Gremlins Summary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Joe Dante
Genres: Comedy, Horror
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"Don't expose him to bright light. Don't ever get him wet. And don't ever, ever feed him after midnight." This sage advice is ignored midway through Gremlins, with devastating results. This comic Joe_Dante effort is set in a Norman Rockwell-esque small town at Christmastime. Seeking a unique gift for his son an erstwhile inventor (Hoyt_Axton) purchases a cute, fuzzy little "Mogwai" from a Chinatown shopkeeper's (Keye_Luke) grandson (John Louie), who dispenses the above-mentioned warning before closing the deal. Meanwhile, young bank clerk Billy Peltzer (Zach_Galligan) must suffer such antagonists as rich-bitch Mrs. Deagle (Polly_Holliday) and priggish Gerald (Judge_Reinhold) while pursuing his romance with Kate (Phoebe_Cates). These and a variety of other plot strands are tied together when the lovable mogwai (named Gizmo) is exposed to bright light and gotten wet. In short order, the town is invaded by nasty, predatory Gremlins, who lay waste to everything in sight as Billy and Kate try to contain the destruction. Like most of Joe_Dante's works, Gremlins is chock-full of significant cameo appearances: in this instance, such pop-culture icons as Dick_Miller, Jackie_Joseph, Chuck_Jones, Scott_Brady, Harry Carey Jr., Steven_Spielberg (the film's executive producer) and even Robby the Robot all show up briefly on screen. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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