home Alone, Harry Potter)
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Released on June 8, 1984
Budget: $11 million
Box Office: $212.9 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Tomatometer / 78% Audience score

Starring
Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer, a shy artist
Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer, hates Christmas
Hoyt Axton as Randall "Rand" Peltzer, Billy’s father and a failed inventor
Polly Holliday as Ruby Deagle, an angry old lady who owns a lot in this small town, loves cats
Frances Lee McCain as Lynn Peltzer, a stay-at-home mom that goes Rambo on some Gremlins
Judge Reinhold as Gerald Hopkins, works at the bank with Billy. He’s only 23 and a VP
Dick Miller as Murray Futterman, a veteran that likes to have a drink every once in a while
Corey Feldman as Pete Fountaine, the neighbor kid that spills water on Gizmo
Mushroom the Dog as Barney, whom Mrs. Deagle makes multiple terroristic threats against.
Howie Mandel as Gizmo
Frank Welker as Stripe
Other vocal effects by Michael Winslow (Police Academy) and Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime).

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