Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
- small town
- monster
- holiday
- department store
- pet
- human animal relationship
- bars and restaurants
- sunlight
- salesperson
- midnight
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Zach Galligan
Billy Peltzer
Phoebe Cates
Kate Beringer
Hoyt Axton
Randall Peltzer
Frances Lee McCain
Lynn Peltzer
- Corey Feldman — Pete Fountaine
- Keye Luke — Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
- John Louie — Chinese Boy
- Dick Miller — Murray Futterman
- Jackie Joseph — Sheila Futterman
- Polly Holliday — Ruby Deagle
- Judge Reinhold — Gerald Hopkins
- Edward Andrews — Mr. Corben
- Belinda Balaski — Mrs. Joe Harris
- Scott Brady — Sheriff Frank
- Susan Burgess — Little Girl
- Directed
- Joe Dante
- Written
- Chris Columbus
Production
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 7,130 ratings
- Studio
- Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1984 · You’re hereGremlins
Where it starts.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
