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Gremlins (1984)
When a father gives his son Billy a magical creature known as a Mogwai as a gift, the boy is given strict rules to follow regarding its care. When a lapse in judgment creates the mischievous Gremlins - creatures intent on destruction that threaten to ruin Christmas for the entire town of Kingston Falls - it's up to Billy and his Mogwai companion Gizmo to save the town from the army of little monsters.
Gremlins
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- Director
- Joe Dante
- Release Date
- June 7, 1984
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. , Amblin Entertainment
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Phoebe Cates , Corey Feldman , Zach Galligan , Hoyt Axton , Polly Holliday , Howie Mandel
- Writers
- Chris Columbus
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Sequel(s)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch , Gremlins 3
- Budget
- $11 million
Summary
A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
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