Gremlins
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"At the level of Serious Film Criticism, it’s a meditation on the myths in our movies: Christmas, families, monsters, retail stores, movies, boogeymen. At the level of Pop Movie-going, it’s a sophisticated, witty B movie, in which the monsters are devouring not only the defenseless town, but decades of defenseless clichés."
You should know the rules by now: Don’t expose them to bright light. Don’t get them wet. And above all, don’t feed them after midnight. So join Gizmo and all the monstrous Gremlins as they burst off the screen in the greatest small-town holiday adventure since It’s A Wonderful Life!
This bonanza of proliferating pests is the beloved result of the remarkable union between director Joe Dante, writer Chris Columbus, and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. Mixing Norman Rockwell sentimentality and anarchic vandalism, this Christmas-comedy-horror classic both lights up and destroys everything you love (and loathe) about the holidays.
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Hoyt Axton, John Louie, Keye Luke
Cast
Joe Dante
Director
United States
Country
English, Spanish
Language
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Genre
PG
Rating
1h 46m
Runtime
1984
Year
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